St Austell Skyline 10
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| Entry Fee | £15.00 |
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The St Austell Skyline 10 offers participants the chance to explore St Austell’s clay mining heritage on a multi-terrain course that is varied, being both fast and challenging.
You will follow a mix of trails, permissive paths and footpaths around the 10 mile course which will be marshalled at key points with access to 3 drinks stations along the route.
This is a new race brought to you by St Austell Running Club, supported Imerys allowing us to utilise permissive paths and their land. You will pass by old clay dryers, clay pits and other heritage including starting opposite the historic Menacuddle Well.
The race starts at the beginning of the clay trail alongside Bodmin Road, a 5 minute walk from Race HQ. You will follow this shared access trail for approximately 2 miles as it rises up (be prepared for the climb!) towards the clay workings above St Austell.
The ‘skyline’ in our name comes from the point around 2.5 miles in. You will have completed a challenging ascent and, if the weather is on-side, will be able to experience spectacular views from the Sky Spur: the famous sky tip on one-side and a panorama of St Austell Bay from the Gribben around to Black Head and beyond.
You will cross the road bridge above the A390 and enter into a circuit of Baal Pit (used for filming episodes of Doctor Who in addition to its clay mining past). Along this trail there will be more vistas overlooking St Austell as well as passing the ancient quarry of Carn Grey (famous for its ‘Pentewan Stone’). You will continue along clay trails and a short, winding woodland section before passing the edge of the newly constructed Eco-village and completing the loop of Baal Pit, rejoining the trail back down, along Bodmin Road and to the finish (final exact location TBC). But watch out for the sting in the tail...
As the first running of this event, entries will be limited to 100 to allow us to test out our setup before hopefully growing in future years.
Race HQ will be located in St Austell Brewery Visitors’ Centre where a bag drop will be available with collection of race numbers. Refreshments available to purchase after. Car parking will be located at Cornwall College, a walk of less than 5 minutes from Race HQ.
Participants will receive a medal and a snood upon completion of the event.
Thank you for the support from Imerys, St Austell Brewery and Cornwall College St Austell, plus the use of equipment from CRRG.
A proportion of any surplus monies from the event will be made to Brain Tumour Support.
The race will begin at 10am with registration closing at 9.30am.
Refreshments will be available post-race in the St Austell Brewery Visitor’s Centre (the location for race registration).
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