#SambatotheStart
Join us on 18th June in Chippenham for the Longest Day 10k, with a closed road start and finish. With Jamma de Samba making sure you #SambaToTheStart, Great Food and Live Music from the wonderful Henry Ray it is now a mini midweek festival of running, music and if you like beer…
The race starts at 19:30 to give everyone time to get there after work, and there is plenty of parking in the town.
The race sold out in 2024, so book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Entries will open January 2025.
Race Summary
Race Distance
10k run
Race Route
Click HERE to view the Longest Day Chippenham 10k Route Map
Race Entry
Standard entry price : £24.50 affiliated, £25.50 unaffiliated.
ENTRIES WILL OPEN JANUARY 2025 WITH A SUPER-EARLY BIRD OFFER.
Race Start Time
19:30
Klarna
We are pleased to be able to offer Klarna as a payment option for this event, meaning that you can secure your place now for 2025 and pay in instalments with no added interest.
Club Entry
If you would like to make the Chippenham Longest Day 10k a club race, please contact us for more details. Please contact James on 07929 059 796 or james@icompete.co.uk to register your interest.
What to Expect
• Chip timing.
• Jamma De Samba playing, before and during the race.
• Live music from 20:30 to 22:00 from the incredible Henry Ray
• Top quality food from We Meat Again
• Distance markers every km
• The #icompetepaceteam on hand to guide you to your goals and PB’s
• Closed roads start and finish
• Medal for all finishers.
• Beginner friendly racing
• On-site toilets.
• Race Photography from Charles Whitton Photography
• Medal now with optional iTaB (see below).
iTaB
In 2025 for just £8 you can have your medal personalised with your name, position and finish time and if you’re keen, your splits too. Your details and results will be engraved on a small plate which fits neatly into the back of your medal. See itab for an example.
Cut Off Times
There are no official cut off times for the event, but the event marshals will be removed from the course after 95 minutes and anyone taking longer than this will have to make their way back safely themselves.
Registration and Briefing Times
Registration will be held in the Market Place at the top of Chippenham High Street with the race start just a hundred metres away. There will also be a pop up garden in the market place with picnic benches and children's games.
Training Plans - Brownlee Fitness
We have partnered with Brownlee Fitness to help all of our competitors achieve their targets and goals. Brownlee Fitness was created by Alastair and Jonny Brownlee and provides training plans for all abilities, be it first timers or age group athletes.
If you sign up to one of their plans when booking an event with us, you will receive 10% off their training plans (your code will be on your booking confirmation). For more information on what Brownlee Fitness can do for you, please click HERE.
The awesome medal last years finishers of the Longest Day Chippenham 10k received. The 2025 medal promises to be even better…
Venue
The race start is 100 metres away from the top of Chippenham high street:
High Street, Chippenham, England, SN15
Accommodation
There are plenty of hotels in Chippenham, with the Angel Hotel and Travelodge close to the start line. A list of hotels is below.
Angel Hotel - Click HERE
Travelodge - Click HERE
Premier inn - Click HERE
Marshals and Volunteers
To successfully run our events we require the help and support of Marshals and Volunteers. if you are able to assist at the event or have friends, family, work colleagues or enemies who may be able to help, then please contact James Higgs on james@icompete.co.uk in return we offer free entries into future i-Compete events and if you are lucky a bacon roll and cup of coffee…..
Partners
We are delighted to have partnered with Grow Insurance Partners who have sponsored our pace team and provided them with awesome T-Shirts. Please contact them HERE to find out more about their business insurance and more.
