Winter League 2025-2026
Leaderboard
| Pos | Age graded | Female | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fliss Berridge 116 | Fliss Berridge 60 | Tom Donovan 54 |
| 2 | Gary Hymns 108 | Hilary Walker 30 | Gary Hymns 50 |
| 3 | Tom Donovan 93 | Ruth Gledhill 30 | Hans Ho 43 |
| 4 | Hans Ho 83 | Nicola Kaye 30 | Hamilton Huxham 30 |
| 5 | Hilary Walker 60 | Anne Bennett 30 | Andre Mola 30 |
Winter League Dates & Events
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Monday December 1st to Sunday December 7th
Take part in the Serpentine Handicap in Hyde Park on Saturday 6 December (link here). If you cannot take part, please volunteer instead. If you cannot make it to the Handicap, then please do a 'virtual' Handicap by running the distance (6.975km) one day during the week, and record your time. Race points are allocated in finishing order (not net time). Virtual runners score lower than real-life participants in the Handicap.
Monday December 8th to Sunday December 14th (live now!)
Swim 400m in a pool or in open water.
Monday December 15th to Sunday December 21st
Santander Bike in Regent's Park
Cycle ten laps of the inner circle of Regent's Park, anticlockwise (each lap is almost exactly 1km) on a Santander bike, wearing a Serpentine top. If you can't get to Regent's Park, you can do a virtual bike ride of 10km - preferably on a (non-electric) hire bike.
Monday December 22nd to Sunday December 28th
20 hours of swimming, biking and/or running. Points for exceeding 20 hours.
Monday December 29th to Sunday January 4th
Short Course Weekend (swim 1km, bike 30km, run 7km)
Swim 1000m on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Cycle 30 loops of the inner circle of Regent's Park, anticlockwise, on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. And take part (or volunteer for) in the Serpentine Handicap on Saturday 3 January 2026. If you cannot get to the Handicap, or you cannot get to Regent's Park, you can take part 'virtually' by swimming 1km, cycling 30km and running 6.975km instead - but they all have to be done on Friday-Sunday.
Monday January 5th to Sunday January 11th
Cross Country (Welwyn Garden) on Sat Jan 10th
Take part in the Met League Cross Country at Welwyn Garden City on Saturday 10th January. (Details here). If you cannot make it to Welwyn, you can be a virtual participant by running a trail run of the same distance (but you will score below runners who come for the cross country race itself).
Monday January 12th to Sunday January 18th
Add up the cumulative time for a 10 x 50m swim.
Monday January 19th to Sunday January 25th
instructions tbc
Monday January 26th to Sunday February 1st
parkrun takeover and blind 5km
Come to a designated parkrun (location tbc) on Saturday 31 January in Serpie kit. You must register your predicted time before 9am on Saturday 31st. Run without a watch (or with your watch face hidden). The winner is the participant closest to their expected time. If you cannot run, you can volunteer at the designated parkrun. And if you cannot come at all, please pre-register your expected time in advance, then run either another parkrun, or a 5km run during the week, without your watch being visible, and then record your finish time, to score as a virtual participant.
Monday February 2nd to Sunday February 8th
Swim 1250m in a pool or in open water.
Monday February 9th to Sunday February 15th
Monday February 16th to Sunday February 22nd
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