The Route
Pay to enter the show. Race fee £2 (to contribute to the show's first aid bill)
The race starts and finishes in the show ground with live commentary over the show PA. The route goes out across the event field and through a gate at the top. After a traverse of another field, the route starts heading up through steep farmland. A stile from this leads to the open fell. At this time of year the bracken is high and a small path zig zags up through it, partly on an old broken down wall. A final push over heather and bilberry takes you onto Offa's Dyke path. South along this leads to a path heading back towards Llanthony. The path is rocky in places. A stile into the farmland brings a steep and often rutted steep descent back to the event field.
The majority of the route is marked and some attempt is made to clear a way through the head high bracken on the ascent.
After a rest and sampling the various delights on sale, join forces with some others and take part in the 6 in a bag sack race?
Hannah & Mark Hopkinson (Mynydd Du Mini Dragons) are RO's for the junior races.
- South Wales Jun Champs #4.
- Entry on the day
- Registration from 10am until 15 minutes before race start - 11:15am
- All races £2 + show entry
- £3 race entry waived for WFRA junior members in U7-U19
(join here: https://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=3237)
Please sign the consent form in advance (U7-U19) (on the day will be available as well): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjgss20hTL4eMc6bsGOgTu_Fa_KVb5gkHCiyet9ANwo3-Xsw/viewform
PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT KIT AND AGE CATEGORY INFORMATION AT THE WFRA JUNIOR PAGE: https://sites.google.com/site/welshfra/ieuenctid-juniors?authuser=0
Race distances and ascents:
U7 & U9: 1km / 50m
U11: 1.8km / 130m
U13: 2.9km / 225m
U15: 4.4km / 325m
U17 and U19 start at 12.15 (senior race). U7 to U15 start at 11.15.
1. The U15, U17 and U19 races will form the East Wales Athletics junior mountain and fell championships and are licenced by Welsh Athletics
2. Entrants who wish to enter the championships must be registered with Welsh Athletics as an East Wales athlete
3. The entry fee for the championships will be £1 in addition to the entry race fee to cover the cost of medals for the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category).
4. Entry will be on the day.
Junior Map
Adult Race Map;
