POSTPONED DUE TO NOVEMBER LOCKDOWN
We now hope to hold the event on Thursday 10 December
Last time in Bishop’s Cleeve we ran from Tesco in the middle of town. This time Ian Phillips is starting us over in Woodmancote, at the bottom of the Costwold escarpment(thankfully!).
Now that the clocks have gone back to where they came from, in a manner of speaking, it’ll be dark throughout, so a headtorch is a must, and a backup one advised, though there is street lighting throughout most of the event area.
Entry Details
As for the summer series, the event logistics are a little different from how they were in pre-COVID days: please see the details below.
The event will be pre-registration only, with allocated start times.
Register on Fabian4 before midnight on 4 November (the day before the event).
Event details
Parking and map pickup will be in the car park of the Appletree Inn, Stockwell Lane, Woodmancote, GL52 9QG
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.
It’s a one hour score event using the MapRun app: 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. Please 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, so you should check; if the main maprun screen is green, you have the older version. If it’s white, you have maprunF, and it’s also headed marunF!
For those not familiar with the scoring system, controls 1-10 are worth 10 points each, 11-20 20 points, and 21-30 30 points each. You lose 10 points per minute or part minute back after the permitted 60 minutes.
MaprunG users.There is a phone signal in the car park, so you will be able to download the course to your phone at the event, on being given the PIN.
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. Note that maps will have been printed several days before the event, and not handled since, so should be safe to handle. There is a phone signal of sorts in the car park, so MaprunG runners see the note above regarding access to the PIN code.
- Start and finish are on the road junction just outside the pub car park.
We recommend you familiarise yourself with the MapRunF app before you arrive. If you are new to maprun, it’s worth checking out your phone set up before coming to the event. You can find some hints and tips on how to do this on the Getting Started page on the Maprun Gloucestershire website
Out on the course
Please wear some form of reflective clothing so that you can be seen, particularly by drivers.
Once you’ve finished, 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.
Any queries?
Contact the organiser, Ian Phillips