Fife Athletic Club

Tour of Fife 2018

11^th July to 15^th July 2018
Under SAL/UKA Rules

Sponsored by Morton Running Company

http://www.facebook.com/mortonrunningco/

The Tour of Fife 2018 consists of five races of different disciplines, held over consecutive days from Wednesday, 11^th July until Sunday, 15^th July 2018. See the Fife AC Forum at http://forum.fifeac.org for details, the Tour of Fife 2018 Facebook page or the Fife AC Twitter account .

Race Timetable

• 11^th July, 7.30pm – Beach Race, West Sands, St Andrews
• 12^th July, 7.30pm – Hill Race, East Lomond. The Hill Race will start at the foot of East Lomond on the track up from the recently demolished factory in Falkland. Participants will climb East Lomond via a marked trail (not up the steps) to the summit, from the summit down to the gate then on the footpath towards Craigmead, and down the path to finish in the Falkland Estate.
• 13^th July, 7.30pm – One Mile Time Trial. One mile along Kirkcaldy Promenade in the direction of the prevailing wind. The leaders will be set out first in a head to head followed by the next fastest pairings at 30 second intervals. There will be an open evening for participants at the Morton Running Company (See url above) before and after this race.
• 14^th July, 2.00pm – 5km Road Race. 5k on Boblingen Way in Glenrothes starting at the Lomond Centre, running an “out and back” course
• 15^th July, 2.00pm – Trail Race. Basing ourselves in Falkland Community Hall the trail race will be within the Falkland Estate and around 10k

Post-race refreshments and prize giving will take place in Falkland Village Hall immediatley after the final race.

Due to the nature of this event, some race details may be subject to change at short notice

Event Organiser

The Event Organiser is Frank McLaren, email:

Entries

Entry is via Entry Central opening on Wednesdsay, 12^th May, 2018 at 18.00pm. Please note that the series is by pre-entry only as no entries will be taken on the days of the races. To enter this event you must be over 15 years of age on 11^th July 2018.

Entry Fee:

The entry fee for the Tour is £27 with a discount of £2 for members of Scottish Athletics.

Entry Transfer Policy:

All entries are non-refundable. However, we are pleased to offer a free transfer service as long as there is no evidence of selling the entry on at an increased fee. With permission of the Entry Organiser (see below) you can transfer your place to a friend/relative/teammate etc, but you must handle any reimbursement of funds directly with that person. The Entry Organiser will swap the entry details.

Entry Organiser:

The Entry Organiser is Ron Morrison, email:

Race Numbers

Race numbers will be allocated at your first race and the same number must be worn for all subsequent races.

Results

Entrants can complete the full series or run as many individual races as they wish. Times and finishing positions are recorded at each race. The overall series and age category results are decided on the cumulative time for the individual races over the five days.

Individual and cumulative race results will be published on the Facebook page and the Fife AC Forum as soon as possible after each race.

Prizes

Prizes will be presented after the final race.

Every entrant of the Tour will receive a Tour of Fife 2018 Tee shirt. On entry please indicate the correct size.

Prizes will be awarded for the overall series finishers. Please note, no prizes will be given for individual races of the race series.

Prizes will be presented in the various age categories as follows:-

Medical Advice

You should have a sufficient standard of fitness to be able to compete on five consecutive days and have no known medical condition that would adversely affect your ability to run or cause the race organiser concern. You are reminded not to run if you feel ill or have a cold or flu on race day as this could be potentially dangerous to your health. Do not take part if you have any respiratory illness or any recent medical condition that impacts on your ability to safely carry out strenuous exercise.