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08/06/2023 – Evening MapRun – Brockworth

08/06/2023 – Evening MapRun – Brockworth
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08/06/2023 - Brockworth 2023

We return to Brockworth and the North eastern suburbs of Gloucester for the first time since 2020. There is a combination of modern housing developments with adjoining open areas and rural footpaths. There’s a new assembly location at Pineholt Village Hall.

Enter on Fabian4.co.uk by midnight on Wednesday 7 June. Enter Online

 

Officials

Organiser: Email Simon Denman, or 07557 401079

Directions and Parking

Parking is at Pineholt Village Hall, Bird Road, Gloucester. Note that vehicle access to the parking area is from Hucclecote Road (Ermin St) and NOT from Cooper’s Edge

Postcode: GL3 3SN

What Three Words: ///test.chill.post

Grid Ref: SO876165

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

The Area

The event takes place in and around the pleasant modern housing development of Cooper’s Edge, including both urban as well as more open areas.

Mainly fairly quiet and very largely flat residential streets, but with some more busy roads where particular care is needed when crossing. There are ample pavements, and there is no need anywhere to run in the road.

There are some paths in open recreation areas and footpaths which could be wet and muddy, but little undergrowth, so running in shorts is fine.

Timing and Fees

Starts from 1830 to 1900.

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: this is open until midnight on Wedesday 7th June. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this!

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!

We may or may not be able to take card payments, so bring cash if planning to enter on the day.

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 1:7500, 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.

Links to facilitate downloading the course will appear here when the course is published, a week or two before the event.

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 includes urban areas with some busy roads. Wear visible clothing and take care when crossing. Remember road users are probably tired after a day at work!
  • There will be other path users on foot or bicycles so take care approaching blind bends.
  • Please advise organiser of any medical conditions prior to starting
  • Make sure you have drunk adequate fluids prior to starting
  • The going should be reasonably good on most paths, but be aware of possible brambles and nettles in some areas.
  • 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.