Bridgwater
Sat 12 Feb
Near: Bridgwater
Level of event: Local
Type of event:
Race, Urban
This was a great event, with a good variety of experienced and new participants.
The long course had the now-standard Fieldhouse-Rant bloc dominating the rankings. Robin and Oli traded the lead throughout but a 30s difference on control #23 cemented the result and Oli Rant came out on top with a stunning time of 44:32
On Medium, Gavin Clegg lead throughout, though Rachel Leathwood did pip him by a few seconds on a few individual legs.
The Short lead changed hands many times up to control #6. From there, Sophie Leathwood took control and eventually stormed home with an almost 2 minute lead.
Photos below, and in this article in the local newspaper. And have a listen to this radio interview.
Results
Results
Historic Trail
Discussion
Routegadget
Map Excerpt
Directions / Parking
From North, leave M5 at Jn23, take A38 to junction of A39/A38. Follow signs to town centre beyond the river. Plenty of parking available. A Pay and Display car park is available in the Angel Shopping Centre, which also has public toilets. Registration, assembly, and starts/finish in Kings Square to East of the Angel Shopping Centre – approx. 5min walk.
Course Information
Map
1:5000, contours 5m
Drawn to ISSprOM 2019 standard.
Based on the 2015 map by Gavin Clegg. Extended and updated 2021 by Jim Mallinson.
A full legend does not appear on the map. Only those symbols representing forbidden areas and uncrossable features are shown
Courses
| Course |
Length |
Climb |
| Long |
8.1km |
0m |
| Medium |
5.4km |
0m |
| Short |
3.4km |
0m |
| Historical Trail |
3.1km |
0m |
Under-16s must be with adult.
Entry Details
| Class | Pre-entry | On the day entry |
|---|
| Senior
| £8 | £9 |
| Junior
| £3 | £4
|
| Historical Trail | £1 | £1 |
- Junior - anyone 21 years or younger at the time of the event
An SI dibber can be hired for £1. Failure to return it will incur the cost of a replacement (£30).
A SIAC dibber can be hired for £2.50. Failure to return it will incur the cost of a replacement (£65).
The historical trail requires a mobile phone with MapRun installed if you want to track yourself and compare your times to others'.
If you are a helper at this event and running a competitive course, please contact the organiser for the discount code.
Please note that if you enter on the day you run the risk that we have run out of maps for your preferred course.
Please consider buying a pack of pre-entry credits in advance. This costs you the same as just going straight to pre-entry but saves the club a lot in credit card fees.
Buy Credits
Registration & Start Times
All starts are in King's Square.
Competitive Courses
| Event | Time |
|---|
| Start opens
| 1130
|
| Start closes
| 1330
|
| Courses close
| 1500
|
Historical Trail
The historical trail can be downloaded for free, printed and followed at any time. However, if you want to do it during the open hours shown above and be supplied with a printed map, then it costs £1 towards the map printing.
Download link: Bridgwater Trail
For more information about using MapRun, see our user guide.
Pre-Entry
Pre-enter Competitive Course Pre-enter Historical Trail
Pre-entry closes 10 February.
Safety Rules
| Required? |
|---|
| leg covering
| no
|
| waterproofs
| no
|
| whistle
| no
|
| U16 accompanied by responsible adult
| yes
|
| reflective clothing
| no
|
| headtorch
| no
|
Contacts / Officials
Planner: Graham Hartley
Organiser: Ray Toomer
Controller: Pete Shirvington
Weekend Organiser: Roger Craddock jandr.craddock@gmail.com
