2015-16 Round 5

Date:Sunday 06 Mar 2016
Time:09.55
Place:Venue confirmed: RAL Harwell; hosted by Abingdon AC
Details:

Participating clubs may enter runners prior to the season or on-the-day, and will issue a number to their runners. Runners may not enter as individuals. The League Manager may permit a few runners who are not members of participating clubs to run as guests if they make a prior request in writing.

Race Location - RAL Harwell:
Map of Immediate Vicinity

Please Note:

The League is in serious jeopardy of losing the future use of the RAL Harwell venue following incidents at the venue in previous years. As a consquence urinating anywhere in public at the venue will not be tolerated. Anyone seen urinating in public will be identified and their club informed. The individual identified will be disqualified from the race and banned from the League. Sufficient toilet facilities are provided. Please use them.

This is private land. There will be no access for runners or vehicles before 09.00 on March 6th.

Races 7 and 8 will be held in REVERSE order - see timetable below.

Additional Notes:
Please take special note of the nature of the restricted junctions from the A34. Access is from the roundabout indicated by the red arrow on the map. Once off the A4185, follow signs to the RAL, then turn left at the second roundabout, to leave the round synchrotron building on your right. Follow this road around to the car park. The car park is indicated by the black arrow on the map.
There will be a charge of 3 pounds per car for parking.

Nearest Postcode: TBC

Grid Reference: SU 47901 86201

Grid Reference (6 figure): SU479862

X (Eastings) & Y (Northings) Coordinates: 447901 186201

Latitude, Longitude (Severn Road Junction): 51.572652, -1.3102189

Latitude, Longitude (Fixture Venue): 51.571082, -1.3115975

Race Timetable for 2015-16 Round 5
Please Note: Races 7 and 8 will be held in REVERSE order; Race 8 at 11.25 and Race 7 at 12.05.

Race   Start Time      Age Group(s)         Max distance

  0      09.55        U9 Girls and Boys        1200m

  1      10.00        U11 Girls                1500m

  2      10.10        U11 Boys                 1500m

  3      10.20        U13 Girls                2500m

  4      10.30        U13 Boys                 2500m

  5      10.45        U15 and U17 Girls        3500m

  6      11.00        U15 and U17 Boys         4800m

  8      11.25        U20/Sen/Vet Men          8500m

  7      12.05        U20/Sen/Vet Women        6500m
2016 RAL Harwell XC Course Maps

Presentations

There will be 2 ceremonies on the day as follows:
11.15 (or as close as possible) - U9 & U11 Girls & Boys: This ceremony will include the awards for the top 3 and the award of medals for all children who have completed 4 of the 5 races this season.
13:15 (or as close as possible) - U13 & upwards: This ceremony will include an announcement of the top 3 individuals in the U9 & U11 Girls & Boys categories, the awards for the top 3 individuals for all the remaining categories, overall and team prizes.

Please Note: The presentations will take place in hall at the end of the RAL Social Club bar/lounge.

Age Groups for 2015-16 Season

These are all according to age at midnight on the age date (31 August 2015), except for U9s - see below.

U9 are age 7 or 8 on the age date, but the age 7s on the age date must have reached age 8 by the day of the event to comply with our minimum age of 8 on the day;
U11 are age 9 or 10 on the age date;
U13 are age 11 or 12 on the age date;
U15 are age 13 or 14 on the age date;
U17 are age 15 or 16 on the age date;
U20 are age 17, 18 or 19 on the age date;
Senior Women are age 20 to 34 on the age date;
Vet Women V1 are age 35 to 44; V2 are age 45 to 54; V3 are 55 or over on the age date;
Senior Men are age 20 to 39 on the age date;
Vet Men V1 are age 40 to 49; V2 are age 50 to 59; V3 are age 60 or over on the age date.

Entered by: Dene Stringfellow