Details about the series:

1. For the first race, you will need to register. This number will be the same for all races, so please keep it safe and bring it with you each time. Please allow enough time to register before the start. Registration opens at approximately 6:45 pm and closes at around 7:10 pm. If you do not run the baseline race, you can join the series at any point, but your first run will set your baseline time. 2. The race course map is available here. The start is at the junction of Plough Road and Cinderpath Way, a few minutes walk from the village hall, and the finish is halfway along the Cinderpath bridleway. 3. Please stay on the pavements where available. When you leave Aingers Green (after approximately 0.7 miles), please be aware of traffic around you, as this can be a busy road. There will be marshals on the course – listen to their instructions and let them know if you are in any difficulty during the race. 4. At the finish, please go over the line and through the funnel, where you will be given a finish token. Please stay in your finishing order, then take your token to the desk, where your position will be recorded. 5. Your time will be recorded at the finishes. Results will take a several days to be published, but they will be available before the next race. The theory of the handicap system is that after you have run a baseline race and set your initial time (if you don’t run the baseline race you can enter the series at any point but you first run will set your baseline time), at the first race we will set off the slower runners first all the way through to the fastest runners, the aim is to beat your baseline time. You will be awarded points based on the amount of time that you exceed your baseline run by from 100 to the most downwards. There are 4 races after the baseline – your best 3 races will count towards your final position and will ultimately decide the winner. So it doesn’t matter how slow or fast you run it is the improvement in time that ultimately counts.