Summer League 2026 ( 40th Anniversary of SL)
 
All races start at 7.15pm
 
Race 1 : 22nd April - Sherwood Pines-NG21 9JL
  • Race will be over just 5 miles
  • Route is on a mixture of trail,compacted stone paths and park roads
  • Cafe will NOT be open on the night
  • Toilets provided
  • In order to prevent large queues building up after the race ,runners can pay for car parking at any point during the evening. The charge will be fixed at £4 per car regardless of the parking duration. A QR code will be available that can be used at the paystations.

 

Race 2 :27th May- Walesby Forest Centre

  • Sat. Nav. NG22 9NG
  • Ample Parking is free -100m from main site entrance, in the field
  • Course just under 5 miles, undulating
  • Mixture of good trail and tarmac, no public roads
  • Toilets, start and finish are at the Site Centre
  • Water is not provided so please bring your own
  • An unsecured baggage drop will be available at the start/finish area
  • Please use litter bins around the site area
 
 

Race 3: 17th June - Wollaton Park, Lime Tree Ave, Nottingham, NG8 2AE.

  • Payment for the car park is only by the RingGo app.
  • Please do not park on adjacent residential roads as parking enforcement is operational.
  • There is no water at the finish. Please bring your own if you need it.
  • The start and finish will be at the same place as last year on the front lawn. The course is just under 5 miles.
  • The last mile is the first mile in reverse.
  • Please use the existing park toilet facilities in the park. We have requested that the courtyard toilets be open to avoid queues at the cafe.
  • No temporary structures such as club gazebos please.
     

Race 4 - 15th July - Worksop College, Cuthbert Avenue, Worksop S80 3AP.

Parking is at Worksop College (Cuthberts Avenue, S80 3AL). Please follow the parking Marshalls direction and pull DIRECTLY in to a parking space. Please DO NOT reverse park in to spaces as this causes delays getting cars in to the field and then we end up with cars backing up on to the main road. Please park respectfully.

Portaloos will be available near the start.Please do NOT use the toilets in the swimming pool building as these are just for the swimmers. 

Also there are NO DOGS allowed on the school grounds.

There will be a water table at the finish line
The course will revert to the previous 2017 course . This is 95% similar to the most recent course so just under 5 miles, 90% road with a small amount of trail so road shoes are recommended.

Please ensure all litter is appropriately disposed off and the college grounds are respected.

 

Race 5 - 12th August - HP Country Park, Adbolton Lane, NG12 2LU.

  • Parking: Parking is past the main entrance of the National Water Sports Centre, off Adbolton Lane.  A new ANPR system has been installed so please follow the signed instructions in the car park regarding payment.   Parking will now need to be paid via  https://parkpcm.co.uk/index.php ParkPCM - pay by phone parking -ParkPCM - pay by phone from Parking Control Management (UK) parkpcm.co.uk - location 4455. This can be done at any time, no need to wait to do it when you get there!
  • Please do not park on Adbolton Lane itself as doing so obstructs the course.
  • Toilets:  Portable toilets near the start and toilets next to the boat house and in reception.
 
 

Presentation: There will be a presentation as soon as possible after the race finishes for the winning teams and individuals.This will be in NWSC.

Refreshments: There will be no bar open this year so please bring your own refreshments.

Headphones: No headphones please as the race is on open roads.

Water: There will be no water provided during/ after the race so please bring your own water.

 

 

Rules of Competition:
 
 
A polite reminder of some key rules:
 

Team Captains, collect token envelopes from Steve Tupholme prior to the race.

● Ladies to the right, Men to the left at the finish line
● Stay in finish order up the funnels
● Keep moving up the funnels 
● Accept a finishing token to give to your captain
● Swiftly depart the finish area 
NO HEADPHONES IN ANY OF THE RACES
 
 

 

Results