CLUB HANDICAP POSTPONED to March 10th

With the Beast From The East and Storm Emma now a distant memory (unless you're trying to have a shower in South London), it's time to warm up at the postponed March handicap this Saturday. Read on for more details.

 Registration opens 8.15am, and closes 8.55am sharp. Meet at the Boathouse.

It's the March Handicap on Saturday, March 10th. Option one: get your temperature rising by blazing around the lake in the company of your hottest Serpies friends and friends-to-be. Option two: get the warm glowing feeling that comes from volunteering and cramming yourself into a tight-fit marshall's bib. To volunteer, please email us at handicapper@serpentine.org.uk. All options are guaranteed to be more fun than Lanza!

We will meet as normal at the Boathouse on the north side of the Serpentine at 8.30am.

If you're running, good on you! The race is open to club members only and is 6,975 metres of pure joy (or two laps of the Serpentine, in old money). Registration opens at 8.15am and closes promptly at 8.55am or earlier if the race limit of 100 is reached. You do not need to pre-register. You can only register on the day. First time runners need to pay £2 for their race number which is then used for all subsequent races. If you forget or lose your number you keep the same number but will need to buy a replacement which costs £2.

If you have never run the handicap before, or have only run it once in your lifetime, or you haven't run for more than a year, then you will be a "scratch" runner on Saturday. This means that you are running to establish your legitimate current start time. Scratch runners run the same course, but they cannot win medals or score place points. (Once you have done your two scratch runs, you compete on the same level as other competitors and can win medals and points and acclaim).

You need to wear club colours in the race - make sure you have your red top with yellow stripes if you're going to compete (tri tops, red/gold Serpie t-shirts, and running tops are all valid) otherwise you may be denied points and medals! Please note that headphones aren't allowed in the race.

See more information about the handicap on the Serpentine website.

The Handicappers
handicapper@serpentine.org.uk

Submitted: 1 March 2018

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