Competitions

EVENT DETAILS:

The race starts and finishes in the show ground with live commentary over the show PA. The route goes out across the event field and through a gate at the top. After a traverse of another field, the route starts heading up through steep farmland. A stile from this leads to the open fell. At this time of year the bracken is high and a small path zig zags up through it, partly on an old broken down wall. A final push over heather and bilberry takes you onto Offa's Dyke path. South along this leads to a path heading back towards Llanthony. The path is rocky in places. A stile into the farmland brings a steep and often rutted steep descent back to the event field.

The majority of the route is marked and some attempt is made to clear a way through the head high bracken on the ascent.

Race distances and ascents:

• U7 & U9: 1km / 50m
• U11: 1.8km / 130m
• U13: 2.9km / 225m
• U15: 4.4km / 325m

U17 and U19 start at 12.15 (senior race). U7 to U15 start at 11.15.
1. The U15, U17 and U19 races will form the East Wales Athletics junior mountain and fell championships and are licenced by Welsh Athletics
2. Entrants who wish to enter the championships must be registered with Welsh Athletics as an East Wales athlete
3. The entry fee for the championships will be £1 in addition to the entry race fee to cover the cost of medals for the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category).
4. Entry will be on the day.