Summer Handicap

A great club night with the chance for any club member to win this trophy.

Category BS

5.3miles (8.6km)/1400ft (400m)

Wednesday 16th August 2023

Start times approximately 6:30pm to 7:15pm

 

Location

New start and handicap race location for 2023

Based at the Hare and Hounds, Old Town, Lane Ends Ln, Hebden Bridge HX7 8TN


 

How much

£3 to cover a few prizes. 


 

Race Organiser

Ben Frechette – Contact: ben@cargo2go.com


 

Race requirements

Bring full waterproof body cover. (Waterproof full body cover means a pair of waterproof trousers and a waterproof jacket with an integrated hood and both items must have taped seams). Also hat, gloves, whistle and compass. Kit requirement will be decided on the night depending on the weather.


 

What is it?

For those who have never done the handicap route before it is a great route including  'The Steps of Doom'. It will be fully flagged and all club members are encouraged to turn and up and give it a go. You must carry the appropriate kit that will be announced by the RO on the night. There will be no marshals on the route. So who's tough enough then?


 

How does it work?

Based on race times recorded over recent years, our algorithms will generate a start time that has been carefully crafted so that everyone will cross the finishing line together. Though on the night someone will undoubtedly pull a little extra out of the bag and finish ahead of the others. The trouble is everyone is pulling a little bit extra as everyone wants to get that trophy.


 

Don't like your start time

If you are suffering injury or feel your time is otherwise wrong then you may request any start time you judge reasonable, but if you do this you will be marked with an asterisk and will be ineligible for the trophy.


 

Why is there an asterisk on my name?

If you have requested a start time but there was not enough data to predict accurately, then it is potentially unfair on the other runners as your start time may be wildly out. Therefore you have a suggested start time, which you are free to modify either way. However the asterisk does indicate that it is not a calculated time so you will not be eligible for the trophy if you finish first. You do still however get the full dose of pleasure (and pain) that comes from taking part in this race.


 

Start times

Alphabetical Order starts alphabetical v2

Chronological Order starts chrono v2

  2021 N/A | 2020 N/A | 20192018 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014


 

I don't have a start time

This may be because you've not had enough recent data to generate a handicap. Contact the statistician, Andy Wright statto@cvfr.co.uk and he may be able to sort you one out.


 

Race route

Here is a GPX of the route for recce purposes only.

The course will be flagged to keep you on the public rights of way for this event.

Starting opposite the pub follow the lane until it becomes concrete and then it throws you out onto the moor.

Going clockwise round the larger loop you will go round High Brown Knoll and then run a short distance to the waymarker stone where you turn right and head for the top of the steps of doom.

The smaller loop is followed anticlockwise, so head straight past the steps of doom (avoiding other runners as you cross paths here) and a little further on you will drop down the zig zags to Catherine House Lane.  

Then its a dash along the lane here before taking on the steps of doom themselves to climb back on to the moor.

Straight over at the top of the steps to follow the path across the moor, before doing a slight dog leg to the left to get onto the path back to the pub.

After crossing the stile into a walled lane, you must stay in the walled section rather than sneaking onto the field for a speedier descent.  Going out of bounds here may result in penalty/disqualification.

Over the last stile and you've finished with the boggy stuff and are ready for some beer, just one last thing to do, a downhill sprint finish on the evil tarmac.


 

Race records

Windfarm Course to 2022

Male – Karl Gray (2003) – 43:52.

Female – Holly Page (2012) – 52:55

 

Hare and Hounds Course from 2023

Male – Dougie Zinis (2023) – 41:45.

Female – Maxie Scheske (2023) – 50:36

 


 

Results

2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 20182017 | 2016 | 2015 | 20142013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003


 

Photos

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