The Winter Wychavon Way
January 27th 2024
The event follows the Wychavon Way which runs the length of Worcestershire covering 40.6 miles from the town of Droitwich Spa to Broadway, the route follows canals/rivers and the undulating meadows of Worcestershire with one significant climb up Bredon Hill with great views over the vale of Evesham.
The Wychavon Way was created in 1977 for the Queens Silver Jubilee. In 2012, in a joint partnership between Wychavon and Worcestershire county councils, £25,000 was spent re-waymarking and re-launching the national trail. The route has been changed to remain entirely within Worcestershire. The councils hoped to attract more than £250k in benefits to the local economy by users of the footpath. Beyond Marathon Ltd first organised this event in 2015, and again in 2018 and 2019. We handed it to our friends at Up Hill Down Dale who operated it in 2020, 2022 and 2023. We are picking it back up from 2024.
The route has an overall cut-off time of 12 hours.
Registration and Start
Band Stand, Droitwich Spa Lido Park, Droitwich Spa, WR9 8AA. Start at 08:30
Finish
The Lifford Memorial Hall, Lower Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7BU
Optional Coach to Start
You can park your car at the finish in Broadway and board one of our two coaches to Droitwich Spa. The coach will depart from outside The Lifford Memorial Hall, Lower Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7BU.
Arrive in plenty of time as the coach will leave promptly at 06:45
Capacity
150 race places total. 2 x coaches (102 seats on the coaches)
Route
Distance - 40.6 miles | Elevation - 870m . 85% trail and 15% road
The Route
The Schedule
Entries for January 27th 2024
Download the 2024 Participant guide here
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£40 race entry. (All registrations take place at the Droitwich Spa Bandstand)
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If required, coach travel in the morning from Broadway to Droitwich Spa to is £8.50
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An optional medal can be purchased when booking for £5.50
Your booking also includes:
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Electronic RFID chip RaceRescult operated by Beyond Marathon Ltd
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Selection of food and drink at CP’s and the finish
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Finisher's PDF certificate can be downloaded from the event results page
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Experienced race director, over 100 races
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Paramedic support
Refund Policy
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Up to 7-days before the event, you can transfer your place to person that you find yourself. Transfer using Etchrock.com's transfer function. Once the recipient pays, you will be refunded. Merchandise and booking fees are not refunded by Etchrock but merchadise is transferred to the recipient. Remember to include in your private sale the merchandise costs, but note that sizes cannot be changed. Whatever you originally ordered will be given to the new recipient at the finish.
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No refunds unless the event is cancelled
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No deferrals
Past Results
Course Records
Rob Forbes 5:19:29
Fern Cotterill 6:01:43
Race Results for 2024 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2023 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2022 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2021 - No event held
Race Results for 2020 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2019 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2018 - can be found HERE
Race Results for 2015 - can be found HERE