FOUNTAINS 10K & FUN RUN

You will receive a colour-coded race number through the post before the race. The colour of your number will dictate which wave you are scheduled to start in as below:

• Red: Race start time 11am

PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE IN THE START AREA BEFORE 10.50am

• Blue: Race start time 11.10am

PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE IN THE START AREA BEFORE 11am

• Gold: Race start time 11.20am

PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE IN THE START AREA BEFORE 11.10am.

The START AREA is the community play park in the centre of the village (see map)

• You can arrive in the car park area from 9.30am on race day, but we ask you not to make your way down in to the village until 10-minutes before your race start time to avoid having large numbers of people congregating within the confines of the village.
• There will be no changing facilities or bag drop at the event this year, so runners are advised to arrive “ready to run”.
• There will be portaloos within the car parking field for use before the race. There will be a limited number of toilets available at the race start only, so we encourage runners to use the facilities in the car park area where possible.
• There will be a catering van in the car parking field, providing hot and cold drinks and snacks to runners and spectators either before or after the race (celebratory cake and take-away coffee for the way home anyone??).
• Runners will be directed from the car parking area to the village via a one-way system, to avoid two-way pedestrian traffic along the course once the race has started (see map).
• The car park is 1km from the race start area, and it will take you approximately 15-minutees to walk from the car park to the race start.
• Masks must be worn in the race holding area (unless you are medically exempt), but can be removed once the race starts and you enter the competitive field. PLEASE ENSURE YOU BRING YOUR MASK WITH YOU TO THE RACE START AREA.
• There will be no water stop on the course this year, so runners are advised to bring their own supply of drinking water if they feel they may need this whilst out on the course.
• You will still receive a goody bag at the end of the race, full of some of Yorkshire’s finest produce, including a bottle of Harrogate spring water, a Voakes pork pie, a Yorkshire banana(?), a chocolate bar, a Yorkshire tea bag, and your medal!
• Unfortunatley there will be no prize giving ceremony this year, so all prizes will be posted out to winners. Further information about the prizes on offer this year can be found on the race website (www.fountains10.co.uk)
• There will be a “Medal recycling point” at the exit of the finishing field where unwanted medals can be returned for recycling (for those of you who already have a medal cabinet full of them!).

• The cut off date for any transfers or refunds will be Monday 5^th July.
• Entry in to the race will close at 12pm on Friday 16th July 2021.
• Race packs will be posted out to all runners on 7^th July via Royal mail. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROVIDED US WITH THE CORRECT ADDRESS WHEN YOU REGISTERED FOR THE RACE.
• If you have not received your race number by Friday 16^th July, then please email hello@fountains.co.uk to let us know.
• The cut off date for contacting hello@evensplits.co.uk to notify them if you have a predicted time of less than 40-minutes, or more than 75 minutes will be Monday 5^th July.
• Please ensure you bring your face mask with you to the start area (unless medically exempt).
• Please note that runners are not permitted to wear headphones (or similar devices) on the course for safety reasons.

1. All runners must observe social distancing rules and regulations prior to entering the competitive field
2. Masks must be worn in the race holding area at the start, and can be removed once runners enter the competitive field and the race starts.
3. Masks must be worn inside any buildings, such as the toilet facilities within the village hall.
4. Currently it is not unknown what impact Covid-19 will have on the long-term health of those who contracted the virus. Based on the best available evidence at this time it is strongly advised that those who were hospitalised due to Covid-19 should undergo a form of health screening by a medical professional prior to taking part in the event. This health screening should preferably be undertaken by a doctor with specialist training in sports medicine, or those who feel they are competent to make a decision about the participant’s fitness to compete and arrange any further investigations that may be required.
5. Runners MUST NOT attend the event if they (or anyone they live with) have been unwell or suffering from any Covid-19 symptoms in the last 14-days. Please see current NHS guidance at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-Covid-19/
6. The event has been carefully planned with appropriate medical provision to try to minimise the impact the event may have on local NHS services. As a runner attending the event, you can also help with this by ensuring that you have trained appropriately for the event, and by ensuring that you are fit enough and well enough to complete the race.
7. Please be mindful of your personal hygiene practices, and avoid spitting and nasal clearance whilst on the course and at the venue.
8. If you experience COVID-19 symptoms soon after the event, then please make this known through the government’s test and trace system.
9. The race starts in the play park within the village, and ends on the primary school field; we therefore urge all runners to ensure that they make use of the toilet facilities provided. Wild wees are strictly forbidden!
10. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the event, we ask that all runners take their plastic water bottles home with them to recycle in their home recycling.
11. Please be advised that runners are not permitted to wear head phones (or similar devices) whilst on the course, according to the UKA Rules of Competition (2016).