Sunday 1st June 2025
Please note our email address for this race:
rack-raid@fairwater-runners-cwmbran.org.uk
The Rack Raid was established in 1993 and is the club’s most prestigious race. It involves over 100 miles of racing split into 13 stages of varying distances.
The race begins at Grosmont Castle at around 7:30am and finishes at Castell-Y-Bwch at around 7:00pm.
STAGE 1. GROSMONT CASTLE to SKENFRITH CASTLE 5.1 Miles
START TIME: 7:30AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 46 MINS
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STAGE 2. SKENFRITH CASTLE to WHITE CASTLE 6.93 Miles
START TIME: 8:05AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 62 MINS
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STAGE 3. WHITE CASTLE to ABERGAVENNY 7.51 Miles
START TIME: 8:50AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 68 MINS
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STAGE 4. ABERGAVENNY to MOAT 6.7 Miles
START TIME: 9:40AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 61 MINS
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STAGE 5. MOAT to MONMOUTH 8.1 Miles
START TIME: 10:25AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 73 MINS
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STAGE 6. MONMOUTH to RAGLAN 12.6 Miles
START TIME: 11:20AM
CUT-OFF TIME: 114 MINS
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STAGE 7. RAGLAN to USK 5.53 Miles
START TIME: 12:40PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 50 MINS
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STAGE 8. USK to TINTERN ABBEY 13.1 Miles
START TIME: 1:20PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 118 MINS
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STAGE 9. TINTERN ABBEY to CHEPSTOW CASTLE 9.42 Miles
START TIME: 2:45PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 85 MINS
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STAGE 10. CHEPSTOW CASTLE to CALDICOT CASTLE 6.6 Miles
START TIME: 3:50PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 60 MINS
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STAGE 11. CALDICOT CASTLE to PENHOW 8.3 Miles
START TIME: 4:25PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 75 MINS
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STAGE 12. PENHOW to CAERLEON AMPHITHEATRE 6.64 Miles
START TIME: 5:20PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 60 MINS
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STAGE 13. CAERLEON AMPHITHEATRE to CASTELL-Y-BWCH 5.43 Miles
START TIME: 6:05PM
CUT-OFF TIME: 49 MINS
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The race is an INVITATION ONLY event, and due to the narrowness of many of the country lanes we run in we have capped the entry to 30 Teams.