Switchback 5

Switchback 5 2020 – CANCELLED

Unfortunately due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, & the rescheduling of the spring marathons to autumn, we have decided to cancel this year’s Switchback 5.

We will be back in 2021!

Switchback 2019 – Results

Thank you to everybody who ran or volunteered at this year’s Switchback 5. The rain always makes the course more interesting. We hope to see many of you over the coming cross country season. We’ll be back this time next year.

Previous years results at the bottom of this page.

The Switchback 5 is one of the highlights of our club calendar. The course is a 5 mile, single lap, off road route around Lloyd Park and into Addington Hills.

It’s a popular warm-up to the cross country for club runners, but is also ideal for runners of all abilities looking to step up from a local 5km parkrun or Race for Life.

The Switchback 5 represents great value for money, with entry fees this year at £8 attached and £10 unattached for entries before the day – £2 extra for entries on the day.

All finishers receive a FREE memento and this year they’ll also be able to enjoy FREE tea and cake at our Sandilands clubhouse after the race.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the men’s and women’s races, with trophies for places, teams (3 to score) and the winners of male V40, V50 and V60 and female V35, V45 and V55 categories.

The start of the race is in Lloyd Park, a couple of minutes jog from the Race HQ at Sandilands clubhouse, Addiscombe, Croydon, CR0 5DB. Lloyd Park and Sandilands are on the Croydon Tramlink network, a couple of stops from East Croydon mainline station.

The start and finish in Lloyd Park and the viewing platform in Addington Hills are good places to spectate.

NOTE: NO NUMBERS WILL BE MAILED OUT. PLEASE PICK NUMBER UP ON THE DAY FROM OUR SANDILANDS CLUBHOUSE (CR0 5DB) – 5 MINS JOG FROM START.
From East Croydon Station take any east bound tram or a 119,194,198,466 bus to Sandilands Tram Stop.

Good luck and have fun running the Switchback

Switchback 2018 – Results

Switchback 2017 – Results    Shirley Hills – Switchback  Shirley Hill – Top  Start & Finish  Video – Start & Finish

Switchback 2016 – Results    Shirley Hills   Finish Photos

Switchback 2015 – Results and Photos

Switchback 2014 – Results and Photos   from Shirley Hills. Photos from Start and Finish

Switchback 2013 –  Results    Prize Winners    Photos

Switchback 2012 : results  Prize Winners  Photos

Full results for 2011 – 25/09/2011

Full results for 2010 – 26/09/2010

Full results for 2009 – 27/09/2009

Full results for 2008 – 28/09/2008

Full results for 2007 – 23/09/2007

Full results for 2006 – 24/09/2006

Full results for 2005 – 25/09/2005

Full results for 2004 – 25/09/2004

Full results for 2002

Full results for 2001 – men;   women;

Full results for 2000