(Ruth Battersea, Tartan Warrior Runner 2025)

Tartan Warrior Short* (3km), Sprint (400m) and Mixed Relay (4 x100m) Courses 

Saturday 28th March 2026

(For our 8km competitive or 5km fun run courses click here )

(For the UKOCR Awards taking place on the Saturday evening click here)

*The 3km Short Course also acts as the British OCR 3km Championships for adults, youths and adaptive athletes

Short Course Description (3km)

The short course will be approx 3km long and will feature 30+ awesome obstacles, including up to 12 new ones this year!

They'll be a number of technical obstacles to challenge you. It will be run on a mixture of fields, short hills, burns (aka streams) and trails.  

The course will be marked and marshalled all the way allowing you to focus on your race and have fun safely.

Sprint Course Description (400m)

Open to everyone 10 yrs+, our NEW 400m course will feature 12 obstacles with a mixture of balance, agility and grip strength obstacles. 

It will be a fast flowing course run in fields

Please keep reading for wave info, start times and entry prices. 

Mixed Relay Course Description (4 x 100m)

Open to everyone 10 yrs+, This exciting new format will take place on our 400m course with each runner completing 3 obstacles within their 100m section before tagging the next runner

It will be a fast flowing course run in fields.

The Venue

Tartan Warrior is set in the stunning surroundings of Fit Body Farm.

The address is...

Wheatrig Farm

Kilmaurs

Ayrshire

KA3 2NG

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AWARD WINNING

Tartan Warrior won UK Obstacle Course Event of the Year and Fit Body Farm won Best Obstacle Facility at the 2024 UKOCR awards. We regularly have over 100 kids and adults doing OCR training with us each week and now we have an annual race to our fantastic venue. We’re inviting participants from across the UK and abroad to come and take on a fresh, exciting and fun challenge!

Tartan Warrior is also a British Obstacle Sports licensed event.

3km Overview

• Our 3km race is sanctioned as the British OCR 3k Championship 2026 and also acts as Race 1 in the 3km OCR UK Series and the Scottish OCR Series
• This race is open to everyone 10 yrs+. No qualification is required. 
• British Obstacle Sports membership will be required to participate. Find out more and join here 
• For fun runners 5 yrs+ we highly recommend the 5km family fun run on the Sunday 
• The multi-band penalty system will be used as the recommended British Obstacle Sports Championship penalty system.
• International athletes are invited to participate, with prizes in our international category 
• Up to 84 Podiums will be awarded in the following categories...
• Overall podium (18+), with the top 3 not eligible for age group awards.
• Age groups (10-11, 12-13, 14-17, 18-34, 35-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+)
• International Podium (18+)
• Adaptive Athletes (Upper, Lower, Visual). If you are a wheelchair user then please contact gavin@fitbodyfarm.com to discuss)

For Youth (10-17 yrs) age groups are based on your age on Race Day

For Adults (18+) Age Groups are based on your age on December 31st, 2026

• Those on the overall podium will receive trophies and special British Championship Rozettes with the winner also receiving £100 prize money.
• Those on the age group/adaptive/international podiums will receive a special British Championship Rozette
• Each Finisher will recieve a British OCR 3k Championship patch
• Please note that finisher medals and t-shirts are reserved for the classic course (8km/5km) event on Sunday 29th March.
• 3km runners will be set off in mini waves with time gaps between waves. This is to help avoid any queues at obstacles and help the race flow. 
• Each runner will be chip timed so winners will be determined by fastest time, not necessarily first past the post.

British OCR Team Selection - FISO European and World Obstacle Championship 

Qualification to represent the British OCR National Team at the OCR European and World Obstacle Championships can be achieved at Tartan Warrior

Find out more about the championships at the links below....

OCR Europeon Championships

OCR World Championships

Please direct any questions about qualification to nationalteam@britishobstacle.org

400m Sprint Overview

• The sprint course will be for runners (10 yrs+).
• It will also be part of the OCR Sprint Uk Series.
• You do not need to be doing the series to participate. 
• Depending on the number of entries, the 400m will be completed as either...

A) A time trial with 2 runners on the course at once (1 lane each). Each runner will get two chances to run the course with their fastest time counting. 

OR

B) A time trial followed by head to head knock out rounds for the top 4 in each category.

• For both males and females there will be podium prizes for top 3 youth athletes, 10 - 15 yrs and top 3 senior atheletes, 16 +

4 x 100m Mixed Relay Overview

• One person enters a team. Team members can be declared closer to the race.
• The relay course will be for runners (10 yrs+) in the following categories
• Mixed Adult Team (at least one of each gender)
• Mixed Youth Team (under 16) (at least one of each gender)
• Depending on the number of entries, the 4 x 100m will be completed as either...

A) A time trial with 2 teams on the course at once (1 lane each). Each team will get two chances to run the course with their fastest time counting. 

OR

B) A time trial followed by head to head knock out rounds for top 4 teams in each category.

