Last Start Fitness Met League cross country - Saturday 11 February

The last Start Fitness Met League fixture of the season will be at Alexandra Palace. Let's get a great Serpie turnout.

In division one, the Serpentine vet men are still in top position in division one, with 1,161 points, but Highgate Harriers are only 65 points behind and it would be great to finish the year with a win.

Please make sure that you are registered with England Athletics to compete before you come to run. You will need to give your EA competition license number to the Serpentine team manager before your race. If you do not yet have an EA competition license, please buy one now via Serpiebase.

Do not delay – processing these is a manual process for the club so it can be many days before Malcolm gets time to do this.

Location and race details

Venue: Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace Way, London N22 7AY. The start is close to park entrance by junction of Park Road, Muswell Hill and Alexandra Palace Way.
Note: there are no toilets at the course.

Race HQ: The Pavillion, North Middx Cricket Club, Park Road, London N8 8JJ
There are changing facilities and showers at race HQ.

HQ to course walk time: 1.25km, approx 15 mins

Course description: A mainly flat open course but with one long, steep hill (run more than once by the senior men and women) up to the Palace. It normally gets very muddy, especially on the hill, so spikes are essential if you want to make any progress uphill!

Timetable

  • 12.45pm - Under 11s – 1500m
  • 12.55pm - Under 13 boys – 3000m
  • 1.00pm – Under 13 girls – 3000m
  • 1.20pm – U15 boys/17 men – 4000m
  • 1.25pm – U15 girls/U17 women – 4000m
  • 1.55pm – Senior / U20 women – 6000m
  • 2.35pm – Senior / U20 men – 8000m

Transport

Public transport
Numerous options. Please check TFL for the most suitable options for you.

Car Parking:
Paddock car park at the western end of the park is adjacent to the start / finish. Entrance on Alexandra Palace Way. Do not park at the Cricket Club.

Other information

All entries taken on the day. You do not need to enter in advance. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of your race as you will need to register and collect your race number from the Serpentine volunteers, who will be based by the Serpentine flag on the course. Please make sure you have your EA license with you.

If you raced any of the previous Met League races this season, please remember to bring your race number with you to wear. If you have lost your number, or haven't yet raced a Met League fixture this season, you will need to collect your race number from the Serpentine Team Manager.

You must run in a Serpentine top. If you do not yet have your Serpentine top, you can exchange your voucher for one in the kit room on a Wednesday evening (between 8.15pm and 8.45pm). If you won't be able to get to the kit room before the race, please contact Hugh Torry before 8 February.

Listening devices such as I-Pods are not allowed on safety grounds when competing.

See the league website for more information.

Presentations

After the races, trophies will be awarded in all categories at Race HQ. There will be also be cash prizes presented to the top 7 men and women over the season after the races. Several Serpies are in the running to possibly finish in the top 7:

  • Sarah Pemberton (currently joint 4th woman)
  • Glenn Hughes (currently 4th man)
  • Dave Morgan (currently 7th man)
  • Hugh Torry (currently 16th man)

Post-race pub

The post-race pub will be The Mossy Well, 258 Muswell Hill Broadway, which serves food.

Prizes and discounts

Start Fitness are sponsoring the league for 2016-17, providing prize money, vouchers and bib numbers amongst other things. They are also offering discounts to club members via their websites: www.startfitness.co.uk (10% off) and www.moremile.co.uk (30% off). See our discounts page for further details and the codes to use at checkout.

Soar is a running clothing brand that launched in 2015 - www.soarrunning.com. They are providing personalised Serpentine jackets as prizes for the top six men and top six women from Serpentine at the end of the season (based on the individual ranking table). These are currently:
Women: Sarah Pemberton, Marta Bagnati, Rhiannon Needham, Megan Roberts, Lavinia Singer and Ahlem Ben Gueblia
Men: Glenn Hughes, Dave Morgan, Hugh Torry, Jonathan Poole, Nathan Wilkins and Daniel De Palol.

Contact

Women's team captain:
Sarah Pemberton
sarahlpemberton@gmail.com
07717 824 992

Men's team captain:
Hugh Torry
hughtorry@gmail.com
07791 115 438

Submitted: 3 February 2017

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