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EVENTS RULES

Countryside Code

All runners must adhere to the countryside code while participating in one of our events. An abbreviated copy of this is written below.

  • Fasten all gates

  • Keep to public paths across farmland

  • Guard against all fire risks

  • Use gates and stiles to cross fences hedges and walls

  • Take your litter home

  • Help keep water clean

  • Protect wildlife, plants and trees

  • Take special care on country roads

  • Make no unnecessary noise

You can read the full Countryside Code by here.

General Rules

  • Competitors must a minimum of 20 years old by the date of the race.

  • Runners must follow the marked route at all times.

  • Runners run this race completely at their own risk.

  • Dogs are not permitted.

  • It is the runner's responsibility to navigate the course correctly, aided by our signage. Runners in must carry a digital or physical backup of the route.

  • Runners are required to provide their bib number to event staff on completion of each lap.

  • Runners must carry the mandatory equipment with them at all times.​

  • Runners must recognise they have equal rights to be on the route and be courteous to other users.

  • Competitors should not jostle at stiles and other obstacles. Nor should they push past slower runners on narrow paths.

  • If a runner comes across another competitor who is ill or hurt they MUST offer assistance.

  • A runner must retire immediately if asked to do so by a race official.

  • Pacers are not permitted.

  • Runners must remove headphones at the start of the race, at checkpoints and at road crossings.

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