Harriers,
This Sunday is the Last Run of our usual 18/13 mile training runs, which starts from the car park of the Camden Arms in Pembury. We depart from the car park at 8.00 am sharp, so please arrive by 7.50 am for a briefing.
There are two routes, 18 miles or 13 miles, with drinks stations at 5.5 11.5 and 15.5 miles with water and sports drinks. (5.5 and 11.5 for the 13 miles route).
Unfortunately, I cannot attend this last run or put out the drink stations, so if someone else would like to do it, thank you!
Please wear a hi-viz top as the run is mainly on country lanes with a few sections on ‘B’ roads.
Everyone is welcome; you don’t have to be marathon training – it’s a lovely route for a Sunday morning road run. There are no formal pace groups, but small groups of similar-paced runners tend to form.
Directions and maps can be found below.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and I’ll try to address them.
Regards,
Craig Chapman
Full/Long Route (18miles) – https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/22120670
Short route (13.2miles) – https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/22155660
Map (showing both routes) – https://www.twharriers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TWH-18mile.pdf
TWH Marathon Training Run Route
Water stop at end of Spout Lane, on left)Water stop on left just after corner, opposite Elm Tree pubSHORT CUT RE-JOINS THE LONG ROUTE HERE(Water station at bottom of hill on right next to gate into woods)
| L Miles | S Miles | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Leaving Camden Arms car park turn right onto Hastings road |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Left into Henwood Green road |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Right into Woodside Road |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Right into Kings Toll Road |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Left into Maidstone Road B2160 (towards Matfield) |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | At Matfield Church turn right into Sophurst Lane |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | End of lane turn left into Cryals Road |
| Stay on this road till ‘T’ junction – do not bear left at any point | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Right into Tong Road |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Left into Spout Lane |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Right into Horsmonden Road |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Left into Furnace Lane (if you get to village green you’ve gone too far) |
| 7.4 | 7.4 | Right into Crook Road – FOR SHORT CUT TURN LEFT HERE |
| 8.4 | Left into Maidstone Road | |
| 8.9 | Left into Churn Lane which becomes Pearson Green Road | |
| 11.2 | Left at ‘Elm Tree’ pub into Mile Oak Road | |
| 11.2 | ||
| 11.6 | Left into Knowle Lane | |
| 12.0 | Sharp bend to right and up long hill (sorry) | |
| 12.7 | Right into Crook Road | |
| 13.0 | 8.3 | Left at crossroads into Windmill Hill |
| 13.3 | 8.6 | At Bull Pub turn right into Brenchley Road |
| 14.4 | 9.7 | Right into Coppers Lane |
| 14.5 | 9.8 | Left into Maidstone Road through Matfield Village |
| 14.9 | 10.2 | At ‘Mark & Sons’ butchers (village green) turn right into Maycotts Lane |
| 15.2 | 10.5 | Right at end of road still Maycotts Lane |
| 15.2 | 10.5 | First left into Foxhole Lane |
| 15.9 | 11.2 | |
| Foxhole Lane becomes Romford Road | ||
| 17.0 | 12.3 | Bear left at fork (do not take small road on right going downhill) |
| 17.3 | 12.6 | Right into Henwood Green Road |
| 17.4 | 12.7 | Second left into Canterbury Road |
| 17.5 | 12.8 | Right into Hastings Road back to Camden Arms |
| 17.9 | 13.2 | Arrive at Camden Arms |