Throughout the year we organise and deliver a number of small events. Information about them including what’s involved, dates and how to sign up is below.
Ravens Budgens Aquathlon Series 2023
This year we will be running 3 Aquathlons as part of our series and these swim-run events are open to all abilities with races for adults & juniors. Distances include:
Junior (8-15yrs on race day): 250m swim / 1.5km run
Sprint (16+): 500m swim / 3km run
Standard: (16+): 750m swim / 4.5km run
Race dates are: 24th May / 12th July / 13th September
All races are on a Wednesday evening with the racing kicking off at approximately 6:30pm
All finishers get a bespoke medal and trophies for podium finishers.
In 2023 we will also be creating a series leaderboard. The top 10 finishers in each event will gain points that will be added up over the 3 race events. In order to be eligible for the 2023 Series trophy an athlete must compete in all 3 race events.
To sign up head to https://www.entrycentral.com/ and type ‘Ravens Budgens Aquathlon’ to find the race event you like.
Ravens Budgens Mental Mile 2023 – June 17th 2023
This is a new event that we are launching for 2023. The concept is simple but the challenge is far from easy. The Mental Mile is a physical, tactical, logistical and mental challenge of completing multiple 1 mile efforts of either swimming or running.
The event is open to solo athletes but is more suitable for teams of 2-4 people. The options for races include………
Swim Only – open to solo athletes and teams of 2-4 people
Swimmers will complete 13 x 1 mile swims starting every hour on the hour.
Run Only – open to solo athletes and teams of 2-4 people
Runners will complete 39 x 1 mile runs starting every 20mins
SwimRun – open to teams of 3-4 people
Teams will complete 13 x 1 mile swims and 39 x 1 mile runs working as a team
All athletes will receive a fantastic bespoke event medal, hot drinks will be made available during the event and a post event meal will be on offer as well.
The event is on Saturday June 17th and will begin at 07:00 lasting a total of 13hrs.
To sign up and find out more click https://www.entrycentral.com/festival/3567
