About

Experience the beautiful Bawsey Country Park with this 6-hour run. Run as far as you like, from 5k up to an ultra marathon. Come to make unforgettable experiences or for your medal.

5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and 2 more

Where and when

Location: Bawsey Country Park, B1145, King's Lynn PE32 1EP, UK

Start times:

• Sunday, Jul 12, 2026
• 5k: 9:00 AM
• 10k: 9:00 AM
• Half Marathon: 9:00 AM
• Marathon: 9:00 AM
• Ultra: 9:00 AM

Event summary

Here are the distances available for Norfolk Festival of Running

Route information

Norfolk Festival of Running - back for our 2nd year at the beautiful Bawsey Country Park

LOCATION:  Bawsey Country Park, PE32 1EP

The park is located on the B1145 between the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Gayton

At Norfolk Festival of Running, you will join like-minded runners doing different distances. Options include 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon.

There is a six-hour event cut off, (if you start at 9am, and 4hour event cut off if you start at 11am)

You may be completing your first official 5k,10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or even ultra-Marathon, or it may be your 100th or 1000th.

This race is also ideal for those who want to try and achieve a Marathon distance and for those who also want the option to push a little further, possibly an ultra but without the complications of trail ultras, with next to no navigation, no kit required, an aid station every lap and straightforward logistics.

On the day

You will see the start area from the car park. On arrival proceed to registration to collect your bib numbers.

Please leave belongings in your vehicles. There will be no baggage but you will pass by the car park each lap.

The Race HQ/Base Camp is located at the start and Lap point we will have our water/aid station, the Race director will call you all to the start line. It will be a mass start.

Please note the event has gone cupless - so please bring your own bottles or cups for refilling.

The terrain consists of sand, gravel and grass areas. Our suggestion is to wear road trainers, but depending on the weather before the event you may want to bring trails if you have them but not essential. This is a trail event.

We have designed a Bespoke medal for the event, which you will receive at the end of the race. (Unless you have chosen the Finishers Medal Option your medal choice will be a standard finisher medal)

We will have virtual spaces available for anyone who wants the run for the medal but cannot make the event date. These are only available on our Zig Zag Running website

Important note: Parking is included in the cost of this event, please ensure you collect a parking code before you depart.

What's included

• Medal(Lucky-Dip or Event Medal)
• Coffee and Cake for all finishers
• Event marshals
• Water/aid stations
• Chip-timed results

How to get there

Bawsey Country Park, B1145, King's Lynn PE32 1EP, UK

Event day logistics

08:50 Runners to start line

09:00 Wave 1 starts

11:00 Wave 2 starts

15:00 Event ends

Participants have the choice to start their race at 9 am or 11 am. Please note that both waves will end at 3 pm, meaning those in the second wave will have a shorter time limit than those in the first wave.

Race bibs will be collected on the day from registration.

All entrants must be 18 and older to enter the event.

There will be a water/aid station at Race HQ, which will be situated at the start and lap point of the route.

It is advised by the organiser to leave your belongings in your car, keeping valuables out of sight. You will pass the car park each lap

The lucky dip medal (where available as an option) gives runners a chance of receiving a previous Zig Zag Events medal for a slightly reduced cost. This can be chosen when registering and ensures a little surprise on event day.

Please note the event has gone cupless, so please bring your own water bottle to the event.