White Peak Trail Run – Winter Edition
White Peak Trail Run – Winter Edition
Sunday 5th December 2021
New for 2021 – a one-off winter version of our popular White Peak Trail Run. Taking place on the footpaths, tracks and trails within the spectacular surroundings of the Southern Peak District including Thorpe, Dovedale, Milldale plus the Tissington Trail. 25.6 km/15.9 miles course only.
COVID 19: This event will follow the up to date guidance provided by England Athletics and Trail Running Association and may be subject to future restrictions which may result in changes to event timings and the registration and start procedure.
- Fully signed with Dark & White arrows, a colour OS route map will also provided.
- Marshalled feed station.
- Gold, silver & bronze time awards/certificates awarded.
- Trail running related prizes for all men’s and women’s age category winners and runners. (NB: classes will be merged if entries are low in any of the age categories)
- Staggered rolling start windows; choose your preferred start time when entering then start anytime within your 10 min start window.
- SPORTident electronic timing with on-the-spot results.
Event Information
Please find all the relevant event information below, and please do not hesitate to get in contact with us if you have any queries. Final details will be sent out via email to all competitors in the week prior to the event which will include additional event details not found below.
Covid measures – despite the lifting of all legal government restrictions we are still operating during a pandemic. As a result we will continue to organise our events in covid secure manner to ensure we minimise the risks to both participants and event staff.
NB as a result of any possible future restrictions related to the ongoing pandemic the information below may change to conform with the most up to date rules and regulations as set by England Athletics and the Trail Running Association.
Entry Fees
Standard Entry
Long (25.7 km/16 miles): £23 *£21
*Affiliate £2 discount per event – for competitors who are either; a member of a UKA affiliated club (with UKA Number) or the Trail Run Association (TRA Number).
Online Entry Only!
Entry opens on the 1/6/2021.
Entry Closes on 28/11/21 or when the entry limit is reached.
Late entry (after online entry closes) costs an additional £3 and is subject to availability
Entry Limit
Maximum of 300 participants
Age Classes
M: male 18 to 39
MV40: male 40 to 49
MV50: male 50 to 59
MV60: male 60+
F: female 18 to 39
FV40: female 40 to 49
FV50: female 50 to 59
FV60: female 60+
Age Limits
Solo runners minimum age 18
COVID-19 Health Declaration Form
Before attending the event all attendees must complete our COVID-19 Health Declaration form the day before the competition and bring the signed form to registration. Alternatively there is an electronic form that can be completed online a link will be emailed to all participants (this must be submitted by 3pm the day before the event). Participants, guests and officials will not be authorised to attend without completion. The form will be provided to the participants in the final information email.
Failure to either bring a signed form to the event or submit the electronic form by 3pm on Saturday 4th December 2021 will result in a non start.
By completing the form all event attendees will declare and agree to the following
- I have not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
- I do not have, and have not had in the past 14 days, any symptoms relating to COVID-19.
- I have not been self-isolating because of “test and trace” advice and/or been in contact with a person showing any of the symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
- I have read the COVID-19 Health Assessment and agree to risks associated with attending the event.
- I am aware that by attending this event that the organiser is required to keep my details securely stored for 21 days for track and trace requirements.
- There are no local restrictions preventing me from attending the event.
Contact Test and Trace
By agreeing to attend the event i.e. by signing the COVID-19 Health Declaration form, participants agree to have their contact information passed on to the relevant authorities if someone at the event is found to have had COVID-19 and they are known to have come in close contact with infected person.
Whilst not compulsory we would recommend all attending the event to take a rapid lateral flow test before attending. Anyone with a positive result MUST NOT ATTEND the event and follow government guidelines and stay at home and get a PCR test.
COVID-19 Symptoms
A HIGH TEMPERATURE – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
A NEW, CONTINUOUS COUGH – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
A LOSS OR CHANGE TO YOUR SENSE OF SMELL OR TASTE – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
The symptoms extract has been copied from the NHS website, view https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/ for further information.
Age Limits
Solo runners minimum age 18
Event Venue
Ashbourne Leisure Centre, Clifton Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1DR (click for map)
On the day of the event look out for Dark & White yellow/black directional road signs. If in doubt as to the event location, please contact us BEFORE the day of the event. NB: THE CLOSEST PARKING IS PAY & DISPLAY.
The Course
The entire route will be clearly marked with blue and yellow arrows. The running terrain will be predominantly smooth tracks, paths & trails but you should expect the occasional rough section plus there may be short sections on connecting quiet country lanes. The route will have some climb but this is not a fell running event so the idea is that any hills are runnable/manageable rather than impossibly steep!
Route Map
The route will be easy to follow – in addition a full colour OS route map with emergency numbers on the reverse will be provided at registration. A4 transparent plastic bags are available as map protection but in an effort to cut usage of these for, environmental purposes, please don’t take one unless you really feel you need to.
