Course 1 Men Open 8.3km
Course 2 Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open 6.7km
Course 3 Supervet Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+) 5.6km
Course 4 Ultravet Men (M65+), Supervet Women (W55+) 5.0km
Course 4 Open
Course 5 W65, M75, W75, Course 5 Open 3.9km
Entered: 1
Course 6 Junior Men (M16-), Junior Women (W16-) 3.8km
Course 7 Young Junior Men (M12-), Young Junior Women (W12-) 2.5km
Course 7 is traffic free within Promenade Park.
Course 6 also includes some quiet residential roads.
Courses 1 to 5 also include the town centre and residential areas.
Anyone wishing to run out of class should enter Open on Course of their choice
Course lengths are straight line between controls and subject to final controlling. Optimum routes will be longer.
Event location
Maldon Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ
Parking
There is a large car park in Promenade Park, entrance at What3Words ///fittingly.slung.behave
£1.70 up to 1hour, £3.40 up to 2 hours,
£8.00 all day.
TICKET MACHINES CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPT CARD PAYMENTS or via the Ringo app which incurs an extra charge. Location 21802
Other car parks are available in the town centre also using Ringo app. Sunday rates apply. Up to 3 hours £3.40, all day £5.70
Council Office 21800
Friary Field 21803
Butt lane 21805
High Street East 21807
Facilities
Event Centre based at the Maldon Saints Football Club in Maldon Promenade Park
Enquiries, registration, clothing dump, download and first aid
Toilets are available in the park
There are a number of refreshment kiosks in the park offering a variety of different food and drink options.
Timing
Enquiries open from 10:00 am
Start times 10:30-12:30
Courses close 2:30pm
SIAC enabled but all competitors must punch start and finish
Terrain
1:4000 scale
The map covers a rich mixture of historic town centre, residential streets and parkland. Promenade Park is situated on banks of River Blackwater with avenues of mature trees and an ornamental lake.
The event takes place in a public area. Please be courteous to other users to avoid jeopardising our future use.
Safety
High visibility clothing is recommended. The park, roads, footpaths and cycleways will be in use by members of the public please treat them with respect.
Course 6 will use parkland and quiet residential roads
Course 7 is confined to parkland and will not involve road crossings.
Classes
Juniors under 16 on the day can only enter Courses 6 & 7
Course 1 Men Open
Course 2 Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open
Course 3 Supervet Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+)
Course 4 Ultravet Men (M65+), Supervet Women (W55+)
Course 5 Ultravet Women (W65+), Hypervet Men (M75+), Hypervet Women (W75+)
Course 6 Junior Men (M16-), Junior Women (W16-),
Course 7 Young Junior Men (M12-), Young Junior Women (W12-)
There are a variety of activities suitable for the family including splash park, play area, crazy golf and petting zoo so consider making a day of it.
Visit the park website for further details: https://www.visitmaldon.co.uk/promenade-park/
Dogs
Strictly no dogs allowed in event centre
Well behaved dogs are welcome in the park but are not allowed in fenced off areas such at the children's playground and splash park. Please be aware that there are certain parts of the park where dogs must be kept on leads.
Officials
Organiser: Lyn West
Planners: Dean Pepper & Kevin Machin
Controller: Mike Bickle (WAOC)
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Maldon District Council for permission to use the area
Course 5 W65, M75, W75, Course 5 Open | Club | Age Category | Class |
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Ursula Oxburgh | WAOC | W90 | WHV |