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The course is 40% on high quality "bike path" type trail, 60% on solid sea wall. Road shoes will be absolutely fine. I've never seen more than about 5 feet of mud on this course even after very heavy rain.
Navigation is very simple, there are only basically two paths and a sea wall at Samphire Hoe and will be signed at the junctions. (You can view the route here)
Just remember the golden rules
• Turn around at the Cone of Doom
• Don't be on a beach or in the sea.
• Watch out for any fisherman on the sea wall, it's super wide so can't foresee any issues but just keep an eye out for any that are about.
Remember this is a timed event, not a fixed distance event. If you complete at least one lap, then you are an official finisher and will receive a medal, a goody bag and an official finish in the results. A Half Marathon is 4 laps, a Full Marathon 8 laps, a short Ultra is 9 laps and the 50k mini loop can be viewed on this page.
You must start your final loop by 6 hours after the start and as is traditional with ultra events, this is a strictly enforced time limit. As long as you are out of the base camp before the 6 hours limit you'll be able to complete that loop (even if you finish after the 6 hour threshold). There will be no mileage credit for partial laps.
Finally you'll have to tell us when you're finished, not the other way around. As it's a timed event, if you wish you can stop, have a rest and continue, or you can just stop!
We'll have an “official finishers bell” for this purpose, (Rachel will be the keeper!) when you're done for the day, ring the bell and the goodies will be yours!
Cakes/Cookies!
Whilst we'll be supplying some of course we also encourage runners to bring along their creations too and there will be trophies! (We've a small mountain of them to give away). As a bit of a hint if you'd really like a trophy, marzipan! FYI nothing with fruit has ever won an award, or green, the judge likes marzipan and anything with marmite or kale carries a two lap penalty!
Can you please identify your cake in some manner so we can award the prizes correctly and if its vegan that its vegan!
We'll have paper plates and forks to assist in the consumption! Lap Counting
At race registration you'll be handed a small laminated lap counting card, attach this to yourself with a safety pin or cable tie. At the end of each loop get this punched through by one of the hole puncher chaps or chappesses. So basically at the end of each lap, get your card punched, or ring the bell!
Toilets
These are located behind the smaller round building between the two car parks, there are male, female and a changing room, they are fairly small so the girls tend to use the changing room one too. Neck Coolers/Bobble Hats
We now have newly rebranded as its getting warmer SVN "Neck Coolers" (absolutely nothing like the well known buffs) and we'll have a sale on yellow bobble hats too for £10 each - cash only please.
Numbers
Will be allocated at registration. If you're with us on both days please reuse your number for both days. Elite runners please remember your numbers!
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