The Ride and Tie is all set for Sunday 18th March this year. 10:15am start.Woodnewton VH has been booked for the event.
We have again invited a number of local running clubs to join us. It would, therefore, be good to see a lot of PACTRACers there, either racing, helping in the canteen, timekeeping, marshalling, supporting, running in the organised run at 9:30am and above all, making some cake's for the occasion!
Unfortunately, it is Mothers Day, but last year's date in April is now Easter this year, which we wanted to avoid.
Werrington Joggers will be organising their 10 mile Sunday run from
Woodnewton if anybody wants a run instead. This will start at 9:30
prompt. They don't drop anybody, instead they either wait at various
junctions or run back. Why not have your Sunday run from
Woodnewton, for anybody that doesn't want to race. Werrington know the
routes and their are some really good off-road runs around there. The
VH is booked anyway, so won't cost anything for non-racers, and we will
have some tea and cakes for afterwards.
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An invitation to join PACTRAC in their
Annual Ride and Tie Race at Woodnewton
on Sunday 18th March 2012 10am
PACTRAC have been holding a club Ride and Tie since 1985 when the event was won by Sue Burnett and John Bigham. We would like to continue to invite a few selected local clubs who are interested in joining us for a short, fun event of biking and running.
The event will take place on Sunday 18th March 2012 at Woodnewton Village Hall for a 10:15am start. We have booked the Village Hall until 1pm. The Village Hall is right on the circuit, which makes it more spectator friendly, secure and weather proof! This is a great race, involving teams of 2 usually picked on the day, but if other club's want to pair up in advance this is fine. (PACTRACers will be paired up on the day!).
The race involves teams of 2 racing over 3 circuits of Nassington, Apethorpe, and Woodnewton. Each circuit is just under 6 miles.
Team Member A has to run 1 lap and bike 1 lap, whilst at the same time Team Member B bikes 1 lap, and then runs 1 lap. Both Team Members then run / bike the last lap, changing cyclists as often as they wish, but only using 1 bike (and only 1 on the bike at a time!). The clock stops when the 2nd team member crosses the line. You can use your own bikes on the first 2 laps, but are only allowed 1 bike per team on the final lap! You can change cyclist and runners as many times as you like on the last lap. This is a low key fun race. Anyone can turn up and race. No pre-advice is necessary. Just enter on the line. £3 per person. Please remember that your partner may be riding your bike, or vice verse, so be prepared to ride with toe clips, or the same cleat system. The average distance per athlete will be 9 miles of cycling and 9 miles of running.
Looking forward to seeing you all on 18th March.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please email sjhope@tiscali.co.uk or leave a comment below.
Steve Hope