This year's Black Rock '5' Race will take place in Kinghorn, Fife on Friday 21st June at 20:00.
RACE NUMBER
Your race number with embedded timing chip will be posted to you. There is no facility to collect numbers on the night. Any queries will be handled by the team at the 'naughty corner' in the foyer of Kinghorn Community Centre. Race numbers will be posted out to participants around 10 days before the race date.
Kinghorn Community Centre is about two minutes walk from the railway station and just along from the Memorial bus-stop in the centre of the village.
There will be no refunds on entries. Exchanges will be processed entirely at the discretion of the race organisers and will incur an administrative charge. Please note, exchanges will not be possible once race numbers have been posted to participants.
CHANGING FACILITIES
Male changing facilities will be available in Kinghorn Community Centre on Rossland Place. A one way system will be in operation to reduce congestion in the sports hall. Enter by the front doors, exit by the fire exit doors only. Additional male changing and toilet facilities are available in the sports hall of Kinghorn Primary School, enter from the rear of the building.
The Community Centre management may pause entry to the sports hall if they believe the area is overcrowded. Please be as tidy as you can with gear you are leaving in the hall and use the chairs provided.
Entry to the centre post race will be by the fire exits only. Please remove your shoes and shake off some sand if you can.
Female changing facilities will be in the Church Hall opposite the Post Office, the side door on Burntisland Road will be in use. Changing areas at the Church Hall will be locked while the race is in progress, however the organisers accept no responsibility for loss of belongings.
TOILET FACILITIES
There are no toilet facilities at the centre for runners. Portable toilets will be sited at the top of the car park. The WC portaloos in the Community Centre car park are gender neutral.
CAR PARKING
Limited car parking is available at Pettycur Road car park, the Community Centre, Kinghorn Primary School and Kinghorn Golf Club. There are few on-street parking restrictions.
We'd appreciate it if participants could use public transport where possible to attend to avoid traffic congestion.
RACE START AND FINISH
The race starts at the junction of Harbour Road and South Overgate in Kinghorn.
Please join the start by going eastwards along the High Street then go down the hill at the chip shop to the railway viaduct.
The race finish is up the steep hill in South Overgate.
For the exact location of everything mentioned above, open the section below.
REFRESHMENTS
All over 18s who complete the race will receive a bottle of beer, redeemable using your competitor number. All finishers will also receive a bottle of water and a banana.
RACE PRIZES AND PRIZEGIVING
The race prizes are as follows:
Organiser’s discretion will be used should any cash prize be uncollected on race night.
We will also present a minimum of 20 spot prizes to finishers which will only be redeemable immediately post-race.
The prize giving ceremony will be held at The Harbour View, at around 21:30.
The Black Rock '5' Race is held in the sleepy coastal village of Kinghorn, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, and across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh. Kinghorn lies 3 miles to the west of Kirkcaldy (the birthplace of Adam Smith and home to Raith Rovers and Fife Flyers), and east of Burntisland on the Fife coastal path.
Please see Getting There for travel details.
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The race starts at the bottom of Harbour Road under the railway viaduct and climbs uphill, turning left onto Pettycur road before following the route to the beach. Down a small ramp and onto the sand, runners head out to the rock. Having made their way around the Black Rock competitors retrace their steps back to the beach, up the hill and then down to the start line. However, the finish line is on South Overgate near the junction with the A921 - meaning a left turn and a final uphill dash complete the race.
The inaugural Black Rock '5', held in 1987, was won by Gifford Kerr - ahead of 66 other finishers - extremely low by today's standards.
34 races have been held so far and numbers have increased significantly over the years, as has the quality of the top end of the field, with winners including Bobby Quinn and Terry Mitchell.
The new millennium has witnessed domination by H.B.T. with both Phil Mowbray and Don Naylor having taken the spoils.
The race is pre-entry only with the field limited to approximately 1000 on the night. The race has sold out each year since 2011.
The course record belongs to Jamie Crowe of Central AC, in a time of 21.51.
