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- Date:
- Registration opens: 6:00 pm closes: 7:00 pm
- Starts from: 6:00 pm
Fourth in a series of low key local Wednesday evening events, in and around Tyneside, with a league to encourage participation and competition. Courses suitable for beginners and the more experienced wanting some training competition.
Terrain: Urban with Orange and Long Orange courses also visiting the Town Moor, a large area of runnable grassland. Courses will use suburban streets where traffic is generally slow moving and there are wide pavements. All courses cross Arlington Avenue which is the main access road and a bus route, so more busy although there are traffic speed restrictions. Urban rules require those under 16 to be accompanied by an adult.
From A1: Take Kingston Park / airport exit & follow A167 towards Newcastle city centre. At first roundabout, turn left onto A191 Kenton Lane heading east. At the fifth set of traffic lights, turn right onto The Crossway (look out for sign for St Andrew’s United Reformed Church). Follow The Crossway until it becomes Arlington Avenue. Look for parking after passing The Peacock pub on your left.
From the coast: Take A191 until it meets the Great North Road / Gosforth High Street (B1318). At the junction, continue straight on following Salters Lane (A191). Go straight over first roundabout. Turn right at second roundabout onto Kenton Road. At the first traffic lights turn left onto Kenton Lane. At the next set of traffic lights, turn left onto The Crossway (look out for sign for St Andrew’s United Reformed Church). Follow The Crossway until it becomes Arlington Avenue. Look for parking after passing The Peacock pub on your left.
From Newcastle city centre: Take the Great North Road (B1318) north across the Town Moor. At the Blue House roundabout, turn left onto the A189 (Grandstand Road). At the first set of traffic lights, turn right onto Kenton Road. At the first roundabout take the second exit continuing along Kenton Road. At the next roundabout, continue straight on. At the first traffic lights turn left onto Kenton Lane. At the next set of traffic lights, turn left onto The Crossway (look out for sign for St Andrew’s United Reformed Church). Follow The Crossway until it becomes Arlington Avenue. Look for parking after passing The Peacock pub on your left.
Bus: 31 (Haymarket to Arlington Avenue – stop is adjacent to Start/Finish)Parking: Free parking outside shops or along Arlington Avenue on pavement in designated areas
Entry: Senior £5.00 Junior £2.00 Family £5.00. Entry on the day only. Please provide exact change.
Large groups should give prior notice, please.Courses:
Yellow (1.5 – 2.0 km.) ~ Orange (2.0 – 3.0 km.) ~ Long Orange (3.5 – 5.0 km.).
Maps ands Controls
Sites will be marked with a miniature O sign and orange tape secured with a clothes peg. Markers will have a code letter in permanent marker to be written on the control card. Carry a pen.
Electronic timing will be used for start and finish. All runners will be issued with a loan dibber which will be downloaded off site. Timing tickets will be issued at download.
Scoring:
100 points for the winner of each course, 99 for second, 98 for third etc. Anyone running in a course above their class will get a bonus of 5 points (10 for 2 courses above) and, likewise, anyone running a course below their class will be docked 5 points (10 for 2 courses below).
Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport. Risks have been assessed and mitigated as far as possible . However, participants take part at their own risk.
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