The Sodbury Slog is quite simply not for the faint-hearted. Forget roads – they’re for wimps – this is a lung-busting, trainer-ruining, hill-climbing, multi-terrain challenge held over and through some of South Gloucestershire’s most stunning countryside. Mud is not optional!
Attracting around 1300 runners from all around the globe, the race is run each year on Remembrance Sunday. To commemorate the fallen, the event is preceded by an exhortation, two minutes silence, and the playing of the Last Post, all of which sets the scene for a very memorable day.
Sunday 12th November 2023
11:00
Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
The race is run under ARC/UKA rules (ARC permit no TBC.), with the minimum age for entry being 17 years old. The event has a strict cut-off of 2 hours and 50 minutes which will be enforced. Full terms and conditions can be found here.
The Route
Starting at Chipping Sodbury School the course heads out through the centre of the small market town and into the surrounding countryside. Thanks to the support of local farmers the route is mostly run over private land, and takes in a number of water features and strategically-placed obstacles, before ending up back at the school after covering approximately ten country miles. The race distance is not certified.
The course is varied, and due to the nature of it being working farmland and with livestock grazing on the common it can change slightly, but you can guarantee it will be wet, muddy, scenic, and as hard as you want it to be. Just make sure you get out fast, tie your laces tight, and don’t swallow the water. It’s not all water.
The route is fully signposted (no need for GPS navigation) and manned with over 100 marshals. There are two water stations on the course with compostable cups. There will also be water, bananas, and flapjack at the finish.
The Prizes
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
- 1st / 2nd / 3rd Male (Any age)
- 1st / 2nd / 3rd Female (Any age)
- 1st Senior Male (17 – 39)
- 1st Senior Female (17 – 39)
- 1st Male Vet 40 (40 – 49)
- 1st Female Vet 40 (40 – 49)
- 1st Male Vet 50 (50 – 59)
- 1st Female Vet 50 (50 – 59)
- 1st Male Vet 60 (60 – 69)
- 1st Female Vet 60 (60 – 69)
- 1st Male Vet 70 (70+)
- 1st Female Vet 70 (70+)
A single club prize will also be awarded to the first four members of the same club (as registered at entry), of combined sex and age categories.
There will be a maximum number of one prize per person, with the exception of the club prize.