The STF24 Hour Challenge is a 24 hour individual or team relay race held at Shimpling Park Farm, between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury in the very heart of the beautiful Suffolk countryside.

You can enter solo, as a pair or as a team of up to 8 runners and the aim is to complete as many laps of our 5 mile course as possible in 24 hours. This is a test of speed, fitness, endurance, mental toughness, tactics and teamwork!

It doesn’t matter if you want to enter the event for fun and to spend a bit of time with your friends, or if you are a serious ultra-runner, everyone is welcome. The social side of the event will be amazing, and we guarantee you will meet some wonderful people and form some fantastic friendships along the way!

The Course

The route is a 5 mile cross country course and will include stretches of footpaths, woodland and meadows. Suffolk Trail Festival is nestled in rolling organic countryside which makes for some beautiful views on an undulating course. Some of the course may be muddy and all terrain running shoes are advisable.

Cupless Races

In a bid to combat single use plastic waste, a soft reusable speed cup will be issued to all of our 24 hour competitors (available to collect at race registration).

Re-usable camping cups will also be available to buy on site.

Camping & Facilities

Camping is free for runners and we provide parking, toilets, showers, 24hr refreshments, entertainment and fully qualified medical support.

Trophies:

All finishers will receive a medal and there will be trophies for the following categories;

Solo Male – 1st, 2nd,3rd

Solo Female – 1st, 2nd,3rd

Pairs – 1st

Groups 3/4 /5 – 1st

Groups 6/7/8 – 1st

(Tech T-shirts are available for £15)

Whats Included?

• A marked off-road 5 mile course around the beautiful Suffolk Countryside
• Free camping for the duration of the event,  if you want to camp the night before as well, that’s fine.
• Free tea and coffee for the duration of the event (bring your own mug).
• Toilets and Showers.
• Full professional chip-timing and lap counting.
• Friends and Family can enjoy the event as well. Extra Camping pitches are available for £10 per tent (4 sharing)
• Live Music
• Free Basic Refreshments throughout the race. Water / Coke / Crisps / Fruit / Biscuits
• Basic Hot Meal at race finish.
• Reusable Speedcup
• Fully Qualified Medical Support.
• Medal for all finishers. Trophy for solo male / female 1st, 2nd and 3rd and first place in category.

Race Permit

Our TRA (Trail Running Association) race permit number is: 1354

Entry Conditions

This is a cross country trail event and all competitors enter it at their own risk. While medical assistance is provided for the duration of the event no liability will be accepted by the charity, individual race organisers or land owners for any injury incurred by entering this race. Parts of the course may be muddy and all terrain running shoes are advisable.

Pictures and video footage may be used on the Suffolk Trail Festival website or that of our sponsors and in advertising material and media write-ups. All competitors entering the run agree to their photograph being used for these purposes.

It is a condition of entry that all competitors agree to the terms and conditions as set out on the Suffolk Trail Festival website.

Please note: We adhere to UK Athletics rules –

The age limit for the 24 hour solo entry is 21 years.

The age limit for the 24 hour team entry is 18 years.

Click here to read our official 24 hour Race Rules

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