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The 2025 Peak Rail 7 - Runner versus Steam
Date and time
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Event EnquiriesTel.: 07789 262960 |
Event LocationPeak Rail, Rowsley South Station, Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, DE4 2LF |
Event ID#9054 |
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Event Description
Matlock Athletic Club in conjunction with Peak Rail PLC are pleased to announce the details of the 2025 Peak Rail 7, our annual charity race in which runners are challenged to beat the steam hauled heritage rail service from Peak Rail Rowsley South station to Matlock Riverside station and back in the beautiful setting of the Derbyshire Dales.
The Peak Rail 7 special service train will be reserved exclusively for runners supporters and will take approximately 53 minutes to travel the return journey from Rowsley to Matlock, which includes stops in both directions at Darley Dale station together with a longer stop at the halfway point in Matlock. The event provides runners with an exciting cat and mouse race, usually being overtaken by the train shortly after the start, but with runners passing the train at the station stops before being overtaken again as the train steams by with supporters on board.
The entry fees are £18 EA/ARC affiliated and £20 if unattached (both including booking fee). There is a limit of 250 runners so be sure to enter early to secure your place. All runners will receive a race memento and a generous prize list will be on offer for male and female 1,2,3 overall along with male & female V40,50 & 60+ categories plus 'team versus steam' prizes.
It is online entry only through Bookitzone: This race will once again be the Matlock AC 'not for profit' event, all proceeds remaining after the costs of staging the race have been met will be donated to local charitable causes or community projects. Since the introduction of the event to our race calendar, we are delighted to have donated over £13,000 to charities.
Minimum age is 16 on race day, and please note that in order to keep the race adjacent to the rail line for much of the route as possible there will be 3 flights of steps and a narrow footbridge that have to be negotiated and so unfortunately the course is unsuitable for wheelchairs users. We are grateful to Derbyshire County Council and the Pedal Peak project for granting us access on to the trail and we advise all competitors that we will be sharing the trail with the other runners, cyclists and walkers and request you show courtesy and good manners at all times. Also we regret that due to public liability limitations on our race permit we will not be able to accept entries from runners wishing to be accompanied with their dog.
Peak Rail 7 - Runner versus Steam race details:
Deferrals: Deferrals will not be available to the 2026 or any future years event..
Refunds & Transfers:
We will allow refunds up until 31 March 2025. Please note that we cannot refund the booking fee paid to process your original entry. After this date, transfers will be permitted up to 17th April 2025.
If you require a refund, email info@bookitzone.com and include the following information:
RACE NAME: 2025 Runner vs Steam
Refund(s) required for: [FULL NAME(S)]
This event closes in:
Event Terms
Please enter me for the above event. I accept that the organiser will not be liable for any loss, damage, action, claim, cost or expenses which may arise in the consequence of my participation in or attendance to this event. I declare that I will not attend unless I am in good health on the day of the event and accept that I attend at my own risk. In the unlikely event of abandonment or cancellation, all or part of my entry fee may be retained for the management and administration of the event. We will allow refunds up until 31 March 2025. Please note that we cannot refund the booking fee paid to process your original entry.
After this date, transfers will be permitted up to 17 April 2025.
If you require a refund, email info@bookitzone.com and include the following information:
RACE NAME: 2025 Runner vs Steam
Refund(s) required for: [FULL NAME(S)]
Event Options**NOTE: Prices shown below include booking fees. Nothing extra will be added at the checkout.** |
Further information from the Organiser
You should collect your race pack/number/item at the venue on the day of the event. Please arrive in good time.
Event Organiser
Name: Andy Mellor
Link to events website: https://www.matlockac.org.uk/race/peak-rail-7/
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The 2025 Peak Rail 7 - Runner versus SteamPeak Rail, Rowsley South Station, Harrison Way, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, DE4 2LF Scan this QR code to open the event location on your smart device. You can then use sat nav on google maps to guide you to the race. Please note that the nearest postcode is used for the event location therefore using sat nav may not exactly guide you door to door. |
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