Just to confirm that, although the International Youth Cup has been moved to next July we will be going ahead with the Wansfell evening uphill only race planned originally for the night before the International, on Friday October 16th.
We hope to use it to help with funding the Youth Cup in Ambleside next year, as well as to test our systems for next years event and have an enjoyable evenings racing.

It is a Time Trial format with online entry at SI -

https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.ph...&event_id=6799

We've worked hard to make sure we are within Covid guidelines, minimizing risk as much as we can. Details are on the SI entries page.

The event is open for two hours, between 6.00pm & 8.00pm with runners departing every 30 seconds at a time chosen upon entry. Numbers with barcodes & names, collected ten minutes before each runners start time, will be scanned at the start to activate the timer and at the finish to give times. Competitors will also be scanned on returning to the start to ensure everyone is accounted for.

Each finishers time will be uploaded live instantly on to a website, the link to which to be put up nearer the time.

As it is uphill only, a descent will also be flagged away from the race and we ask runners to walk or jog as they come down.

It will be dark, obviously, so head-torches will be mandatory (as well as masks and a jacket)although we do plan to have some big lights from the local rescue team lighting up the flagged route.

Matt Bland has kindly offered some vouchers for prizes which we'll use for 5 spot prizes for all finishers drawn immediately after the event.

Any questions probably best to email as I'm not on here as much as I once was, but obviously will check in here occasionally.

Many thanks. Here is to an enjoyable,low key, safe and fun evenings racing.

Cheers
Duncan