Highworth 5 Mile Information Sheet

 

The next running of this race will be on

Sunday 20th April 2008 at 11am

 

Have you entered?

 

 

Our race fills up pretty quickly, so please make sure you’ve entered in advance.  The entry form is downloadable from this web site.

 

 

What to do next…

 

 

We’ll post your running number back to you, so keep yourself fit, pin the number to the front of whatever you are running in and get yourself to the start line on the day.  Once you’ve entered and have received your number, no further registration is necessary.

 

 

Where are we?

 

 

The race HQ is at Warneford Comprehensive School, Shrivenham Rd, Highworth, Wiltshire,

SN6 7BZ

 

 

 

Getting to the start

 

 

Please please please do not park at the race HQ this is for officials only.  Unauthorised cars parked here can delay the start of the race.

 

FREE parking is available at The Highworth REC, Southfields Junior School, Eastrop Library, Priory Green and the Market Square.

 

Please avoid blocking driveways or parking on the race route  Thank you.

 

Public Transport

 

 

 

Depart Bus Station

Swindon

Arrive Swindon St

Highworth

(5 Mins from start)

Depart Brewery St

Highworth

Arrive Bus Stn

 

 

First Bus

09:05

09:25

09:35

 

 

 

Continues ½ hourly

09:35

09:55

10:05

 

 

 

Last Bus

18:05

18:25

18:35

18:55

 

 

Changing and Baggage

 

 

Changing facilities are available at the race HQ, including toilets, a designated baggage service and refreshments.

 

 

The Course

 

 

 

 

The route is an anti-clockwise course that is unchallenging up until 4 miles whereupon a hill of approximately 250 metres must be embarked.  After the hill the course flattens out and finishes on the school playing fields.

 

Mile markings will be provided and also a water station at around half way.

 

There will be a car at the front of the race with a clock to lead everyone around the course.

 

All junctions will be marshalled and radio link up will be used.

 

St. John’s Ambulance First Aid posts will be around the course.  If you feel unwell, please make use of them.  Our entry form asks you for any medical conditions you feel may be relevant and the First Aid Posts will have access to this information.

 

 

General Information

 

 

Please pin your race number securely on your front and do not cut or fold the number in any way.

 

Once you have finished the race, please help us to compute the results as quickly as possibly by not running back through the finishing funnel again if you are cheering on a friend.

 

Pacing any of kind (including cycle) is not permitted and will result in disqualification.

 

The RRC has given this course a ‘normal’ time rating.

 

The race is organised under ‘AAA rules and permits’ and is also a member of the British Association of Road Races (BARR).

 

The course isn’t suitable for wheelchairs and we discourage people running with dogs unless they are guide dogs.

 

 

Refreshments

 

 

Both hot/cold drinks and snacks will be on sale from the main school dining area from 09:30 am onwards.

 

 

Results & Presentation

 

 

Presentations will be held as soon as possible after the race in the school hall.  We will award trophies for the following…

 

1st – 5th Overall male finishers

1st – 5th Overall female finishers

1st male vet (40 or over)

1st female vet (35 or over)

1st male super vet (50 or over)

1st female super vet (45 or over)

1st male ultra vet (60 or over)

1st female ultra vet (55 or over)

1st team (First 3 to count)

Oldest finisher

1st male Highworth resident.

1st female Highworth resident.

 

 

Provisional results will be displayed on our web site within a day or so.  We hasten to add that these results will be provisional and will be verified soon after.  Final results will replace the provisional results as soon as they are ready.

 

For anyone without internet access, a stand will be available in the school hall for you to write your name on an envelope provided, write your address on the front, pop 50 pence inside and your envelope left in the box provided.

 

 

Our final plea…

 

 

Due to the increasing popularity of our race we have in the past had to disappoint some runners that turned up on the day wanting to run but who hadn’t entered.  Please don’t force us to disappoint you by asking us to run if you haven’t already entered.  WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO TAKE ENTRIES ON THE DAY AND ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ONCE OUR LIMIT OF 500 IS REACHED.

 

 

 

 

Lastly, we hope you enjoy the race and look forward to seeing you on the day.

 

Regards, the Highworth Running Club.

 

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