Marathon
Sat 21 Sep 2024 Bridgwater, Somerset, UK

Somerset Coast Challenge | Marathon

Love long distance trail running and the coast? Then you'll love this fantastic trail running event which kicks off the Somerset & Exmoor Coast Festival.

  • Sat 21 Sep 2024
Bridgwater Docks, Bridgwater > National Trust - Brean Down, Burnham-on-Sea

Marathon

10:30

£40

Age 16 & over

  • 26.2 miles trail running

Overview

Endurance trail routes along the stunningly beautiful Somerset Coast!

Complete a foot tour of Brean Down, the dramatic limestone peninsula, and celebrate your monumental achievement at the National Trust’s Brean Down Cafe with fellow runners and wear your locally-made medal with pride. The event wouldn’t be complete without visiting iconic landmarks at the start and finish of your journey.

Credit DW Photography

The beautiful routes will take you along the coast passing through many wonderful locations such as; Blue Anchor, Watchet, West Quantockshead waterfall, Kilve beach, Lilstock, Steart Marshes, Bridgwater Docks, Burnham on Sea and Brean Down.

The regular aid stations will help to keep you sustained as you complete what is set to be a ‘must do’ endurance run.

Highlights

  • Endurance coastal trail runs
  • Follow the King Charles III Coast Path
  • Explore the beautiful Somerset Coast
  • Lap the National Trust's Brean Down
  • Pass wondrous locations as you run
  • Well-stocked, frequent aid stations
  • Low minimum age - great for families
  • 100km 2-person relay team option

This event is part of Somerset Coast Challenge.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Free venue entry
  • Spectators
  • Teams

Timetable

All entrants need to be sign in.

  • 04:45-05:45 | 100K registration
  • 05:55 | 100K brief
  • 06:00 | 100K start
  • 09:15-10:15 | Marathon registration
  • 10:25 | Marathon brief
  • 10:30 | Marathon start

Shoe type

Trail shoes.

Sections of the route are wetter and more technical than others but the additional grip of a trail shoe is advised.

runner

  • Bag transfer
  • Cafe
  • Coast
  • Paid parking
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Brean Down Cafe
2 Brean Down Road
Brean
Burnham-on-Sea
Somerset
TA8 2RS
UK

Parking

As this is a linear route you are asked to think carefully about how you get to and from the start and finish.

Both start locations and the finish location have public car parks a short distance away.

The best option would be to ask a friend or family member to drop you or a group of you off at the start and collect you from the finish.

Let’s try to be environmentally friendly and car share.

Refreshments

The cafe at the finish will be open during the day of the event and will be open late for you to purchase beverages and food after your adventure.  

  • Check points
  • Cut off time
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Navigation required
  • Point to point
  • Sweeper
  • Toilets
  • Undulating
  • Water stations

Description

The marathon distance starts at Bridgwater Docks and finishes at the National Trust’s Brean Down Cafe after completing a lap of Brean Down. The event wouldn’t be complete without visiting iconic landmarks at the start and finish.

This beautiful route will take you along the coast passing through many wonderful locations such as; Blue Anchor, Watchet, West Quantockshead waterfall, Kilve beach, Lilstock, Steart Marshes, Bridgwater Docks, Burnham on Sea and Brean Down.

Map

map

Navigation

The event will be ‘self-navigated’, you’ll will be keeping the sea to your left through your journey and following the King Charles III Coast Path way markers. You will be supplied with a route description, route maps and a GPX file.

waymarkers

Cut off

8 Hours (18:30)

Cut off times will be strictly followed for the safety of the runners and the volunteer marshals.

Fuelling

You are advised to carry plenty of food and fluids with you so you are prepared for the whole distance.

Aid stations will be present every 8-10 miles where you’ll find plenty of goodies to fuel and hydrate you.

Water

There will be water available at the start, at each checkpoint/aid station and at the finish. Please bring a drinking vessel as we are now cupless as part of our eco ethos. 

You can purchase a collapsible running cup from registration which you can reuse time and time again. 

Sustainability

  • Bring your own cup
  • Plastic-free event
  • Reusable cups

  • Eco medal
  • Map
  • Medal
  • Race photo

Medal

Finishers medal £5.00 + booking fee

Finishers medals are an optional paid extra which can be purchased when entering online at least 8 days in advance.

  • Age 16 & over
  • Entries open
  • Enter online

16-17 year olds can run solo with parental consent. 

Entry fees

Entry fee

£40.00

Other races at event

  • Sat 21 Sep
  • #2 of 2
The Adventure Centre, Minehead > National Trust - Brean Down, Burnham-on-Sea

100K

06:00

£65

Age 16 & over

  • 100 km trail running