Long Player Running

Long Player Running Inclusive running events company & community. Music-themed, timed, lapped events; 5K to ultra-marathon. Soundtracks & trails, Dorset, UK.

All levels welcome & supported. EA & TRA affiliated
https://linktr.ee/longplayerrunning

@ LPR we use a different kind of AI - ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ to gain feedback & understand what our runners like & how we can i...
10/06/2026

@ LPR we use a different kind of AI - ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ to gain feedback & understand what our runners like & how we can improve things. Here's a selection of reviews from London Calling in April, which is our ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ event & falls on TCS London Marathon day again in 2027. Hopefully, we'll see you there ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿ’‚๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธโ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

๐ŸŽก https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/london-calling-13338

(Talking of AI, watch our for our new tool, ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜“๐˜—๐˜™ - coming soon ๐Ÿคฃ)

See you on the trails!

Whatever the motivation, have a good one today! โœŒ๏ธŽใ‹กSee you on the trails!
09/06/2026

Whatever the motivation, have a good one today! โœŒ๏ธŽใ‹ก

See you on the trails!

It's๐Ÿ…๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐Ÿ…, so here's a sneak peek @ the gong available for runners @ Wight Lines at Milford-On-Sea, Hampshire i...
08/06/2026

It's๐Ÿ…๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐Ÿ…, so here's a sneak peek @ the gong available for runners @ Wight Lines at Milford-On-Sea, Hampshire in October. It's an Isle of Wight / Wu-Tang Clan mash-up, obvs, in keeping with the Hip-hop theme of the event. Appropriately, it's ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ AND a ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ - proper old-school bling. ๐ŸŽง๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ“€๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐Ÿ•ถ๐Ÿ“ฟ Cooler than a cucumber in a bowler hat๐Ÿฅ’

Get one here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2014245309348821

It's our second edition of Wight Lines, so here's a few details:

โฑ๏ธ7-hour timed, lapped event: pick your own distance, 5K-Ultra marathon
๐Ÿ‘ฃ Coastal promenade course (mainly tarmac, some hardstanding, VERY short gravel section)
๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Stunning views of the Isle of Wight, the Needles & Sturt nature reserve en route
โ˜•๏ธŽ Local amenities to wrap-around the event - cafes/restaurants/play park/Hurst Castle UK
๐ŸŒŠVitamin sea available for the brave

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ is inspired by Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel's hip hop classic: https://youtu.be/DwRXI-y6M9o?si=oj-c59rVgVx-fipq

To get in the mood, last year's event playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33PMt5FECYIfOIpXM847yp?si=40oTsL8oTQGxVjBZmTDdCg (We'll be working on something new in the build up!)

๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜บ. See you on the prom!

Introducing this week's runner profile - Fiona Pawsey. We were lucky enough to meet Fiona recently @ London Calling, whe...
06/06/2026

Introducing this week's runner profile - Fiona Pawsey. We were lucky enough to meet Fiona recently @ London Calling, where she spent the day with her running buddies from JH Running Club, who came as a group & encouraged their runners across a variety of distances. On the day she ran an excellent half marathon: kudos, Fiona.๐Ÿ…

Fiona's been running for 8 years, enjoys running anywhere, swears by a good pair of running shoes & has a very valid motivation for doing so - avoiding tech for a while! You're not alone, Fiona: what could be better than getting away form the white noise, setting a goal & achieving it on a sunny day on a beautiful trail with your supportive running pals? Answer on the back of a postage stamp, please :-) ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

If you're part of a running group/club & fancy an away day on the trails, check out upcoming events - HOT-TO-GO & Something To Talk About are perfect candidates to set up as a group, make a day of it & switch off for for a while. You can make use of our multi-buy discounts (which are apparent when you sign up), or get in touch for larger group discounts. ๐ฆ‚๐–จ†๐€ช๐– ‹๐€ช๐€ช

See you on the trails!

Today is ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, so a few notes on what we're trying to do in this area. A big part of our ethos is to ho...
05/06/2026

Today is ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, so a few notes on what we're trying to do in this area. A big part of our ethos is to host great events but try, as much as possible, to ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด. It's not possible to achieve a zero carbon footprint with a mass participant event BUT what we can do is strive to reduce it as much as possible. A few ways that we're trying to do so:

๐—ข๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐ŸฅคAll events are cupless. We want to minimise plastic use. Refreshments are available @ the Run DMC (aid) station & participants are asked to bring their own cup/bottle
๐Ÿ’งWe do not use bottled water. Part of our site planning is to source facilities with mains taps, or we'll bring it all from home
โ™ป๏ธWaste. All participants are encouraged to take any waste home & recycle. Failing that, we supply & label recycling & waste bins. After each event we then process waste off-site & re-use & recycle
โถ โท โธRace bibs. So far we've eschewed plasti-paper race bibs in favour of 'mark on yourself' numbers. We're working on recycle-able fabric bibs for our next event - watch this space
๐ŸOn conclusion of each event we re-check the route just in case of inadvertent littering. Across 10 events we've found ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ gel packet. Well done, runners! ๐Ÿ‘Š

๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜
๐ŸŽฝOur LPR 'house' T '๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด' is 100% recycled; each T contains 9 recycled plastic bottles https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/products/never-mind-the-frolics-technical-t-3357
๐Ÿ‘•Event-specific Ts: We've chosen a good, fit-for-purpose product that lasts. We've identified it as it's a product that is transitioning to 100% recycled polyester, which is positive.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น
๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จWe strive to choose event sites with decent public transport links. It's not always possible with trails, but we signpost travel options anyway. We also strongly encourage groups to car share. We're also aware that not everyone has a car & we will be utilising the community page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2573042769733582) to signpost spare seats & anyone requiring transport to stick up a hand for help ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
Our event entry system allows us to log distances participants travel to each event (this doesn't include car shares). ATM we average around an estimated 0.37 tonnes of CO2/event for travel. The lowest being around 0.27. Benchmarking will allow us to track any changes in trends & correct wherever possible. We'll also be working on refining this data.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€
On most trail events we're currently working with ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ (FE) & donate 20% of all income to help their work maintaining & restoring UK trails. Part of the process is liaising with FE rangers to identify routes which minimise impacts. Getting people out on the trail also reinforces their importance, helps re-connect people with nature & realise the mental health benefits.

If you have any further environmental/sustainability ideas or suggestions, let us know. We're keen to listen & implement any changes at speed แฏ“๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

See you on the (clean) trails!

๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŽงToday's all about the joy of running โ€” the fresh air, the muddy shoes, the epic climbs & ...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŽง

Today's all about the joy of running โ€” the fresh air, the muddy shoes, the epic climbs & the unbeatable running & trail community. Whether you run for the views, the challenge, the sounds or the post-run snacksโ€ฆ today is your day.

To celebrate & give even more reason to get out & run, weโ€™re offering 15% OFF our HOT-TO-GO pop musicโ€“themed trail running event in July๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽค๏ธŽ๏ธŽ๐ŸŽตโœบ use code ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—— at checkout.

โœ๐Ÿป https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/hot-to-go-5-or-10-miles-15158

Expect feel-good vibes, sing-along energy, scenic trails, photo opps & medals, music & memories.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ 15% OFF - use code GRD at checkout
๐Ÿ“ Lace up, hit the trails, and run to the soundtrack of your summer
โณ Donโ€™t wait โ€” offer ends at midnight

See you on the trails!

Our pop-tasticย HOT-TO-GOย eventsย take in the summer sights and sounds of the wonderful Hurn Forest. Starting at Hospital Services Cricket Club, this route follows a new trail through the forest. With a Lazy Sunday laid-back 10am startย on a warm...

Snutters! ๐™‰๐™€๐™’ ๐™„๐™‰ Our brand new line in SNUTS (scarves you wear on you nut) are here, in a stylish grey-blue to pair up w...
02/06/2026

Snutters! ๐™‰๐™€๐™’ ๐™„๐™‰ Our brand new line in SNUTS (scarves you wear on you nut) are here, in a stylish grey-blue to pair up with any outfit. Ideal for those warmer runs at this time of year; made from lightweight, sweat-wicking, and breathable fabric, a snut protects against the elements and can be worn in over 12 ways, including as a headband, face covering, neck warmer, or sweatband.

Be a snutter & check them out in our ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ง store here:
https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/products/snut-pink-yellow-or-grey-3219

Spot them on the trails!

Something To Talk About takes place on 20.09.26 @ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, Bransgore, Dorset. Itโ€™s a fabulo...
31/05/2026

Something To Talk About takes place on 20.09.26 @ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, Bransgore, Dorset. Itโ€™s a fabulous technical, undulating woodland trail course, taking in boardwalks & lakes & the sounds & sights of the ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต, with a Grade I listed 'calendar' manor house as a backdrop๐ŸŒณ๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ was our maiden event last year, so we're super excited to bring you the 2nd edition!

Get ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/something-to-talk-about-13244

Participants can choose their own distance on the day, from 5K to ultra-marathon. All finishers of one loop or more will receive a newly-designed metal medal for their hard work.๐Ÿ…

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ derives it's name from the from the ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ song, which appears on the soundtrack to the film ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ. Get in the mood: https://youtu.be/urmIrfnUyCw?si=qNPUBTpJc-Q9qG7D

This event is ideal for groups & individuals alike. There's oodles of space to get comfy for the day; bring a chair, bring a rug, set up your kit & enjoy the day with friends, your running group or just soak up the atmosphere. We'll be playing our on-theme playlist tunes throughout the day & everyone is guaranteed to have something to talk about at the end of the day! ๐ฆ‚๐–จ†๐€ช๐– ‹๐€ช๐€ช

Beanie hats on the day anyone? ๐Ÿ’ฟ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ–ญ๐ŸŽต See you on the trails!

Meet Robin Mulford, this week's runner profile. Proof again that running comes to the fore at different stages of life: ...
29/05/2026

Meet Robin Mulford, this week's runner profile. Proof again that running comes to the fore at different stages of life: he's now finding more time to run now that his boys are a that bit older. Those boys are no running slouches, either! He's also proof that it's not always plain sailing - forgetting you running shoes for a weekend running event is a very good story! We've all forgotten some vital piece of kit at some point though, right?

Robin joined us in January at @ Starburster for a twilight run through Hurn forest, which was our first 'day turns to night' event that turned out to be a roaring success. We're putting it on again next January to get everyone through those darker, colder evenings as a bridge to spring events.

Great advice, too - tie those laces, put one foot in front of the other, don't fret, get out in the wilds & feel the buzz. Spot on, Robin.

See you on the trails!

Robin Mulford

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