The Wednesday Training Run

Forthcoming Wednesday Runs

Date Summary Details Map  
24-04-2024 10k from the Inn with the Well Championship race on that challenging route. Miguel has already said he will tail run! Meet at the pub 19:00   Edit
01-05-2024 West woods (7.8 miles) Have a look to see how the bluebells are doing. From the Leisure Centre, cross the A4 and past Preshute Church. Up the track to the right of the tennis courts. On reaching the top of the ridge, turn right. Cross Manton Drove (left then right), then follow the footpath to Clatford Bottom and the main West Woods entrance. Up the main forest road. Turn left after 250m along track. then sharp right after 250m. Take next left, and run beside the Wansdyke for 750m. Turn left, then right, and follow the Wansdyke for another 450m. Bear right, and follow the wide path to the bottom of the valley. Turn right, and follow main track for 1.6km. turn left up forest road to reach small car park. Turn right, and follow farm road to Lockeridge. Turn right, and return along roads via Clatford, Manton, and Preshute Lane, then back to Leisure Centre through Preshute churchyard. Map Edit
08-05-2024 Valley of the Stones (7.8 miles) Out of the back of the Leisure Centre, then along the path that goes along the back of Barton Park. Turn right, and follow the path to the farm road. Left, then right at the t-junction and follow the road to the car park. Head towards the Reservoir, turning left after 650m through new bridle gate. Through second bridle gate, and follow the track down into the valley. Bear right, cross the valley, and follow the track with the valley bottom to your right. Run alongside the gallops to the Herepath. Turn right, and follow the Herepath down then up, eventually reaching the Reservoir. Turn right, and along the byway to the car park. Return via Manton Hollow and through Barton Park. Map Edit
15-05-2024 Savernake and Stitchcombe (8.3 miles) Leisure Centre, Pewsey Road, left and across George Lane, and half right up the path to Ducks Meadow. Half right up the path to cross Orchard Road. Continue in the same direction, crossing Upper Churchfields and along footpath. Left at the end, and along road Salisbury Road. Half left across main road, then right and up track, entering woods at the top of the hill. Across picnic area to reach gravel road (Long Harry). Left, and follow to end of Long Harry at Grand Avenue. Turn right, and along Grand Avenue for 0.7 mile. At Eight Walks, turn 90degrees left, and along Sawpit Drive for 0.4 mile. Turn left, and follow road to reach the A4. Cross road, turn right, then immediately left. Follow the road for 0.8 mile to sharp right-hand bend. Take track on the left. Along track, bearing onto path on the right, where main track bears left. Follow the path along the top of the valley side, eventually reaching Chopping Knife Lane. Turn left. Return to Leisure Centre via The Parade and the High Street. (Various short-cuts are available once in the Forest, saving 1 - 2.5 miles) Map Edit
22-05-2024 Track session   Edit
29-05-2024 Off road 10k from Horseshoe in Minal Just a social 10k. Before we have our AGM in the Horseshoe   Edit
05-06-2024 Old Eagle & Ogbourne Maizey. IN REVERSE (7.8 miles) Out of the back of the Leisure Centre, then around the playing fields (keeping to the edge) to Frees Avenue. Turn left, then stay off-road down to Old Eagle. Up the track opposite. At the top, turn right across the gallops, then left. Turn right on the bridleway down to Ogbourne Maizey. Cross the A346, then return along the railway path, Poulton Hill, and the high Street. (Can be shortened by taking the road route from Old Eagle to Ogbourne, or lengthened by heading down to Ogbourne St Andrew from the gallops, reaching Ogbourne Maizey across the fields parallel with the A346.) Map Edit
12-06-2024 Valley of the Stones (7.8 miles) Out of the back of the Leisure Centre, then along the path that goes along the back of Barton Park. Turn right, and follow the path to the farm road. Left, then right at the t-junction and follow the road to the car park. Head towards the Reservoir, turning left after 650m through new bridle gate. Through second bridle gate, and follow the track down into the valley. Bear right, cross the valley, and follow the track with the valley bottom to your right. Run alongside the gallops to the Herepath. Turn right, and follow the Herepath down then up, eventually reaching the Reservoir. Turn right, and along the byway to the car park. Return via Manton Hollow and through Barton Park. Map Edit
19-06-2024 Chippenham longest day 10k Championship race   Edit
26-06-2024 Railway Path, Pig Farm and Mildenhall (7.7 miles) Leisure Centre, Marlborough High Street, Poulton Hill, Railway Path to Ogbourne Maizey. Turn right to Pig Farm. Along Greenway Road to Mildenhall, then back Mildenhall churchyard to pick up the riverside track to Marlborough. Map Edit
03-07-2024   Enter details
10-07-2024   Enter details
17-07-2024   Enter details

See previous Wednesdays