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02/05/2024 – Evening MapRun – Leckhampton 2024

02/05/2024 – Evening MapRun – Leckhampton 2024
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02/05/2024 - Leckhampton 2024

A return to Leckhampton, but to the southern part of the area, incorporating the lower slopes of Leckhampton Hill. We will be well into lighter evenings, so no head torches needed, but bright clothing sensible for urban streets

NOTE to all MAPRUNNERS. You must be using MapRun v7 to run this course. It is just called MapRun. If you have MapRun6 or MapRunF please remove them and install just plain Maprun.

Entries are open now and will close at midnight on Wednesday 1st May. Enter Online

 

Officials

Planner: Steve Williams Queries? Email Steve

Directions and Parking

Parking is at the Old Patesians clubhouse, accessed from Everest Road, off the Old Bath Road. Please drive around the rear of the clubhouse and park at the far end of the car park adjacent to the recycling skips.

Postcode GL53 9LG

What Three Words: ///survey.copies.term

Grid Ref: SO955199

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

The Area

A mix of residential roads to the southern end of Leckhampton, together with some climb on the footpaths over the fields of the lower slopes of Leckhampton Hill. Expect mud to be encountered on the fields and wear appropriate footwear. Livestock may be encountered in some fields, please treat with caution and respect.

Pub of the Night

Hopefully the clubhouse will be open for drinks and snacks and route comparison afterwards. If not, The Wheatsheaf, which also serves meals, is ¼ mile away on the Old Bath Road.

Timing and Fees

Starts from 18:00 to 18:30. If you think you'll struggle to make that start window, email the organiser to let him know, and we can extend starts a bit.

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: entries are now open, and will stay open until midnight on Wednesday 1st May. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this, and ideally bring cash, although we do now have an available card reader.


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 your 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 enable download will appear here when the course is published, a week or two before the day.

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 partly urban, and partly open fields and footpaths. There are some main roads with significant traffic, so extra care must be taken when negotiating these, and bright clothing is recommended
  • 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.