Metropolitan League Cross Country, Sat 2nd December

For those that want somewhere to leave their party gear before the race and get changed after, the club room will be opened after the handicap by Tom and Eda until just before 12pm and re-opened after cross country for you to get showered and changed at the Seymour.

Please make sure that you are registered with England Athletics 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. This applies to juniors as well as seniors.
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.

Course location

Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge

HQ to course walk time: 10 minutes

Race HQ

Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1ESA – fixture details here

Changing facilities and showers: Men’s and Women’s Changing Rooms and Toilets within athletics stadium and football pavillion. Please don’t use the facilities within the main sports centre. There are no toilets at the course.

Course description

Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per large lap, on grass and woodland paths. Option of small river crossing if conditions on the day allow. Course Map.

Timetable

12.40 – U11 boys – 1500m
12.45 – U11 girls – 1500m
12.55 – U13 boys – 3000m
13.00 – U13 girls – 3000m
13.20 – U15 boys / U17 men – 4000m
13.25 – U15 girls / U17 women – 4000m
13.55 – senior and U20 women – 6000m
14.35 – senior and U20 men – 8000m

Transport

Hillingdon & Uxbridge Met and Picadilly Lines 10-15 mins walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop with 3 mins walk of Sports Centre.

Car: Limited free parking within Uxbridge College car park on the right of Gatting Way before the sports centre CP. Parking in the sports centre requires buying a ticket at a meter. Please car share if driving. The car park can be very busy with places at a premium.
PLEASE LEAVE IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PARK CONSIDERATELY AND STILL BE ABLE TO ARRIVE ON TIME FOR YOUR RACE.
Directions from major roads: Next to A40 Swakelys Roundabout Junction. Follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre.sted.

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 near the start line area. Please make sure you have your EA licence with you.

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 the relevant team captain as soon as possible

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

The Serpie post race pub will be the Serpie Christmas Party!

Note: there are no toilets at the course.

See the league website for more information.

Prizes and discounts

Start Fitness are sponsoring the league for 2017-18, 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.

Contact

Women’s team captains:
Natasha Sheel / Laura Carmichael
nagsheel@gmail.com / l.j.carmichael@hotmail.com
077 9242 3077 / 075 9529 9394

Men’s team captain:
Hugh Torry
hughtorry@gmail.com
077 9111 5438