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06/12/2023 – Evening MapRun – Caldicot 2023

06/12/2023 – Evening MapRun – Caldicot 2023
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06/12/2023 - Caldicot 2023

Race 13, and penultimate, of the 2023 NGOC Maprun League

Caldicot was previously visited in January 2020, and now we make a return visit to Monmmouthshire’s 4th town, most notable for its 12th Century Castle. This is a generally flat area on the Gwent Levels, rising up in the North East of the town.

Entries are open at Fabian4.co.uk; you have until by midnight on Tuesday 5 December to enter. Enter Online

 

Officials

Organiser: Alex Lyne

Directions and Parking

Caldicot School is being used, the car park remains open in the evenings as overflow for leisure centre users.

Postcode for the school is NP26 5XA.

What Three Words: ///homecare.goggle.crabmeat

Grid Ref: ST481880

Click on the running man on the map below, and then the Direction icon icon to get directions to the course.

The Area

A well-contained town with a centre featuring various shops, a mixture of housing estates built up over since the 1950s, and industrial . Well populated with footpaths, green spaces, and residential roads. Urban footpaths are tarmac, though your route choices may take you onto less firm paths. There is a chance you will encounter unlit areas, so a torch is essential.

The majority of the course bounded by the main through road (B4245) which is part 20mph and part 30mph.

Timing and Fees

Starts from 1800 to 1830.

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: this is open until midnight on Tuesday 5 December. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this, and bring cash!


Enter Online

Entry fees: £5 seniors, £2 juniors. Competitors aged under-16 must be accompanied. The fee covers third party liability insurance, a map printed on waterproof paper, and post-run cake!

The course

It’s a one hour score event using the MapRun app:

  • Checkpoints 1-10 are worth 10 points.

  • Checkpoints 11-20 are worth 20 points.

  • Checkpoints 21-30 are worth 30 points.

Score as many points as you can within an hour. If you’re late getting back, there’s a 10 point penalty per minute over.

You'll be issued with a waterproof map, A4, scale 1:10,000, before you start.

Please make sure you’ve installed MapRun before the event. If installing MapRun for the first time, select the MapRun app from yor app store, and not MapRunF or MapRun6. MapRun, which is in practise Maprun v7, is now the standard app. If you haven’t used MapRun before, don’t worry – it’s easy to use, and we have full details on getting started.

You should download the course to your phone ideally before coming to the event, as sometimes there is little or no phone signal once there.

You can download the course by scanning this QR code

 or by tapping this link on your MapRun phone, or by using the Select Event button in MapRun and navigating to the UK/Gloucestershire/Current Series folder.

MapRunG (Garmin watch) users: if you have MapRun6 or later, you do not need the event PIN number to download the course to your watch. This means you can download the course before your arrive at the event, in case there is no phone signal there.

Safety

  • The course is mainly urban, but with a couple of controls on woodland paths. Most roads are residential, with little traffic, but the main road through the town, although largely a 20mph zone, nevertheless need care when crossing. You must also take care running out of alleyways or around corners, and be very aware of other pedestrians.
  • A head torch is mandatory, and you should wear bright or reflective clothing.
  • Under 16s must be accompanied.
  • A First Aid kit will be available at registration

Although all legal Covid restrictions have ceased, you should NOT attend if you are Covid positive, or suspect you are.