race 4
PECO XC League (2023-24) Race 4 - Venue: Middleton, Date: Sunday January 28 - Hosted by Wetherby Runners & Assisted by Nidd Valley

Peco XC Race 4 - Individual Results
Men
Men to count
Ladies (updated)
Ladies to count (updated)
Junior 1 mile
Junior 2 mile
mens team
mens team
mens team
mens team
mens team
mens team
.The ‘to count’ results show the men’s and ladies individual positions with Guest runners removed.
These positions are used to calculate team scores and individual points for the cumulative series tables.
Please note that only one ‘2nd claim’ runner can count towards any team score.
Peco XC Race 4 - Team Results
Men's Team
Ladies Team (updated)
mens team
mens team


PECO Cross Country League (2023-24): Race 4 (Middleton Park)

Race Date: Sunday 28th January 2024

Race Times & Distances:
Junior XC Challenge (School Year 2 - 6): 10.00am, 1.15 miles approx.
Junior XC Challenge (School Year 7 - 12): 10.20am, 2.0 miles approx.
Senior Ladies (aged 16 and over*): 11.00am, 4.5 miles approx.
Senior Men (aged 16 and over*): 11:15am (approx.), 4.5 miles approx.
Please note that, on this occasion, the Senior Ladies are setting off first!

* Age groups for all 5 races in the season are based on age on 12/11/2023

Race Location:
All races will take place entirely within the grounds of Middleton Park, next to the John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ.

Registration:
Registration will be in the Dug Out Bar of the John Charles Centre for Sport (Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ) from 8.45am.

If you already have your race number, you do not need to come to Registration. If you don’t already have your race number, you should either pick it up from Registration or collect it from your club representative in the Start/ Finish field (or before race day), depending on the arrangements made by your club. If you want to register on the day for Race 4, or if you have lost / damaged your race number and need a replacement, then you do need to come to Registration.

Car Parking:
There is no swimming gala scheduled for January 28th, so there should be a reasonable amount of car parking available at John Charles. However, please consider:

  • Car sharing where possible
  • Using public transport – the John Charles Centre is accessible by the 2 and 3A bus from Leeds City Centre
  • Parking in the nearby area and walking. If you do need to park ‘on street’ please ensure that you do so safely, legally and with due consideration to local residents if parking in a residential area.
  • Running or cycling to the event

PECO event participants are allowed to use the John Charles Centre car parks, where space is available. Please park in the car park off the third exit of the roundabout before the John Charles Centre if approaching from Middleton Grove, or the overflow car park (second exit when approaching from Middleton Grove, and then the third exit from the next roundabout). See map below.

parking

The parking at the front of the stadium is short stay only and cars can only be parked there for three hours maximum, and you will be at risk of being ticketed if you exceed these restrictions.

Changing, Showers & Toilets:
Please either come ready to run or change at your club tent on Middleton Park field.
Toilets are available for use at the John Charles Centre, however no muddy shoes are allowed in the building.
Note that the League has not paid for access to the changing rooms and showers at the John Charles Centre: if you wish to use these facilities, you must pay to do so. The charge for using the changing rooms and showers is £4.00 per person, which must be paid at the reception desk.

Warming Up:
Please keep off the junior race courses after 10.00am, as this is when the junior races start and it is not fair to the junior runners to get in their way, or confuse them by running across or back along their race route. Suitable areas to warm up include the area in the middle of Middleton Park field (keep off the model aircraft landing strip) or on the surrounding trails in the woods that are not used by the junior race courses.

The Courses:
The junior race courses are almost entirely on grass, and unless it is frozen hard, may be suitable for spikes (although see comments below re. the tracks through the wooded section of both routes: a recce of this section is recommended before a decision of the use of spikes is made!)

The senior race course includes a few short sections of tarmac path and some wooden bridge crossings, and therefore the course is not suitable for spikes.

There are some sections with exposed tree routes on the senior route: please take care!

 Senior Course Map:

senior course

The start and finish are both located in the north west corner of the main field. The course starts with an anti-clockwise laps of the main field, then going out for a lap around the west woods. The route then comes back across the northern end of the main field before heading out for a lap of the east woods and Middleton Broom. The course then comes back onto the main field for the finish.

Junior 1 Mile Course Map:

junior 1 mile

The route is a single anticlockwise lap, running around the main field and the woodland to the south west, and finishing with a short section through the woods to the north west of the field. The final section consists of a downhill, followed by an uphill back to the main field. The final section is run along quite hard-packed tracks in the woods; the rest of the course is on grass.

Junior 2 Mile Course Map:

junior 2 mile

The route consists of two anticlockwise laps. The first lap goes round the main field, then through the woods at the north west of the field. The second lap is identical to the Junior 1 mile route.

Club Tents
To ensure that the club tent area does not interfere with the routes for either the Senior or Junior races, please set up all tents after the break in the trees and behind the line of stakes, as indicated below. Please be aware that the Junior races start at 10.00am, so be careful when crossing over their race route after this time. Marshals will be instructed to keep the Junior route clear, and will ask you to wait / take a different route to the tent area as necessary.

tents

Results
Results will be published as soon as possible after the race on the League website (www.pecoxc.co.uk).

Any Questions: If you need any further information before the race, please e-mail Mark Hetherington at mark@evensplits.co.uk

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