Events/Petzl Night Trails 10K - Salcey Forest

Petzl Night Trails 10K - Salcey Forest

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Date
Fri, 20 Nov 2026
Start
19:00
Venue
Salcey Forest, near Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7 2HX
Hartwell, West Northamptonshire
Countdown
November

A flat, friendly 10K run through Salcey Forest after dark, two marked laps on crushed-stone paths with your torch lighting the way.

Key facts
01Head or chest torch is required
02Minimum age 16
032-hour cut-off
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The course

One lap, on repeat

Hartwell · one lap
Distance10km
Total climb41m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate10.1 km
Weather

Mid-November, Hartwell

9°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-5°CColdest in 20 years
44%Days with rain

Highs around 9°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -5°C. Rain on 44% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Christine Dimech00:48:14.8012.4 km/h
02Julie McCall00:50:36.8111.9 km/h
03Viv Black00:52:59.5511.3 km/h
49
Women finishers
1:03:14
Median time
9.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBig Bear Events
Running since2024
Training

Training for the Petzl Night Trails 10K - Salcey Forest

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What a Petzl Night Trails 10K - Salcey Forest plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 41 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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Typical sessions
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