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Medal Event Cancelled

Well that’s a wrap!

Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part or helped out this year to allow us to continue with our much loved event, even if we couldn’t all do it together!

We had really hoped to be able to hold a community event on Great Shelford Rec, on our original run date of Sunday 20th September, to allow people to collect their medals. However with recent COVID restrictions coming into force this won’t be going ahead. We will deliver your medals to you instead (by hand to people who live locally and by post to those further afield)!

Close up photo of a number of Shelford Fun Run 2020 medals being held up against a white wall

Look out for an email in the next few days with your ‘virtual goodie bag’ which includes some discount offers from local businesses and we’ll be announcing the winners of our competitions too!

Well done everyone on your achievement!

You can see the fun run results HERE

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Medals

We’re loving the proofs for the medals this year!🏅

Mock up of square medal, edged in cold, with wording #ShelfordFunRun Virtual 5K 2020 and Shelford Playscape logo, with faint rainbow in the backgroundYou will find us at the Green Shelter on Great Shelford Rec on (our original run date) Sunday 20th September from 10am -12noon to collect your medal!

Unfortunately, as restrictions on mass gatherings are still in place, we cannot make this as much of a community event as we had hoped, so there won’t be refreshments or activities this time, but we’d love to take this opportunity to congratulate you in person (socially distanced of course) and thank you for taking part!

We’ll send out an email to all those signed up, after the run window expires on 15th September.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it on the day, we can post your medal to you instead.

We are always trying to improve our event’s sustainability and, as we always have a lot of medals left over, we are having the medals made to order (big thank you Sporting Medals).  So remember, if you’d like to receive a medal, please make sure to select the correct ticket* option when signing up (with just under 2 weeks left to log your run, there is still plenty of time!)!

SIGN UP HERE!

*There’s a small additional cost to help towards distribution.

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We are going VIRTUAL!

We had really hoped to bring you a ‘live’ 5k Fun Run in September, but we are very mindful of the current coronavirus distancing measures, and the possibility that restrictions on mass gatherings may continue for some time…. so VIRTUAL it is!

Photo of the Great Shelford sign at the bridge between Great and Little shelfordWe will be setting up a two month window (15th July – 15th September) when you can run your own 5k for Great Shelford Playscape. We’ll suggest some local routes* (and may organise the odd surprise!), but essentially you will need to register with us (opening soon!), run your route using your chosen app to record that you’ve completed the distance, send evidence of your 5k to us and you will receive a medal. There are various free apps available for fitness trackers and smart phones that can be downloaded.

Keep an eye on the website and our social media for updates and more details (especially on how to run as a family), but in the mean time please still reserve our original date…

SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2020

… because, if it seems safe to do so, we’d love to have a little medal distribution event to mark your achievement! (Any maybe celebrate with the odd cake or two… )

*if you have a favourite off road 5k in the local area please do let us know!

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Save The Date 2020

Great Shelford Playscape are delighted to be bringing back the Shelford Fun Run for 2020 on….

SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2020

Graphic with two photos taken at the Shelford Fun Run 2019 with text '"Save the date, 10:30am Sunday 20th September 2020"…. please make sure to pop the date in your calendar!

Due to the way dates fall this year, the school summer holidays finish later than usual and various annual events have adjusted their dates, so to avoid conflict, the Shelford Fun Run 2020 is going to be a little later in September than in previous years.

Do please follow our social media accounts (links below) as we will be sure to make announcements and updates on there… including when we open registration!  

We would also love to make more connections with our Shelford and Cambridgeshire running community and to share tips, hints and achievements, so do say hello over on twitter, facebook or instagram!

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Shelford Fun Run 2019: The Results

What a beautiful day, and so fantastic to see the village out in force and welcoming runners from all around the county (and beyond!)!

Start line before the raceWe had the most Shelford Fun Runners to date!

348 finishers!  Amazing!

The chip timing company brought with them some zippy new technology that made checking in a breeze and results were pretty instantaneous with text messages after the race.

New service facilities on the recreation ground (part of the Shelford Playscape masterplan) enabled us to have all the refreshments and entertainments in one zone, so we were able to keep the ‘race village’ nice and organised.

