Rotherby 8

2021 LRRL Runion League - Race 5

Race: Rotherby 8

Club: Team Anstey and Wreake Runners

Date: Sunday 26th September 2021

Time: 10:00am

Distance: 8 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: TBC

Entry Link: EVENT ENTRY

Race Limit: 400

Club Waiting List: There is a waiting list for transfers, please contact your captains to be added to the list.

Transfer Link: EVENT ENTRY

Venue: Rotherby Lodge Farm

Address: Gaddesby Ln, Rotherby, Melton Mowbray LE14 2LL

Lift Share: Due to the current situation, we will not be organising a lift-sharing meeting point on the morning of the race. Members are free to arrange lifts with other members or the club captains can help facilitate car shares for those who require it. Please contact your captains for more information.

Information

The grand finale of the Leicestershire road race league reunion edition sees a brand new event run around the beautiful villages of the Wreake Valley. Starting at Rotherby Lodge Farm this rolling 8-mile course runs through Gaddesby, Ashby Folville before returning to the farm to finish. It will test the legs and lungs but will reward with the beautiful countryside.

There will be free parking, toilets and refreshments at the start/finish and water available on the route. Prizes available, details TBC plus race mementoes.

Certificate of course accuracy 21/104

Runbritain licence number 2021 - 42007

The Route: Runners will start at Rotherby Lodge Farm down the access track and left onto Gaddesby Lane towards Gaddesby. Upon entering the village, the route goes down Park Hill to the T-Junction with Ashby Road where the route turns left. At the edge of Ashby Folville the route turns left onto Ashby Folville Road and then immediate left again over the bridge. The route then continues along Ashby Folville Road up the hill to the junction with Pasture Lane where it turns left onto Pasture Lane. At the end of Pasture Lane in Gaddesby the route turns right onto Rotherby Lane, and then follows the outward route in reverse back to Rotherby Lodge Farm. Upon arriving at the farm, the route turns right onto the farm access track to the finish.

Access to the race start/finish field is from Gaddesby Lane, with exit from the site via a track direct onto the A607. Runners are requested to avoid the A607/Gaddesby Lane junction on arrival due to the risk of traffic build up. As Gaddesby Lane/Rotherby Lane will be closed for the first 2 miles of the race, all runners are requested to arrive at the site 30mins before the start to avoid the risk of being unable to start the race.

Due to confusion at earlier league races, no headphones of any type are be permitted on the course.

Rules

The 2021 league will be a stand-alone league of 5 races and won’t continue from the abandoned 2020 league season

• There will be no promotion or relegation

• The league will be called the “Reunion League”

• Team scores from all 5 races will count – there will be no dropped scores

• Individuals will need to run 4 of the 5 races to count towards individual prizes

Tournament structure:

The tournament will be the same format as the 2020 Lockdown League - 4 pools of 7 clubs (one pool with 6), the top 2 clubs from each pool will race it out in The Grand Final.

Depending on the finishing position in the group stage clubs will be put into an A, B or C final so there is everything to play for at the last race.

Pools to be drawn randomly - no seedings or geographical groupings (if it leads to a "Group of Death" - so be it!) The draw will be made live on the LRRL Facebook page on Sunday 13th June at 8pm.

Team sizes:

Mixed teams made up of 8 runners - 4 men and 4 women. Included within this must be at least 1 vet man, and 1 vet woman. In the event a club's top 4 male or female runners are seniors or juniors, the 4th runner will drop out of the team score and be replaced by the highest placed vet. This will reduce the total number of runners each club will need in order to compete for team prizes and hopefully ensure everyone gets a fair crack of the whip.

Although the main competition will be between mixed teams as outlined above the league will also publish male and female league tables based on the 4 fastest male and female counters, again including the vets.

In order to encourage social distancing at the start line all league tables, both individual and team, will be calculated using chip time and not gun time.

Team prizes:

There will be prizes for the first, second and third-placed mixed teams in the competition. There will also be prizes for the first male and first female teams. Prizes will only be awarded if sufficient races are able to take place.

Individual prizes:

To count for individual prizes runners will need to compete in at least 4 of 5 races.

Prizegiving will be subject to numbers completing the required number of races taking place. It is anticipated there will be prizes for:

Top 6 Seniors

Top 3 all other age categories, subject to the number of competitors

Awards evening:

The aim is to hold a face to face awards evening as in previous years. This is subject to Covid restrictions and sufficient races taking place to award prizes and for the league to generate the income to pay for them!