PACTRAC will be holding our Annual Ride and Tie Race at Woodnewton on Sunday 10th April.
We have been holding a club Ride and Tie since 1985 when the event was won by Sue Burnett and John Bigham. This year we are opening the race out to a few selected local clubs, who may be interested in joining us for a short, fun event of biking and running.
The event will take place on Sunday 10th April 2011 at Woodnewton Village Hall for a 10:15am start. We have booked the Village Hall from 9 - 1. The VH 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 people want to pair up in advance this is fine.
The race involves teams of 2 racing over 3 circuit’s 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 Team Member B bike's 1 lap, and then run's 1 lap. Both Team Members then run / bike the last lap, changing cyclist's 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. £2 pp. 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.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please email sjhope@tiscali.co.uk
We also have a 10 - 12 mile cross country run from Woodnewton VH starting at 9:30am for those that don't wish to race, but do want a good training run with tea and cakes to follow.
We have a good contingent of racers and runners coming along on 10th April from BRJ, Werrington Joggers and Yaxley Runners as well as others.
For instance, The Werrington Joggers now have the Ride and Tie in their Diary. They are doing their weekly Sunday run from Woodnewton Village Hall on 10th
April. It will be about 10 - 12 miles cross country, and will start at 9:30am. We will have the VH open before then. The Ride and Tie will start soon after 10:00am
so the runners should be back in time to see the end of the race.
There will be experienced runners there who know the routes. The faster runners tend to run back and forwards, or else wait at the junctions, so nobody gets lost.
It would be great to see as many PACTRACers there as we can, bearing in mind that we are hosting this event, and opening it up to other club's for the first time. You can either race, do the run, or just come along for a chat, but it would be great to see you there.
We will need 4 marshalls and a Timekeeper, plus if anybody feels like baking a cake, this will also be much appreciated. Please let me know if you can help.
Look forward to seeing you on 10th.
Steve Hope.