Distance
Long – 25.6 km/15.9 miles
Course Records
Long – Men: 1:50:29 | Women: 2:03:09
NB these records where set during the annual spring time event.
Route GPS/Strava Map
The provisional route GPS files can be downloaded from the links below. Links to the finalised route will be provided in the final details (sent via email to all competitors)
Route
View the routes on Strava
Route
Route Description
From the start close to Ashbourne Leisure Centre the route initially pass through the old Ashbourne railway tunnel (which is tarmaced, lit and approx 350m long) before emerging into open White Peak countryside – the route then follows the flat and easy Tissington Trail (an old railway line converted into a cycleway/footpath) for approximately 4km where it turns left towards the village of Thorpe. After passing The Old Dog pub a short drop down the road brings you to the Peveril of the Peak hotel Read more (same route as the White Peak long course)
Registration
Registration
Open from 7.30 – 9.40 am
In order to make sure there is steady stream of participants through registration please do not turn up more than 1 hour before your designated start time. The only exception being those with an early start time 8:30/8:40 who may enter registration more than 1 hour before. That way the queue will be minimised and it will be easier to minimise indoor congregating.
Please ensure you plan your journey to the event so you can register and start on time.
PLEASE SANITISE HANDS BEFORE ENTERING
Please sanitise your hands before entering the registration building. Sanitiser stations will be available.
FACE MASK COMPULSORY
This is compulsory when inside the registration building – please help protect our event staff.
PLEASE MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING
Please try and ensure you respect everyones personal space and maintain social distancing whilst queuing.
ONE WAY SYSTEM
We will implement a one way system into and out of registration – please follow the signs.
NO HEALTH DECLARATION AND DISCLAIMER = NO RACE
All participants must bring their signed health declaration and disclaimer form to the event or have filled the online version of the form by 3pm on Saturday 4th December – this will be emailed out to all entrants shortly before the event. There will be none available at registration.
At registration please place it in the designated box when collecting number and timing chip.
SELF STRAP TIMING CHIPS
This will help maintain social distancing and minimise contact between event staff and participants.
NO CONGREGATING
After registering participants must leave the building immediately and either make their way to the start (if it is time to do so) or wait outside away from the registration building.
NO BELONGINGS TO BE LEFT AT REGISTRATION
Participants are not allowed to leave any personal belongings at registration.
Registration Process
At the registration event staff will provide you the following in a sealed plastic bag:
- EVENT MAP
- RACE NUMBER AND SAFETY PINS
- SPORTident TIMING CHIP – you will be required to self-strap your Si Timing Cards (dibber) to your wrist and wear it for the duration of the event. A member of staff will be available for assistance if required but participants are urged to do it themselves.
Participants will be required to use their SPORTident timing chip at the START, CHECKPOINT, FINISH and DOWNLOAD. Details of how to do this will be explained in the EVENT SAFETY BRIEFING VIDEO (released a week before the event).
*The SiTiming Chip is being loaned to you for the day, take care of it, if you lose it you will be charged £30 for a replacement.
FACE MASKS REQUIRED
SANITISE HANDS
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
ONE WAY SYSTEM
TURN UP RACE READY
****The Golden Rule – if you are unable to complete your course you MUST let the organisers know either in person or telephone that you have retired. If you do not, you will be held responsible if the police or mountain rescue team is called out to search for you. A central telephone number will be provided on all event route maps.
Rolling Start Windows
Start – choose your start window when entering
8:30am – 10:00am
start windows every 10 minutes
Course will close at 2.00pm.
To help prevent congregation at the start we will implement rolling starts rather than having a series of group starts every 10 minutes as we did before Covid.
You will now be able to start anytime you wish within your chosen 10 minute start window.
You may start individually or within a social group.
NO START LINE BRIEFING
Instead there will be a compulsory EVENT SAFETY BRIEFING VIDEO that all participants must watch before attending the event.
ARRIVE AT THE START READY TO RACE
Participants must arrive at the start line at their allotted time and must turn up ready to go, with all the compulsory equipment.
SELF DIB TO START
The START SPORTident timing box will be fixed to a stake/table/chair at the start and it will be up to participants to dib their timing chip into the timing box. How to do this will be explained in the EVENT SAFETY BRIEFING VIDEO.
Start Location
The Start is located at the far end of the pay & display car park at the beginning of Tissington Trail.
Event Safety Briefing
Rather than having a start line briefing we will now record a video briefing that will be available to watch online before the event. A transcript of the briefing will be available to read.
Last minute updates if required will be provided to the participants at the start line.
You will not be allowed to start without having watched/read the briefing!
Compulsory Kit List
You are required to carry the following for the duration of the event to ensure you have adequate clothing in case of emergency.
- Face mask
- Personal hand sanitiser
- Off Road Running shoes that in the organiser’s opinion are fully suitable for the type of off-road terrain to be encountered (NB road shoes are not suitable!).
