**This year’s Something Wild Festival is going Virtual because of the pandemic**
You can enter the virtual 5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon or Summit Wild Ultra here:
REGISTERWe have established an alternative virtual event for all entrants participating in the 5k, 10k or half marathon, marathon or ultra. If you have already entered any of the Something Wild Festival races, we will send you a 100 % discount code to enter with on the link below.
You can either run your own route and simply send in your evidence to our partners at Lets Do This (see link below) recordable on any GPS tracking device, or run the ‘official route’ from Badgers Holt car park in Dartmoor National Park over a 72 hour period between Friday July 31st and Sunday August 2nd. There will be two leaderboards (one for each race category ‘official route’ and your own route) and medals will be posted out to all finishers. Spot prizes will be given for the best selfie photos sent in to Lets Do This. (see address below).
We will be posting the race GPX and map on our website at https://www.something-wild.co.uk with route descriptions. We recommend that you get in a recce run of the 5k and 10k route before doing the ‘official route’.
If you do not wish to take part in our Virtual event, we will automatically transfer your entry(s) to next year’s event. This includes camping and kid’s races. For those of you who want to do the virtual event but would like to be refunded a camping ticket, please email us at enquiries@somethingwildevents.co.uk and we will refund you.
If you enter the Virtual Event, part of your entry will go towards the Devon and Cornwall 4×4 Response Team, who have served us so well over the years and who have been taking emergency PPE supplies to NHS workers during the pandemic. For those of you who are not interested in any of the above, we can refund you HALF the entry fee and we will make a donation to Devon and Cornwall 4X4 Response Team. We are offering this last option in good faith but hope that you choose one of the first two options, as our company, like may others, has faced an unprecedented challenge to stay afloat during the Covid pandemic.
Please email us at the above address if this applies to you.
Rest assured the Something Wild Festival will be back with a bang next year.
Thank you all again for your patience in these difficult times.
Ceri and Ben and the Something Wild Events Team
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Event Itinerary
Friday, 31st July
The site will be open from 2pm.
Our caterers Bamboo Cafe will be on-hand to serve dinner on Saturday plus breakfasts, teas, coffees and cake. Additionally, our bar and Clive’s Pies will be available at the cow shed.
6pm – 7.30pm: Registration in the cow shed (This will consist of picking up race packs)
6pm: Guided wild swim in a secret spot 20 minutes walk from the campsite (meet at the cow shed). The Swim is being led by Andrew Butler and donations all be accepted for his chosen charity Ronald McDonald, which provides ‘home away from home’ accommodation for families with children in hospital.
7.30pm-9.30pm Speakers Evening in St Raphaels Chapel (5 mins walk from HQ) (All speakers subject to change)
- Adam Holland, ambassador for Kids Run Free, will talk about his passion for running as many marathons as he can to raise awareness for various causes and because he loves it!
- Patrick Devine Wright will talk about two very different runs, a multi day ultra and the The Grizzly.
- Joe Kelly aka Barefoot Athlete will talk about moving through landscapes and try to capture what it is that makes this childlike quality appealing.
Saturday, 1st August
7am – 10.15am: Registration in the cow shed (This will consist of picking up race packs)
8am: Another chance to grab a dip with wild swim guide Andy Butler. Guided wild swim at a secret location (meet at the cow shed)
7am – 12am: Breakfast Cafe (teas, coffees, artisan breads and pastries by Bamboo Cafe)
8.30am: Start of the Summit Wild Ultra.
8.30am: Start of the Somethingwildmarathon.
10am: Guided Wild Walk with Dartmoor’s Daughter Emma Cunis.Dartmoor Daughter walk
10.30am: Start of the Somethingwild Half Marathon.
10am – 12am: Forest School Session 1
12.00: Presentation of prizes at the cow shed
12 – 3pm: Lunch Cafe (honesty pies & bar)
12:15 pm First half marathon finishers expected
1.00 pm First Marathon finishers expected
1.00 pm Half Marathon prize presentation
2.00pm First Ultra finishers expected
3.00pm Marathon & Ultra presentation.
3.30-4pm: 30 to 40 mins of yoga in the cow shed with Zoe Drake. £5 donation
5pm – 7pm: Communal dinner
6- 7.45pm: Live music in the cowshed. The band is to be confirmed.
Sunday, 2nd August
8.30am – 9.45am: Registration in the cow shed for 5k & 10k ( you just need to pick up your race pack)
7am – 12am: Breakfast Cafe (teas, coffees, artisan breads and pastries by Bamboo Café)
10am: Start of the 5K & 10k race Something Wild 10k & 5k race
10am – 11am Movement class for adults and children with Joe Kelly (to be confirmed)
12.15 Prize presentation of the 5k & 10K race.
11am to 1.00pm: Forest School Session 3
12 – 3pm: Lunch Cafe (honesty pies & bar)
12.45-1.45pm: Registration in the cow shed for the 1k & 2k race (you just need to pick up your race pack)
2.00pm: Start of the 1K & 2K Kids races
3pm – 5pm: Forest School Session 2
3.30-4pm: 30 to 40 mins of yoga in the cow shed with Zoe Drake. £5 donation (to be confirmed)
5.00pm Festival wraps up although there will be the option to camp on Sunday night or beyond too for anyone who wishes to at £5 per person per night.
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