"15 miles out and back course, well marked and marshalled. Tough event, out for 5 miles along fast, flat gravelled sea wall, 4 miles of undulating downs, and back by open track on creek bank for 4 miles, before final 2 miles of sea wall"

RESULTS 2010                    Photographs 2010

Quotes from the 2010 race:

93% of runners would do it again...

"Muddy as hell and equally as tough but just the best fun with fanastic marshalls and superb organisation to ease the pain."

"Another great event put on by Benfleet. Great marshalling and plenty of water stations. The jelly babies were welcome around mile 10. I PB'd this year despite the worst mud I've experienced on this run - but that's what makes it fun. Great tea, and some of the largest slices of cake I've seen in a long time.

All in all though, a race that Benfleet should rightly be proud to host."

"A brilliant event superbly organised its a must do run."

"Wow what mud! I never knew it could be so sticky, I lost my trainers 3 times. But what fun and such a sense of achievement when crossing the finish line. I now believe that if I can run this I can complete Brighton marathon. Thank you all so much!"

"Top notch event. Benfleet has a reputation as a very well-run club and this race didn't disappoint. Was really muddy, but that just added to the fun. Superbly marshalled"

Proudly sponsored by Runners Edge, Cosco and Benfleet Physiotherapy

RESULTS

"It's tough, slippery but a real challenge and a great sense of achievement in finishing"

PHOTOGRAPHS

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"Excellent race, well marshalled"     "Excellent value and fantastic marshalls"

"Great tough course always a challenge, excellent friendly marshalls - everything you could want in a race."

"Of course, the mud is the stuff of legend on the Benfleet 15"

"...this race is something special. The school is a good new venue. 

Nice t-shirt this year, and as always well organised and marshalled by BRC

"15 miles out and back course, well marked and marshalled. Tough event, out for 5 miles along fast, flat gravelled sea wall, 4 miles of undulating downs, and back by open track on creek bank for 4 miles, before final 2 miles of sea wall"

"If you can get through this, you can do almost anything"

"There's one bastid of a hill after 5 or 6 miles where you go knee deep in mud which pulls your trainers off, and which seems to go on for miles, then there's the long haul back to the start when that's finished...."

"It's tough, slippery but a real challenge and a great sense of achievement in finishing"

"The wind against you on the sea wall makes this a very tough race, if not one of the lead runners, the clawing mud on the hills pull your feet down new muscles ache. But when you near the end, you begin to feel the buzz of beating the conditions. Excellent"

"A superb race, with good weather (for once), and I managed to stay upright throughout. My feet were mostly dry at the finish, which was abnormal... I've finished this race eight times, and fully expect to be back again in 2006. Come on, Runner's World - this is a must for your top 100 races!"

"My legs hurt, my feet are blistered and I felt sick at the end. But I finished and it was great. I will be back next year to beat my time. A race worth running"

"This had some of the best organisation I have come across, well marked and excellent marshalls, I will without doubt be back next year, One tip wear fell shoes or something with an aggressive grip. Thanks very much to all those who made this such a pleasure to run"

"A mud fest - very well marshalled"

This is the official route from 2009.

Please click on the approriate link for the route,

either    fetcheveryone.com      or     mapmyrun.com

Pictures 2010 Pictures 2010
2009 Adults 2009 Juniors
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Other RUNNERS WORLD Race Comments 2007

2007 course route click on maps

2007 course route click on maps