'AT A GLANCE' RACE SUMMARY

(See each section below for more detailed info)

 

Date - Saturday 4th October

Start Venue – Moors Valley Country Park, BH24 2ET https://w3w.co/groomed.winemaker.cartoons

Finish Venue – Hengistbury Head, BH6 4EL https://w3w.co/slide.deck.ropes

Race Packs/Registration – your race bib will either:-

a) be posted to you before race day (please check your entry via your confirmation email now to ensure we have your correct address)  

or:-

b) You can pick it up on race day at registration

Your chip will be on the reverse – no need to do anything with this.

Your silicone cup/buff (if ordered) should be picked up from the desk at the start.

Your t-shirt (if ordered) will be waiting at the finish for you.

Entries on the day – None. All entries are in advance of race day.

Bag Drop – We will transport a bag from the start to the finish for you. This is a FREE service – travel light, we can only transport a SMALL bag.  Make sure you attach the baggage tag on your race number to your bag before dropping off at the bag drop van.

Race Briefing – Online by email in advance of race day, compulsory to read and by turning up to the event it will be taken that you have read and agreed to this race safety briefing.

Start Time – Waves at 2 minute intervals between 07:30 and 07:55.  Just turn up and start in the next appropriate wave.  LAST WAVE IS 07:25

Onsite facilities – Toilets at the start & finish and at numerous points on course. Hot drinks available to purchase at the start pre-event & at the café next to the finish line.

Course signage – Fully signed course using arrows & red & white tape.  A GPS route is provided within final race week, along with a Google Map route highlighting checkpoint locations and toilets.

Terrain – Very pretty 50km point to point course, firm woodland trails from the start, joining the Castleman Trailway until 27km. From 27km it’s largely gravel paths, pavement and the promenade. Fairly flat throughout. A short section of sand within the final KM! A road shoe course.

Checkpoints – 4 on course and mandatory to enter each one even If you do not require food or water. Failure to do so may result in disqualification and/or no results. Each checkpoint will offer water, cola, Active Root & sweet and savoury snacks. Personal nutrition can be delivered to checkpoints 3 & 4. No cups will be provided.

Cut off – 17:00 at the finish and specified times for on-course checkpoints - see COURSE section below

Finish – Medals, drinks, snacks and race mementoes. 

Prizes – 1st, 2nd & 3rd female & males overall & 1st MV / WV in each age category. Prizes posted out after race day.

 

GETTING TO THE EVENT

 

OPTION 1: Go to the Finish end of the race, Hengistbury Head, and catch one of the pre-event shuttles to the start. Your car will be waiting for you at the Finish (bus must be pre-booked!)

The buses leave from outside Hengistbury Head car park. https://w3w.co/slide.deck.ropes. There is parking at the Hengistbury Head car park, BH6 4EL  but of course it is not mandatory to use this carpark!  

Note – car parking charges here do apply, and no cash is taken. Payment is easiest made via the Ring Go app, location 59021. Further details found HERE

You will need to pre-book a shuttle bus seat as part of your entry (£8), or use the ‘View Merchandise’ via the link in your confirmation email up until 2 weeks before race day.  Email info@ultravioletrun.co.uk if you need help with this (up until 2 weeks before race day).

Remember – anything you take on the bus but aren’t running with (spare clothes) will need to fit into a SMALL bag. We can ONLY transport a small bag (drawstring size) for each runner

 

OPTION 2: Go to the Start end of the race, Moors Valley Country Park, and after you have run, make your own way back to the Start venue to collect your car.  

You can park or get dropped off at Moors Valley Country Park, BH24 2ET https://w3w.co/groomed.winemaker.cartoons

Note – car parking charges will apply for stays of 15 mins or longer and payment can be made by cash or card. NOTE: the venue closes at 17:00. Further details found HERE

If you are being dropped off by a supporter at the Start, their car will need to be offsite within 15 mins of arriving if you want to avoid car parking charges.

Any spare kit or changes of clothes etc. that you would like us to transport to the finish for you will need to fit into a small bag (drawstring size).

 

BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME

 

As  it may be dark when you arrive at the Start, make sure you organise yourself before leaving home:-

  • pin your number onto the front of your running top 
  • if you have a medical condition, please mark the front of your race bib with a cross and complete the details on the reverse
  • attach the baggage tag (from your race number) to your bag
  • pack and label your nutrition bags if you are using the Personal Nutrition option (see CHECKPOINTS below for details)
  • organise your mandatory kit (see below)
  • load the GPS route and/or MyMaps if using

Buses – if you have booked bus transportation, you will be provided with specific details 7 days prior to race day. in accordance with your wave time. The bus journey from The Broadway at Hengistbury Head to Moors Valley Country Park pre-event will take around 25-30 minutes.  General bus information is here.

Baggage – PACK LIGHT, we can only accept a small (drawstring size) bag. If you’re travelling on the pre-event buses, we suggest you plan to travel in your kit with a layer of clothes over the top. Perhaps bring a drinks bottle, banana, and your car keys etc; that’s it. Essentially, everything you travel with that you’re not running with, needs to fit into a small bag.

