Event location
Event centre at Anglia Ruskin University, Lord Ashcroft Building
Postcode: CM1 1SQ
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There is free parking adjacent to the event centre. Access from Hoffmans Way, CM1 1SQ.
Road access to Chelmsford from A130/A12 J17 (northbound) or A12 J19 Southbound
Chelmsford Railway station is less than 1km from the event centre. Please note there are rail replacement services all day. See Greater Anglia for more details.

Facilities
Enquiries, registration, clothing dump, download, first aid, toilets and cake stall

Timing
Enquiries open from 10:00 am
Start times 10:30-12:30
Courses close 2:30pm
SIAC enabled but all competitors must punch start and finish

Terrain
A new map at 1:4000 scale surveyed and drawn 2023/24 by John Collyer, Kevin Machin and Eddie Banks
The map covers a rich mixture of city centre, residential and parkland
The event takes place in a public area. Please be courteous to other users to avoid jeopardising our future use.

Safety
As with all urban events, road crossings will be necessary. Please take care. High visibility clothing is recommended.
Course 6 will use parkland and quiet residential roads
Course 7 is confined to parkland and will not involve road crossings
Courses 1-5 have a timed out crossing of Victoria Road and also cross other busy roads. Participants to take care!
Courses 1-4 have mandatory crossings of Parkway via underpasses to/from Central Park.

Classes
Juniors under 16 on the day can only enter Courses 6 & 7
Course 1 Men Open
Course 2 Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open
Course 3 Supervet Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+)
Course 4 Ultravet Men (M65+), Supervet Women (W55+)
Course 5 Ultravet Women (W65+), Hypervet Men (M75+), Hypervet Women (W75+)
Course 6 Junior Men (M16-), Junior Women (W16-),
Course 7 Young Junior Men (M12-), Young Junior Women (W12-)

Dogs
Strictly no dogs allowed

Officials
Organiser: Kevin Machin & David Lumby
Planners: Eddie Banks
Controller: Bruce Marsall (WAOC)