BINGLEY HARRIERS Keith & Judith Firm SUMMER 5K RACING LEAGUE
A SUMMER LONG SERIES OF 5K RACES WITH 4 OR 5 GROUPS SETTING OFF AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO ENSURE EVERYONE RUNS WITH PEOPLE OF A SIMILAR ABILITY.
ALL RACES ARE BEING RUN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER ON TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 7.15PM
ROUTE – Exactly the same as last year
Start on the canal near the Fishermans Inn to Saltaire, across the footbridge and Turn sharp left down into the park and follow the park path in a big loop around the cricket pitch and then back onto the main Park path straight on around the outside of Roberts Park, right before the steps and immediately left through the snicket and follow the path alongside the houses and down the steps until you turn left across the river footbridge, turn immediate right after the bridge and then 1st left up the track onto the canal, turn right back towards the Fisherman Inn. Follow the canal all the way back to the small bridge and then back to the finish. – This route is exactly 5k.
Dates – All Tuesday evenings starting at 7.15pm – 14th May – 11th June – 25th June – 16th July 6th August – 3rd September – Entry fee – £1.00
Everyone is welcome to run these events, whatever age (ideally 9 or over) and if you can manage 5k of running in 35 minutes then please come along – they have proved extremely popular in the past and are a great way to keep you motivated throughout the summer months, measure your progress and prepare for other races . They are over very quickly and should be finished by 8pm.
Racing League
There will be prizes for 1st place in each category and you must complete at least 4 races to qualify and will be based on your finishing positions. Categories will be first Lady/Girl and First Boy/Man in the following categories:
U12 U14 U16 U20 Senior Over 40 Over 50 Over 60
Biggest Improver
Using the VDOT calculator and your first race as a starting point there will be a prize for the biggest improver throughout the series. Again you must complete 4 races to qualify. The improvement is based on this series alone, you do not need an existing time from other races.