Race Organiser: Lindsay Evans
Date: Sunday 28th January 2018
Start: Tigers RUFC 10.00am PLEASE NOTE EARLIER START TIME Map
Cost: £10 (pre-entry ONLY)
Introduction
This will be the 33rd running of Tigger Tor (so named as the route starts from Tigers RUFC and includes ascent of Higger Tor). The race starts and finishes outside the rugby clubhouse, which, on race day, always has a convivial atmosphere with pre- and post-race refreshments available. Showers and changing facilities are available. Set in a beautiful winter landscape, for many runners, who return year after year, this is a challenging and enjoyable curtain raiser to the season.
However, if you have no prior fell running experience, you are STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from participating. This is because the course covers some difficult terrain and weather conditions can be severe.
All entrants:
- must accept primary responsibility for their own safety
- should, in view of the conditions that may be experienced, familiarise themselves with the FRA ‘Hypothermia’ leaflet
This race is held under FRA Rules and runners must familiarize themselves with and comply with the FRA Requirements for Runners 2018 (the “Runners’ Rules”). It has a distance of approximately 9.7 miles with total climb of around 1,500 feet. It is therefore a category B Medium race (over 10 km but less than 20 km, average not less than 25 metres climb per km, not more than 30% on road).
The locations of the checkpoints and the area defined as “out of bounds” are unchanged from last year.
HOWEVER: ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2017 RACE PLEASE NOTE: Runners will be required to find their own way across Burbage Moor (between checkpoints 1 and 2). Last year, an advisory route was defined and was flagged on race day; in keeping with the description of this race as requiring navigation skills, no such guidance will be in place for the 2018 race.
Most of the route is within a Site of Special Scientific Interest and formal consent for any large event is now required from Natural England. Due to severe environmental impact caused by other users, we were informed that consent would not be granted unless we avoided the area around the Ox Stones and the paths that lead to them.
The area around Ox Stones (as defined on the race route map) will again therefore be out of bounds.
Entries & transfers
You will be able enter online here on Monday November 13th.
The entry limit for this race will be 470 and entry to the race will be closed if this limit is reached, or, otherwise, on Friday 26th January 2018.
This race is online pre-entry only – there will be NO entry on the day.