- Waterproof jacket (the jacket must be waterproof i.e. not just windproof/showerproof)*
- Windproof leg cover*
- Hat & gloves*
- Other waterproof & warm body cover appropriate for the prevailing weather conditions.*
- Event map with emergency contact numbers (provided at registration)
- Mobile phone.
- Money (in case you get stranded somewhere!)
You should also carry sufficient food/drink to sustain you for the duration of the event – you should not totally rely on the feed station (long route only) for this purpose.
This is a rural winter event, you therefore need to carry appropriate kit for an emergency – wearing skimpy shorts and a thin running vest whilst carrying no extra kit is an absolute guarantee that you won’t be allowed to start!
Event officials will disqualify anyone who in their opinion does not meet the above compulsory equipment criteria.
*These items may be relaxed on the day depending on the weather conditions, however the final kit list wont be disclosed until the morning of the event so please bring all of the above to the event. Please check the updated kit list board at registration or ask an event staff member if you are unsure.
Whilst on Course
Whilst out on course we strongly advise you to follow the Covid safety advise below.
SOCIALLY DISTANCE
Maintain social distancing. Please be extra cautious around members of the general public and maintain a 2m distance.
KEEP A GAP BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS
We recommend at least a 4m gap.
OVERTAKE ONLY WHEN SPACE
Please avoid overtaking when the trail is narrow, instead wait for the trail to widen.
USE SANITISER AFTER CONTACT POINTS
We recommend you use hand sanitise after any contact points (gates, stiles etc).
Feed Station
There will be one feed station at 12.8 km on the long route.
We strongly advice that participants are self sufficient for water and food for the duration for the event. This will help reduce contact and congregation at the feed station.
Please be prepared to have to wait at the feed station. Please sanitise hands before touching anything and try and maintain social distancing.
Participants will only be allowed to fill up their own water bottles and collapsable cups – no plastic cups will be provided.
Only sealed/ individually wrapped OTE bars and gels will be available.
WE URGE ALL PARTICIPANTS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
Timing Awards*
There will be Gold, Silver and Bronze time awards on each course (NB separate times for men and women) Certificates will be self collect after download.
25.6k: Men: Gold sub 2:18 Silver 2:18 – 2:48 Bronze 2:48+
25.6k: Women Gold sub 2:33 Silver 2:33 – 3:03 Bronze 3:03+
* Timing awards may be amended on the day of the event depending on ongoing underfoot and weather conditions.
Finish
At the finish line there will be FINISH SPORTident timing box that all participants must stop and self dib into. If you don’t stop and dib you won’t be classified as a finisher.
After finishing participants we recommend you sanitise their hands and then immediately return back to download (at registration).
We urge participants not to congregate at the finish. Please respect the finish marshals and other participants by maintaining social distancing.
COURSES CLOSE AT 2:00 pm
Finish Location
The finish is located in the same place as the start at the beginning of the Tissington Trail
Download
All participants must return to the event registration building to download their time, hand back their SPORTident timing chip and collect their certificate.
On entering the building all participants must wear a face mask.
When you reach the download table you must:
SANITISE DIBBER
Sanitise dibber with the supplied paper towels and sanitiser.
SELF DIB
Self dib into the download SPORTident box.
REMOVE DIBBER
Remove the dibber using the provided safety scissors and place the dibber into the ‘dibber return’ plastic box and the used strap into the bin.
COLLECT CERTIFICATE AND RESULT PRINT OUT
You will be provided with your timing award certificate and result print out.
LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Once you have downloaded we ask you to leave the venue as soon as possible. This will help reduced the number of people congregating indoors.
Take Away Post Event Refreshments
We will be offering post event refreshments, however these will be take away only and you will not be allowed to stay inside the Leisure Centre to eat and drink.
Please do all eating and drinking outside or on your way home. This will minimise the amount of indoor congregating helping to protect event staff and fellow participants
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT AND BRING A REUSABLE CUP FOR YOUR POST RUN CUPPA RATHER THAN USING OUR DISPOSABLE CUPS.
Should something more substantial be required Ashbourne town centre is just a short 5 min walk away, with a wealth of cafes and pubs.
Results
Full results will be published on this website shortly after the event. Provisional results will be displayed on the day.
Class Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to class winners and runners up on each course NB: classes may be merged if entries are low.
There will be no one the day prize giving, instead prizes will be sent in the post after the event.
No Dogs
We are sorry but dogs are not allowed on any of our trail running events in order to comply with UK Athletics Insurance Policy
Peak District National Park – £2 Donation
We are allowing you to show your support for the ongoing protection and care of the fabulous Peak District National Park by allowing you to add an optional £2 donation to your entry fee. This money will be donated on your behalf by Dark & White Events to the Peak District National Park Authority. To find out how your money will be used visit www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/donate
Event Photography
Chris Meads Photography will be out on the course to capture your earned hard efforts.
