Grace Dieu

2017/18 Derby Runner XC League - Race 6

Race: Grace Dieu

Club: Shepshed Running Club

Date: Sunday 18th February 2018

Time: Junior Race 10:30am, Men's Race 10:55am, Ladies Race 11:05am

Distance: 5.3 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: Senior - FREE (BADGERS will be paying for the members this season)

Venue: Grace Dieu Manor School

Address: Grace Dieu Manor School, Thringstone, Leicestershire LE67 5UG

Lift Share: We will be meeting at Woolpack Way Car Park,Atherstone at 9:15am (leaving 9:25am prompt) and travel over together!

Information

Please note that there are no toilet or changing facilities on site Parking is very limited – Please car share

Course Details

Approximately 5.3 miles over 2 laps, undulating with some steep sections, across fields and through woods. There are sections of wooden boardwalk and hard path and two stream crossings.

Footwear

Studs advised,spikes not recommended for main race because of rocky ground,boardwalk and hard path.

Rules

These races are CLOSED events, ie only members of affiliated clubs can take part. If you are a member of a club not in the Derby Runner Cross Country League, you can join one that is as a second claimer. Occasionally, at the rare and sole discretion of Dave Mann, guest runners may be allowed – any guest runner will not score points for a team.

Team Events

Men's event: 8 men (including 2 vets)

Ladies event: 4 ladies (including 1 vet)

Combined event: 7 men (including 2 vets) and 3 ladies (including 1 vet)

Please make your team aware of the following:

Runners, MUST return their finishing disks
Runners must run in club kit
NO Earphones MP3s or other devices - it makes insurance invalid
At stiles if you jump any queue, you and your team will be disqualified
Host clubs are to make sure that all marshals know the mobile phone number of the first aid co-ordinator
Host clubs are to make sure that the children’s race has hares and/or marshals
Please turn up early and car share
Finally, enjoy!