WELCOME TO THE RETURN OF THE LANGDON DISCOVERY NATURE PARK - PHOENIX SUMMER SERIES

ENTRIES ON THE DAY - AT THE SAME PRICE AS ONLINE (INCLUDING FEES)

Please note, this is the third of five rounds:

Round 3, 19:30, Tuesday 16th June 2026

Round 4, 19:30, Tuesday 21st July 2026

Round 5, 19:30, Tuesday 18th August 2026

Entree Fees are: Adults - £2.50 (affiliated/club affiliated), £4.50 (unaffiliated),

                           U18's - £1.50 (affiliated/club affiliated), £2.50 (unaffiliated),

Minimum Age: 12 years old on the day of the event. 

Online entries now open for Round 3 - (Approved TRA permit no.7230)

The Essex Wildlife Trust Langdon Nature Discovery Park is is offering you the opportunity to run around the paths and trails that make up part of Langdon Hills. This will raise funds for EWT and the charity supported by Phoenix Striders (The Finish Line Fund & Essex & Herts Air Ambulance)

This 5k event is for 12+ and adults only and starts at 19:30. The 5k trail include 2 laps of the 2.5k circuit and starts and finishes at the Discovery Centre 

There are no changing facilties at the Centre, but there are toilets inside.

The Centre sells a range of Essex Wildlife Trust gifts and momentos, hot and cold drinks, hot and cold snacks, ice creams and sweets.

Confirmation of entry and full details of parking and transport will be sent to you by email (if supplied) to the email address provided on the entry form.

Race numbers to be collected on the day from the Discovery Centre, so please arrive early to collect your number.

There is a league trophy at the end of the season for U16's, adults and the club with the largest turnout over the season. 

Results will be posted on the series website http://www.phoenixstriders.org.uk 

Charities supported by this event:

Essex Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity, committed  to protecting wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature. They manage nature reserves and discovery parks across the county. https://www.essexwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/thameside 

The safety stuff:

This is a trail course in a country park where you may encounter people not involved in the event, dogs, horses and riders, animals and insects and is over typical trail terrain with overhanging branches, tree roots, cobbles, brick, stones, slippery mud brambles and nettles. Dress and run accordingly.

We will have marshals, a tailwalker and two First Aiders with kits and AED's at the start and further points of the course. Advise the Run Director if you have any medical conditions before the start and run/ walk within your capacity. This event is about fun and finishing. 

We will be conducting the event under a Trail Runners Association Permit and under England Athletics rules. 

A few simple rules:

 - no pushchairs, dogs, no headphone (other than bone conduction kept at low volume), results are timed manually and the RD's decision will be final.