Mandatory Kit - 

  • Fully charged mobile phone with emergency numbers included (found on your race number)
  • Drink Vessel (bottle/bladder pack etc) holding a minimum of 500ml at the start (please bring ready-filled)
  • Head torch
  • Foil Blanket
  • Waterproof/Showerproof jacket
  • Method of payment, in case of emergencies
  • We appreciate that the need for some items may seem unlikely, however we have to plan for your safety in an emergency

 

AT THE START

 

  • arrive ready to run, race number already pinned on and any personal nutrition bagged and labelled
  • pick up your buff and/or cup from the desk (if you've pre-ordered)
  • drop your bag at the baggage van (with label)
  • drop your personal nutrition bags into the relevant boxes (if using)
  • toilets are approx 400m from the start area, so plan your visit
  • NOTE – your headtorch from your mandatory kit will be required to use around the site until 07:30.

Start Times & Procedure – you’ll be setting off in waves at 2 minute intervals between 07:30 & 07:55. Just make your way to the start area when you are ready to go and a member of the Crew will help you.

Chip Timing – your timing chip is on the back of your race number - your start & finish times are taken along with split times from the checkpoints along the course.

Tracking -  we have predictive tracking for all runners – this is your estimated  position on the course based on the time you reach each checkpoint.  If you would like live tracking for your supporters to follow your actual real-time progress please make sure you book this via the link in your confirmation email ('view merchandise') at least 3 weeks before race day. If you have booked the live tracking you will be emailed full instructions directly from Rogue Racer (our timing team) before race day.  General tracking info is here.

Toilets – there are toilets at the bus pick up point at The Broadway at Hengistbury Head, and also at Moors Valley Country Park. The route to the toilets will be signed at the start venue and found approx. 400m from the start line.

 

ON THE COURSE

 

Race Briefing –  important details and final reminders will be in the briefing. This will not be presented at the start, but online in advance, on the website and emailed to you within the final week.

It is assumed that you will have read and agreed to the race briefing – if you have any questions you need to contact the organisers before Wednesday October 2nd.

Terrain - The course is mixed terrain and on firm ground throughout. We follow the Castleman Trailway for 27km and as an old railway line, has very few inclines. The second half of the course is largely on seafront promenade & pavement. The course is suitable for road shoes.

Hilly/Flat? The course is flat with only 299m of elevation gain through the 50km.

Signage – the course is fully signed with arrows, red & white tape and warning signage where appropriate.

Additional Navigation - We will provide you with a course GPX file for use on GPS devices. Also provided will be a Google MyMap version of the course which can be viewed on a phone and is marked with checkpoint locations, toilets etc.  These will be emailed to you approx 1 week before race day.

Medical back-up – We have dedicated medical provision throughout the event. Due to the nature of the course, our medics may take some time to reach you. In a life threatening emergency, you should contact emergency services via 999. The Race HQ & Medics contact phone numbers will be printed on your race number.

 

COURSE MAP

 

CHECKPOINTS

 

There are four checkpoints around the course, you’ll find them at 9.1km, 18.6km, 32.3km & 41.5km.

It is compulsory for you to enter each checkpoint even if you don’t need anything to eat or drink, in order to cross the timing mats. You may not receive results or be disqualified if you fail to do so.

Cut-off Times:

C/P 1 - 9.1km - 09:40

C/P 2 18.6km - 11:20

C/P 3 32.3km - 13:50

C/P 4 41.5km - 15:40

FINISH - 17:00

 

Checkpoint Guidance –

•A tail-end runner/cyclist will advise any participants if they are behind the cut off times
  • you are required to be self-sufficient if you have to retire from the event either through not making the cut-off time or not being able to finish, so please plan ahead
•Hand sanitiser available
•We are unable to return any personal items left at checkpoints
•Supporters should not come to the checkpoints, access is for runners, crew and and medical staff only
 

What to Eat? Each checkpoint will stock a selection of snack items: biscuits, sweets, raisins, crisps, chocolate bars, savoury snacks and water to replenish your bottles with, along with cola & Active Root. If you’d like to eat specific items, check the personal nutrition option as below.

No Cups – we will be not be providing plastic cups at the checkpoints. If you want to use a cup for cola, etc, at the checkpoints, you’ll need to bring your own. UltraViolet collapsible cups are available to purchase via the event entry page or from your local running shop.

 

Personal Nutrition –If you have any dietary preferences or just want to use the nutrition you’ve trained with, we will take it out onto the course for you to checkpoints 3 & 4.  This allows you to carry your food for the 1st half and replenish in the 2nd half.  Pack your nutrition bags before you leave home!  Nutrition must be in sealed bags and labelled with your race number and checkpoint locations and placed in the boxes at race registration. Personal nutrition must be dropped off by 07:45. Note – this is available for Checkpoints 3 & 4  only.  This is a FREE service

 

 

 

 

 

AT THE FINISH

 

Back at Hengistbury Head you’ll see our UltraViolet feather flags. Cross the line and your result is automatically recorded.

You can then pick up your finishers medal & goody bag. There will be water, cola, Active Root & snacks to help yourself to.

Results & Prizes – ‘live’ results will be online courtesy of our timers Rogue Racer. Prize winners will receive their awards by post shortly after race day. We have 1st/2nd/3rd Male & Female overall, age category (1st Male/Female in each age category), a team prize and spot prizes up for grabs.

The team prize is for the 1st team to have 5 runners cross the line, regardless of age/gender – make sure you’ve entered using the correct team name 

Massage – available courtesy of Muscle & Mind at £20 for 20 minutes.