March Street-O (3/9)Great HarwoodWed 15 March, 2023

Local level event

Explanation of Event levels

Training events are non competitive events used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport.
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Most clubs run some 'mini series' throughout the year as local mid week events.
Regional events attract participants from around the local Region.
National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away,
Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships or the annual JK competition.

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Another good turnout despite the weather. Nice to see lots of new faces.

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This event is pre-entry only for Solo, Pairs or Trio teams. Entry is limited to 60 starts.

All participants must wear a hi-viz vest and must carry a torch and/or head-torch for winter or twilight events. In case of light failure, backup lighting is advised.
Each single competitor or team will need a dibber (your own, or hired at £1 on entering), a watch, a pen/pencil/clipboard.

For age rules concerning junior participation, see 'Entry Details' below.

Location Info

Near: Great Harwood
Lat,Lng: 53.78607,-2.39766
Postcode: BB6 7BA

Open an interactive map in:
GoogleMap - Streetmap (OS 50k)
OpenStreetMap - BingMap (OS 50k)

Directions / Parking

Royal Hotel, 2 Station Road, Great Harwood, BB6 7BA. (Real Ale pub, with several guest ales.)
We have use of a large downstairs function room with, depending on the prevailing weather, separate outside access.

Parking will be on surrounding wide streets most notably Park Road and Balfour Street, north of the Royal. Alternatively, Tesco car park opposite, but this has a 2 hour restriction. There are other free to use car parks located in the centre of Great Harwood, the closest being Mercer Car Park BB6 7AN, to the west of the Royal, a 5 minute walk away.

Map / Terrain

Street-O competition is on local streets, main roads, parks, ginnels, semi-rural areas and footpaths.
You can choose either a 60 minutes score or a 75 minutes score aimed at faster runners. There are two league tables.

MAP SCALE: The competition map for this event is 1:10000, in simplified format.

Cobbled alleys, pavements, stairways and paths, some steep, may be slippery when wet.
Wear suitable studded footwear.

Registration and Start times

Starts from 6:00PM to 7:00PM at minute intervals.
You can choose your 15 minute start block when you enter the event.

Course Information

Distance to Start and Finish is less than 20 double-paces from the hotel door.

Each individual or team will be issued with one Dibber (if hired), one clue/answer sheet (issued pre-Start) and one course map (issued at the Start).
Example maps and clue sheets of previous events will be available to view.

Scoring: Controls are numbered 10 to 64. The first digit multiplied by 10 is the score value. Thus there are 10 x 10 points controls, 10 x 20, 10 x 30, 10 x 40, 10 x 50 and 5 x 60. The higher the score value, the greater the distance and/or difficulty.
Time limits: There are 2 course options, either 60 minutes or 75 minutes. Choose when entering.
Penalties: Finishing after your chosen race time limit incurs 1 penalty point for each 3 seconds you are late, equivalent to 20 points deducted per minute late.

Entry Details

Entry and dibber hire (£1.00) will be via SI Entries.
Online entries will open approximately one month in advance of competition date.
[**Note: £40 charge if dibber is lost during hire period.]

Entries will close at midday on race day. However, entries after midnight on the Monday prior to the event will be limited by map availability.
An individual entry can be amended to a Pair or Trio if you want to add a buddy to run with, but this must be done on-line in advance via SIEntries. We cannot make changes at the event.

	Lead	Second	Third
Solo	£4.00
Pair Team	£4.00	£2.00
Trio Team	£4.00	£2.00	£1.00

An individual entry can be amended to a Pair or Trio if you want to add a buddy to run with, but this must be done on-line in advance via SIEntries. We cannot make changes at the event.

Rules concerning junior entries:

Age 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult (as a pair or trio).
Age 16 & 17 may run as a pair, or be accompanied by an adult (as a pair or trio).
Age 18+ may run as an individual.

If the event needs to be cancelled the PFO Event Cancellation Policy will apply.

Dog restrictions

Taking dogs on urban courses is not recommended due to the traffic hazard.

Facilities

Usual pub facilities both pre- and post-event.

Miscellaneous

Safety procedures that should be observed in Street-O events:

Give way to members of the public and other competitors throughout your visit.
There are numerous road crossings on the course, take care at all times.
Run wide around corners.
Wear hi-viz so that you can be seen.
Move away from control sites as quickly as possible.
Do not attend if you have any Covid symptoms.

BOF event number 82201

Contacts / Officials

Series organiser: Kay Hawke PFO -

Planner: Garry Alexander PFO