NATIONAL FOREST WAY 36
08 SEPTEMBER 2018
National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire to Hartshorne Village Hall, Derbyshire
The National Forest Way 36 is the perfect introduction to a part self navigation ultra marathon. Taking on 36 miles of the beautiful National Forest Way starting at the stunning 150 acre National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Our runners can expect a fun, challenging and competitive event in the heart of the English countryside.
THE COURSE
The course consists of a 36 mile part self-navigation route along half the National Forest Way that will take runners on a transforming landscape starting at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. Covering 2 counties, you’ll be running through new and old woodlands, and open spaces which make up the 21st century new forest, ending at Hartshorne Village Hall in Derbyshire.
Runners will be expected to take responsibility for keeping themselves on the route, using the maps provided, National Forest Way markers, and Go Ultra Events arrows.
Expect to see views overlooking Branston Water Park, taking in the beautiful villages of Yoxall, Rosliston and Blackfordby in between trails, woodlands and canal paths, and finishing in the heart of The National Forest Way.
Learn more at www.nationalforestway.co.uk
The National Forest
Go Ultra Events are proudly working in partnership with The National Forest. Every time you participate in one of our events we make a donation to support this bold environmental project transforming 200 square miles of central England by creating a new forested landscape for us all enjoy.
£1 of every entry fee is donated to The National Forest by Go Ultra Events. You can also help:
ENTRY FEES
10% early bird discount on the below prices until 31st December 2017
SOLO
Please note all entrants must be 18years and over.
ADDITIONAL FEES
SPECTATORS
Donations to The National Forest.
Free of charge.
PARKING
Charges will apply depending on location.
CHIP TIMING
Supplied by Si Entries.
Start
Saturday 8th September 2018, 8am.
The National Memorial Arboretum, DE13 7AR
Ample car parking is available.
There will be toilets available at the start venue.
Check Points
Checkpoint 1: Branston Water Park, DE14 3HD – 16.5 miles
Finish
Hartshorne Village Hall, Derbyshire, DE11 7BE
The final cut off point for finishers will be 8pm.
Ample car parking is available.
There will be toilets available at the finish venue.
Registration
Registration will take place here between 6.00-7.30am. Every participant MUST register on the day, you will receive no race pack prior to the event.
You will be required to sign a disclaimer during registration.
Please ensure you have photo ID with you to show at registration. If you cannot provide appropriate photo ID at this point, you risk being withdrawn from the event.
Please be prepared for a full kit check at registration.
In your race pack, you will receive:
- Your running number. You must complete the back of the running number with emergency contact details and any medical conditions.
- Safety pins.
- Key event information (e.g. Go Ultra Event contact and emergency information)
- Your chip timing device
8:00am mass start. You will be starting amongst the NFW75 solos and teams.
There will be 1 marshalled check point along the route which will include food and water supplies, and where spectators and team/support crew are able to park.
You will be kept safe throughout the event by our First Aid Crew, and will be fully supported by the Go Ultra Team and our army of volunteers.
Mandatory kit list
Please note that your safety is our key priority, however we require you to be fully prepared to look after yourself during this event, therefore you will be required to have the following with you at all times. Please be prepared for a kit check at any point during the event:
- Adequate running/trail shoes
- Water bottles and hydration bladder (enough to hold 1 litre of water)
- Spare food
- First Aid kit (basic)
- Fully charged mobile phone
- £5-10 in cash
- Reflective clothing or rear light
- Base layer
- Water/windproof layer
*Kit list could change depending on weather conditions
Race Rules
- The race takes place on public paths, live roads and shared access trails. Every participant runs at their own risk and must be cautious and vigilant at all times.
- You will be running on roads, so ensure you run facing the traffic (in single file) and look both ways when crossing roads (double check when you are fatigued).
- We do not recommend using iPod and music devices due to running on roads, if you choose to do this, it is at your own risk.
- We recommend you wear bright, hi-visibility clothing for the duration of the event.
- Ensure that you carry mandatory kit with you at all times.
- The route will be marked and you must follow the National Forest Way as it runs over private land.
- Please respect the National Forest and ensure that you dispose of any rubbish at relevant checkpoints, there will be bins provided.
- In the event of an emergency, either contact the Go Ultra Events Race Team or Medical Team on the number provided in your Race pack, or call 999.
- Weather conditions may dictate what mandatory kit and water is needed, the Go Ultra Events Race Team will be in contact with you prior to the event if this is necessary.
Solo Runners
Solo runners are to complete the entire route alone, with no outside help, except of that from the Go Ultra Events Race Team at the designated check points.
Cheating
We will not allow cheating of any kind. Anyone caught trying to cheat will be disqualified from the event, and subsequently your team will also be disqualified if you are a team runner.
Medical provision
There will be First Aid available for the duration of the event. If you need any assistance on the course, or see a fellow participant requiring medical attention, please report this to a member of the Go Ultra Events Race Team out on the course.
FAQs
If you can’t find an answer to your question here, contact us on goultra@goultraevents.co.uk
Important Note: All racers MUST sign and date the disclaimer form within the Race Pack (last page).
Important Note: All racers MUST sign and date the disclaimer form within the Race Pack (last page).
The National Forest Company, responsible for leading this transformation, is a registered charity no 1166563.
The National Forest project launched over 30 years ago when local communities across the Midlands were encouraged to make the case for a new national forest to be planted in their area. Incredibly passionate people living in the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire coalfields area campaigned hard and won the fight to establish The National Forest here in the Heart of England where the landscape had been ravaged by coal and mineral extraction. With cross party Government support over the last 25 years, The National Forest has grown steadily working with landowners, farmers, businesses and local communities to plant more than 8.5million trees.
The National Forest continues to create new woodland and other forest habitats – the aim is to achieve forest cover of approximately 30% across the 200 square miles. This is a massive target when you consider that when it started some areas had as little as 2% – current forest cover is 20% on average.
But The National Forest is so much more than just planting trees. It is:
- A great place to live, the Forest is developing as a place to learn, to exercise and to enjoy with more than 500,000 children enjoying environmental education sessions, 102km of new cycle ways created and over 45 new sport and recreation facilities created.
- An emerging tourist destination, the Forest welcomed 7.8 million visitors in 2014 supporting 4,842 tourism related jobs.
- A place to work, Forest-related regeneration projects and programmes have received c£172m of investment since 1995, creating 333 jobs through forestry, farm diversification to forest uses and woodland businesses.
It is a national exemplar of what can be achieved through forest creation, demonstrating solutions to many of the key challenges we face as a nation including, creating landscapes able to adapt to climate change, developing a low carbon economy to provide sustainable growth and jobs and spaces in which people can exercise, relax and enjoy being close to nature.
ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE
Join this epic 36 mile ultra marathon following the stunning National Forest Way
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