Holly Hayes

2017/18 Derby Runner XC League - Race 3

Race: Holly Hayes Woods

Club: Hermitage Harriers

Date: Sunday 26th November 2017

Time: Junior Race 10:30am, Men's Race 11:00am, Ladies Race 11:05am

Distance: 5.5 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: Senior - FREE (BADGERS will be paying for the members this season)

Venue: Holly Hayes Woods

Address: Castle Roack High School, Meadow Lane, Coalville, Leics LE67 4BR

Lift Share: We will be meeting at Woolpack Way Car Park, Atherstone at 9:20am (leaving 9:30am prompt) and travel over together!

NOTE: CAR SHARING IS ESSENTIAL - ONLY CARS WITH 3 OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE MAIN CAR PARK.

Information

Please allow 10 - 15 minutes walk to the start/finish area from MAIN car parking.

New Tent Area on Hilary Crescent next to swings, and just a 5 minute walk from the Pub/Results.

Please only drop tents off here and DO NOT PARK – the Paramedics will park up here.

No Toilets available.

ALLOW 10 MINS TO WALK TO START.

ALL ASSEMBLE BEFORE 11 FOR BRIEFING PLEASE, AS LADIES WILL NEED THE ACCESS TO START AREA FULLY CLEAR ON THEIR RUN.

Course details/footwear

80 metres of tarmac per lap (Adults), some slightly gravelled paths – otherwise grass, and woodland (tree roots, rocks, mud and trail paths) with 1 stile crossing per lap and 5 brook crossing in total for adults. Adults (approx. 5.5 miles) –2 large woodland/trail/grass laps described/shown. Slightly more rolling than previous years.

Please note the following:

Course will be marshalled/pegged/posted – please keep to this
This is public woodland/grassland – please be courteous to the general public
Please take all litter home with you

Junior (2016 course) Under 10’s 1 lap woodland trail (approx. 1 mile), Under 16’s 2 laps. Loop prior to new 2016/17 start/finish shown here : Junior MAP

Rules

These races are CLOSED events, ie only members of affiliated clubs can take part. If you are a member of a club not in the Derby Runner Cross Country League, you can join one that is as a second claimer. Occasionally, at the rare and sole discretion of Dave Mann, guest runners may be allowed – any guest runner will not score points for a team.

Team Events

Men's event: 8 men (including 2 vets)

Ladies event: 4 ladies (including 1 vet)

Combined event: 7 men (including 2 vets) and 3 ladies (including 1 vet)

Please make your team aware of the following:

Runners, MUST return their finishing disks
Runners must run in club kit
NO Earphones MP3s or other devices - it makes insurance invalid
At stiles if you jump any queue, you and your team will be disqualified
Host clubs are to make sure that all marshals know the mobile phone number of the first aid co-ordinator
Host clubs are to make sure that the children’s race has hares and/or marshals
Please turn up early and car share
Finally, enjoy!