Supervising adult
Free
Children (aged 6 to 12)
£12.00
Minimum fundraising target
£50.00
Date
Saturday 14 Jun 2025
Time
From: 09:45
Venue
Strathclyde Country Park
Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.
Pretty Muddy® Kids is a fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6-12 (over 1.2m tall). The young fundraisers climb, crawl and slide their way around the course at their own pace, accompanied by an adult. The course is approximately 5k which is just over three miles, and there's no pressure to finish in a certain time. Get ready to get muddy on an unforgettable day out.
The start line is on tarmac and finish is on grass. The course is a flat route around the Strathclyde Loch. Starting by the Watersports Centre, the route heads up to the north end of the Loch before heading back down the eastern shores and finishes by the Sandy Beach car park.
Our courses are accurately measured with a measuring wheel, which may differ from GPS devices. Please follow the designated route closely to maintain the intended distance; cutting corners will affect your distance covered.
You can take part in any Race for Life event as an individual or a group to raise money for life-saving research.
Get your friends and family involved and walk, jog or run at your own pace! An adult will need to accompany the child around the course but adults will not be able to go on the obstacles.
However you choose to get muddy, you're helping to beat cancer.
10m
More than 10 million of you have taken part in Race for Life events since 1994, fundraising for Cancer Research UK.
£970m
Race for Life has raised over £970 million towards life-saving cancer research since it began 30 years ago.
130,000+
With your money, we've helped develop radiotherapy, which helps 130,000+ people with cancer in the UK every year.
Once you sign up for your Pretty Muddy® event, you'll receive an email with all the need-to-know details to help you feel fully prepared for the day.
The start line will be situated on the grass area next to the Clyde Car Park within Strathclyde Country Park (near Watersports Centre).
The finish line will be across the loch, next the to Beach Car Park.
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Please listen out for your start time to gather in front of the stage for a gentle warm-up and course instructions.
By car:
General Event Parking: *Please note - car parking is extremely limited in this venue. You will likely experience a wait to get parked and leave the venue if you choose to drive to this event.* If you must travel to the event by car, we advise using junction 6 of the M74. Please drop off or car share where possible. The car parks near M&D's are approx. 35 minute walk to the start line, so please factor this in if you are parking on this side of the park.
Blue badge parking is available close to the start line, follow the direction of stewards on the day.
Drop Offs: Follow the direction of stewards on the day
Electric Charging points: There are charging points in the Water Sports Centre car park.
Public transport and pedestrians:
Pedestrians: The closest entrance of the park is the south entrance from Hamilton Road. Follow the internal park signage for the Water Sports Centre.
Bus: There is a bus stop just outside the south side of the park, on Strathclyde Road. Please plan your journey using www.travelinescotland.com.
Train: Motherwell Train Station is approx. 25 minutes from the start line, Hamilton West and Hamilton Central Station are approx. 30 mins walk to the start line.
Cycling & Bike Racks: There are no official bike racks around the Water Sports centre side of the park.
Refreshments
Toilets
Parking
Dogs not allowed
Bag drop
Showers
Not suitable for pushchairs
Not wheelchair accessible
Due to the nature of the event it is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Spectators can access the full route from the adjacent path that runs the entire way round the loch which is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Blue badge parking will be available close to the start line.
We aim for maximum accessibility at our events. Our contact centre and on-site team are ready to assist with any needs or questions you may have.
Additional Support request badges are available, and our Event Managers are trained Dementia Friends.
Pretty Muddy Kids® events start times are staggered in 'waves', each wave starts every 15 minutes to ensure you're safe on the course. If you're signed up as a group, please make sure you sign up for the same wave time.
Adults accompanying children will run alongside the course, but will not be allowed to take part on the obstacles.
Parents or guardians will guide their little adventurer through the 5km course, cheering them on and offering support when needed. If they come across a challenge they can't tackle on their own, they will be there to help them move on to the next one.
Find out more about Pretty Muddy® obstacles.
The parent or guardian will have a blank running number, on which they can add the running numbers of up to three children they are looking after on the day.
Children up to the age of 12, who are at least 1.2m tall will be able to take part. Children ages 13 and above can join our Pretty Muddy® events.
Your entry fee covers the cost of your event, but your fundraising helps us save and improve lives. Join the celebration, join the family, and join the thousands helping to raise the money we need to power Cancer Research UK’s biggest discoveries.
When you sign up to an event, you'll get fundraising support every step of the way. Get top tips, ideas and resources to help you hit your target and raise as much money as possible for life-saving cancer research.
