RR10 League Race 8 – University Playing Fields, Wide Lane

Hosted by Itchen Spitfires, Hamwic Harriers and Solent Running Sisters

Welcome to Race 8 of the 2026 season at University Playing Fields, Wide Lane, Eastleigh on Wednesday 22nd July, hosted by Itchen Spitfires and Hamwic Harriers.

The race will start at 19:00 promptly

The race start/finish area will be from within the University Playing Fields at Wide Lane, Eastleigh, SO50 5PE. Please take particular notice of the parking information below.

The course itself is approximately 4.7mi (7.6km) consisting of x 1 lap of the first small field, then heading through the underpass for 2 x laps around the perimeter of the playing fields/large lap, before coming back through the underpass and completing x 1 more small lap into the finish. The route is predominantly on grass with a small section of gravel.

Parking

Parking is available within the University Playing Fields car park and at Lakeside Country Park (SO50 5PE), please use both parking locations so that we can manage the volume of cars expected. Lakeside parking restrictions are suspended from 18:00pm. Lakeside Country Park is just a short walk to the University Playing Fields. Please, park considerately and car share where possible. Alternatively, use public transport, cycle or walk / jog to the venue.

We do not have sole use of the University site on the evening and parking is not allowed in the tarmac car park – we have a dedicated parking area on the grass. Enter through the car park and bear right, where marshals will guide you out onto the grass parking grids. The parking crosses parts of the course, so please note that there will be no exit possible from the car park until approximately 8pm when runners have cleared this section. There will be a ‘one way’ system in place, so please exit at the far end of the parking area from where you came in, following the short straight track back into the tarmac car park near to the barriered exit to the site.

We would ask anyone expecting to finish and potentially wanting to leave quickly to park in Lakeside.

Toilets

There will be toilets available at both the main Wide Lane sports pavilion, and at the start/finish area.

Refreshments

Please bring your own water and bottles. As always, cakes will be available to runners at the finish!

Lastly, have a great race!

Rich Tapley – Itchen Spitfires

Laura Lea – Hamwic Harriers

Danielle Friedman-Brown - Solent Running Sisters