Free Santa suits for Nottingham Dirty Dash 10km Runners

We’re celebrating the final event of a busy 2014 by offering free Santa suits to runners in the Dirty Dash 10K Trail Run at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham on Saturday 29 November.

The 10km, which uses trails and grassland around the park, takes place alongside the Nottingham Off Road Duathlon (run – bike – run) event on the same day. Both events are designed to be accessible and fun.

The Santa suits are being offered free to race entrants in return for a voluntary donation to Cancer Research UK. A small prize is also on offer for the fastest male and female Santas completing the run.

Online entries are open until 24 November via https://www.onestepbeyond.org.uk/nottingham-dirty-dash-10k.php. On the day cash entries will also be accepted at a slightly higher entry fee.

Anyone wishing to get into the festive spirit by wearing a Santa suit should simply request one when they arrive on the day and put a small donation into the charity pot. The race starts at 12noon.

The duathlon event, which starts at the earlier time of 9.30am, covers an off road 5km run, 16k bike and final 2.5km run. Mountain or cross bikes are required. The course is almost all off road, with a few challenging sections, but is generally designed to be accessible to a wide range of competitors.