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29/03/2023 Evening MapRun – Winchcombe 2023

29/03/2023 Evening MapRun – Winchcombe 2023
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29/03/2023 - Winchcombe 2023

Event 4 in the 2023 MapRun season, and our new MapRun League, with a return to Winchconbe, last used back in 2020. This course, planned by Ian Phillips, covers the town itself and fields / paths West towards Sudeley Castle. The Town has expanded since our last event there.

Enter on Fabian4.co.uk by midnight on Tuesday 28th March Enter Online

 

Officials

Organiser: Ian Phillips Queries? email Ian Phillips

Directions and Parking

Parking is in ‘Back Lane’ Pay and Display car park. The Pay and Display car park is free after 5.30pm, but costs £1 for ‘all day’ prior to that.

What Three Words: ///bedspread.gravel.plausible

Grid Reference: SP023284

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

The Area

Typical mix of suburban and town centre streets and alleyways and as we will be into ‘British Summer Time’, we will use a number of footpaths towards Sudeley Castle. Sunset will be 19.36pm so any late runners may wish to bring along a headtorch.

Timing and Fees

Starts from 1800 to 1900.

To guarantee a map, you will need to pre-enter via Fabian4: this is open until midnight on Tuesday 28th March. A few extra maps will be available for entry on the day, but don't rely on this!


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!

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 1:10,000, before you start.

Please make sure you’ve installed MapRun6 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.

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 it by scanning this QR code below with your MapRun6 phone,

Winchcombe 2023 QR code

by tapping this link on your MapRun6 phone, or by using the Select Event button in MapRun6 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

    Reflective clothing is essential, and headtorch advised if starting late.
  • The course crosses a number of significant through routes in the town, so take particular care when crossing these.
  • 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.