We’re delighted to announce the three chosen halls for our annual self-navigating running/walking event.

As an added bonus for those wanting an extra challenge on the day, we have once again added a couple of optional halls. More details on this below.

So……where are we sending you this time?
The Three Halls for 2024 are:

Parr’s Mount Mews, Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3DA
Grid Ref: 53.412867, -2.201391; What3Words: ///headed.every.guitar

Hollywood House (site of), Hollywood Park, Edgeley, Stockport SK3 9LA
Grid Ref: 53.404428, -2.171720 ; What3Words: ///secret.calm.yarn

Abney Hall, Manchester Road, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 2PD
Grid Ref: 53.399735, -2.214221; What3Words: ///shunts.best.hang

How does 3 Halls work?
Start at Stockport Georgians, we set the walkers off first, then the runners an hour later. You navigate to each of the 3 halls in no particular order before returning to Stockport Georgians.

The event is open to runners and walkers.

Juniors (under 18) are welcome but must participate as part of a walking group – no running!

You do not have to complete all the halls, if 1 or 2 is enough for you, just make your way back to the finish when you’re ready, there will be refreshments waiting for you.

The 5 Halls – Do you fancy going a little bit further?

To add some spice to the mix, we have added 2 optional extra halls again this year to create our 5 Hall Challenge, which is open to runners only.

The 2 Extra Halls for 2024 are:

Woodbank Hall, Turncroft Ln, Stockport SK1 4JR
Grid Ref: 53.409046, -2.129606; What3Words: //over.neck.crisp

Mauldeth Hall Lodge, Mauldeth Road, Stockport SK4 3NT
Grid Ref: 53.423258, -2.199031; What3Words: ///tone.suffer.bats

They can be done in any order but you must do all 3 of the main halls PLUS 1 or both of the optional halls. There will not be a checkpoint at Woodbank or Mauldeth, we’ll need to see your route (Strava, plot-a-route, Map my run etc) or a photo of you by Woodbank Hall / Mauldeth Hall Lodge

Age limits:

The 3 Halls:  Individuals aged 18+ can run or walk the route.
Under 18’s can enter as a Junior Entry, but must walk the route as part of a group.
Walkers will be set off between 08:00 – 09:00, runners will be set off from 09:00.

The 5 Halls: Open to runners only, must be aged 18+.

You will start with the walkers, and you must have visited all 5 halls and be on your way back to base by 15:00.

Teams/Groups: If you are entering as a team or group of three or more adults, agree a team manager and ask them to email us at crazylegsevents@gmail.com for your team discount code before you enter yourself.
We will send you a discount code to give each individual £1.00 off their entry cost. This applies for teams of three or four people.

Virtual Entry – Individual: £5
We managed to clash with another local event last year, so just in case it happens again we are opening up the event to virtual entries between 00:01 a.m. Saturday 13th January to 11:59 p.m. on 20th January. Enter as a Virtual Runner run the halls and submit your route to us by email before 08:00 a.m. on January 21st.

There are a few basic rules:

Use only public rights of way, be courteous to other members of the public using the paths etc. check in and have your checkpoint card clipped at each checkpoint and let us know if you drop out.

Where possible, record your run/walk on an app e.g. Strava, Map my Run, etc. or take a photo of yourself at each of the checkpoints.

There is a prize for the fastest Male and Female finishers and a few spot prizes.

All Under 18s must walk, not run.

Only runners can enter The 5 Halls (due to the distance and length of time)

The event is run under UKA rules which should be followed by all participants

We will provide a suggested route upon request but this won’t be the shortest route, Part of the challenge is for you to navigate your own route between each of the Halls in no particular order, using your own map to find the shortest route using only public rights of way. We estimate the distance will be approx. 9.5 miles amd you have the details of the Halls now, time to get plotting. .

We’ll update our map shortly before the event after our final recce.

Parking is available at the venue although car sharing would be a good idea to prevent any congestion on the local roads.
Bag drop, toilets and refreshments are available at the finish

There are prizes for the fastest Male and Female – we usually post these out after the event.

When the Race Pack button above is displayed as blue, you can access the race pack via that button.

This will be emailed out in the fortnight before the race. When the Race Pack button above is displayed as blue, you can access the race pack via that button.