Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2024
BigWayRound, our Award Winning, Gold-rated Trail Running Event is now live for 2024!
After an incredible 2023 event, BigWayRound Winchester returns for 2023! 4 distances, incredible views and with a friendly atmosphere guaranteed, this event will suit you whether you are new to the trails or a seasoned runner. These are some of your comments:
“Thank you for an amazing first ultra experience! Met some lovely people along the way and it was so well organised!”
“The most beautiful, well organised, fantastic marathon. Loved it!”
“Our first time at a BigFeat Event and we absolutely loved it!”
“Awesome route, great aid stations and volunteers and lovely friendly vibes too. Will be back again!”
“Beautiful course, plenty of signage, well stocked and staffed aid stations and a lovely friendly atmosphere.”
🌲Trail run in the spectacular Winchester Countryside ✅
👀 Incredible views and scenery ✅
⬆️ Fully marked courses ✅
🥨 Yummy well stocked aid stations ✅
🏅 Bespoke finishers medal ✅
😃 Friendly, enthusiastic volunteers ✅
👏🏼 Energetic and fun atmosphere ✅
📸 On course photographers ✅
💰 Excellent value for money ✅
😍 Satisfaction guaranteed ✅
Discover the beautiful trails around Winchester and challenge yourself over one of our 4 distances; 14 miles, 19 miles, Marathon and 50K Ultramarathon. Bespoke medal, fully stocked aid stations and fully marked and marshalled course. This popular event will sell fast!
Your journey around England’s old capital begins in the heart of Winchester. Running along the Itchen Navigation, your first big challenge awaits as you ascend past St Catherine’s Hill and head east across the beautiful undulating trails to Cheesefoot Head. You then have a succession of ‘Big Way’ paths; the South Downs Way, Allan King Way, St Swithun’s Way and the Itchen Way, leading you through quintessential English countryside as the trail meanders alongside the River Itchen past Avington Hall and beyond!
START TIMES
This year we are going to start all distances together in self-seeded waves according to running pace. As we run through Winchester town centre to get out onto the trails, we need to separate the field. It is a chip-timed event so there is no advantage starting in an earlier wave. The paces are those which you think you will average in the event for the distance which you are entered! If the field is too big for a certain pace then we will split it in 2 so timings are approximate. Briefing for ALL RUNNERS will be at 7:55am by the start.
8am – sub 8:30 minute milers
8:03am – 8:30 – 9:30 minute milers
8:06am – 9:30 – 10:30 minute milers
8:09am – 10:30 – 11:30 minute milers
8:12am – 11:30 – 12:30 minute milers
8:15am – 12:30+ minute milers
CUT OFF TIMES
50K – 8 hours
Marathon – 7 hours
19 mile – 5 hours
14 mile – 4 hours
REGISTRATION
Collect your numbers from the start at Winchester Rugby Club.
Registration is open from 7am – 7:50am
PARKING
Free parking is available at Winchester Rugby Club, SO23 7EF for the 50K and Marathon runners.
Free parking is available at River Park Car Park, SO23 7DD for 19 mile and 14 mile runners.
THE ROUTES
All distances are fully marked and marshalled. The terrain is predominantly trail but there are road sections through the city and along the Itchen Way. You can look at the routes and elevations and download them from the links below.
AID STATIONS
We are renowned for our fantastic aid stations. There are 2 on the 14 mile and 19 mile routes and 4 on the marathon and 50K. All aid stations have water, flat coke, orange squash and a large selection of sweet and savoury snacks.
BAG DROP
Is available at the start.