Sheffield City Race
- When:
- Saturday 3 September 2011, 10:30
- Where:
- Gleadless Valley - Sheffield
- Category:
- Regional
- Final Details:
- View Final Details
- Results:
- View Results
- RouteGadget:
- View RouteGadget
- Splits Analysis:
- View Splits Analysis
- Ranking Points:
- View Ranking Points
- Comments:
- View Comments
- Photos:
- View Photos
Details
Final results and analysis are available above.
Thank you for coming to the event, we hope you had a good time. If you have any comments, you are welcome to leave them below or email the organiser.
Did you break the rules?
Control 208 was the corner between an impassable wall (with a fence on top) and hedge. The rules are clear that the thick black wall symbol on a sprint-spec map means "forbidden to cross" (see legend on map), so the only way to access the control within the rules was to approach up the ramp about 60m up the road east. The leg from control 221 to 208 was carefully constructed to provide a route choice where route to the right for those who had worked out the access point in advance was shorter (about 230m) than the route to the left (about 280m) for those who were navigating to the edge of the circle. It was an interesting leg and was on both A (3-4) and B (8-9) courses.
The control was positioned as far from the fence as the security wire would allow, so it was not possible to just climb onto the wall and reach through the fence to punch. Later in the event it was moved a couple of metres further away. A number of people were seen climbing over or leaning right over the impassable wall, which is against the rules. They may not have realised that the wall was mapped as impassable, not being aware of the rules or perhaps just following the example of someone in front. We considered disqualifying people who had particularly fast splits on the inward and outward legs, but decided that we could not be sure that people had just had a burst of speed.
We would like to have the sanction of a time penalty but the rules do not allow this, so we have disqualified 3 people who have admitted breaking the rules. If you also did so and are prepared to follow their example please email paul.syo ' A T ' live.co.uk.
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Officials:
- Planner: Simon Bradbury
- Organiser: Paul Bradbury
- Controller: Peter Gorvett
Safety & risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.
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Venue
One of the best urban areas in Sheffield. Modern housing estates with an interesting mixture of high rise, terrace and cluster layouts, dissected by a wooded valley.