Bagworth Heath

2025/26 Derby Runner XC League - Race 2

Race: Bagworth Heath

Club: Desford Striders

Date: Sunday 16th November 2025

Time: Adults Race 10:30am

Junior Race 10:00am

Distance: 5.2 Miles - Map

Entry Fee: Senior £7 - Pay on the day to our captains.

Junior (year 3 - year 12) £2 - Pay on the day at the league desk

Venue: Bagworth Heath Woods

Address: Bagworth Heath Woods, Heath Road, Bagworth, Coalville LE67 1DL

Lift Share: We will be meeting at Woolpack Way Car Park, Atherstone at 8:50am (leaving 9:00am prompt) and travel over together!

NOTE: CAR SHARING IS ESSENTIAL - ONLY CARS WITH 3 OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE MAIN CAR PARK.

Information

Parking

VERY LIMITED - CAR SHARING ESSENTIAL

Course

On Thornton side of the Heath.

Junior race

10:30am start, £2 entry fee. School years 3-6 one lap (1.1mile), 7-12 two laps (2.2 miles).

Please note we are now governed by school XC rules so the minimum age for juniors is now school year 3. Adult race minimum age 17

Main Race

Approx 5.2 miles comprising of 2 laps. A testing hill on both laps, woodland and grassland tracks, approx 150m of compacted gravel over a tarmac bridle path on both laps and a wooden platform over a ditch. *Note the route has some very slippery sections*

Footwear

Spikes or ‘off-road’ shoes would be suitable. Note – there are some sections of gravel track.

Notes

The course will be marshalled /arrows posted / hazard tape where needed.
There will be marshals at the car Park, please follow their instructions on how to park.
Forterra Brickworks have kindly let us use some of their parking spaces, please follow the instructions by our marshals and those from Forterra, please don’t drive into the brickworks without guidance from the team at the barrier.
If parking along the road of the park, please reverse park to avoid any incidents after the race. Again, follow instructions from the marshals. Please note: Car sharing is essential as there is very limited parking at the country park. DO NOT PARK ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
Please be aware of vehicles leaving Forterra or other park users
This is public woodland, please be aware of walkers/loose dogs.
2 portaloos will be available on-site
Please take all your litter home with you.

Results

SiD, Peckleton Lane, Desford LE9 9JU. Approx. 2 miles from the race.

Further Information

All race details can be found on the Derby Runner XC website here

Rules

Derby Runner Cross Country League

www.derbyrunnerxc.co.uk

These races are CLOSED events, ie only members of affiliated clubs can take part. If you are a member of a club not in the Derby Runner Cross Country League, you can join one that is as a second claimer. Occasionally, at the rare and sole discretion of Dave Mann, guest runners may be allowed – any guest runner will not score points for a team.

Team Events:

Men's event: 8 men (including 2 vets)

Ladies event: 4 ladies (including 1 vet)

Combined event: 7 men (including 2 vets) and 3 ladies (including 1 vet)

Please make your team aware of the following:

Runners, MUST return their finishing disks
Runners must run in club kit
NO Earphones MP3s or other devices - it makes insurance invalid
At stiles if you jump any queue, you and your team will be disqualified
Host clubs are to make sure that all marshals know the mobile phone number of the first aid co-ordinator
Host clubs are to make sure that the children’s race has hares and/or marshals
Please turn up early and car share
Finally, enjoy!