Beat the Barge
The Barge will be setting sail for the 10th year Anniversary in 2025.
This is a fun (approximate) 5 mile, multi-terrain course taking in off road, redways and the canal towpath – suitable for anyone who can run the distance. The event is a fun run for club members with a great event village in a beautiful location……with a pub on site!
We would like to welcome back lots of past participants but plenty of new ones too but are especially pleased to welcome back Captain and Master Bates who will return with their barge again after enjoying previous years so much…… it might have had something to do with squirting so many of you with water pistols!!
We hope that everyone will stay and enjoy the surroundings after the run – there will be refreshments available, but picnicking is positively encouraged.
You can watch a video of our 2019 event on YouTube (thanks to Sanjay).
Report on the 2021 event click here
Report of the 2022 event click here
Report of the 2023 event click here
Report of the 2024 event click here
Route
- Picturesque start area in Linford Manor Park
- Off road running at Stonepit Field
- Canal towpath running…….. and a few steps to a bridge!
- A bit of woodland trail running
- And of course, a redway!
Course route:
Reward
All finishers will receive an all new BESPOKE medal and a event tee shirt
Prizes for first, second and third male and female runners.
Entry open only to Redway Runners members, log in to your Redway Runners Love Admin account, click here and go to the ‘Events’ tab
Beat the Barge Hall of Fame
First male
2015 30:28 – Paul Clifford Jones
2016 26:43 – Ben Fairhall (course record)
2017 30:18 – Stephen Dunham
2018 32:52 – Sean Pinney
2019 28:54 – Will Shippin
2020 – No event due to Covid
2021 27:42 – Ben Fairhall
2022 28.15 – Adam Stone
2023 31:12 – Andrew Emmerson
2024 31:06 – Joel McBrearty
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First female
2015 33:11 – Sinead Bradbeer
2016 33:45 – Jen Sangster
2017 33:48 – Jen Sangster
2018 38:35 – Sarah Lawrence
2019 33:28 – Katie Tucker
2020 – No event due to Covid
2021 32:37 – Jen Sangster (course record)
2022 37.43 – Rena Galardziak
2023 35:36 – Sarah Bird
2024 36:32 – Sarah Buck
Notch Bracelets
We have a Redway Runners Notch Charm for this event, you can find the bracelets at: https://notch.io/collections/running-club-notch-collection The Redway Runners charms are at: https://notch.io/collections/redway-runners-notch-charms
Redway Runners members discount code is: REDWAY10, which will give club members 10% off everything on our site other than clothing.
BEAT THE BARGE – INFORMATION for Runners and Spectators
For more information of where to park, etc please click the link below.
https://www.redwayrunners.com/beat-the-barge-information-for-runners-and-spectators/
BEAT THE BARGE 2025 will be held on Saturday 2nd August at Linford Manor Park.
The run starts at 4pm.
Refreshments and Stalls
There will be various stalls in the event village, including a BBQ, a charity cake stall for the club’s Charity of the Year, Really Awesome Coffee, The Treatment Lab, Body Limits, Pepe’s Ice Cream and local honey. The Nags Head will also be open for food and drinks. Some stalls will be able to take card payments but please bring some cash with you.
The event will be chip timed. When you register you will be given a event number to record your time. Please attach the bib to your top as instructed at registration.
On crossing the finish line you will receive your well-earned medal.
Once you’ve crossed the finish line and received your medal, head to the registration tent to collect your t-shirt/vest. Results and times will be published on redwayrunners.com in the Beat the Barge section of the events tab.
Registration
The registration marquee will be open from 3pm with the start of the Race at 4pm. Runners please arrive in plenty of time to register. If you have not registered or notified us by 3.45pm we will sell ‘on the day’ places, £15 on a first come first served basis.
Water
Please note there will be no water station on route. Please carry your own water whilst running. However if conditions are ‘hot’ we will have a small amount of water at the end of railway walk.