Our race
Stort 10 and 5
The club’s flagship trail race — 10 or 5 miles across farmland at Cammas Hall Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak. Next race: Sunday 16 May 2027.
- Next raceSunday 16 May 2027
- Start10:00, both races
- Distances10 miles or 5 miles
- Entry£30, age 16+
The race
Ten miles of trail, one great day out
Run by the club since the early 1980s, the Stort 10 is regarded as one of the best summer ten-mile races in the South East. Both races start together and finish in front of the tea barn, with a café and bar on hand.
Early bird £28 until 31 October 2026. £2 off for England Athletics affiliated runners and BSRC members.
Every finisher gets
- A medal
- A premium technical t-shirt
Prizes
- Trophies for the first three men and women in each race
- A mixed club team prize in both races — top three score
The course
Fast, flat, off-road
- Farm tracks and woodland
Footpaths, woodland trails, grass and field edges, with a few short stretches of quiet country road
- Largely flat
No major climbs
- Loops
10 miles is two loops of slightly different lengths; 5 miles is a single loop
- Water stations
At 3 and 5 miles and the finish, plus 8 miles for the 10 mile
- Shoes
Trail or hybrid shoes if it’s wet — some tracks are rutted and can get muddy
- Chip timed
Results show chip time; prizes go on gun time
The course crosses a working farmyard and private land, so please don’t recce it before race day.
Race morning
Your race day
- 9:00
Registration opens
Collect your number and drop your bag.
- 9:15
Latest arrival
Recommended latest time to arrive.
- 9:45
Race briefing
Compulsory for all runners.
- 10:00
Start
10 and 5 mile races start together.
- 11:30
Prizes
Presentation, roughly.
At Cammas Hall Farm
- Free parking
Next to the finish, with disabled parking by the barn
- Plenty of toilets
Near Race HQ, including accessible toilets
- Baggage tent
At Race HQ (at your own risk) — or leave things in the car
- Café, bar and food
Wood-fired pizza, burgers, sandwiches and a farm shop
- Dogs welcome
On leads at the farm and finish — but not running
- Spectators
No spectator points on the course, but a big viewing area at the finish
Cammas Hall Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak CM22 7JT · no changing facilities · not suitable for wheelchairs due to uneven ground · bone-conduction headphones only.
History
Forty-odd years of the Stort 10
- 1980s
A road race
Started as a ten-mile road race around Bishop’s Stortford.
- Later
Trails and country roads
From Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club, around Farnham.
- 2016
Hatfield Forest
The 5 mile race was added. The last race in the forest was in July 2018.
- Now
Cammas Hall Farm
Held every May on private farmland.
Results
Past results
Earlier years (2016–2019) and race photos are on the race website. Watch the race day video.
Not racing? Help out
We need plenty of marshals and helpers on the day. It’s a great way to support the club — and the runners love you for it.