Festive cheer and a happy ending for all except the pudding! The Pudding Catcher is a 12km multi-terrain running race with a difference. Hunt down the Christmas Pud but don’t eat him alive and win prizes on the day. Pippingford Park near Crawely provides a stunning off road course on rough tracks, through fields and on forest trails. The pudding is a mysterious votwo elite athlete hindered only by the fact he or she is dressed as a Christmas pudding. First competitor to catch the pudding wins £100 in cash. The pudding will have a few seconds head start and is on a strong incentive not to get caught!
For the younger ones a 1km \\\\\\\'Pudding Eater\\\\\\\' fun race will keep them entertained before the main event. |
| Event | Pudding Catcher 12km Multi-terrain run |
| Date | 20-12-2009 |
| Type | Multi-terrain running race and kids fun run |
| Cost | £18 |
| Closing Date | 20-12-2009 |
| Places | 600 |
| Distances | 12 km for Pudding cattchers and approx 1km for Pudding eaters childrens race. |
| Location | Pippingford Manor, Pippingford Park, Nutley, East Sussex,TN22 3HW. » Map |
| Schedule | Individual entry £18. Team entry £48. Pudding Eaters entry £3.
08:00 Race registration opens
09:00 Pudding Eaters Childrens race starts
09:50 Pudding Catchers race briefing
09:55 Pudding starts
10:00 Pudding Catchers start |
| Terrain | Pippingford Park offers a great mixture of woodland, forest trails, open fields and hills. The course is challenging but stops short of using the ultra extreme terrain reserved for the 2010 Kamikaze event taking place the following May. |
| Facilities | £100 cash prize for first runner to catch the Pudding
Free bowl of hot Christmas pudding and custard to all finishers
votwo cafe for hot food and drinks.
100% traffic free circuit within the grounds of Pippingford Estate.
Undercover spectator area
Race commentary and music
Toilets
Free car parking
Event T-shirts and hooded tops available to purchase when you enter online.
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| Accommodation | Rhoebuck Hotel www.theroebuck.co.uk 1.5 miles from event venue.
Brambletye www.fullershotels.com 1.8 Miles from event venue.
Chequers Inn Hotel www.chequers1452.co.uk 3.8 miles from event venue.
Woodcock Inn www.thewoodcockinn.co.uk 9.5 miles from event venue. |
| Team/Relay | Hunt the pudding as a team of 3! All 3 team members must tag the pudding at the same time to qualify for the team prize.
Teams can be male, female or mixed. Groups of friends or work colleagues.
£48 per team of 3.
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| Prizes | £100 cash to the first runner who catches the pudding. (Pudding\\\\\\\'s decision is final)
£150 cash for first team of 3 runners who catch the pudding.
Large Christmas pudding for the best dressed Santa and small pudding with custard to all finishers.
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| Categories | Male and female 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Vet (40+) Male and female 1st.
Pudding Eaters race. Male and female 1st, 2nd and 3rd. |
| Entry Confirmation | By Email. Make sure you enter your correct email address. |
| Spectators | Plenty of great vantage points so you can see the action unfold. Teas and coffees served through out the race. |
| Other Details | Events refund policy: Any cancellation received by email to events@votwo.co.uk more than 14 days prior to the event date will receive a 50% refund. Only emailed cancellations are acceptable. Cancellations made in the last 14 days will not be eligible for any refund.
In the highly unlikely case that an event is cancelled at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g. extreme weather, Foot and Mouth or similar) the event will be re-scheduled for the next available date and all entry fees carried over to that date.
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| Santa\\\\\\\'s Comments | The Christmas pudding began life as Christmas porridge called Frumenty. As time went on, other ingredients, such as dried plums, eggs, and lumps of meat were added to make it more interesting and it became Plum Pudding. A proper Christmas pudding is always stirred from East to West in honour of the three Wise Men. So now you know..... |
