Ravenstone

2023/24 Derby Runner XC League - Race 1

Race: Ravenstone

Club: Derby Runner

Date: Sunday 15th October 2023

Time: Junior Race 10:25am, Senior Race 11:00am

Distance: 5.7 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: Senior £7 - Pay on the day to our captains (Entry price includes a donation to the Woodland Trust)

Junior (year 3 - year 12) £TBC - Pay on the day at the league desk

Venue: Alton Grange Farm

Address: Alton Grange Farms, Alton Hill, Ravenstone, Coalville LE67 2DL

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

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

Information

Parking

YOU MUST CAR SHARE! IF WE DON'T CAR SHARE THE EVENT WILL NOT GO AHEAD AGAIN!

Facilities

There are NO changing facilities but three toilets available. Please use them and not the hedge row, people live here.

Course Details

Senior race 2 laps. Approximately 5.7 miles.

Terrain will be mainly of grassland and a short section of hard bridle path. There are some steep gradients studs are recommended. NOT SUITABLE FOR SPIKES

Junior race at 10.25 for school years 3 to 6 approx ¾ mile and school years 7 to 12 approx 1½ miles £2 on the day

Rules

Derby Runner Cross Country League

www.derbyrunnerxc.co.uk

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!