Partners
If you’re interested in being a partner, drop us an email to tell us what you could offer our runners: [email protected]
Up & Running Bournemouth
Up & Running has been an integral partner since the beginning.
Specialising in running shoes, running clothes and running accessories, Up & Running stocks products from today’s key running brands such as Garmin, Brooks, ASICS, Mizuno, Saucony, Inov-8, Sub 4 and Ronhill. We’re confident Up & Running will have the right products for you to achieve your goals.
With more than 21 years of running retail experience, Up & Running never stops thinking about you, the runner, and your running needs. On hand either in store, online or over the phone, the team are there to offer you expert advice and help you choose the gear that’s right for you.
Running Imp
Running Imp provides us with race numbers, medals and signage for all our races. Their designers help turn our crazy ideas into products.
Running Imp is a mail order company that supplies event organisers with everything they require to stage their event from all under one roof – a one-stop-shop.
They predominantly supply equipment to running events; from event signage, branding and competitor identification, to finisher’s medals, mementoes, trophies and awards. Over the last 10 years, they have extended their services to include charities, councils and many different sporting organisations.
Moores Biscuits
Moores Biscuits is home of the Dorset Knob and the best biscuits in town! In fact, the whole of Dorset or anywhere really. Find these in some of our goody bags.
Palmers Brewery
Palmers Brewery was established on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport in 1794. They are best known for producing award-winning traditional cask conditioned real ales. These are joined by a deliciously hoppy session ale, called The Dorset Pale and a range of premium ciders made by their cider company Dorset Orchards. Join them on a guided tour of our historic brewhouse which run throughout the year and follow the process from the raw ingredients to a few halves of the final product.
Gritchie Brewing Co.
Gritchie brews its beers using its homegrown barley and water, drawn from its aquifer on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. Their love of beer and pub culture inspired the team to blend old world traditions with new world ingredients.
The brewery is based at Ashgrove Farm in rural Wiltshire, where the team converted an old barn into a brewery using natural resources from the Estate to give people a taste of Britishness in the brews.
Vinny's Trophies & Engraving
In a bid to be more sustainable, we’ve sourced a local medal and engraving service on our doorstep helping to produce some of the most amazing wooden medals, prize plaques and quirky treats for our runners. Made by the amazing professional hand of Lee and sourced locally.
Modern Forms
Another medal provider in Europe to help reduce our carbon footprint and reduce the freight time, but still get amazing bling for your efforts and something to show off to your friends.
Cranborne Chase Cider
We have been working with the Meaden Family for 5 years to bring their scrumptious Cider to our runners. We’re lucky enough to run around the farm it’s pressed on for our Cider & Piggy Plod weekend event, and use their Cider as part of some race goodies.
Dorset Ginger
Great British Biscotti
Made in a local factory, 10 miles away from our HQ, we had to introduce another local producer of fabulous food to our runners.
They make yummy savoury and sweet flavours of biscotti that are perfect for dunking, with vegan options too.
Lytchett Bay Soaps
Lytchett Bay Soaps is run by Liz Thompson, who started creating soaps after deciding that she needed to work on her health and wellbeing, and cut down on her environmental impact. After learning more about the amazing benefits of essential oils, she incorporated these into her creations.
All the soaps are made using a traditional cold process, using high-quality ingredients. The soaps are packaged in either recyclable, recycled or compostable ‘plastic’, made from starch. Many of the soaps are vegan.
The range has now expanded to include SLS free shampoo and conditioner bars, body butter and shower gels.
Flo and Frankie's
Another amazing local supplier to offer runners a yummy option for our race goodies.
Vegan and gluten free, their fudge is prepared the old fashioned way to an original recipe. Cooked in copper boiling pans and with no artificial preservatives added. It melts in your mouth.
