Fighter 5k

Date: 18/05/2025

Location: Great Massingham Airfield, PE32 2HT

Website: link

Set in the beautiful surroundings of the former RAF Great Massingham and with grateful permission of the Leicester House Farm, West Norfolk Athletic Club presents a new FLAT and FAST 5K race for 2025.

Cash prizes for top three male and female finishes with age group winners gaining free entry to the following years race!

This years race is raising money to support the East Anglian Air Ambulance

https://www.eaaa.org.uk/

We have also teamed up with Purfleet Pantry, a local food bank based in King's Lynn. Their team will be with us on race day and if you'd like to donate your finishing refreshments to this worthy cause you can. You can also bring food donations on the day too! Any left over refreshments will also be donated to the Purfleet Pantry.

What is the Purfleet Pantry? | The Purfleet Trust

Adrian Flux is a welcome addition to supporting the Fighter 5k. They offer car, motorbike, home, van, learner driver and many other types of insurance at competitive prices. They can also cover young drivers who have just passed their test. Check them out here. 

www.adrianflux.co.uk

This is a fully licenced England Athletics event and officially measured.

Permit number - 29291

Officially measured – Course number 24/515

 

Directions

Coming from King’s Lynn or Fakenham follow signs to Great Massingham where you’ll be directed to the carpark on the old main runway.

Great Massingham Airfield, Weasenham Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2HT

Please note that the postcode covers a very large area, so plan your journey ahead of time.

Our course!

It’s a single lap course incorporating the perimeter track and runways of the airfield. A fully run-able concrete surface offers a PB potential. Chip timing giving you on the spot results!

As the course is on private land no recce runs are permitted.

Not suitable for wheelchair racers.

Please respect the airfield by keeping it clean and tidy.

Race distance and start times

10:00 – Start time.

5km – Certificate of Measured Course to UKA standards.

No cut off time.

Minimum age is 11 years old up to veteran ages.

Course records 

Male - TBC

Female - TBC

On site facilities

There will be refreshments available provided by Great Massingham football club raising vital funds for new equipment. First aid, toilets and a urinal are also available.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any changing facilities or bag drop but the car park is conveniently located very close to the start area.

Prizes & goodies

Cash prizes for top three male and female finishes – 1st £40, 2nd £20, 3rd £10.

Age group winners will gain free entry to the following years race. U17, Senior,V35,  V40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65+ male and female.

All finishes will receive a unique Fighter 5k sew-on military style patch. Along with welcoming refreshments for when you cross the line!

‘Give it a go’ and good luck!

Contact us for more info

For all inquires please email the club at info@westnorfolkac.co.uk

Total Race Timing kindly support us with the entries, recording and results. WNAC are fully responsible for every other aspect.

Entries are non-refundable and unfortunately cannot be deferred but transfers to another runner are available until midnight on 11/05/2025. Login to transfer your entry.