Information for Peco race on 2 March and Peco Relays on 9 March

Note that entries for the Relays close on Wed 5 March at 6pm

NB this is also available on a Facebook post – please use this for questions and answers.

Still time to enter, entries close Friday 28 February 2pm

87 VS juniors have already entered the series.

If you are one of the 87, you are automatically entered for Race 5 and the Relay Races.

If you’re not sure, you can check at https://racebest.com/races/uyq7h/entries

If you’re not one of the 87 and you want to enter race 5 AND/OR the relays you need to enter race 5

https://racebest.com/races/uyq7h/enter

The cost to enter is £3, that includes the relays too

Just to note that you can leave the box for England Athletics number blank

Race 5 is at Stockeld Park on 2 March

General information at https://pecoxc.co.uk/pages/race5.html

Hopefully someone will bring the club gazebo, if a few of you could come at 09:00 to help set up we would be very grateful (and you’d also get a good parking space and a shorter queue for the toilets). Please post a reply on Facebook if you can assist.

Please arrive at Stockeld Park 09:30 at the very very latest, you’ll need to park, walk to the course, find the club tent, pin on your race number etc etc and be ready for the club warm-up at 9:50

It is a short walk from the car park to the course at the “Box Field” which is the location of the start and finish. En route is the Cafe which has the Toilets (maybe a queue) and race registration (but you’ll only need that if you’ve lost your race number and need a replacement (£2.50)). Close by is the maze which may be open (don’t get lost).

If you’ve not yet run any races then Collect your race numbers from the Valley Striders gazebo which will be in the club tents area near the finish.

Team photo and club warm up at 09:50

U11 race be at start line at 09:55

And keep your numbers after the race otherwise you’ll be paying £2.50 if you want to run the relays

Please post questions on Facebook rather than texting or emailing me – the questions (and answers) may be relevant to others)

See you on Sunday!

Relays are at Bramley Falls Park on 9 March

General information at https://pecoxc.co.uk/pages/relay.html

NB you must have entered the Peco series (but not necessarily to have run any of the races) to be able to run in the relays

There is just one junior race which starts at 10:00. It is for teams of 3, each runner runs a lap of 1.2 miles carrying a baton to be handed over to the next runner.

https://racebest.com/races/ckg4v

Teams can be all boys, all girls, or mixed. Teams can be a mixture of ages. The age group of the team is defined by the oldest members of the team.

  • Under 9 – all runners aged 6 to 8 on 31/08/2024 i.e. usually school year 4 and younger
  • Under 11 – all runners aged 6 to 10 on 31/08/2024 i.e. usually school year 6 and younger
  • Under 13 – all runners aged 6 to 12 on 31/08/2024 i.e. usually school year 8 and younger
  • Under 16 – all runners aged 6 to 15 on 31/08/2024 i.e. usually school year 11 and younger

This race is being organised and marshalled by Valley Striders. It would be great if a few parents could marshal the junior race and/or the senior race which starts at 11:00

Please post questions on Facebook rather than texting or emailing me – the questions (and answers) may be relevant to others)