Our final MapRun of 2020 will take to the streets of Stroud. On our previous trips to Stroud we’ve started in the outskirts, but this time we begin near the centre of town.
Thanks to Steve Lee for planning the event!
Entry Details
The event will be pre-registration only, with allocated start times.
Register on Fabian4 before midnight on 16 December (the day before the event).
With different areas being in different COVID tiers, people living in Tier 3 areas are not recommended to travel to Tier 2 areas (and vice versa). Stroud is currently in Tier 2, as is the rest of Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire and Bristol are in Tier 3. Please only sign up if you’re able to come. If changes in COVID tiers mean you can no longer attend the event, you’ll be able to get a refund minus the Fabian4 entry and refund charges.
Event details
- Parking and map pickup will be in Church Street Car Park, Stroud (free after 1800).
- To spread people out, there will be a one hour start window, running from 1800 to 1900.
- As with our usual MapRuns, it’ll be £5 seniors, £2 juniors. Juniors must be accompanied.
- You’ll need a headtorch and light-coloured clothing.
- It’s a one hour score event using the MapRun app. Controls 1-10 are worth 10 points each, 11-20 are 20 points, and 21-30 are 30 points each. You lose 10 points per minute or part minute back after the permitted 60 minutes.
- The start/finish is the ram statue, just Southeast of the car park.
It’ll be mostly paved, but there are some steep muddy paths that’ll be marked on the map.
Please make sure you’ve installed MapRunF before the event. If you haven’t used MapRun before, don’t worry – it’s easy to use, and we have full details on getting started.
NB Check that you have downloaded the latest version of MapRun – MapRunF. If you have the older version on your phone you may have trouble downloading the event map. To check: if the main MapRun screen is green, you have the older version. If it’s white, you have MapRunF, (it’s also headed MapRunF!)
There is a good phone signal in the parking area for downloading to MaprunG.
Event procedure
Start
When you register on Fabian4 you can select a start time. To avoid congregation at the start we’d ask you to follow the following start procedure:
- Wait in your car (or warm up away from the start) until your designated start time. If you are early and spot an opportunity to start early, with no other runners waiting to get a map and start, grab it if you are ready to go. Make sure you’ve downloaded the MapRun event onto your phone. The course will be found in the UK/Gloucestershire/Current Series folder. The course is PIN protected, so you wont be able to see the map, but you can check that you have downloaded the correct course.
- Just before your start time, press ‘Go To Start’ on the MapRunF app. The phone will ask for the PIN number. The PIN is written on the map, so….
- When your (perhaps revised) start time arrives: sanitise your hands, pick up a map from the table near the organiser’s car, enter the PIN and run to the start.
Out on the course
Please wear some form of reflective clothing so that you can be seen, particularly by drivers.
After your run
Be aware of the social distancing guidelines and don’t congregate in large groups to compare results. You can always compare afterwards online.
Safety
The course is largely located in an urban environment necessitating many road crossings, so under 16s must be accompanied.