WASTE FREE
KESWICK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
We're determined to keep the trails we use waste and litter free. We've therefore teamed up with our nutrition supporters Active Root to keep you fueled and hydrated in a waste free way.
Firstly, if you present them with your reusable cup at their finish line stand, you'll receive 3 free Sports Drink sachets.
Secondly, you'll be able to hire a 150ml Soft Flask from their stand for your event for just £5 Deposit, you can fill this with your own fuel or Active Root Gel Mix for free. (Your £5 will be returned when you return their Soft Flask)
Active Root's drinks will be available to try for free, at the finish line, exhibitor marquee and at aid stations during the 10k, 25k and 50k Trail Runs as well as all of the Cycle Sportives. You'll also have the opportunity to try Gel Mix during the 25k and 50k Trail Runs as well as at the Active Root stand."
Find out more about Active Root here: https://activeroot.co.uk/
NB: There will be no cups at the feed stations so please bring a re-usable foldable ‘soft cup’ or drinks bottle. You will need to carry this with you and use it on the course if you wish to use feed stations. Foldable soft cups will be available to buy in Sports Registration on the day if you need one.
adidas TERREX 5K Trail Run
£20.00 – £37.00
Saturday 21st May | 1:20pm – 4pm
Graded ‘Easy’, this 5km Trail run is for everyone. The 5km can be fast and furious from the word go or take it as easy as you like, it’s your enjoyment that counts!
It is one of the most scenic 5km running events in the Lake District, sign up and enjoy glorious views of Derwentwater and beyond. If you’d like some help with run training, check out our free 5KM training guide in the tabs below!
Wave 1 (1.20pm), Juniors. Open to 12 – 17 years olds (on day of race)
Wave 2 (2pm), Speedy. This is for those aiming to finish within 30 mins (male) or 35 mins (female). If that’s your aspiration, or you know its your time, this is the wave to enter.
Wave 3 (3pm), Easy. Enjoy an easy paced race or chase your PB without being psyched out by the serious faces on the ‘Speedy Wave’. Juniors aged 10+ years who want to run with an adult can enter this wave too, but must be with an adult at all times (both Adult and Child will need individual entries).
Pre Sales are Closed. Entries available on the day from Sports Registration on the Festival Village.
Athlete Guide
You can download your KMF athlete information pack here.
Please make sure you read this prior to coming to the event, it will answer most if not all of your questions.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Male and Female Overall. We will also award 1st Place Male and Female prizes for Senior, V40, V50, & V60+. Junior Prizes will be awarded in the following categories for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Male and Female Age: 12-13, 14-15, 16-17
Route
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Head out of Crow Park through a specially designated barrier lane into Cockshot Woods, take some fast turns through the woods to find yourself running along the track next to the main Borrowdale Road. This leads all the way to Calfclose Bay, here you take a sharp about turn to start back along the shores of Derwentwater.
Fields and lake shore trails now lead you back towards Crow Park and finally back into Cockshot Woods for the same ‘barrier lane’ finish into the Festival Village and the glory you deserve!
CONTINGENCY PLAN
It is possible that events and courses at KMF may need to be amended at short notice due to weather issues, water levels, road conditions or roadworks.
By nature, many of these factors are not possible to know well in advance. For each event there are a number of alternative options available which can be implemented at short notice. The organisers and race directors will always have athlete and spectator safety as the highest priority, and within that context will seek to provide the best possible experience. All sporting events would be impacted if the KMF Festival Village has to be closed. In this instance, as long as circumstances allow, all starts and finishes would be relocated to Lake Road and Lakeside Car Park and the events operated as smoothly as possible.
The 5km route is very robust with the main risk factor being flooding. By using a dynamic process of route design we would create a course geared to the weather and ground conditions presented to us on the preceding day and actual day of the race. A bad weather route will be published closer to the event.
What's Included
- Free photograph
- Electronic chip timing
- Event t-shirt (unless you choose to donate cost of T Shirt to National Trust instead)
- 1 day of live music & festival village activities ticket
- Hydration will be provided at the finish line
Free 5K Training Plan
Our run partners Trail Running Magazine have kindly shared the following training plan for any competitors, click to download: Trail Running 5K Training Plan
Venue
The Festival Village is located adjacent to The Theatre By The Lake close to Derwentwater.
Address: Lakeside
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5DJ
Previous Results
Distance: 5km
Course Record: Male: 17:02 Eoin Lennon, Female: Katie Kaarsijpesteijn: 21:21
WASTE FREE
KESWICK MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
We're determined to keep the trails we use waste and litter free. We've therefore teamed up with our nutrition supporters Active Root to keep you fueled and hydrated in a waste free way.
Firstly, if you present them with your reusable cup at their finish line stand, you'll receive 3 free Sports Drink sachets.
Secondly, you'll be able to hire a 150ml Soft Flask from their stand for your event for just £5 Deposit, you can fill this with your own fuel or Active Root Gel Mix for free. (Your £5 will be returned when you return their Soft Flask)
Active Root's drinks will be available to try for free, at the finish line, exhibitor marquee and at aid stations during the 10k, 25k and 50k Trail Runs as well as all of the Cycle Sportives. You'll also have the opportunity to try Gel Mix during the 25k and 50k Trail Runs as well as at the Active Root stand."
Find out more about Active Root here: https://activeroot.co.uk/
NB: There will be no cups at the feed stations so please bring a re-usable foldable ‘soft cup’ or drinks bottle. You will need to carry this with you and use it on the course if you wish to use feed stations. Foldable soft cups will be available to buy in Sports Registration on the day if you need one.
Raise money for The National Trust
We are offering all competitors the chance to fly the flag for conservation & raise money for vital work to protect mountain rivers.