Calderdale Way Ultra Recce 2.2 - Cannonball...
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CALDERDALE WAY ULTRA AND TRAIL MARATHON RECCE WEEKEND. OCTOBER 27 TH AND 28 TH 2018 A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO RECCE THE ENTIRE ULTRA OVER TWO DAYS, OR THE MAJORITY OF THE MARATHON COURSE ON JUST THE SATURDAY. WHETHER YOU’VE SIGNED UP ALREADY OR YOU’RE STILL THINKING ABOUT IT, WHY NOT COME AND JOIN US. DAY 1 – SATURDAY. - Brighouse to the finish The second half of the Ultra route and most of the Marathon route. - 06:45 Meet at Todmorden Train Station. - 07:08 Board train. - 07:45 Meet remaining runners at Brighouse station. - 22 Mile Run. A steady recce run joining the Calderdale Way in the centre of Brighouse to the finish at our race HQ at Bellholme Sports Ground OL14 6XA. - Estimated finish time between 3-5pm depending on the speed of the slowest runner. - Q & A Session and mini seminars at The Summit Pub OL15 9QX only a mile along the canal from the finish. There will be food available. DAY 2 – SUNDAY. - The Start of the Ultra to Brighouse The first half of the Ultra route. - 07:15 Meet at Bellholme Sports Ground. OL14 6XA. - 07:30 Start time. - 30.8 mile Run. A steady recce run along the race route from the start of the Ultra to the centre of Brighouse - Train back to Todmorden for those who need it. - Estimated finish time between 4-6pm depending on the speed of the slowest runner. DON’T FORGET THE CLOCKS GO BACK ON SATURDAY 27 TH OCTOBER! ENJOY AN EXTRA HOURS RECOVERY TIME AFTER SATURDAY’S RUN
Transcript of Calderdale Way Ultra Recce 2.2 - Cannonball...
CALDERDALEWAYULTRAANDTRAILMARATHONRECCEWEEKEND.
OCTOBER27THAND28TH2018
AFANTASTICOPPORTUNITYTORECCETHEENTIREULTRAOVERTWODAYS,ORTHEMAJORITYOFTHEMARATHONCOURSEONJUSTTHESATURDAY.WHETHERYOU’VESIGNEDUPALREADYORYOU’RESTILLTHINKINGABOUTIT,WHYNOTCOMEANDJOINUS.
DAY1–SATURDAY.
- BrighousetothefinishThesecondhalfoftheUltrarouteandmostoftheMarathonroute.
- 06:45MeetatTodmordenTrainStation.- 07:08Boardtrain.- 07:45MeetremainingrunnersatBrighousestation.- 22MileRun.AsteadyreccerunjoiningtheCalderdaleWayinthecentreof
BrighousetothefinishatourraceHQatBellholmeSportsGroundOL146XA.- Estimatedfinishtimebetween3-5pmdependingonthespeedoftheslowest
runner.- Q&ASessionandminiseminarsatTheSummitPubOL159QXonlyamile
alongthecanalfromthefinish.Therewillbefoodavailable.
DAY2–SUNDAY.
- TheStartoftheUltratoBrighouseThefirsthalfoftheUltraroute.
- 07:15MeetatBellholmeSportsGround.OL146XA.- 07:30Starttime.- 30.8mileRun.Asteadyreccerunalongtheraceroutefromthestartofthe
UltratothecentreofBrighouse- TrainbacktoTodmordenforthosewhoneedit.- Estimatedfinishtimebetween4-6pmdependingonthespeedoftheslowest
runner.
DON’TFORGETTHECLOCKSGOBACKONSATURDAY27THOCTOBER!
ENJOYANEXTRAHOURSRECOVERYTIMEAFTERSATURDAY’SRUN
ONLY£15PERDAY,OR£25FORTWODAYS(INCLUDINGBOOKINGFEES)
WHAT’SINCLUDEDINTHEPRICE
- FreeMultifunctionalheadwearStrikingCannonballEventsdesign
- MiniSeminarsValuableadvice,hintsandtipsfromUltraExpertsintheCannonballteam.Kit,Pacing,Navigation,Nutrition,Training.
- FreeRaceMapHighquality,fullcolour,waterproof,compactmapoftheentireroutewithdetailedstepbystepdirectionsonthereverse.
- ExperiencedlocalguidesWithextensiveknowledgeofthecourseandwhohavepreviouslyrunorraceditthemselves
- FreeTransportBytrainortaxi,toBrighouseonday1andfromBrighouseonday2
- FreeDiscountCodeCanbeusedforallCannonballUltrasincludingthisoneifnotyetentered
WHATYOUNEEDTOBRING
FULLKIT
Therecceswillbelongdaysoutontheracerouteandassuchrequirethesamekitasraceday
- Fullywaterproofjacketwithhoodandtapedseams.- Waterprooftrouserswithtapedseams.- Sparetop(longorshortsleeved)- Hatandgloves–abuffisnotahat!- Whistle,andacompasswhichcanbeusedtotakeabearing- Headtorchwithneworfullychargedbatteries- Fullychargedmobilephone- Sufficientfoodanddrinkforadayrunning.Therewillbenocheckpoints
andveryfewopportunitiestobuyfood.- Mapoftheroute(provided)
AdditionalInfo:TheweatherintheSouthPenninesinOctobercanbeveryunpredictable.Pleasepayattentiontotheweatherforecastandbepreparedforanyeventuality.Itcouldveryeasilybecoldandwetwithpoorvisibility.Itcouldevenbeblazingsunshine!DaylighthoursareshorterthanonracedayinJune.Wewillbesettingoffsoonaftersunrisetomaximisethedaylightandaimingtobefinishedbeforedarkbuttheheadtorchisanimportantemergencymeasure.Werecommendyoubringextralayersandkeeptheminadrybagorplasticbaginsideyourrunningpack.Ifyouareafastrunnerthereccemightbeataslowerpacethanyouareusedtoandyoucouldquicklygetcold.Pleaseinformusbeforehandifyouhaveanyallergiesormedicalissuesweshouldbeawareof.Youshouldprovideuswithanemergencycontactnumberofsomeonewhowillbecontactableonthedaysoftherecces.WewillhaveamemberofCannonballStaffoncalltopickupanyonewhobecomestooinjuredorunwelltocontinue,butwhoseconditionisnotseriousenoughtorequireemergencymedicaltreatment.
POSTRUN:
Therewillbeasafeplacetostoreyourstuff,sopleasebring:
- Warm,dryclothesincludingsocksandshoestochangeinto.- MoneyforfoodanddrinksinthepubontheSaturday.ValuepricesTBC- Plansforyouronwardjourney.
