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Online entry only via the 'enter relay' button above.

Assisted by Pete Bland Sports.

Event details: Sunday 30th January 2011
Start/Finish venue. Fearns Community Sports College,Booth Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale,Lancs.OL13 0TG. 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.( Any other combination of men and ladies would be classed as an Open team and should be entered as such )

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 entry. The team captain/manager should complete the online entry via the link on this site. He/she will be able to log onto the online entry site and update the team should there be category or individual changes, this can be done up until 12..00 noon the day before the event. Secure payment for entry can be completed online. On the day of the event the team captain or first leg runners should inform us at registration of any team changes.This can be done on the printout provided by the organisers of runners previously declared online. Only the first leg runners or Team Captain need to report to registration at the event centre.

Numbers. For the 2011 event a new procedure will be adopted for the distribution of race numbers. Numbers will not be posted out to the person who enters the team to distribute. Runners will be required to register at the start of their leg, collect their number from the official and have their kit checked.Safety pins will be provided.
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We advise teams to obtain The 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 each ) 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 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.