Sunday 22 April will see the first Old Buckenham 10km race taking place in the village. Today was a chance to take some publicity pictures for the local papers.
The 'real' race in April will start from the Village Hall in Abbey Road at 11am (apart from the wheelchair race will start 5 minutes before the runners). It is being organised by the Old Buckenham 2000 Trust with entry management and chip timing services provided by Total Race Timing. All profits from the event will go to the ‘Raise the Roof Fund’ for the re-thatching of All Saints church in Old Buckenham.
The Old Buckenham 2000 Trust Facebook Group will be giving regular updates and is the place to ask any questions but here are some of the details.
The race director is Celia Clarke (celia.j.clarke@gmail.com) and the technical details can be found at http://www.oldbuckenham.org.uk/index.php/old-buckenham-race.
Entry cost £15 and all under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Getting on for a hundred runners have signed up so far with room for a couple of hundred more.
Registration is at the Village Hall from 9.45am. Parking will be provided at the three village schools and the village hall, these car parks will open at 9.30am. At registration runners will collect their race number as they will not be sent out in the post. Race times will be recorded with a timing tag that is attached to the lace of one of the runners’ shoes.
No person (except a blind runner’s attendant) or animal may accompany a competitor at any point on the course – this means no dogs, no buggies, no push chairs, and no following cycles, no children joining in with you as you run up the finishing straight. All competitors must compete on foot, roller skates, etc, are prohibited but the course is suitable for wheelchairs.
There are no changing facilities so participants need to come ready to run. Drinks and cakes will be available for competitors from 9.45am. Competitors will arrive at the start line from 10.45am and the race will start promptly at 11am. The start/finish road will be closed to traffic for the event.
The 10km course heads out into the countryside along quiet roads and will be clearly marked at every km, finishing back on the Green.
The presentation of trophies will take place in the Village Hall approximately 45 minutes after the first finisher (the fastest runners will take about half an hour to complete the course, the slowest may take one and a half hours). There will be a medal for all finishers plus trophies for top finishers in the following categories. The over-all race winners and runners-up, both male and female and also for those first in each age class, both male and female, (under 18, 18 to 39, 40 to44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64and those over 65.
If you would like to help on the race day rather than take part as a runner then please contact Celia Clarke (celia.j.clarke@gmail.com) or message the Trust on Facebook (Old Buckenham 2000 Trust) They will be very pleased to hear from you.
The Old Buckenham 2000 Trust Facebook Group will be giving regular updates and is the place to ask any questions but here are some of the details.
The race director is Celia Clarke (celia.j.clarke@gmail.com) and the technical details can be found at http://www.oldbuckenham.org.uk/index.php/old-buckenham-race.
Entry cost £15 and all under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Getting on for a hundred runners have signed up so far with room for a couple of hundred more.
Registration is at the Village Hall from 9.45am. Parking will be provided at the three village schools and the village hall, these car parks will open at 9.30am. At registration runners will collect their race number as they will not be sent out in the post. Race times will be recorded with a timing tag that is attached to the lace of one of the runners’ shoes.
No person (except a blind runner’s attendant) or animal may accompany a competitor at any point on the course – this means no dogs, no buggies, no push chairs, and no following cycles, no children joining in with you as you run up the finishing straight. All competitors must compete on foot, roller skates, etc, are prohibited but the course is suitable for wheelchairs.
There are no changing facilities so participants need to come ready to run. Drinks and cakes will be available for competitors from 9.45am. Competitors will arrive at the start line from 10.45am and the race will start promptly at 11am. The start/finish road will be closed to traffic for the event.
The 10km course heads out into the countryside along quiet roads and will be clearly marked at every km, finishing back on the Green.
The presentation of trophies will take place in the Village Hall approximately 45 minutes after the first finisher (the fastest runners will take about half an hour to complete the course, the slowest may take one and a half hours). There will be a medal for all finishers plus trophies for top finishers in the following categories. The over-all race winners and runners-up, both male and female and also for those first in each age class, both male and female, (under 18, 18 to 39, 40 to44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64and those over 65.
If you would like to help on the race day rather than take part as a runner then please contact Celia Clarke (celia.j.clarke@gmail.com) or message the Trust on Facebook (Old Buckenham 2000 Trust) They will be very pleased to hear from you.
The blog editor was also taking photos at today's event but was taken by surprise when a local interloper arrived on the scene...
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