Benyons Inclosure (11am Sunday 2 November 2025)
Basingstoke and Mid Hants Athletic Club (BMHAC) invite you to Benyons Inclosure, a privately owned woodland plantation, seven miles north of Basingstoke. We are grateful to Englefield Estates for allowing access. The race is an 8.4km circuit of ancient woodland and heath. This is a trail race, so expect an uneven surface at times. Spikes are not recommended due to gravel sections. There is a chance of horse riders being present in the woods and any horse riders must be given priority. The race is licensed by England Athletics (EA), CC25/1630, and held under EA rules.
Directions and Parking
Please use Post Code RG7 2PH to the main car park. Parking will be on the school field after the village pavilion. The entrance is at https://w3w.co/fuse.fled.certainty Car park entry will be £5 per car, cash or credit card, with all proceeds going entirely to the Silchester Pavilion Fund. Note that all cars must be off the grass field by 1.30pm please. If you are going to the pub, or for a post-race walk in the forest, please move the car before then.
Unaffiliated Athletes
It is a pre-condition of our race licence (and therefore our third-party liability insurance) from England Athletics that EA-affiliated athletes can participate at no extra charge (race insurance is a benefit of EA affiliation). Non-EA athletes can compete in an EA-licenced race only on the condition that they are identified in the race results, and a £2 levy is remitted for each. To monitor this, the RACE RESULTS submitted by each Team Captain will include an additional column, where a tick is needed alongside any runner identified as non-EA. Can the Team Captains collect all £2 and submit a single payment bank transfer to me (Tim Fowler) with reference your Club Name. No cash or coins in the envelopes please.
Race Start
The race will start at 11:00am. The Start and Finish is an 8-minute walk from the parking field. Club flags are fine, but please position away from the main track in case it spooks horses. The RACE RESULTS envelope will be available for Team Captains to collect from our Results Officer.
Race Finish
At the end of the race, in the Finish Funnel, runners will be given a token that identifies their finish position. Please ensure this token is given to your Team Captain asap. This is how SCCL work out the team results on the day. Would all Team Captains ensure that they give the completed team RACE RESULTS envelope to our Results Officer when you have all the tokens for your runners and include all tokens. He will be at the finish line.
Facilities at Race HQ
There will be catering at this event! We plan to offer tea, cakes, and a hot (locally sourced) pork sausage in a roll (including vegetarian option). This will be available from the Pavilion (close to the Parking) after the race, at a cost of £5 per person. If you can partake, you will be supporting our BMHAC Fire Restoration Fund, to help replace the many club assets destroyed in a recent fire. Cash or Credit Card. If you have your own mug for tea, that would help, but don’t worry if not.
First Aid
First Aid will be available supplied by Collingwood Medical Services, and sited at the Start/Finish.
Toilets
There will 6 portable cubicles. We hope to locate these near the Start/Finish.
Competition Rules
All runners must wear their club vest to compete in the race. A reminder that you are too fast for the Southern Cross Country League if you have run a similar race at 5:30 minute mile pace (men) and 6:00mmp (women) in the past 12 months.. Full race rules at https://www.southerncrosscountryleague.co.uk/rules.aspx The race is held under UKA rules, licence number CC2024/1313, issued 23/09/2024.
Race Enquiries
tim.fowler@hotmail.co.uk, 07595 486930
Results
Results will be published at the end of the race online here: RACE RESULTS
Enjoyed the race? Please support BMHAC by entering The Hampshire Hoppit trail half/full marathon. Entries open at https://hampshiretrailmarathon.co.uk/. Includes special offer on Bridgedale trail socks!