Chicken Run

Junior Race

Burgess Hill Runners can't wait to welcome you all to The Mac's Farm for our brand-new location & beautiful route, which you'll be pleased to hear has dried out nicely over the last few weeks.

Entries are now open! - Enclosed are the details & maps of the routes.

Please note that although we have enclosed the route for the adults race, not all of the site is open to the public.

We request that people do not come to The Macs Farm at any other times to try & run/walk the route.

If you have any questions, then please get in touch.

Stephen

Burgess Hill Runners

Advance Entries Will Close 9”AM” on Friday 17th April

On-The-Day will be available if 500 entries has not been reached.

Club payments can be made payable to:

HSBC: Sort Code 40-15-16, Account Number 31528653

Clearly marked: CLUB NAME WSFRL Chicken Run

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RACE INFORMAITON

DATE: Sunday 19th April

LOCATION:

THE MACS FARM, COMMON LANE (B2112), DITCHLING, EAST SUSSEX, BN6 8TL

MACs FARM HAS TWO ENTRANCES, EGG SHACK AND AN ENTRANCE FOR CAMPING, VISITORS & EVENTS.

DO NOT USE - EGG SHACK ENTRANCE

PLEASE USE THE CAMPING, VISITOR & EVENT ENTRANCE - THE MACS FARM, COMMON LANE (B2112), DITCHLING, EAST SUSSEX, BN6 8TL

COURSE

Junior - 1.1-mile multi terrain flat course through fields, footpaths & woodland trails. 10:30am

Adults - 5.15-miles multi terrain flat course through fields, footpaths & woodland trails. 11am

Junior Race 10:30am with medals for all finishers. (£1.00)

Adult Race 11am (£5 via your Running Club Race Secretary)

On the day entries available £7 for WSFRL Clubs & £10 for general public.

PARKING

Limited parking is available on the site on hard-standing areas for around 200 vehicles.

This sounds a lot, but this requires at least 2-3 people in most vehicles for us to have enough space for you all to park on site.

Please car-share where possible.

There is also parking in Ditchling Village by the museum, church & community centre carparks, about a mile away.

Carpark will open at 9am for runners.

Driving speed is restricted to 10mph anywhere on the farm to ensure the safety of all visitors.

The Carpark onsite in the Farm will close by 10:30am & the gates will be closed to keep the site secure & the route safe for runners.

After this time, you will need to park in one of the two carparks in the village.

The carpark will re-open when the road parts of the route is clear of runners.

WATER

Water & Hi5 hydration will be available on the course at around ½ way and at the finish line.

Please bring your own re-usable cups. THIS IS A CUPLESS EVENT

TOILETS

Changing facilities and toilets available at the Race HQ Finish Line & also male & female toilets are available near the start line.

There are also shower cubicles available for cleaning up after the race.

HEADPHONES

A gentle reminder for all WSFRL events that NO HEADPHONES of any type.

Anyone found to be using headphones or bone conducting headphones will be disqualified.

CHARITY CAKE STALL, FOOD, DRINKS & MUSIC

We will be selling a wide range of delicious home-made cakes in aid of our chosen charity.

There will also be a bar onsite provided by Macs Farm with Beer, Wine, Tea, Coffee & hot/cold drinks.

We are currently aiming to have Burgess Hill Scouts with us, cooking breakfast & burgers & hot/cold drinks, but at this time, we are awaiting confirmation that this will be possible.

DOGS - You can NOT run with your dog, but spectators can stand with dogs.

Well behaved dogs MUST be on a lead at all times on the farm. Please keep them under control and watch them at all times.

Dogs are not permitted in the "Meet the Chickens" Field.

You have full responsibility to clear up after them.

GLASS - Glass is not permitted on site. We recommend using reusable/recyclable cups. This is to keep the farm, runners, animals and all our guests safe.

SWIMMING - No swimming in the duck pond or any bodies of water on the farm.

INJURY, SAFETY AND LIABILITY

The site operates as a working farm, and as such, there are inherent risks associated with being in a rural and agricultural environment.

All visitors & race attendees enter the premises at their own risk. Burgess Hill Runners and site owners will not be held responsible for any personal injury, loss or damage sustained whilst on site, unless caused by proven negligence.

ACCESSIBILITY - If you or a member of your run club has any accessibility needs, please contact us before booking to discuss any reasonable adjustments.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY

By entering the race, all attendees acknowledge and agree that photography and videography may be taking place throughout the duration of the Chicken Run race event.

Official photographers and videographers will be identifiable by high-visibility jackets labelled “BHR Event Photographer”, or "BHR Marshall".

Any images or footage captured may be used by Burgess Hill Runners for promotional and marketing purposes, including but not limited to social media, websites, printed materials and future publicity.

If an attendee does not wish to appear in any photographs or video content, it is their responsibility to make this known to the photographer or videographer at the time.

While reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate such requests, Burgess Hill Runners cannot guarantee that individuals will not appear incidentally or in the background of wider shots.

By remaining on site, attendees consent to the use of their likeness as part of the event’s general documentation and promotion.

The organisers are not liable for any use of imagery captured by attendees, guests or third parties who are not official event photographers.

We will not sell or license images of identifiable individuals to third parties for unrelated commercial use.

A map of the new course is available below, but this is subject to change if weather gets very wet.

https://www.komoot.com/tour/2852896391?share_token=a2zcISvMs58KWxvuhmDij...

Also enclosed is the GPS Files in GPX & FIT format for those that want to follow the route on their GPS watches.

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BHR Chicken-Run @ Macs Farm - 2026

5.15mi

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