Knacker Cracker

Next Race: 01/01/2026

Denbies Vineyard, London Road, Dorking RH5 6AA

Overall Rating

4.5/ 5

23 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 4/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Tracey Shepherd

Really fun and inclusive event

More info pre-event as unsure what was happening due to awful weather forecast. But it was brilliant! Thank you for having a plan B and not just cancelling it

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Andy Carne

Muddy challenging fun!

Tigger was fantastically enthusiastic!

Only minor feedback would be no email correspondence from sign up. A few people from my running club were unsure of registration details and the course change. Emails would have helped as it was hard to find on the website

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Helena Robinson

A fabulously fun challenging run with brilliant organisation and a great atmosphere!

A big shout out to all the organisers and race marshals who ran the event so smoothly and made it so enjoyable despite the atrocious conditions. Thank-you so much!!!!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Andy Cowen

Great event

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Quentin Davies

most fun I've had with my trainers on

couldn't hear the bloke at the start , amd didn't know the B course was longer - but none of this was an issue , extra distance = extra fun , and as I don't know what the bloke at the start was saying I don't know what I missed. All in all a brilliant morning splashing about in mud , and in my case falling over into it too !!!! great fun , thanks guys

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Sarah McIntosh

The best way to start the new year!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Sarah Rose

Good fun. Positive atmosphere. Bit mad, muddy, wet.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
RICHARD LANE

Great fun with a lovely friendly feel

Thankyou very much to all the marshalls in the cold wet wind and thankyou to Denbies for letting us turn their paths into mud baths.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Christopher Williams

Great start to the year.

Very grateful to the organisers and marshalls for ensuring today’s event went ahead.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Luis Miguel Martin Nieto

Another race to start the year

In my opinion the race is good but there have been a few points that i did not like. First point is that normally in these events with trionium as organiser we got a pre race email a few days before the race with the main information. I thought that the race started in Box Hill as i saw in the course map, so i went there for nothing (good i went with time, otherwise i would have missed the race).
The second point is that i don't understand that if the race is 10K, then why the measure was like almost 13K.
Another point is that the route should have been taken for paths in better condition, it was too muddy and it was easy to get injured.
I don't know if i will repeat this race again.
Marshalls was good.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Julian Ladd

Great atmosphere. Could do better on ore event comms

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Veronica bird

Loved it!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Mark Grant

Well organised in tough conditions

Well organised for the conditions. I would have liked an email three days before maybe.. detailing the route, rules and likely weather. Other than that, well done.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Michael Smith

Good challenging course for average runner like myself

Enjoyed the event and encouraging support. Good to see ao many in fancy drress .Was good to see alternative courses are pre planned so event can continue . Would do again .

Personally I couldn't hear what was being said via the loud speaker at the start .

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Collette Toal

The knacker was a cracker

Maybe an email a week before the event

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Martin Davies

Professional

Extremely friendly

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Caroline Humphrey

Excellent Way to start New Years Day!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Ben Sayers

Best day of the year!

This event is billed as Britain's Toughest 10k and it certainly lives up to the billing!!!
This year's event was moved to Denbies due to the Met Offices weather warning and The NT closing Box Hill for safety. This made it even harder 13km instead of 10km, in wet, windy and muddy conditions to add to the 339m elevation gain!
Thoroughly enjoyed every painful minute! Great organisation, great crowd and a great mug and t-shirt.
I'll be back next year!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
Maddalaine Ansell

I smiled all the way round!

The best thing was the encouragement from other competitors, race marshals and spectators (including random dog walkers). The second best thing is the amazing costumes - surely the race is hard enough without going round dressed as though you are being eaten by a shark. It was quite hilly but I had decided to take it slowly and enjoy it for the atmosphere and the opportunity to get the New Year off to a good start.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025
paul forsyth

Even though, we had to do plan B it was still a fantastic run. Mud, Wind and hills. Does it get any better to start a new year? ♥️ see you next year

Reviewed using Eventrac, Jan 2025