Sadly, due to Storm Darragh delivering 50mph+ winds and a Met Office weather warning in place, the Forestry England team have made the decision to close Salcey Forest this weekend (07 & 08 December). Therefore, for the safety of everyone involved, this event has been postponed to Sunday 12th January 2025. If you had an entry to the race on the original date then please check your inbox for an email with updates and further details.

Entries have now reopened for the anyone that would like to join us for a belated Christmas run... in January 2025! Grab your entry below and we'll see you in the New Year!
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Watch out Dasher, Comet & Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails.

This is a Nice Work race
This means that it is an original Nice Work race, fully hosted and organised by us.

Event Overview:
The beautiful, tree-lined paths of Salcey Forest are the venue for this wonderful trail race which is perfect for novices and veterans of the sport alike. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals! And, don't forget, seasonal fancy dress is most welcome! Get those Santa hats at the ready, folks!

Course Details:
Following the popularity of the new course in 2023, there will be no U turns once again! This new race route exploring some parts of the forest never raced in before and is entirely different from the parkrun route! The race will take you through the flat, mixed-terrain trails within the forest. Runners will race along the hard-packed trails and with the route being naturally flat with some satisfying straight sections, it is perfect for anyone trying to run a fast time or for anyone new to trail running. During winter, there is a section of course that may become particularly muddy all adding to the fun of the trail! Please refer to the route map below. The course will be well marshalled and follows a 5k route entirely within Salcey Forest. 10k runners will complete two laps of the course.

We will also be hosting a Junior Fun Run of 1.2km, taking in parts of the 10k course - fancy dress is optional but very much encouraged!
We hope that you will join us in welcoming our aspiring racers to the start line!

Our charity... Shelter:
This year, Nice Work is proud to support Shelter.
Shelter believe that home is human right. It's our foundation and it's where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. Shelter exist to defend their right to a safe home. Because home is everything. Day in, day out, we see people living and sometimes tragically dying on our streets. At the moment, around 3898 people sleep rough on any given night in England. This has risen by 27% in the last year and has doubled since 2010. 2024 has seen the highest numbers on record of children living in unfit temporary accommodation. All they want is a safe place to call home this Christmas. With your help, we can make this happen. 
Find out more at: https://england.shelter.org.uk/

Route Map:
You can view the route map here.
You'll be able to download the route in different formats including GPX.

Available Races/Distances:
10K / 5K / 1.2km junior race

Prizes:

Bespoke medal for all finishers.
Trophy with e-certificate & £5 voucher prize for 1st, 2nd & 3rd male & female winners (both distances)
E-certificate and £5 voucher prize for 1st male & female age group categories (10k only)
E-certificate and £5 voucher prize for 1st male junior & female junior (both distances)
Team prizes on offer! - First male and female team - 3 to score and must be in club kit (10k only)
Dress to impress Santa with a special prize to the best dressed runner!

On-the-day Entry Fees (subject to availability only):
10K race: £30.00
5K race: £25.00
Junior Fun Run: £7.00

Previous Reviews:
Don't take our word for it! Find out what our runners say about the Salcey Forest Christmas races!.
You can view previous reviews... here!
Current reviews can be viewed... here!

Event information will be sent to all registered entrants prior to race-day.