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Sponsored by the Rossendale Free Press. Assisted by Pete Bland Sports.
Event details. Sunday 1st February 2009.
Start/Finish venue. Fearns Community Sports College,Booth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale,Lancs. Grid Ref. 842220
Start time. 8.30am prompt for first leg runners !

Event format. Relay race in a clockwise direction around the Mary Towneley Loop consisting of 5 legs run in pairs ie ten different runners.Mixed teams must consist of 5 men and 5 ladies.

Refreshments. Will be available throughout the day at the event centre.

Prizes. Will be awarded in the various categories according to entries and the presentation will be at the event centre ASAP during the afternoon.
Prizes will be vouchers from Pete Bland Sports and Pete will be there with his van. Mixed teams should comprise of 5 men and 5 ladies

Toilets. Are not available at any of the leg changeover points which are all in rural areas! Do not use the countryside as a toilet ! Toilets are available at Fearns School ( Event Centre) And public toilets are situated in the surrounding towns.

Team Registration. The team captain should complete the provisional team registration form and return it to the organisers address in the envelope provided Before Sat.24thJan.2009. On the day of the event the team captain or first leg runners should hand in the final team registration form with any team changes.Only the first leg runners or Team Captain need to report to registration at the event centre.

Numbers & Maps. Will be sent out to the team Captain to distribute. Please note that the map sent out is only an outline map and is not suitable for safely navigating around the route as required by FRA rules.The route is fully defined on the O.S. Explorer map OL.21 South Pennines A better option is the new Harveys map of the Pennine Bridleway South which includes the Mary Towneley Loop.This map is easier to follow than the O.S. map and is easier to photocopy the individual legs.See the links page on this site on how to obtain this map.Runners should carry this map (1 per leg) or a photocopy of their leg.Written route descriptions of the individual legs and the OS map of each leg are now available to download from the Route Description page on this site.

Event rules. It the responsibility of the team captain to ensure that all maps and numbers are distributed and that his/her team are fully aware of the event details and race rules.This must be confirmed in writing on the form supplied

Parking at leg changeover points. The position of each of the leg changeover points has been determined primarily by the availability of parking space.
This may still be a problem and we would ask clubs to car share as much as possible.See the Leg changeovers page for details of parking.

The route. The route is definitive and there is no route choice ! Whilst the route is fully waymarked prior knowledge of the route would provide considerable advantage and route reconnoitre is strongly advised.Some waymarking signs could be easily missed during the race!

Sportident timing system. See separate form with details of the timing system.