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The Yellow Shirts Calendar (YSC) has for many years been the first port of call for Road Runners who would like to take part in local or popular events. The YSC is not just the product of the many race search engines out there, such as:

For UK races: on the Runner's World website.
For overseas races: on the Marathon Guide website.

From here you can click into any event and understand the past relationship between ORR and the club.

The events listed here are those which broadly meet on or more of the following criteria:

- they are in Central to South East London and/or Kent;
- Road Runners have participated in these races in the last 3 years;
- Road Runners will be participating in them in the future!

Disclaimer:
Inclusion of an event in this calendar does not represent an official endorsement of the event by Orpington Road Runners. Potential entrants should consult the race organisers in the first instance if they have questions about the event. Errors and omissions from ORR club members are excepted but should in the interest of posterity be pointed out to us!


 

Key:
Events Blue Events organised by external parties. By clicking the link you get to our own ORR race event page where you can see our own subset of results from years gone by! 

Note we are not responsible for the content of external websites.

Green

 Usually "open" runs organised by us!
Dates Normal These are the dates for the next race!!
[Italics] Or, if next race date is not published, our best guess or last years'!
Highlighted Added/amended information since the last update (May 2nd 2008)

MAY 08    
SUN 4th May Three Forts Marathon Worthing, West Sussex
MON 5th May Ted Pepper Memorial 10k Beckenham BR3
WED 7th May Beckenham Running Club Road Relay Beckenham BR3 5AS
SAT 10th May Orpington Mara-Fun Orpington, Kent
11th May Sevenoaks Seven 2008-09 ORR GP
Kent
11th May Halstead and Essex Marathon Essex
11th May Isle of Wight Marathon Sussex
18th May
8:30am		 Darent Valley 10k 2008-09 ORR GP
Kent
18th May Brocken Hurst 5k
Organised by the Naturist Foundation		 Orpington, Kent
18th May Larkfield 10k Kent
25th May Canterbury Half Marathon   Kent
25th May Edinburgh Marathon Scotland
25th May Myra Garrett 10K Kent
JUNE 08    
1st Jun Beckenham 10K 2008-09 ORR GP
1st Jun Needles XC Marathon & Half Marathon Freshwater, Isle Of Wight
SAT 7th Jun
2pm start		 ORR Family Orienteering Challenge

Open to families as a walk/jog/run challenge and as a timed race for individuals who want to “race”.

Peter Amos will provide maps and control cards and will layout the course wholly within Jubilee Park so it shouldn’t take longer than an hour to walk round and suitable for all ages. Entrants will be set off at timed intervals and will choose their own route to find the “controls”.

The venue is Jubilee Park in Petts Wood, starting from the car park in Tent Peg Lane (off Crest View Drive).

Petts Wood, Kent
8th Jun Eltham Park Five 2008-09 ORR GP
8th Jun Southend Half Marathon
http://www.southendraces.co.uk/tmkhalfmar.html 		Essex
TUE 10th Jun
8pm		 When we runs bits of the Orpington 10k
For many - this may be your only chance!!		 From the Lamppost
TUE 17th Jun
8pm		 ORR Summer Run 1: The Nash Run From the Lamppost
14th Jun SAT South Downs Marathon, Relay Marathon, 5k  
15th Jun North Downs Run 30k Gravesend, Kent
15th Jun The She Runs He Runs Bluewater 10k Bluewater, Kent
TUE 24th Jun
 		 ORR Summer Run 2: Chevening Run
Note 7:30pm start for full distance.
8pm start for the shorter option.		 From the Lamppost
22nd Jun Orpington 10k Orpington, Kent
FRI 27th Jun MOB MATCH
vs Petts Wood Runners and New Eltham Joggers		 Eltham
JULY 08    
TUE 1st Jul
8pm		 ORR Summer Run 3: The Lullingstone Run From the Lamppost
6th Jul Bewl Water Fifteen Kent
6th Jul British 10k Central London
6th Jul White Oak Triathlon
[400m swim, 28km bike, 8km run]		 White Oak Leisure Centre, Swanley, Kent
[1st Jul 07] Wadhurst Ten  
[15 Jul 07] Cliffe Woods 10k Rochester
[22 Jul 07] Rottingdean Windmill Walk (8M or 15M)  
20th Jul Fairlands Valley Multi-Terrain Marathon
(12 or 18 mile options also)		  
20th Jul Dartford Half Marathon 2008-09 ORR GP
AUGUST 08    
17th Aug Isle of Wight Half Marathon  
17th Aug Dorset Doddle (32 miles) Dorset (starts Weymouth)
31st Aug Seaford Marathon  
SEPTEMBER 08    
6th Sep SAT Great Forest 10k Bedgerbury, Kent
6th Sep Jungfrau Marathon Switzerland
7th Sep Kent Coastal Marathon/Half Marathon  
14th Sep Eridge Park Ten Trail Challenge  
20th Sept Berlin Marathon
 
