29/02/2024 - Gloucester South 2024
For the third Maprun of 2024 we return to Gloucester South(last event here was in 2019)- this consists of part Quedgeley(last used in 2021) and part Hardwicke on the western part of the map, part Tuffley, part Kingsway and part Hunts Grove on the eastern part of the map. It is generally quite a flat area.
NOTE to all MAPRUNNERS. Please make sure you have MapRun v7 installed on your phone. It is just called MapRun. If you have MapRun6 or MapRunF please remove them and install just plain Maprun. Until everyone is on MapRun v7 we can't make use of some of the more recent enhancements to the App which make publishing and managing MapRuns easier.
Entries are open now and will close at midnight on Wednesday 28 February.
Officials
Organiser: John Miklausic. Queries? Email John
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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 28 February. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this, and bring cash!
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:
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Checkpoints 1-10 are worth 10 points.
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Checkpoints 11-20 are worth 20 points.
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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.