If you register to take part in advanced you will benefit from the reduced prices below.

• Fun run 2.5km course: £7
• 10 mile race: £20 per runner or wheelchair entry if you are affiliated with a club, £22 per runner or wheelchair entry if you are not affiliated with a club
• 10 km race: £16 per runner or wheelchair entry if you are affiliated with a club, £18 per runner or wheelchair entry if you are not affiliated with a club

On the day registration is available, £25 per runner or wheelchair entry (10 mile and 10 km course) or £10 per runner or walker (2.5km Fun Run). Unfortunately we cannot guarantee you will receive a medal upon completion if places are not pre-registered.

 

On the day

The Test Track Ten Races takes place on Saturday 18th May at the Ford Dunton Campus site. The address is Ford Motor Company, Ford Britain, Dunton, Laindon SS15 6EE. Gates will open from 7am. Please arrive no later than 8:30am to allow enough time to register as arrived and collect your running number and timing chip. Registration for the Fun Run closes at 9:15am and registration for the 10mile closes at 9:30am. 

The Fun Run will begin at 9.30am and the 10 mile and 10 km race warm up will begin at 9.45am with a 10am start.

We will be presenting trophies for the 10 mile and 10 km races on the day from 12pm in the main Ford Foyer. Trophies will be presented to: 

• First, second and third place men’s finisher 
• First, second and third place women’s finishers
• First wheelchair finisher
• First veteran finisher

Everyone taking part who finishes the course will receive a special St. Luke’s Hospice participant’s medal.

Free parking is available, however once the races start at 9.30am the gates will be closed and will reopen at 11.30am. This is to ensure there is minimal through-traffic during the races.

The event is open until 4pm and there will be plenty to see and do, so please do stay with us to browse the stands and stalls, enjoy something to eat and cheer on the other runners. 

For the safety of all our Test Track Ten Races participants, headphones of any kind (including bone conducting) are not permitted to be used during any of the races.

For the safety of all Test Track Ten Races participants, in ear headphones are not permitted to be used during any of the races, however runners are permitted to use bone conducting headphones only. Anyone caught wearing headphones that are not permitted will be disqualified.

 

Event facilities

• Substantial free parking
• Indoor pre-race waiting
• Large bag store
• Indoor registration
• Pre/Post race massage* (subject to availability) 
• Indoor rest rooms
• Refreshment facilities
• Chip Timing
• Water refilling stations
• Pre-race warm-up
• Accredited course
• Virtually traffic free
• Fully marshalled course
• Participant medal
• Winners trophies
• Spectators welcome - stalls and stands on site for food and refreshments

 

Test Track Ten Races route map

Check out your Test Track Ten Races 10 mile route map here.

The 10 mile run starts on the blue track and completes half a lap of the Test Track and then following the green line up to the security office and back towards the 2^nd track (multi purpose track). Following the red line to return back to the track, do one full lap of the track and then complete the green and red route again before your final lap of the track to the finish line.

The 10 km is half of the above 10 mile route, and the 2.5km Fun Run is one complete lap of the track. 

Information for Spectators

Anyone wishing to attending the Test Track Ten Races as a spectator are welcome to join us on the day. 

If you wish to park onsite, please arrive between 8am and 9.30am (vehicle movement is prohibited to participants and spectators between 9.30am and 11.30am). Alternatively there is offsite parking in the local area with the option to walk to the event on the foot paths available.

·       Fun Run starts at 9.30am

·       10 km and 10 mile race starts at 10am

All 3 races start on the main test track at Ford 

With plenty of grassed open space to sit and enjoy the event, please feel free to bring your own garden chairs. We also have food stalls and entertainment throughout the day.

Any questions?

Please contact the Fundraising team on 01268 524973 or email [email protected]. 

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