WELCOME TO ANOTHER CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE THAMESIDE 10K, 5K AND 1K (TODDLER) RUNS AND GET A FANTASTIC MEDAL

ENTRIES ON THE DAY - Will be available at £2 additional cost (early bird pricing available online :-)

Online entries open until 11pm Friday 23rd May.

Together Essex Wildlife Trust Thameside Nature Discovery Centre and our partners Phoenix Striders Walking and Running Club (www.phoenixstriders.org.uk), are offering another chance to celebrate it's wonderful nature reserve and to take part in runs and get great medals on Sunday 25th May 2025. This will raise funds for EWT and Phoenix's charities "The Finish Line Fund" and the "Essex & Herts Air Ambulance"

Starting at 10am, the 10k will be 2 laps from the visitor centre following a hard parked path to the sea wall, participants will  follow the tarmac path to the furthest point and return along the top of the sea wall with views of the visitor centre, Thames and Kent. They will return to the path and on the first lap join the drive back to the centre where they will join the second lap, this time when they get to the drive the route goes along the edge of the reserve with views to Southend and a long downhill finish at the centre. Starting at 10:10am, the 5k group will do the second lap of the 10k route. All entrants will receive a bespoke medal and a chance to win a trophy. Trophies will be given to 1st male and female overall and 1st male and female veteran (aged 40+) minimum age 16 - and a Club Trophy for "most attendance". 

Starting at 10:10am, the 5k group will do the second lap of the 10k route. All entrants will receive a bespoke medal and the chance to win a trophy. Trophies will be awarded to the 1st male and female and 1st male and female U16 (minimum age 12)

The Tinies Toddle at 11.30am is 2 loops of the track round the centre which can be viewed from the roof and is about 1k in distance. This is an untimed fun event for all the family to accompany their tinies. All the Tinies taking part will receive a brightly coloured event medal. 

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 are to be collected on the day from the Discovery Centre, so please arrive early to collect your number as the overflow car park is a distance from the Centre. A free shuttle bus will be availble until the start of the race.

Prizes will be presented on the day as soon as possible after the race has finished and the results compiled.

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