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STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY
COUNCIL
Entry
Fees
Main
race - £10/£12 (affiliated/unaffiliated) online only
1m
FUN RUN:
£2 on-the-day only.
Parts of the course are
X-country-like. Recommend off-roaders!
If you can possibly car-share then
please do so to ease parking congestion.
PARKING**:
As you can imagine, 250 entrants, fun runners, family
and friends all descending on Knypersley Pool will impact the
small amount of available parking. Therefore this
year we have worked with Sainsburys and Hollinshead
Coaches to put on a FREE park and ride facility from
Sainsbury's carpark, Biddulph. We are
encouraging all of you to use this facility to ease
parking congestion at Knypersley Pool.
This free facility is for your friends and family too,
you can park on Sainsburys carpark. Free return
once the main race is over. Bring some old
warm clothes to put in case there is a short wait for
the return bus.
If you do not wish to use this facility,
alternative parking with a
run-in/warm-up or please car
share with other members of your own club or
family/friends where possible.
DETAILS OF FREE
PARK & RIDE to and from Knype Pool Race:
- Sainsbury's carpark, Meadows Way, Biddulph, ST8 6AJ
(Biddulph Bypass - you can't miss it!)
- Rob from Biddulph Running Club will be at
Sainsbury's co-ordinating parking
- Hollinshead coach will be ferrying
runners/families/friends etc from 9am
till approx,
10.30am, every 15
mins or so.
- Hollinshead Coach will return to Sainsbury's carpark
after the main race (note the supermarket has a cafe
area, open from
11am)
Parking with
a run-in option
Date : Sunday, 24
February 2019,
VENUE: Greenway Bank
Country Park, Greenway Bank Road,
Knypersley,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7QX
RACE - ROUTE
Time:: Fun Run 10.15am: PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE 10AM ON THE DAY: 200yd walk to start-line from Registration
Main race START: 11.00am
Main Parking and toilet facilities
at the visitor centre, 600m from start-line.
Porta-loos nr. Main Race
Start Line
Car Sharing
is highly advisable as parking nearby is limited!
Terrain: Trails, fields and
woodland paths - all off-road.
Start line is at Bottom car
park adjacent to Knypersley Pool
Age Limits : 16yrs minimum
on the day for main race. Under 9's on Fun run must be
accompanied by an adult
On-the-day
entry Cheques payable to "Biddulph Running Club"
Race Numbers:
Collected on the day
Prizes : Cash £35/£25/£15
1st, 2nd, 3rd Mens & Ladies - on-the-day
Cash
:£10 to 1st Men & Ladies V40, V50 V60 V70- these will
be posted out.
Race Limit : 250
Free Hot Soup and Bread Roll at finish
line.
Commemorative memento to be
announced!
More refreshments at Mojo's
coffee bar at main car park by the visitor centre.
5
mile race route highlighted in red starting/finishing at
the car-park.
Route Profile
PARKING -
with a 1.5km run-in/warm-up
Orme
Rd, Knypersley ST8 7BS.
As
parking at this race is always an issue some
competitors choose to park away from the race and do a
run-in as a warm-up. We suggest Orme Road,
Knypersley as one option. Post code is ST8 7BS.
Please show respect to local residents by not blocking
driveway entrances.
Directions:
See
Map below. At the Mill Hayes Rd end of Orme Rd turn
right then immediately left to cross a cattle grid and
enter the drive toward Knypersley End Farm. Shortly
after the cattle grid go thru a single swing gate on the
right.
Follow
the path across two fields as marked by the red dotted
line on the map below. Cross the second stile into the
woods and follow the path down toward the next stile
(not marked on map) at the bottom of the woods. Cross
the stile and follow the paths around the Serpentine and
Knype Reservoirs to the Start Line as marked on map
below).
RACE BREIFING NOTES
FUN RUN
starts at
10.15am
MAIN RACE starts at 11.00am
AT THE VENUE:
- Shelter will be provided including a baggage area,
bring warm clothing to change into
- Don't bring valuables, however there will be a
charity cake stall (back by popular demand!) so
bring some small change money with you to buy
homemade cakes with all donations to the Mayor's
charities
- Race Terrain - all off road on trails and fields,
could be muddy/soft in places therefore we recommend
off-road shoes but not spikes.
- The course is fully marshalled
- Toilet facilities will be available near race
start and main car park ( 600yds away)
BIB
NUMBERS:
- Numbers to be picked up from Registration on the
day, please fill in the details on the reverse.
- Numbers are to be clearly displayed on the FRONT
of your top (do not cover your number up) anyone who
goes through the finish line without a number will
not be counted or timed
DURING
THE RACE:
- This race is chip timed which is provided by Gold
Events. Once runners have gone through the finish
funnel, please keep the finish area clear and do not
go back through the race finish funnel.
- If you want to support your team mates/friends,
please do so from the side lines, DO NOT run
alongside other runners in the approach to the
finish line.
RESULTS
- Please wait for the full
results which will be available after the race has
finished on Biddulph Running Club's Website
www.biddulphrunningclub.co.uk
PRIZES:
1st/2nd/3rd prizes are handed out at the finish line.
Age category prizes are posted to the address you
registered with.
Any queries please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Most of all....Enjoy the race!
Dawn Addison Moss
Knype Pool Race Co-ordinator
Biddulph Running Club
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CAR-SHARING ?
Please talk to your friends and club
colleagues with regard to car-sharing - see below for
clubs with multiple entrants