21st Sep New Forest Marathon/Half Marathon
Note: this race typically fills up by May, and also you need to consider accommodation in the area unless you are travelling down on the day. Book early to avoid disappointment!		 New Milton, Hampshire
21st Sep Quicksand 15  
[16 Sep 07] HEROS Autumn Round Westerham (17M)  
[22 Sep 07] Will Bolton Memorial Relays Sparrows Den
[23 Sep 07] Beckenham Trail 10k Beckenham BR3
[30 Sep 07] HEROS Autumn Round Orpington Run (22M)  
OCTOBER 08    
5th Oct Great North Run (13M) Newcastle
5th Oct The London (Run to the Beat) Half Marathon New for 2008
5th Oct Budapest Marathon Hungary
5th Oct The Loch Ness Marathon http://www.lochnessmarathon.com  
5th Oct Dulwich Runners Charity 10k 2008-09 ORR GP
5th Oct Southend 10k  
5th Oct Sittingbourne Ten  
12th Oct Royal Parks Half Marathon
 		 New for 2008
12th Oct Petts Wood Runners 10k 2008-09 ORR GP
19th Oct Amsterdam Marathon Holland
19th Oct Cardiff Half Marathon  
19th Oct Maidstone Half Marathon 2008-09 ORR GP
SAT 25 Oct Beachy Head Marathon  
SUN 26 Oct Great South Run (10M) Portsmouth
SUN 26 Oct

Snowdonia Marathon

  
MON 27 Oct Dublin Marathon
 		 Ireland
[28 Oct] Wilmington 10k Wilmington, Kent
26 Oct Great South Run (10M) Portsmouth, Hampshire
NOVEMBER 08    
2nd Nov New York City Marathon
9th Nov Athens Marathon (and 10k)
 Main website link here		 Greece
[18 Nov 07] Brighton 10k  
DECEMBER 08    
  Honolulu Marathon (& 10k) The Honolulu Marathon was the USA's third largest marathon in 2006 with 24,575 finishers. It is the world’s sixth largest. Hawaii, USA
  Tucson Marathon (& Half Marathon) Arizona, USA
  Las Vegas Marathon Nevada, USA
6th or 7th Dec

The GRIM Challenge (8M off-road)

 Aldershot, Surrey
7 Dec Luton Marathon  
[2 Dec 07] Thanet Ten  
7 Dec Swanley Christmas Caper  
14 Dec 08 Hastings 100th Anniversary Marathon 2008 only!
[23 Dec 07] ORR Mince Pie Run  
JANUARY 09    
1 Jan ORR Todd-Gold Run  
[6 Jan 08] Penshurst Village Cross Country Five  
[12 Jan 08] Open Cross Country 10k, Hayes
http://www.bandbhac.org.uk/fixtures.html#winter 		 
13th Genk Marathon, Belgium  
[20 Jan 08] Dartford Ten 2008-09 ORR GP
27th Jan Marrakesh Marathon Morocco
[27 Jan 08] Canterbury Ten  
FEBRUARY 08    
[9 Feb 08] Brands Hatch Half Marathon  
[10 Feb 08] Sidcup Ten  
[10 Feb 08] Punchbowl Marathon (20 or 30M) Surrey
17th Feb Hong Kong Marathon, China  
17th Feb Valencia Spain  
[17 Feb 08] Brighton Half Marathon  
[23 Feb 08] Larkfield Aquathon V (500m swim & 5k run)  
[24 Feb 08] Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon 2008-09 ORR GP
MARCH 08    
[1 Mar 08] 5-Mile Open Cross Country Sparrows Den
[2 Mar 08] Barcelona Marathon Spain
[2 Mar 08] Greenwich Meridian 10K  
[2 Mar 08] The Steyning Stinger (Marathon & Half) West Sussex
[2 Mar 08] Thanet Twenty Mile  
[2 Mar 08] Reading Half Marathon  
[2 Mar 08] Liverpool Half Marathon  
[2 Mar 08] Eastbourne Half Marathon  
[9 Mar 08] Finchley Twenty Mile Road Race Ruislip, Middlesex
[9 Mar 08] Silverstone Half Marathon  
[9 Mar 08] Lydd Half Marathon   
[9 Mar 08] South Coast Half-Marathon, 10k, & 5k  
[9 Mar 08] Leith Hill Half Marathon Dorking, Surrey
[16 Mar 08] Hastings Half Marathon 2008-09 ORR GP
[16 Mar 08] Fleet Half Marathon  
[16 Mar 08] Sevenoaks Rotary Knole Park 10k  
[16 Mar 08] Bath Half Marathon  
[16 Mar 08] Cranleigh (15 or 21M) Cranleigh, Surrey GU6
[23 Mar 08] H.E.R.O.S. Round Westerham (17M)  
[30 Mar 08] Paddock Wood Half Marathon  
[30 Mar 08] H.E.R.O.S. Pre-Marathon Training Run (22M) Departs from The Buff 9:00am

Water will be put out as shown and it takes between 3 – 3.5 hours to complete depending upon pace.  There are usually two pace groups, but it depends upon who turns up.		  
APRIL 08    
[not in 08] Worthing Twenty  
6th Apr Paris Marathon France
13th Apr The London Marathon
21st Apr Boston Marathon
27th Apr Hastings 5-Mile Hastings Town Centre
27th Apr Lochaber Marathon Lochaber, Fife KY11

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