Big Cow Sports Events are the team behind the crazy Cattle Creepy 10K, the latest promotion taking place after dark on Thursday 26 October 2023 with 236 finishers, and all were safely accounted for after a pretty scary excursion through the 'Cattle Creep' that gives rise to this spooky event's name.

Headtorches are compulsory and Halloween costumes were encouraged for this final race in the Cattle Creep Series which also includes the Cattle Creep A Little Further 10 Miler in February and the original Cattle Creep 10K in June.

The highlight of Cattle Creepy 10K is the terrifyingly dark tunnel that takes you beneath the Grand Union Canal. This was originally used as a passage for farm workers and livestock to pass through but is now, thankfully, disused – take a look at this atmospheric video by Big Cow Events to get the picture...

The rest of the course is a suitably decorated riverside trail run with several spooky surprises before competitors return to the start/finish area at Wolverton House in Milton Keynes.

This year's fastest guy was Ricky Robinson of Rumble Racing in 37:42, followed by William Shippin (Redway Runners, 39:24) and Adam Hough (Stevenage Striders, 40:34).

Meanwhile, the leading ghouls were all gathered together – safety in numbers? Finishing 28th to 30th overall were Patricia Mafolo (Redway Runners, 49:26), Rachel Black (Lonely Goat RC, 49:29) and Kate Cox (Redway Runners, 49:54).

Just under 100 runners beat the hour on this challenging course and the final survivors clocked 1:35:36, well inside the two-hour cut-off time.

The Cattle Creepy 10K medal cleverly links with the medals from the other two Cattle Creep Series events to form a wall of medals that depict the entrance to the eponymous tunnel of fun.

Full results and previous report at runABC South race listing here.

Photo courtesy Big Cow Events on Facebook