Course location

Hillingdon Sports Centre, Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge

Course location from Race HQ: 2 minutes

Race HQ

Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1ES

Changing facilities and showers: Men’s and Women’s changing rooms, showers and toilets within Athletics Stadium

Course description

Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per large lap, on grass and woodland paths.

See course map

Transport

Public transport: Hillingdon & Uxbridge Met and Picadilly Lines

Driving: Next to A40 Swakelys Roundabout Junction. Follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre.

Parking: Parking at athletics stadium with a charge or free within Uxbridge College car park (closes at 4pm) if spaces are available. Due to a large swimming event taking place at the sports centre spaces will be very limited so you are strongly advised to use public transport or car share for this fixture. PLEASE LEAVE IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PARK CONSIDERATELY AND STILL BE ABLE TO ARRIVE ON TIME FOR YOUR RACE. Limited parking close by the course see map for parking guide.

Timetable

• 1.00pm – Under 11s – 1500m
• 1.15pm – Under 13 Boys – 3000m
• 1.20pm – Under 13 Girls – 3000m
• 1.35pm – U15 Boys/17 men – 4000m
• 1.40pm – U15 girls/U17 women – 4000m
• 2.05pm – Adult women/U20 women – 6000m *
• Not before 2.35pm – Adult men/U20 men – 8000m

* Please note the later than usual start for the women’s race.

Other information

All entries taken on the day. You do not need to enter in advance. You will need to collect your race number from the Serpentine Team Manager.

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of your race.

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. If you won’t be able to get to the Kit Room before the race, please contact the relevant team captain before Wednesday 17 December and they may be able to bring a vest along for you.

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

See the league website for more information

Post-race pub

A few Met League runners may well want to get in the party spirit before heading to the Serpie Christmas party. The plan is to go to The Good Yarn, 132 High Street, Uxbridge, which is close to Uxbridge station.

Bag drop and post-cross country showers at Seymour Centre

For those of you who would like to leave your Serpie Christmas party finery at the Seymour Centre, then return there after the Met League to shower and change before heading to the Grand Connaught Rooms, you will be able to drop your bags off in the morning. The bag room will remain open for bags to be dropped off until midday.

The bag room will then be re-opened between 5pm and 6pm for you to collect your bags and the showers at the Seymour Centre will be open. Doors open at the Grand Connaught Rooms at 7pm.

Contacts

Women’s team captain:
Jo Beak
jobeak@hotmail.com
07966 915 468

Men’s team captain:
Fraser Johnson
fraserjohnson@mac.com
07595 331 720