• For relays there will a 1st place prize for winning youth and winning adult teams

Approximate Timetable

*Start times and order will be subject to change according to number of entries

7.45am - Registration Opens

9.15am - AG Men (18-34, 35-44, 45 - 49)

9.45am - AG Women (18-34, 35-44, 45 - 49)

10.15am -  AG Men (50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60+) 

10.45am - AG Women (50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60+) 

11.00am - Adaptive Athletes 

11.30am - AG Boys (10-11, 12-13, 14-17 yrs)

12.00pm - AG Girls (10-11, 12-13, 14-17 yrs)

1.00pm - 3km Podium Awards

2pm - 400m Timed Run

3.30pm - 400m Head to Head Knock Outs (Top 4)

4pm - 4 x 100m Timed Run

5.30pm - 4 x 100m Head to Head Knock Outs (Top 4 Teams)

5.45pm - 400m and 4 x 100m Podiums

Entry Fees

SHORT COURSE (3km)

EARLY BIRD: Enter on or before 3rd Nov 2025

Age Group (18+) - £45.00

Youth (10-17) - £32.50

Enter 4th Nov to 1st Feb 2026

Age Group (18+) - £52.50

Youth (10-17) - £40.00

Enter after 1st Feb 2026

Age Group (18+) - £60.00

Youth (10-17) - £47.50

SPRINT COURSE (400m)

EARLY BIRD: Enter on or before 3rd Nov 2025

Youth 10-15 yrs - £15.00

Adult 16 yrs+ - £20.00

Enter 4th Nov to 1st Feb 2026

Youth 10-15 yrs - £20.00

Adult 16 yrs+ - £25.00

Enter after 1st Feb 2026

Youth 10-15 yrs - £25.00

Adult 16 yrs+ - £30.00

MIXED RELAY COURSE (4 x 100m)

EARLY BIRD: Enter on or before 3rd Nov 2025

Youth Team 10-15 yrs - £20.00 per team

Adult Team 16 yrs+ - £25.00 per team

Enter 4th Nov to 1st Feb 2026

Youth Team 10-15 yrs - £25.00 per team

Adult Team 16 yrs+ - £30.00 per team

Enter after 1st Feb 2026

Youth Team 10-15 yrs - £30.00 per team

Adult Team 16 yrs+ - £35.00 per team

Getting to and arrival at the venue

Race numbers will be given out on the day, please arrive at least 1 hour before your wave time to allow you to collect your number and warm up before you start. Please be on the start 10mins before your start time as we want to make sure you are warmed up and ready to go.

We will have a one way system in operation 

Please come via the village of Kilmaurs and approach the venue from this side (most routes will naturally bring you through Kilmaurs anyway). Once you drive through the village and are about to exit the 30 mph zone you will see a Tartan Warrior sign post telling you to turn left along Standalane. Drive for three quarters of a mile along that road and you will see the farm road on your left. 

Exiting the venue

The farm road is single track so please do not drive back down it otherwise you could cause a traffic jam. 

Instead you will be signposted down a different farm road running parallel to the road you came up. At the bottom you will be directed left to take a slightly longer loop back to Kilmaurs. Please do not turn right as you could cause a traffic jam.

We ask all drivers to drive slowly along the nearby country roads as there could be dog walkers, horses or children walking on them 

Car Parking/Charity/Key Drop

For car parking we would appreciate a small donation (recommended £5) for Stewarton Annick Boys Club who will be helping with the parking

We will have designated hard surface car parking available for up to maximum of 80 cars and some field space (weather permitting)

With this in mind please car share as much as possible. 

The parking will be very close to the start/finish line so you can leave bags in the car. 

There won't be a bag drop but there will be a key drop

Facilities

Toilet facilities are available on site in the form of portable loos. There will be no showers available so please bring a towel and change of clothes and be prepared to change at your vehicles. Food and Refreshments will also be available on site.

By entering, you agree to the following conditions

1.     All participants must wear appropriate clothing and footwear (strictly no football boots or spikes). It is also important to bring a change of clothing and footwear for after the event as you do get wet and muddy. There are no shower facilities.

2.     Participants take part at entirely their own risk and the organisers will not be liable for any injury before, during or after the event.

3.     Participants under the age of 16 cannot enter without parent/guardian's permission.

4.     Entry Fees are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to another race date.

5.     There will be a £5 fee for entry transfers to another person.

6.     By entering, participants declare that they are physically fit and have sufficiently trained for this event and waive and renounce any rights and claims for damages they may have against Tartan Warrior (trading as OCR Ayrshire Ltd).

7.     Children under the age of 10 should be accompanied by a participating adult when running. 1 participating adult can accompany up to a maximum of 3 children under 10.

8.     Adverse weather conditions on the day may cause the race to be rescheduled.

9.     Photographs and filming will be done at this event and by entering you consent to this and their use by Tartan Warrior and their partners.

*Tartan Warrior will only share your details with British Obstacle Sports for the purposes of international qualification to the British OCR National Team. This information will be processed under legitimate interest and will not be shared with any other third party.

More information 

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