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The course is part of the Trans - Pennine Way on decent surfaces. Mostly tarmac or very high quality gravel surfaces, as long as you avoid any puddles or running down the side of the paths then road shoes should be fine.
Navigation is going to be simple as basically you're on an old railway line, there are no turns, just a few gentle curves and you run along to the turnaround and then head back again toward base camp, carry on past that to the other turn around, then head back to base camp and that's one lap done! (Course Map is here)
Just remember the golden rules
• Don't miss the turnarounds! They are both at "horse railings" with a big yellow "turn around sign" on. (There are roads beyond them too)
• Watch out for any cyclists or walkers who may be out on path, its not a closed route.
This is a timed event, not a fixed distance event. If you complete at least one 6.55 mile lap, then you are an official finisher and will receive a medal, a goody bag and an official finish in the results. If you want to complete the marathon distance, then you'll need to complete 4 loops, a half marathon would be 2 loops, an ultra will be 5 loops.
You must have started your final loop by a strict 6 hours 00 minutes 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 00 minutes 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, eat cake 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!
Whilst we'll be supplying some of course we also encourage runners to bring along their creations too and there will be trophies! (We're going to have 3/4 trophies per category plus five floating ones - so 25 trophies!). If you're bringing along a cake I'd suggest you look at the prize categories on the website and choose ingredients wisely (if you'd like to win a trophy)! 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! 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! Lights
With a 1400 start and a 18:23 sunset you'll need something if you're going to be out for more than 4:30 hours... whilst there are some parts that are lit there is an awful lot of very dark bits!
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