The Melmerby race is the quickest of all the races in the Series with the fastest finishing time of 29.49 by Kevin McCluskey in 1996. Last years winner Darran Bilton ran 30.56, the same time as he ran in 2007.

The race start in the village and exits the village in the direction of Wath, but just before Wath the course turns right down a narrow lane, you carry on along country lanes before turning right and entering the village of Sutton Howgrave.

You enter the village, do a circuit of the village and leave on the same road as you enterered, at this stage of the race runners are on both sides of the road entering and leaving the village, please take note of marshall's instructions.

On leaving the village you carry straight on in the direction of Wath, on entering Wath you take a left through the village and back onto the road into Melmerby, it's approx 1 mile from there to the finish on the village green in Melmerby.

As you are running on narrow country lanes with high hedges conditions can be quite humid on cool days, and very hot on warm days so be prepared. Strong winds can be a problem as the course is in a slightly elevated position.

So this race has the potential for you to record your 10k PB, so good luck.