Bosworth

2018/19 Derby Runner XC League - Race 6

Race: Bosworth Visitor Centre

Club: Hinckley Running Club

Date: Sunday 3rd March 2019

Time: Junior Race 10:25am, Senior Race: 11:00am

Distance: 6.3 Miles - MAP

Entry Fee: Senior £4 - Pay on the day to our captains , Junior £2 - Pay on the day at the league desk

Venue: Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre

Address: Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Ambion Ln, Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton CV13 0AD

Lift Share: We will be meeting at Woolpack Way Car Park, Atherstone at 9:25am (leaving 9:35am prompt) and travel over together!

NOTE: CAR SHARING IS ESSENTIAL - ONLY CARS WITH 3 OR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE MAIN CAR PARK.

Information

Parking

CAR SHARING ESSENTIAL – There will be strict parking rules and would therefore ask that all runners please allow time to get themselves and their children if running to the event. We have been granted a designated Car Park and are not allowed into any other areas (Parking will be £2.50 per car (money collected upon entry – please have the correct change available and within easy reach) and will allow you to stay all day at the center should you wish to).

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL 4x4s are required to park on the grassed areas or will be asked to turned away (NO EXCEPTIONS)!

Course

The course will be run around the car park area and surrounding woodland and fields.

Junior race approx. 10.30am, one or two laps of field and wood depending on age - 1 & 2 Mile

Main Race

Start 11am (This will NOT be a split start race so please be aware of this)

Approx 6.2 miles (10k); There will be a small loop out and back around the fields first followed by a long winding lap to include one worn in gravel track followed by muddy trails, woods with wet areas then fields. Note the route has 2 small tarmac sections back up by the car park.

Footwear

Spikes, or ‘off-road’ shoes would be suitable (Trainers will be a struggle)

Toilets

These are available within the Center but please be courteous to other visitors.

After Race Venue and results with room for approx 50-70 people at:

The New Plough Inn - 24 Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1LS – 8 miles from race event

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!