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Blended Trails creates thoughtfully designed trail running events and guided runs, rooted in place, community and quality routes. Based in Hampshire, we focus on well-established trails, responsible access and a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere, whether on event day or out on the trails together.

We’re back for our 5th year at the beautiful Chilton Manor Farm for The Hard Yard! We are always so happy to hold an eve...
08/05/2026

We’re back for our 5th year at the beautiful Chilton Manor Farm for The Hard Yard! We are always so happy to hold an event here, and the trails just keep getting better.

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This year, we’ve switched things up a little and decided to focus all our energy on our epic 10-mile route. After fantastic feedback last year, it was obvious to us that our 10 miler is a firm favourite and deserves some spotlight of its own.

Starting at the farm, this route winds through the Candovers, taking in beautiful views of this corner of Hampshire, and finishes on the now-iconic, yew-tree-lined avenue, where a friendly welcome from our crew awaits.

With friendly tail runners and no cut-off time, this is a great run for those looking for a bit more of a challenge. Run with friends or race solo, you’ll be well supported by our crew and receive a bespoke medal (and a banana!🍌)when you’re finished.

Enter via the website 👌

🍌🦖Wow…what a weekend! Where do we start? The inflatable banana and t-rex having a Simon Says dance off, clouds of colour...
13/04/2026

🍌🦖Wow…what a weekend! Where do we start? The inflatable banana and t-rex having a Simon Says dance off, clouds of colour EVERYWHERE, the MIGHTY Phil Spencer taking liberties with our air horn… or, we could talk about Andy’s Caribbean fruit cake that gave us a cheeky (and very boozy) hit of afternoon energy -(and the inability to drive home after.)

Let’s focus on the main event… the fantastic sight of 180 trail runners gliding through the beautiful countryside around Froyle, fuelled up on bacon rolls and some potent village hall coffee (at least we now know why the Froyle VH team have so much energy)

This was a new event for us, and we jumped at the chance to hold a trail run in the pretty village of Froyle, surrounded by incredible Hampshire countryside. Working with the Froyle community has been great, and we felt very welcomed by the friendly team.

The day started as all our trail events do… a little bit murky, but we kicked things off with our bright and vibrant colour dash. The recreation ground was soon filled with clouds of colour, and we even tricked some parents into helping! The run crew looked like they had far too much fun, and we may never know whether blue-coloured powder comes out of white trainers, but it was 100% worth it.

Next up was time for the grown-ups to get their (type 2) fun, and with the help of the lovely Phil Spencer, we set 180 runners off around the Hampshire countryside, accompanied by the sounds of a dying air-horn, expertly handled by Mr Spencer until its last breath - RIP airhorn 📯

As usual, the sun made an appearance when it was good and ready - just as our runners started crossing the finish line to the now familiar sounds of our cowbells and the gift of a bespoke nature-inspired medal.

Froyle was an absolute dream, and we had a brilliant day. We hope all our runners, big and small, did too.

If you ran and you’d like to leave us a review, please do - it helps us know whether we should be planning more events or going into early retirement, plus you could win a place in The Hard Yard or a cool beanie just for giving us your thoughts.

Hey folks,We’ve got just one week to go until our Froyle 10k event, and we can’t wait to get out on the route and get it...
05/04/2026

Hey folks,

We’ve got just one week to go until our Froyle 10k event, and we can’t wait to get out on the route and get it all marked up. We’ve opened up a few more entries due to popular demand and we’ve got a couple of surprises up our sleeves to make it a truly unique experience (including a very special guest opening the 10k race)

We’ve got a handful of spaces left for our kids’ colour dash, and the crew are excited to get involved (and messy we suspect!)

See you on the start line! 🏁🤗

With just under 2 weeks to go, we’ve started keeping an eye on the weather… whatever it brings, it’s set to be a brillia...
01/04/2026

With just under 2 weeks to go, we’ve started keeping an eye on the weather… whatever it brings, it’s set to be a brilliant day in Froyle.

We’ve got a cracking route lined up. If you haven’t checked out what’s on yet (where have you been?!) head over to the website and take a look.

Entries are nearly full now, so if you’re thinking of joining us, now’s the time.

Expect the usual relaxed, inclusive vibe, a great route, and yes… a hill or two (mostly one up, one down 😉)

Take a look and we’ll see you on the start line!

