The Harvel 5

14:00 Saturday 1 June 2024

Distance5 Miles
SurfaceMT
Course profileUndulating
Is accurate?Yes
Accuracy detailshttp://coursemeasurement.org.uk/detail.php?area=South&no=2023220
LicenceFull Licence
Water stationsYes
Awards/MementoesYes
Venue facilitiesWe are runners, who run races (rather than a business/ fleecing racers). We know what you need and have it in spades: - Changing Rooms, - ‘themed’ Toilets, - First Aid/ Paramedics, - Burgers, - Bar (beer/ Pims/ Prosecco) - Tea and Cakes (from the local Harvel WI) - Ice creams - Poncey coffees.
Race limit1200 (900 entrants previouly)
Event listingEvent listing at Run Britain

WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY!!!! Our 1st ever H5 was held in June 1999, and for our 25th year we are planning a BIG ONE ENTRIES WILL OPEN AT 5pm on MONDAY, MARCH 25th 2024 There have been some major upgrades to the RunBritain entry system, and we are told that we will NOT see a repeat of the system crashes, we have all suffered, over the last few years. We also have NOT sold out, in the last few years (our race limit has been upped slightly) so we do NOT EXPECT to sell out in a major panic. ENTRIES WILL OPEN AT 5pm on MONDAY, MARCH 25th 2024…and only close, once we reach our race limit. Follow us via Facebook & Twitter, for updates regarding places left available, in the week of March 25th We've not only kept our Unaffiliated entry price the same as last year, but have actually reduced the price, for Affiliated runners (dropping it to £19.99). This a clear nod to our theme for race day!!! Consistently rated by Runners World UK as one of their top 50 UK races & consistently rated by the Harvel Hash House Harriers as one of their top days out!! We are gonna party like it’s 1999!!! WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER PLACES 'ON THE DAY’ plus THERE IS NO WAITING LIST. We will NOT be able to allow runners to DEFER their entry to 2025, however we are told that the new RunBritain entry system WILL allow runners to SWAP their race place, with another runner, in advance of Race Day. We will have to block any swaps, if after Saturday May 25th Check out our website, for more details: http://harvelhashhouseharriers.com/harvel-5/ Think of our event as a "well organised, club-based 5 mile race, collided with an English country village fete, and complete with an industrial-sized tanker full of beer" and you will pretty much have described our race. At the end of the day, we are a Hash Club after all! http://hhh.org.uk/?page_id=1959 Our faster runners will complete the course in around 25 minutes, whereas we know that our event also attracts newer, less speedy runners. We encourage all abilities Run partly on (partially closed) roads, plus through the Trottiscliffe Country park, and set on the edge of the North Downs, it is a simply beautiful event. Chat to your running club mates or check out our reviews to get a full sense of what you are letting yourself in for: https://racecheck.com/races/harvel-5/ We hope to see you on the day...Till then On On