There are two types of people. Talkers and porkers. Which one are you? On the 5th of October, we’ll find out.
Location
Narberth Carpark, Narberth, SA67 7AG
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Parking
We have reserved the area of the carpark highlighted in red below. There will be a start/finish area set up as well as a registration tent. You can park anywhere but we advise you park as close to this area as possible, especially if you intend to access your car between laps. You are allowed to set a chair, bag etc in the tent if you wish.
You do need to pay for a ticket. It is £3 for the day. The Pay By Phone code is 805887 for a car and 805886 for a motorhome.
Timetable
7.30am- 8.30am Set up and registration
8.45am Race briefing at race start
9.00am First lap
10.00am Second lap
Repeat for roughly 12 laps
Registration
You won’t get a bib without a completed disclaimer. Please print off, complete and bring with you. No disclaimer, no run.
Timing
We are not timing each lap. You simply have to get back to the start/finish area within the hour to qualify to start the next lap. The last lap is a race. Simple.
We will have a race progress screen at the start/finish area. This will also be visible online…
The Route
…is a good mix of some fields, concrete/tar road and nice flowing single track. There will of course be the odd little hill. It will be marked out with arrows and reflective tape for the night time section/s!!! Expect some shenanigans.
Film makers
We have asked a team to come in and film this years event. Each year we’ve run the event there has always been some drama! We wanted to capture this on film. The film will be ready before Christmas 2024. If you do not want to appear in the film, please email us.
What we will provide
Some shelter, water, hot water, tea/coffee, toilets (public, in the carpark, 40p)… along with the opportunity to push yourself beyond what you think is possible.
We have a bespoke medal ready to present to each runner, it will be customised to reflect the number of laps completed.
The Rules…
Race Rules:
1) Course
. A 4.2 mile loop
2) Starting Corral
. Participants must be in the starting corral at the bell having completed the previous loop
3) Starts
. Each loop starts precisely 1 hour after the last, on the hour, every hour
. Warning will be given 2 minutes prior to start
. All competitors must start at the bell (no late starts)
4) Loops
. Each loop must be completed within an hour to be counted… including the last lap.
. No artificial aids (including trekking poles)
. Slower runners must allow other runners to pass
5) Timing
. We are not timing each loop
6) Winner/Results
. The winner is the person to finish the last lap the fastest
. All others are technically DNF
. Results of each runner in terms of distance covered are to be given
. If no runner can complete the last lap, there is no winner and everyone DNFs
7) Cap
. This race is capped to roughly 12 laps
Our Rules:
1. You are responsible for yourself, healthwise, fitnesswise, equipment wise
2. Littering = instant DQ
3. Cheating = instant DQ
4. The route includes narrow paths which will be open to the public and the start/finish trail is a popular one with dog walkers. Priority has to be given to other users. Please RUN ON THE LEFT on these parts. The route also includes a couple of lane sections, whilst not busy lanes you have to be aware of traffic and give way. The roads are not closed.
4. Be kind
5. Be safe
6. Don’t be a dick
You must be in the pen at the start on the hour, not on the way to it but in it. This is finite, so don’t make us DNF you for being late. Once the bell goes on the hour you can’t go back to your support, you have to get out there.
These rules are set in stone. You are made aware of these before the race so that you have every chance to succeed, but they will be enforced to the letter. Please don’t put us in a position where we have to enforce them.
What you need to bring
You will be responsible for all your nutrition and gear. Think how far you want to go, work out what food and drink you will need then double it! Please note we can’t allow BBQs or any solid fuel heaters, just camping stoves etc. to heat food. We should have some hot water for all your Pot Noodle needs though.
Coffee and tea will available BUT you will need to BRING YOUR OWN MUG.
You must bring a head torch, spare and batteries. The 6pm lap will need a head torch. If you do not have a working torch for this lap you will be pulled, DNFd, ejected and rejected. No debate, no questions.
We won’t be doing kit checks, it is up to you but if we feel that you are not prepared (such as no torch in dark) and will be a danger to yourself or to others then we will DNF you, please don’t put is in that position.
We would recommend you bring a chair to sit in, bring a sleeping bag in case you get cold, think worse case scenario weather wise and plan for that, whatever the forecast says.
The Wheel of Fortune
Once a few laps have been run, we’ll introduce the wheel of fortune. The wheel has a few slight changes of rules written on it. We’ll give it a good old spin and whatever rule change it stops on will be implemented into the race.
Crews
We understand that you may want to bring someone to help you out, patch you up, force feed you pot noodles and kick you into the pen each hour which is ok.
Parking maybe limited so again, please car share, competitors will have priority in terms of parking closest to the start.
See you in the carpark.