Assembly

and Car Park

Car parking is on hard standing within the grounds of Wisewood Sports Centre, Sheffield.

GR SK319904.  Post Code S6 4BS

Travel

Facilities

The event will be signed from the junction of the A6101 (Rivelin Valley Road) and B6077 at GR SK325894

Indoor Registration and download. Toilets, changing facilities and showers.

Please note that all muddy footwear should be removed before entering the building and that lockers are used for any items that are to be left in the changing rooms. The lockers require a 50p returnable coin.

Terrain

Loxley Common is an area of open common land which is gradually being reclaimed by natural species of trees. It is runnable underfoot with a complex network of paths on grass and heather with some bracken. To the south there is an area of woodland, with a small section which is very bouldery. There is some intricate contour detail throughout the area created by old mine/quarry workings.

The area was used for the Senior Home International relays in 2006 when the map was resurveyed by Oli Johnson; updates have been undertaken in 2010 by Marcus Pinker with some recent minor updates, the latest in 2014 by Charles Hird.

It is an excellent area for a Middle Distance Race.

Map

1:5000 5m contours ISOM

Courses

 Colour Coded courses. White to Black, including a Short Green.

Note that Black has 36 controls. Runners on Black with SI Model 8 cards will need to change it at enquiries (free) for a model that can accommodate 36 controls. Runners on Black with SI Model 5 cards will be OK, but will not get splits for controls 31 to 36.

Blue, Brown and Black courses have a Part 1 and a Part 2 on a single A4 sheet. Make sure you start on the right side of the map!

Starts

1030am  to 1230pm

The Start and Finish are 10 mins away from Registration

Entry

On the day.

SI punching will be used

Fees Seniors £8 (BOF members £6) Juniors and concessions £3

Family* fee £15 BOF member/ £19 non BOF member *2 parents and up to 4 children

Dogs

Safety

Dogs welcome under control on the common but please keep on a lead in the grounds of the Sports Centre and  and clear any mess up

Take care when running in the boulder area.

It is an area used by local people for walking dogs etc. 

Sheffield Conservation Volunteers are working on the common during the day clearing the heath.

First Aid will be provided in Registration by club members who have attended appropriate First Aid courses.

Organiser -     Colin Best (colinallanbATyahoo.co.uk) Tel 0114 2302 621

Planner     -    Ryan Wilson

 Controller  -    Clive Wilson