Welcome to the Ingatestone Five Mile Road Race website

As proud winners of the Howard Williams Trophy for best Essex road race in 2024, we are delighted to announce that the popular Ingatestone Five Mile Race returns on Sunday 21st September 2025 11:00 am - Our 40th Year

About the Howard Williams Trophy: introduced in 2008, the trophy is awarded to the best road race in the Essex County Athletics Association area as voted for by running club members. Howard sadly passed away in 2017. He was a member of Ilford AC and a major force behind Essex County Athletics.

Note: Photos in slideshow above are from 2023

The prices will remain the same as last year.

We can use the facilities at the Ingatestone Anglo-European School as in previous years.

The Course - as run in 2023

START: New Road, Ingatestone
FINISH: Anglo European School

ROUTE: Around Fryerning and Beggar Hill.

Please find attached the Event Certificate (2025) and the Route (as 2023).

The race will start on Sunday 21st September 2025 at 11.00 a.m. This year, as last year, it will start in Little Hyde Lane and will be run in reverse of the route used for the last few years finishing at the Anglo European School in Willow Green, Ingatestone. Thanks to the school's support, we will be using their parking facilities and the registration will take place there.
The route starts in Litle Hyde Lane (close to the A12 footpath tunnel - last year's finish) and goes up to Fryerning, around Beggar Hill and finishes at the foot of Frterning Lane at the Anglo-European School. You can download a map of the route either as a Route - PDF or Route - Doc.
It is planned to hold the presentation in the school playground - weather permitting.
Over the years, the race has raised a great deal of money for the Ingatestone Boys' Own Club. Much more has been received for causes of the runner's chosen sponsorship. Moreover, the race is about personal achievement - run in a good friendly atmosphere with all smiles at the finish!
Prizes for at least first 3 Men, Women, Veterans, under 20's Men and Women and Team Awards.
Plus First Ingatestone Residents: Men & Women and Under 18's.

Mementoes to ALL FINISHERS.
Changing facilities are available at the school.

How to Enter / Registration

ONLINE ENTRIES: https://www.entrycentral.com/ingatestone5mileroadrace

POSTAL ENTRIES: you can print-off an Official Application Form.as a Word doc. ENTRY FORM
Alternatively, you can print-off as a PDF : ENTRY FORM

Postal entries will close on 13th September 2025 . Do send us your entry as soon as possible.

ON THE DAY: Entries are available on the day for all runners at £15 up till 10:45.

2024 Race

In our 39th year, in great conditions over an undulating country route, another good entry of 318 runners completed this popular road race.

Emmanuel Adedeji of Newham and Essex Beagles, and a resident of Ingatestone, stormed to victory in a time of 25.09.

For details and photos of the individual winners and team prizes, please go to Results 2024 page.

Thanks to all the runners for their support and for making this event such a success.

Keith Cranmer - Chairman and Leader - Ingatestone Boys' Own Club.

SPONSORED BY:

Rotary Club of Ingatestone
Ingatestone Boys' Own Club
Hepburns of Shenfield
Anglo European School