← Pieces of Eight and Bayside 10K
This race is perfectly timed being 2 weeks before the Great South Run, however it is not a big race, but they do have both the eight miler and 10k on the same day.
The course is a flat route along the coast with 10k runners turning back while the 8 milers continue on up the road. Plenty of support on the route, with a water station by the 10k turnaround point.
The bag drop is a simple affair with runners leaving bags at the RNLI station, no goody bag but there are goodies you can pick up, including fruit, a drink and a MASSIVE medal.
Seriously for the entry fee, the medal is huge and much more impressive than a lot of other events. The 10k medal was good, but I did hear a few people mention "look at that medal" when walking past after I had finished!