FoxTrail Winter Running Series - Foxlake
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About the race
FoxTrail Race 5 at Foxlake is the final event in the winter series, held on woodland and coastal terrain at Foxlake Adventures near Dunbar in East Lothian. The course uses sections of the John Muir Way and includes sandy tracks on Belhaven Beach and the local "bridge to nowhere." Parts of the route run on private land and are not available for prior recce; full route details are published about two weeks before the event.
Distances
- 5 km: woodland, farmland and coastal paths
- 16 km: fairly flat mix of trails and beach running
The course is fully waymarked and marshalled. Event services included in the entry fee are chip timing, race medical first aid cover and a well stocked feed station. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female. Series prizes are calculated from an entrant's best three placings; to be eligible for series prizes an athlete must enter the full series or the 5 km series. Solo event entries are not eligible for series prizes.
Race car parking is provided on site on a first come first served basis, with an overflow area. Participants are asked to arrive early for registration because volunteers move out on to the course and registration closes before they depart. Dogs are not permitted and trail shoes are recommended; on-road trainers are not advised. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
