PARKING: Not many parking spaces
at the ski Centre will be available for runners.
Assume that you will have to park on
the public road and walk to registration and
start (allow 10 mins for this).
Next Race
Sunday 14th October 2012, 11am (Registration from 9:00am)
All competitors must be aged over 18 on 1 January of
year of race.
Experience and navigational
skills required. Low cloud often covers the
Pentlands. You MUST be able to find your way in mist using map
and compass.
You cannot depend
on being able to follow a path or another runner, who may
be lost too. Local knowledge an advantage.
The
following equipment MUST be carried
(checks will be in operation):
Windproof complete body cover
Other body cover appropriate for the weather
conditions.
Suitable map and
compass.
Whistle
Emergency food
You must have previously completed a ‘short’ or preferably ‘medium’ category ‘A’ race.
(More information on race
categories available in a pdf here)
If you see someone in trouble YOU MUST HELP, even if it cost
you the race.
To limit suffering by checkpoint marshals and sweepers, as well
as runners, if conditions are rough, especially poor visibility
and heavy rain, we ask runners taking more than 2 hours 15 mins
to reach checkpoint 12 (The Drove Road), to retire and accept a
lift to the start/finish.
Runners are not allowed to run with their dogs on the course.
Retirement Procedure
Report to the nearest race marshal if possible.
We recommend using one of the three escape points indicated
below.
YOU MUST REPORT TO THE RACE ORGANISER AT THE FINISH. If you
do not we MUST come and look for you.
Other Race Information
The course will not be marked.
The course is long, with a lot of climbing, some steep.
Some of it is grassy, some on gravel paths, some
in deep heather
without useful paths.
Maps (either
of):
Explorer 344: Pentland Hills, Penicuik & West Linton
(1:25000)
Landranger
66: Edinburgh, Penicuik & North
Berwick (1:50000)
Harvey Pentland
Hills (1:25000)
The
organiser recommends trying this course before race day or at
least doing some training
runs of equivalent height
and distance. This race is much harder than over
16 miles of easy country.
Race Control contact number: 07788 876547 (emergency
only).
Safe keeping for bags is available. Ask at registeration.
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