This year we also introduced a split start to give elite runners plenty of room to get off the mark, and the winners results were:

Patrick O’Hare (Male Adult): 16:35.9

Mikey Halton (Male U18):  19:47

Oliver Seaborn (Male U11): 20:02

Super speedy Oliver, who was hot on the heels of the 1st male U18,  just pipped the first woman to the post!

Nicola McBride  (Female Adult): 20.17

There was a bit of confusion as to which female under 18 arrived first, but judging by the finishing photos it was Sofia Munoz.  However, as she was wearing her father’s bib, she didn’t appear in her age category (Dad, you might want to keep your daughter’s time though!).  Making the female under 18s race a family affair…

Sofia Munoz (Female U18): 23:30

Emi Munoz (Female U11): 23.53

2019 fun runners setting off

Many congratulations to all the runners, everyone got back in under an hour, which is another event record!

CLICK HERE for the full list of RESULTS

We want to give a huge thanks to our volunteers (all 40 of them!) and to our sponsors including the marvellous Bidwells team who returned as our generous main sponsor, to Davies Solicitors, David Reed Homes, Day Accountants, AngliEar, Gymbos, Relief Chiropractic, Zara, and Waitrose.

Also to Tiara Hughes for a fantastic pre-race warm up and Noel Young Wines and Scotsdales Garden Centre for donating the prizes.

And not forgetting all the supporters, coffee drinkers and ice cream eaters!

Thank you all for making such a fabulous event, and for helping to raise funds (££ to be calculated!) for Shelford Playscape, the unique and inclusive playground which will enhance our amazing venue in the future!

For more photos of the day, pop over to the event ALBUM our Facebook Page.

Hope to see you all again next year….. watch this space for details!

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Registration for 2019

Shelford Fun Run 2019

Register now for a friendly, fast and flat 5k, on closed roads through the beautiful villages of Great and Little Shelford (near Cambridge), on Sunday 15 September 2019!www.shelfordfunrun.co.uk

Posted by Shelford Fun Run on Sunday, 8 September 2019

 

In order to co-ordinate the race numbers with the timing chips we have to close online registration for the 2019 Shelford Fun Run 10am on Saturday 14th September!

If you know you are going to come along, then it’s best to book now to guarantee your place, and to save a little money, as on the day prices are a little more expensive!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

If you want to sign up on the day please turn up as early as possible (registration opens at 8:45am), as it takes a little longer to get sorted out with number and timing chip!

On the day prices are: Adults £17, Affiliates £15 and Children £8

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Help us spread the word!

Could you help us spread the word about our fab, family friendly, fun run?

If you are on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram please share our website link or posts from our social media accounts or  you can download our leaflet here …..

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Come and Run!

Couch to 5k? Or maybe just a coffee?

Fancy some company and motivation to get running…?

Or a coffee while the kids burn off some energy?

Photo of the Great Shelford Sports Pavillion viewed from across the Rec

Shelford Playscape will be hosting a meet up point and pop up cafe from 4pm-5pm on Friday afternoon’s at the Sports Pavilion on Great Shelford Rec on:

7th, 14th, 21st & 28th June 2019

and 5th & 19th July 2019!

We’ll set out some cones to indicate a measured route around the football pitches for people who want to get running (and for any keen kids, we’ll keep a tally of your mileage and pass it on to your school to add to your Golden Mile Award!).

There won’t be a formal training session, we just want to provide an opportunity for people to get together and encourage each other (and an excuse for a chat and some cake!)!

We’d love to see you there!

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Save the Date!

Shelford Playscape are bringing back the Shelford Fun Run this year on:

SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 2019

….please make sure to pop it in your calendar!

We are in the process of building this new website, so please bear with us while we get it all up and running, and put up details of how to register.

In the meantime, do please follow our social media accounts (links below) as we will be sure to make announcements of any updates on there!  

We would also love to make more connections with our Shelford and Cambridgeshire running community and to share tips, hints and achievements, so do say hello over on twitter, facebook or instagram!