14/03/2026

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Hey folks,Our upcoming 10k at Froyle has something for everyone.We’re holding a colour dash for runners of the smaller ...
14/03/2026

Hey folks,

Our upcoming 10k at Froyle has something for everyone.

We’re holding a colour dash for runners of the smaller variety!

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Have fun whilst exercising as a family. It’s a short lap (or two) of the recreation ground. Don some snazzy shades and a white tshirt then walk, run, skip or dance your way around the course ground to earn a medal and have some fun.

There’ll be clouds of colour, plenty of cheering and full permission to get properly messy 😎

Enter via the website - only 50 spaces available for the colour dash.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you, ‘cause we definitely did. We’re thrilled to have sold all our tickets to this year’s event...
09/03/2026

Don’t say we didn’t warn you, ‘cause we definitely did. We’re thrilled to have sold all our tickets to this year’s event, and entries are now closed

If you missed out, but you’d still like to be involved, or you’d like to see how a Backyard Ultra works, we would welcome any helping hands over the weekend, 6th of June, supporting our runners at the corral, keeping the fuel table stocked or, if you have a guitar, strumming a few campfire songs!

Please reach out if you’d like to join us.



2026 runners, expect your first event email in the next few weeks!
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Four weeks to go!A quick heads up on Froyle and a little route insight.This trail starts with a feisty climb out of the ...
08/03/2026

Four weeks to go!

A quick heads up on Froyle and a little route insight.

This trail starts with a feisty climb out of the village – think of it as a warm-up and start all in one. However, once you’re at the top, you’ll be greeted with incredible views across the South Downs and non-technical trails across to the neighbouring village of Holybourne before looping back to Froyle through tree-lined avenues and the Froyle estate.

We can’t wait to share this route with you. 100 spaces only.

Enter via the website.

🚨Ticket entries are open for The Hard Yard!🚨If you’ve done any of our other events, you’ll know that we have a real soft...
05/03/2026

🚨Ticket entries are open for The Hard Yard!🚨

If you’ve done any of our other events, you’ll know that we have a real soft spot for Chilton Manor Farm. We hold two events here, the BT Backyard Ultra in June and the Hard Yard in September.

The Backyard Ultra involves running laps of 4.167 miles every hour until only one runner remains. It’s intense, exciting, and usually involves a fair amount of flapjack and not much sleep. We’re thrilled to have nearly sold out this year – only 3 spots left, so if you want to join, you might want to do it sooner rather than later. We won’t be opening any more spots for this one.

If running for over 24 hours isn’t your thing, The Hard Yard might be more up your street.

10 miles of well-marked trails on farm tracks and chalky pathways make for an exciting trail run finishing on the stunning yew tree-lined 1-mile finishing straight. Grab a well-earned coffee at Moonroast, and you’ve got yourself a very nice morning out.

It’s a popular event, as shown by how many of you have returned year on year to tackle *that* finish line (which seems to have fuelled the rumour that we always plan a hilly finish). We call it iconic; others call it… Well, we’ve heard it all over the years, and most of those we can’t write here. If you’re looking for a friendly and well-supported trail event, this is the one for you.

Enter via the website.

Hey folks,We’re just 6 weeks out from our 10k event at Froyle! This is a new and exciting event for us, and we’ve had a ...
27/02/2026

Hey folks,

We’re just 6 weeks out from our 10k event at Froyle! This is a new and exciting event for us, and we’ve had a great time creating a beautiful run, perfect for a sunny April morning.

Join us for an extraordinary trail run over rolling fields, open pathways through local farms and a steady climb to the chalk ridge with views reaching over the South Downs.

100 spaces only.

Sign up via the website.

🚨10 Spots Left! Now, we know some of you like to live on the edge and leave securing your tickets for the Backyard till...
11/02/2026

🚨10 Spots Left!

Now, we know some of you like to live on the edge and leave securing your tickets for the Backyard till the last minute. We admire you, we really do.

But we are down to our last 10 places and past experience tells us that some of you daredevils would rather risk it and try to sweet talk us later rather than just nab your spot now but we have to reiterate, once places are gone, their gone. Medals will be ordered, the marquee will come out of hibernation and Ollie will start embroidering our beautiful patches by candlelight until the event rolls round in June.

We’ll take the sweet talking but it still won’t get you a place 🤪

If you’re planning to come but haven’t entered - don’t wait!

(However we do welcome volunteers so if you’d like to come and check out a Backyard and get involved, get in touch!)
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