The first Saturday in June is well established on the runners' calendar as "Otmoor Day" and we welcome runners from a wide area, mostly covering the South and Midlands, but also from much further afield. We welcome all classes of competitor, from good club runners to those who have challenged themselves to just complete a half-marathon, and that is where the name of the event comes in. The course is a mixture of roads and trails, mostly flat, but with the "neverending field" leading, at the 11 mile point, to a long climb up the hill to Beckley. The reward, however, is a view of the last mile and a half as far as the finish in the middle of the Horton-cum-Studley village fete. In 2012 there were 275 finishers, with times varying from 1:14:50 to 3:19:38. To quote from the blog of one of the runners in the 2012 Challenge:- "What an absolute corker it was too. So wonderfully organised, a stunning route.....Such a great race to have taken part in, and a real challenge. I've not taken part in a cross-country race before...I'll definitely be back."