My first race in nearly 2 years after Covid restrictions and I chose it as a local race, with few participants to ease myself back into the race environment gently. It was the perfect race for that.

Well organised with easy registration at the football club (race number pick up on the day). There was a bit of a toilet queue for the ladies until someone opened up the mens changing room and referees room for ladies to use but it wasn't a major issue.

The course was very hilly in the first 5k - so much so that I had to walk a bit, but it meant a great downhill in the second half of the race.

Cheap as chips to enter. No chip timing but a nice medal, a great atmosphere at the finish (it's obviously a major day in the football club calendar) and a well marshalled route. Cheap tea, coffee, bacon sarnies and a wide selection of cakes at the finish too.

I'd definitely do it again.

I'll be honest - for £8.50 I wasn't expecting much.

I certainly wasn't expecting water stations on route (in a 10k), a fully marshalled course, good first aiders - and a medal to boot! 

It's a great little race, with about 100 taking part, but it probably deserves double the turn out. It's very scenic throughout, there's two absolute killer hills in the first 5k - but it's worth it for the views and some fast downhills. 

It's a bank holiday Monday staple - did it for the first time this year and will be back again and again!