Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals Reinstated for Run Barns Green 2023
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The 2023 Run Barns Green will take place on Sunday 24th September and this year Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are being reinstated after a four-year absence. The first 50 men and women finishers in the Half Marathon and 10K races will receive gold medals. Those male and female runners finishing in positions 51-100 in the Half Marathon and 10K races will receive silver medals with all other finishers receiving bronze medals. The first 25 men and women finishers in the 5K fun run will receive Gold Medals. Those male and female runners finishing in positions 26-75 in the 5K race will receive silver medals with all other finishers receiving bronze medals. All finishers in the Jennings Junior Jog, for 4-11 year olds, will receive the same coloured medal.
Covid restrictions meant that runners had to collect their own medals at the finish line for the past two years so the distribution of gold, silver and bronze medals was not possible.
Chairman of Run Barns Green, Nigel Currie commented, “We are delighted to be bringing back the gold, silver and bronze medals this year. It has always been popular and gives a more competitive edge to the Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races”.
It has been a very good few months for Run Barns Green. BARR (British Association of Road Races) announced that Run Barns Green was voted the 8th best-organised event in the country in 2022 and was the number one event in the country for races organised by the local community.
This follows on from two other accolades for the event as BARR also gave Run Barns Green its annual Committee Award in recognition for the organisation, efficiency and coordination of running events.
The three adult races follow routes on closed roads through the lanes of Barns Green, Itchingfield, Dragons Green, and through the magnificent grounds of Christ’s Hospital School taking in some of the most scenic countryside in West Sussex.
Once again in 2023, the official race charity will be St Catherine’s Hospice who do such wonderful work in the local area and who Run Barns Green are delighted to be able to support.
For all runners taking part, there is plenty of free parking and a warm-up exercise routine prior to all the races including the Jennings Junior Jog. For the adult races, there is chip timing for each runner as well as pacemakers who will help runners to achieve their target finish time.
Full details of how to enter one of the races at this year’s Run Barns Green are available here.
