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H&T Running

The Saltmarsh Half Marathon

Next Race: 18/04/2027

South Woodham Ferrers Rugby Club, Ferrers Rd, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5WA

H&T Running

The Saltmarsh Half Marathon

Next Race: 18/04/2027

South Woodham Ferrers Rugby Club, Ferrers Rd, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford CM3 5WA

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4.9/ 5

61 reviews
Would you recommend it to others? Yes
How did you rate the scenery? 5/5
How did you rate the atmosphere? 5/5
How did you rate the organisation? 5/5
Do you think this was friendly to beginners? Yes

Liz Johnson

Great event and scenery, very well organised, would highly recommend!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to tell us! :-)

Matthew Grannell

My first trail race. Amazing scenery and very friendly atmosphere, would highly recommend

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback, we're so glad you had a great time and we appreciate you taking the time to tell us! :-)

Sue Mapes

Fab and friendly

Lovely event, welcoming and friendly. Many thanks,

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback - we really appreciate it! :-)

Juliet Lopez-Real

Stunning scenery, friendly race

Loved this run, so much to look at and varied terrain. Very friendly and great aid stations. The only thing I can think of to improve it would be a loo option around halfway!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your lovely feedback Juliet - we also appreciate your feedback about the toilet provision - we know that there are toilets in venues along the route so we'll see what we can negotiate in time for next year! :-)

Natasha Janes

Beautiful, friendly run with great organisation.

Yes it was a little uneven today, but that is to be expected on a trail run. Beautiful weather and scenery and as always the best snacky snacks at the Sid stations. Thank you to all who put the hard work in to organise.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback Natasha and for your appreciation of our aid stations - we work hard to make sure that our snacky snacks are a bit of what you need or want when you get there!! :-)

Rowen Holloway

Fantastic race and scenery!!

Loved the course and atmosphere, scenery was incredible and so was the weather, will most definitely enter again!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback Rowen - we appreciate you taking the time to tell us! :-)

Thomas Smithers

Well organised and good value for money

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback - we're glad that you like the options we have put in to try and make our events as affordable as possible! :-)

Excellent

Nice tee shirt

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback - we love this year's t-shirt too! :-)

Alexandra Berwick

Fantastic race with faultless organisation

I ran the Saltmarsh Half today with a friend - such a friendly atmosphere, beautiful route and fantastic organisation. The medal, as usual from H&T was

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Awwww Alexandra - you're making us blush!! Thank you for your lovely feedback - we very much appreciate it! :-)

Keeley Pond

Beautiful run along the Essex coast

If the weather is good and has been dry an excellent run

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback Keeley - it's definitely an easier run when it's been dry in the lead up to race day!!! :-)

Barbara Kubis

This is my second Saltmarsh half and I've also done two Saltmarsh ultra events by H&T - every time it's been really well organised, friendly, also very reasonably priced.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback Barbara - we appreciate you taking the time to tell us and glad that our work to make our events affordable for everyone is working!! :-)

Cait Smith

Probably the best events I've ever participated in!

This is my second time running this event.
I love the atmosphere here, I love the fact it's a local event and it has smaller number of people taking it feels more personal and you are really well looked after. Other runners are super friendly and supportive. I'd say it is the best event I've ever taken part it!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Awwww, what a fabulous review - that's what we aim for with every event we organise! I feel like we have a mic drop with this review! It's very much appreciated! :-)

Helen Gallagher

Beautiful scenic course

Very well organised, friendly and a great trail run. Aid stations are positioned in the right places. However, a Marshall would be helpful at Creeksea as I was unsure of which way to go, even though there was a blue flag, it still didn’t seem apparent which direction to take. Apart from that, this was a brilliant organised run, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely recommend.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your positive feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to tell us where we could do better though and we'll have a look at how we can make that part a bit clearer for next year! :-)

Lizzie Norton

Lovely friendly event, that is really inclusive.

You have THE best snacks!!!! And a perfect post race goodie bag!!!! Thank you

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your lovely feedback - we glad that you like our snack choice for the aid stations and the goody bag at the end!! :-)

Karen Hawtin

Fabulously run event with goodies !

Brilliant start this year at rugby club. On site toilets and friendly team. Thanks for organising lessons window this year and brilliant weather. What's thr date for next year... got a pb by 23 mins this year!!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your great feedback Karen - we agree with you that the start at the Rugby Club is much better! Amazing work on your pb - we'll see what we can do to manage the wind for next year too!! :-)

Sarah Hegarty

Loved this today! Would absolutely do next year!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2026
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your lovely feedback - we appreciate you taking the time to tell us and we look forward to seeing you next year! :-)

Ben Cooke

A lovely, somewhat challenging local race

Second time running the Saltmarsh half and enjoyed it even more this time around. The course is a varied trail with some gentle inclines and scenic views. Previous year was a lot muddier so was a blessing to get a firm course for the most-part. Nothing the organisers can do about the wind but for anyone tempted to run in 2026 be prepared to adapt!
On the whole a super race with a lovely communal feel. Felt valued by the organisers and will happily look to run again, fingers-crossed for at least a partial tailwind next year!

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2025
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your great and super helpful feedback Ben - we're so glad that you love it as much as we do! We look forward to seeing you again next year! :-)

Liz Johnson

Very well organised and friendly event

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2025
Sarah Holdaway

Really enjoyable event

This was my first event organised by H&T and I was very impressed. Well organised and great value for money. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. Well stocked aid stations along the route.
The route although mainly flat was quite challenging and the wind was a struggle at times but in general it was really enjoyable with a nice mix of Saltmarsh path, wooded trail and some short road sections.
In terms of feedback the shuttle bus was really helpful but I feel that the pickup time could have been 30-45 minutes later to avoid people waiting around getting cold.

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2025
Organiser comment:

Thank you for your feedback about the shuttle - we agree!! We have looked at the timings and also the start location to see if we can make this a little bit more time friendly and warmer while you wait!! :-)

Jennifer Carter

First Half Marathon

I did the Saltmarsh as my first half marathon. It was bit tougher than I thought mainly due to the wind but the support all the way along was fantastic and very friendly. So impressed with the medal which I will long treasure! Would not hesitate to recommend to others or run again in future years. Thankyou xx

Reviewed using Eventrac, Apr 2025
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