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  • ER - Experience required
  • NS - Navigational Skills Required
  • LK - Local Knowledge an advantage
  • PM - Course Partially Marked

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Sun 11th Aug 2013 – World Mountain Running Championship Trial Races


Race details


  • Date & time: Sun 11th Aug 2013 at 11:30
  • Start time info: First trial starts 11:30. More details to follow
  • Country: England
  • Region: Lake District
  • Category: Unknown GPS:
  • Website: britishathletics.org.uk/competitions/mountain-running-challenge/
  • Distance: Unknown
  • Climb: Unknown
  • Venue: Whinlatter Forest Visitor Centre, CA12 5TW. 20 min walk to start.
  • Grid ref: NY209245
  • Skills & experience: PM

Entry information


  • Entry on day? Entry on day allowed
  • Entry on day fee: £8.00
  • Pre-entry Pre-entry not allowed

Contact for Race Information


  • Mark Johnston
  • 3 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7TD
  • 07717 623344
  • mark_johnston@gmx.co.uk

Teams


  • Teams allowed: Teams not allowed

Records


  • Male: No record information.
  • Female: No record information.
  • Other info:

    New course, no records.


Juniors


  • Junior races: Juniors allowed
  • Other info:

    Junior races at 11:30am (women) and 12:00 noon (men). Open to athletes born 1994-1997 inclusive.  No races for younger runners.


Permit / Insurance


This race does not have a permit or insurance from the FRA.


Other information


Event incorporates the up and down trial races for selection of UK teams to compete in the World Mountain Running Championships and UKA Mountain Running Championship (senior individual).

11.30am: Junior Women’s Race 4.8km, 250m climb/descent
12.00pm: Senior/U23 Women’s/Junior Men’s Race 9.6km, 500m climb/descent
1.00pm: Senior/U23 Men’s Race 14.4km, 750m climb/descent

Age categories/distances are in line with WMRA guidelines rather than UKA/FRA

Courses will be marshalled and flagged.

See British Athletics website for information about selection criteria etc.

3rd event in the UK Mountain Running Challenge.

Free event parking is at the Revelin Moss Car Park (marshalled) a short walk from registration. Parking elsewhere incurs Forestry Commission charges.


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