Alternative Carnethy 5

New to the club diary this year, the committee have invented a week-long series of fun events for everybody to have a go at. The "Alternative Carnethy 5" consists of completing 5 running events in 5 days. The race series will be open to Carnethy club members and friends. The winners (lots of them) will be those who complete all five events in the shortest accumulated time. Where possible the routes will be kept as straightforward as possible so that participants can complete the course at any time and submit their own time to the organisers should they not be available for the official start time.

There will be the usual race categories of gender and age but you're free to invent your own. Maybe team up with somebody and do each run as a three-legged race or anything else goes. We'll provide the prizes/beer if you come up with some good ideas.

There won't be any race numbers or official race timing (unless of course you are entered in the two official races). Runners are just expected to turn up and run, record their own time and send that time into the organisers who will keep a running tally of accumulated times. We just want to keep it dead simple for this the first year. Most of you will probably time yourself in the various races anyway. All that's different is that you report each time into us after each event (in HH:MM:SS format).

This is lo-key event with the main aim of having some fun and testing ourselves over the course of 5 days. The Culter Fell race is by far the toughest event so leave something in the tank for that one.

You are free to enter as many events as you like but only those completing all 5 will go into the overall standings. If you can't make the published start times shown then do the run at any time to suit yourself. Make sure you adhere to the courses shown on the various maps and time yourself as accurately as possible and report the time to the club secretary Bob Johnson -

All events must be completed between 7am on Wednesday 12th and midnight on Sunday the 16th of September.

The sequence of five events have been set as follows:-

Braids Trail Race (course set by Helen Bonsor)
When: 6:30 pm (if you want company!)
map

The presentation of results will take place on Wednesday 19th September at the KB Union Bar at 9pm.

If you want to take part then please contact the club secretary Bob Johnson - - with your name & age or names/ages if you're competing as a team. We will provide you with the course maps/details. Refreshments will be held near to the Beach race finish with perhaps a BBQ or picnic.

We hope you decide to take part.

Carnethy Committee