Summer 10K

Question 1

Transferring your place to someone else

Accepted Answer

If you are unable to attend an event, you may be able to transfer your place to someone else. Simply view your booking via the link in your confirmation email and, if the event organiser is currently permitting such transfers, click to Transfer to Someone Else.

You will be asked to enter the name and email address of the intended recipient - together with any custom message you wish to add - and on completion of the booking invitation sent to the recipient, your entry will be removed.

Click here for further information.

Question 2

Do I need to be really fit?

Accepted Answer

The idea behind Big Bear Events is to hold races for everyone to take part in. As long as you can put one foot in front of the other you should be fine! You can walk, jog, run or sprint the route. For our Challenge events you can do as much or as little in the 6 hours as long as you complete 1 lap. If you fancy doing an ultra distance run you don't necessarily need to have run a race before - but it might be wise! You need to be fit enough to run the distances you want to run. Our 10K events have very generous cut offs and will be highlighted on the event page.

Question 3

What do I get?

Accepted Answer

The below is what we intend to give to competitors at our events. There may be occasions where we offer something slightly different either intentionally or due to matters outside of our control.

Challenge events
A beautiful medal and a Big Bear drink (you can swap that for a plantable tree token too)
The great feeling of being part of a different event!
A fully stocked aid station on each lap. Think kids picnic rather than water station! Once you enter an event if you have requests let us know at info@bigbearevents.net and we'll do what we can.

Question 4

What do I get?

Accepted Answer

The below is what we intend to give to competitors at our events. There may be occasions where we offer something slightly different either intentionally or due to matters outside of our control.

10K’s

Event specific finishers medal (a nice one too!)
Water and sports drinks at (roughly) the half way point
Water at the end

Question 5

Can I transfer my entry or get a refund?

Accepted Answer

Please see our refund policy

Question 6

Are there awards for the winners?

Accepted Answer

No, not really! Our events are for everyone to enjoy, if you run a marathon distance in 2:10 but someone completes 1 more lap in 6 hours who is the winner? If you complete your first ever half marathon at the age of 60 are you not a winner too? With these events potentially there could be 5 or 10 people who feel like winners (fastest marathon, fastest lap, fastest half marathon, longest distance etc.) and as such it would somewhat spoil the occasion. Officially the 'winner' is the person who covers the most distance on the day but everyone has different goals - achieve that and you're a winner in our eyes! We may get awards prepared for our series events though to reward those that have run across all of the events in a series.

Question 7

Can Nordic Walkers enter the events?

Accepted Answer

Most definitely! All of our events are suitable for Nordic walkers, all we ask is that you start at the back and make space for faster entrants. Essentially the same as we'd ask of any slower movers to be honest. With a huge range in abilities and people running different distances at our challenge events we expect the field to spread out pretty quickly so it shouldn't impact you as a walker or other competitors after the first 30 seconds. You don't need to tell us beforehand and there is no special walkers entry, just sign up with everyone else!

Question 8

Can I race with my dog?

Accepted Answer

Only at events that specifically are marked as Canicross friendly. You can see all of our information regarding canicross here. If you turn up to an event with a dog at an event nor marked canicross friendly you will not be able to run with your dog. You must also ensure you book on to the canicross entry when you book. If you enter the non-canicross entry send us an email and we’ll switch you across. We need to know who will be coming with dogs before the event.

Question 9

Are there toilets or will we need to go like a bear in the woods?

Accepted Answer

We will have toilets! Depressingly it’s one of the first things we look for when picking a venue! We try to make the race HQ/ lap end as close to the toilets as possible so you aren’t running to many extra meters to use the facilities. That isn’t always possible however but we do try. You are of course allowed to use the toilets as and when you need them.

Question 10

Can I run with headphones?

Accepted Answer

If you want to, yes. As a traffic-free event you can run with headphones. We would say however that you must be aware of your surroundings. There might be no cars but there could be horses, small children, bikes, dogs and of course small children on bikes being pulled by dogs! You’re out in the countryside, enjoy the relative quiet but if you prefer headphones that is not an issue either.

Question 11

Do I have to raise money for charity?

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No not at all. If you'd like to then that's brilliant but all of our events are about running for the joy or running first and foremost. We pay to be at our venues, so we are putting a small amount towards the beautiful parks and woodlands we run in. Where there is car parking this money directly goes to the park too, so you’ve done your bit too!

Question 12

Will there be medical cover?

Accepted Answer

We pay for outside medical cover at all of our events, supplied by Events Medical Services based in Coventry. They have done many events with us and have been massively underworked - a good thing of course! However they have a defibrillator with them and are trained medics. In addition there will be people present with emergency first aid training. Don't be a fool - do not push yourself beyond your limits! Of course trips and falls will happen, especially with our off-road courses, but please try to be safe. If you are feeling unwell or you do injure yourself, end your race and have a sit down. It's not worth it, there is always another race day. We ask all of our runners to let us know if there is any medical information we need to be aware of (asthma, diabetes etc.) to enable us to try to keep everyone safe. As in any trail race often the first person to an injured/unwell runner is another runner and so we ask everyone to be good Samaritans in this regard.

Question 13

Will I get lost?

Accepted Answer

We would hope not! The courses will be fully signposted with a few volunteers out on course at periods through the events.

Question 14

Do I need a map?

Accepted Answer

No. The courses are contained within country parks or forests, marked and on clear footpaths. We do supply a gpx file with the route on though if you’d like to carry it with you. That said, these may be out of date come race day if there have been last minute changes to the route.

Question 15

Is there mandatory kit?

Accepted Answer

Generally not. The exception being a head torch at our head torch runs and the listed mandatory kit for the TrailFest events. Although you could be doing ultra marathon distances, with the lapped nature of the course and being signposted there is no mandatory kit. All we request is that you dress for the weather. If it's cold, add a layer, if it's hot be sensible. It's up to you to dress accordingly. In terms of footwear, look at the pictures on the event pages. We also post updates online as to ground conditions when we are marking the course the day before for last minute decisions.

Question 16

Is there somewhere secure for me to leave my bag?

Accepted Answer

Sort of, yes. We will have a small area under the gazebo where the aid station is where you can leave a bag but it is not "secure" so it is left at your own risk entirely. Big Bear Events does not accept responsibility for any items that go missing or are broken. We would suggest that as the car parks and HQ are never more than a few hundred meters away to keep a change of clothes and a chocolate bar for after in the car, not in a bag!

Question 17

How old do I have to be to run in your events?

Accepted Answer

The below age restrictions are imposed by UKA.

Age under 12 years 3,000m
Age 12-13 years 5,000m
Age 14-15 years 6,000m
Age 16 10,000m
Age 17 25,000m
Age 18-19 45,000m
Age 20 and over. No maximum distance

Given that our challenge events are timed events entrants young enough to be effected by these rules will be stopped at the appropriate distance.

Question 18

Contact

Accepted Answer

If your question hasn't been answered of you are still unsure of anything please contact us at racedirector@bigbearevents.net where we'll do our best to help.

Question 19

Updating your user profile

Accepted Answer

When registering for an event, any details stored on your user profile will typically be pre-populated on the entry form. You can update these details (email address, name, date of birth, gender) via the Settings option in your login menu (displayed as your First Name when signed in).

The login menu will appear in the top-right of the page when viewed in a desktop browser, or can be accessed via the burger menu when viewing on a mobile device.

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Summer 10K

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