YOU MUST WEAR ERC TOP FOR THIS RACE
Date: Wednesday 10th July 2024
Remember your club vest, number and safety pins
Start Time: 7.30pm, League Presentation 8.50pm
Time Limit: Maximum time limit 90 minutes. The first 5km must be comfortably completed by 8.10pm which is 40 minutes after the gun. Any later and there could be a problem of non-access through Shire Park.
Location: Attimore Hall in the Ridgeway Academy, Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
There are changing facilities and plenty of toilets some of which are located in and outside the nearby Sports Centre plus others within the Hall. So PLEASE DO NOT URINATE IN THE BUSHES of which we have had complaints in the past. NO DOGS allowed on site or the field, we are using a school. The pedestrian gate used in the past in the passage at the rear of the field by Ridgeway Academy is welded shut. Baggage can be left in the Hall and there are lockers in the Sports Centre.
Division 3 clubs (this includes ERC) please use the free Public Car Park on Moors Walk AL7 2BQ.
Strictly no parking at the Sports Centre or the residential side streets close by.
The nearest station is Welwyn Garden City 1½ miles away.
Start & Finish: The start and finish is on the field 100 yards from the race HQ. Please start in a position that roughly fits your expected finish time. Race briefing is also on the field at 7.25pm. At the finish please keep moving through the funnel and scan your allocated barcode before exiting the corral.
Distance: 10km +/-0.01 mile, https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5518102348
Race Permit ARC/124/0367 and conducted under the Leagues rules which state that headphones must not be worn.
Route: Mildly undulating lolly pop two lapper, see attached map, with two opportunities for water. Tarmac using cycleways and pavement except for the start/finish field on grass field. The course is open to pedestrians and vehicles so obey marshal’s instructions and run responsibly.
The weather can be warm and humid and so be mindful of the conditions. Medics are available.
Refreshments: Complimentary refreshments will be provided after the race at the HQ prior to the presentations. The spread is not meant to be your dinner and you are welcome to access the food from all directions to avoid queuing. Only queue for hot drinks, and in addition to what we supply there will be a vendor to help meet demand.
Results & Photographs:
Results will be on the RunHerts website.
Free photos of the race and prize winners will be available shortly after the fixture at https://www.flickr.com/gp/144116061@N07/8491gA658h