Races within the Race

    

Corporate Challenge Sponsored by CBS Outdoor

Is your business ready for the CBS Outdoor Half Marathon Corporate Challenge?

The CBS Outdoor Corporate Challenge is a team event for businesses, designed to help build teamwork across departments and fitness within the workplace. Runners compete as individuals alongside the general public entrants, whilst also representing their business team. The challenge is open to employees and owners of all UK registered businesses, including HM forces and government departments.

If you are interested in entering a business team all you need to do is elect a team captain who will email a complete list of entrants and race numbers in each category (male, female and mixed**) to swindonhalfmarathon@swindon.gov.uk .

** Only companies with the equivalent of up to 30 full time employees are eligible to enter the mixed team category of the Corporate Challenge.  The four members of the team must include at least one female runner.

• Each team member completes their own individual entry - either on-line at or by postal application.
• Each team comprises the fastest 4 members calculated by lowest aggregate finishing time, in two categories - male and female. A minimum of 4 members is required to make up a team, there is no limit to the number of runners representing a particular business
• Entry to the Corporate Challenge is open to employees, & proprietors of any UK registered business or corporation, including HM forces & government departments.
• Minimum age 17 years old on race day
• The first, second and third placed Men's Team and first, second and third placed Women's Team will be awarded trophies. However, businesses are restricted to two team prizes in each category (male and female).
• The winning teams will be notified during the week following the event.
• A full list of results will be posted on the Half Marathon website.
• All finishers are eligible for prizes in the open race.

GOOD LUCK!!

     

Don't forget - if you don't want to compete in the Corporate Challenge but do want to take part on the day, you can enter the Half Marathon (13.1 miles), the Multi-terrain (5 miles) or the Fun Run (2 miles).

     

Athletics Clubs' Team Event (Half Marathon)

In the Athletics Clubs' Team Event runners compete as individuals whilst also representing their Athletics Club.

• Event is open to all UKA affiliated clubs.
• Each team member completes their own individual entry - either on-line or by postal application, ensuring they add their club name.
• Minimum age 17 years old on race day.
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded to Male and Female teams (no mixed teams).
• Clubs are eligible to collect one male team prize and one female team prize only.
• We require competitors to wear official club vests.
• First 3 finishers from a club in each category (male/female) constitute that clubs team.
• Finishing positions will be decided on cumulative times for the three team members.
• There is no limit to the number of runners representing a club.
• The winning teams will be notified during the week following the event.
• A full list of results will be posted on the Half Marathon website.
• All finishers are eligible for prizes in the open race.