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Event Details...
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 PenninesA
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.