Sunday March 12th 2023 at 9am: Stour Valley Half Marathon Group Run – which is also most of the first loop of the Stour Valley Marathon route too -approx 13.8 miles – Meet at Nayland Village Hall, Church Lane, Nayland, Colchester CO6 4JH. Colchester Foodbank is the busiest in the East of England and has dwindling stock reserves, with demand [...]
We're back with our muddy run and walk through the gently undulating countryside round Hargrave, nr Bury IP29 5HH, on 25th March at 2.30pm, with a delicious village tea at the finish. The 5k & 10k course start and finish together, both are single laps, the 10k route goes further round the countryside. There is a course map in the [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the Camuplodunum Marathon. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a marathon trail course following the trails and tracks encircling Colchester. Colchester was known as Camulodunum in Roman times. Derek Keeble conceived the Camuplodunum in 1974 as a 25-mile walk encircling the town. See what [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the Camu10kunum. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a 10k section of the Camuplodunum marathon course. Colchester was known as Camulodunum in Roman times. Derek Keeble conceived the Camuplodunum in 1974 as a 25-mile walk encircling the town. We’re holding the Camuplodunum Marathon on [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS (CofR) are delighted to announce a six mile trail race. We’ve changed the route from last year to incorporate more beautiful woods and some extra muddy paths around the beautiful Essex countryside. This will be a circular route starting and finishing at the Big Bear Cider Mill who are “sustainable, modern and vibrant, challenging the perceptions of [...]
Saturday May 27th 2023 at 10.30am: Dragon Hunting Group Run – 10 miles – Most of the second loop of the Stour Valley Marathon albeit starting in the wrong place! Meet at Bures Community Centre, Nayland Rd, Bures CO8 5BX Colchester Foodbank is the busiest in the East of England and has dwindling stock reserves, with demand increasing 31.25% over [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the 2023 running of the prestigious Stour Valley Marathon. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a marathon trail course (approximately 27 “country” miles) following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path, St Edmund’s Way and the [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the 2023 Stour Valley Half Marathon. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a half marathon trail course (approximately 14 “Country” miles) following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path and the Essex Way. The course is [...]
Inspiration, adventure, wellbeing and one hell of a party, all wrapped up into one epic long weekend... During the day you can enjoy non-competitive trail running adventures, trips to the beach, wellness & adventure activities, talks, heavenly food and laid-back music selections. At night, three stages host a cherry-picked selection of DJs and live acts that will keep you dancing under [...]
Friday 21 July 7pm: Chappel Group Run – 5.3 miles – Most of the Chappel Ale Trail route. The brewery won’t be open, but maybe we could hit The Swan after for a sociable drink together for those that want to?! Even if that means abandoning cars at the station and getting the train back to Colchester afterwards? Meet by [...]
DATE TBC Colchester Foodbank is the busiest in the East of England and has dwindling stock reserves, with demand increasing 31.25% over 2021, while food donations have been decreasing due to the cost of living crisis. Company of Runners have been organising Group Runs to help. They have been massively successful and so we have added to the schedule (up [...]
This race covers the 82 miles of the Essex way from Epping Station to Harwich Old Lighthouse in 10 stages. The route is mostly cross country and can be difficult through crops and across ploughed fields. Nevertheless it is a very enjoyable day out in the most attractive rural parts of Essex (with an excellent fish and chip shop and [...]