Holly Hayes

2022/23 Derby Runner XC League - Race 1

Race: Holly Hayes Woods

Club: Hermitage Harriers

Date: Sunday 20th November 2022

Time: Junior Race 10:20am, Men's Race 11:00am, Ladies Race 11:03am

Distance: 5 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: Senior £6 - Pay on the day to our captains, Junior £2 - Pay on the day at the league desk

Venue: Holly Hayes Woods

Address: Midland Quarry Products (MQP) Ltd, Leicester Road, Whitwick LE67 5GR

Lift Share: We will be meeting at Woolpack Way Car Park, Atherstone at 9:00am (leaving 9:10am 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.

Parking

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

The nearest car parking is at Midland Quarry Products, Leicester Road near the northernmost extremity of the course (you run past this in the Hermitage 10K).

PLEASE FILL THIS CAR PARK FIRST.

Other car parks:

King Edward VII College, Warren Hills Road (LE67 4UW)

Castle Rock High School, Meadow Lane (LE67 4BR)

The Forest Rock Offices, Meadow Lane (LE67 4BR)

Lady Janes Pub Car Park

And - following some negative feedback from the larger car parking areas at the 2 schools, can we reiterate and remind, please?:

Please do not drop any litter and take this home with you (applies to all 7 car park areas)
There are no toilets at this event – until the race results in the pub. Please do not try any doors at the schools, exploring whether you can find a toilet. Last year, alarmed doors at the closed-for-the-weekend school were set off and security guards called out. As ever, folk generally turn a blind eye to wild wees, once you are nearer or on the xc course!
Please do not park on grassed areas (tarmac/concrete-only) - nor block emergency exits

Facilities

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.

Course details

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

80 metres of tarmac per lap (Adults), some slightly gravelled paths – otherwise grass and woodland: TREE ROOTS/TRUNKS, VOLCANIC ROCK (not active), mud and trail and 1 brook crossing for adults.

Adults (approx. 5 miles) – 1 small clockwise loop just under 1M; 1 medium anti-clockwise loop 1.75M; 1 large anti-clockwise loop 2.45M, rolling woodland/trail/grass laps.

Junior: Under 10’s 1 lap woodland trail (approx. 0.9 mile), Under 16’s 2 laps.

Please note the following:

The 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 (course and car parks)

Results

The Lady Jane Pub, Hall Lane, Whitwick (only park here if Team Managers staying for results)

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!