Rugby & Northampton Athletics Club
Rugby 10 mile
Sunday 28th September 2025, 10:30 start.
Barby, near Rugby
Club Championship Race
About
The race takes place over the ‘new course’ but using much of the ‘traditional’ Rugby 10 course through Barby, Kilsby & Hillmorton, including the climb up ‘Cart Hill’ and uses public roads.
Start/Finish is half-mile from race HQ.
The race is also part of the WRRL & NRRL. This is a Club Championship Race
Website: Rugby 10 mile (WRRL)
The following notes should tell you all that you need to know about the race.
We look forward to welcoming you to the event.
The start is approximately 800 metres from the Race HQ so please allow
10 minutes to jog to the start.
Directions
The race headquarters is at Barby Cricket Club, Longdown Lane, Barby nr
Rugby, CV23 8TR, courtesy of the Cricket Club.
Car Parking
There is ample car parking at the Cricket Club.
Numbers & Registration
Numbers can be collected from Registration from 08:30 on the day of the
event. There is a limit of 300 Competitors for safety reasons.
Subject the entry limit not having been reached entries will be accepted on the
day up until 10:00.
The race is being managed via Roster Athletics this year and we would
recommend that you download the Roster Athletics App to your phone.
Changing & Toilets
There are toilets and limited changing / shower facilities at the cricket club.
Start
The start is situated close to the Arnold Arms Public House in the centre of
the village. There are no public toilets in the village so please use the facilities
at registration and do not use public areas or residents’ gardens for that
last minute wee.
Also please note that the Arnold Arms now has new owners, so their carpark
is not available to competitors.
There will be a Mass Start and ‘Gun Time’ will be used.
Course
The course is entirely on public roads, starting in Barby, passing through
Kilsby, Hillmorton, Barby, Kilsby and returning to Barby. The last mile is the
same as the first mile but is run in the opposite direction.
The course is undulating and includes ‘Cart Hill’ after 6 miles as well as climb
in the final mile. This was part of the famous former Rugby Marathon Course.
Since the course is on public roads, for their own safely and that of marshal’s
competitors should be able to complete the course in 2h 00m.
There will be a drinks stations on the course, at approximately 3.5 and 6
miles. There will also be drinks available at the finish.
Finish
The finish is outside the Arnold Arms Public House a few metres from the
start.
Bar & Refreshments
Tea & Coffee will be available for purchase after the race and the Cricket Club
Bar will also be open.
Results
We will display a set of provisional results as soon as possible after the race.
The results will be available soon after each athlete finishes on a dedicated
website.
https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27120
The results will also be visible in the Roster Athletics App
Prizes & Presentations
Prizes will be awarded in at least the following categories:
Senior Men, M35, M45, M55, M65, Junior Men, Senior Women, W35, W45,
W55, W65 and Junior Women.
The presentations of both individual and team prizes will take place at
registration at approx 12:30 when we expect to have a full set of results
available.
Any questions??
Please e-mail me on randn.enquiries@gmail.com and I will try to answer