Marsden Moor Regional Event

SUNDAY 4th MARCH 2007

FINAL  DETAILS

Directions.
The car park and assembly area for this event are situated in the Old Goods Yard which is adjacent to Marsden railway station. ( GR 048118 ). It was used for the 2003 event and the cancelled event last year.
Competitors arriving from the East via Huddersfield or Meltham on the A62  should not take the main right into Marsden village but should proceed for 200 metres and take the next right turn signposted ‘RVP ( Emergency Vehicles )’.

Competitors coming from the West should take the first left turn in Marsden village, just after the speed camera. Beware!

Car Park.
The car park is large enough to accommodate all types of vehicle. Members of the public will be using a separate area of the car park so please be considerate to their needs.
Registration, E-card hire, Enquiries, Toilets, Results and Download are all situated in the Car Park.

Entry on the day.
A large supply of extra maps has been printed, so all competitors entering on the day will be able to run the course of their choice. In the unlikely event of the supply of maps running out, there will be a facility for blank maps to be marked up before competitors start.
The prices on the day for badge courses are Seniors £9.00. and Juniors £2.50.
Registration opens at 9.30am.

Colour Coded Courses.
There are 5 courses on offer.
The courses are White, Yellow, Orange, Red and Light Green.
The prices are Seniors £4.50. Juniors £2.00.

Electronic Punching.
All courses will use electronic punching. Dibbers can be hired from registration at a cost of £1 for Seniors and 50p for Juniors. You must report to download in the Results caravan, even if you retire.

Bussing.
All competitors will be taken to and from their starts by 3 minibuses. The bus stop for the starts is in the car park.

Toilets.
There will be 4 toilets in the car park plus an informal Gents urinal.
There will be another toilet at the bus drop off point.

Starts.
There are 2 starts. The high start is used by courses 1 to 8 and course 11.
The low start is used by courses 10, 12, 13 and 14.
The high start is an easy 20 minutes walk from the bus drop off point.
The low start is a 5 minute walk from the bus drop off point.
Both starts are using   ‘Punching Starts’ as specific start times have not been allocated.
Start times are from 10.30 to 12.30

Course Details.

Control Descriptions.
Control Descriptions are on the website and on all maps.  Loose descriptions are available at the 2 starts.

String Course.
The free string course is adjacent to the Bus drop off point. Competitors are asked to travel there on the buses. However, there are a limited number of parking places close to the string course which can be used by parents in an emergency.
Please ask at Enquiries for travel directions.  

Safety.
You take part in this event at your own risk.
Marsden Moor is a very high and exposed area, so dress appropriately.
In adverse weather conditions cagoules will be compulsory.
Competitors travelling alone are strongly advised to leave their car keys at Enquiries.
All competitors are advised to carry a whistle and a hat.

Finish.
There is one finish for all courses. Courses close at 2.30pm.
Orange will be available at the bus pick-up point.

Clothing.
There will be an informal clothing dump close to the Low Start. You will need to provide your own marked bag.

Map.
The map is at a scale of 1:10000 and has been revised and redrawn by Ian McMillan in 2006. All courses including colour coded courses will have pre-marked and bagged maps.
Courses 13 and 14 will have a map at a scale of 1:5000.
There are some sheep trods and motorbike/quadbike tracks which do not appear on the map. There is a difficult to run screen on the map which means what it says i.e. high tussocks.

Terrain.
The area is open moorland with good running and interesting contour detail on the higher parts. The lower slopes are rather tussocky but every effort has been made by the planner to avoid the worst of them. Bracken is marked on the map but at this time of year it is fairly easy to find a route through it.  Competitors on Courses 1 and 2 should note that the fences on the moor can be easily crossed. Courses 12, 13 and 14 are at the bottom end of BOF guidelines in terms of distance, but they are physically very tough. Parents are advised that if they have doubts about their child’s ability to cope with a course they should consider shadowing them or transferring them to an easier course. These courses may be shortened or even cancelled if river levels are very high.

Officials.
Organiser : Robert Page.
Planner :    Graham Lloyd.
Controller:  Ian Watson ( MDOC )