CALDERDALEWAYULTRAANDTRAILMARATHONRECCEWEEKEND.

OCTOBER27THAND28TH2018

AFANTASTICOPPORTUNITYTORECCETHEENTIREULTRAOVERTWODAYS,ORTHEMAJORITYOFTHEMARATHONCOURSEONJUSTTHESATURDAY.WHETHERYOU’VESIGNEDUPALREADYORYOU’RESTILLTHINKINGABOUTIT,WHYNOTCOMEANDJOINUS.

DAY1–SATURDAY.

- BrighousetothefinishThesecondhalfoftheUltrarouteandmostoftheMarathonroute.

- 06:45MeetatTodmordenTrainStation.- 07:08Boardtrain.- 07:45MeetremainingrunnersatBrighousestation.- 22MileRun.AsteadyreccerunjoiningtheCalderdaleWayinthecentreof

BrighousetothefinishatourraceHQatBellholmeSportsGroundOL146XA.- Estimatedfinishtimebetween3-5pmdependingonthespeedoftheslowest

runner.- Q&ASessionandminiseminarsatTheSummitPubOL159QXonlyamile

alongthecanalfromthefinish.Therewillbefoodavailable.

DAY2–SUNDAY.

- TheStartoftheUltratoBrighouseThefirsthalfoftheUltraroute.

- 07:15MeetatBellholmeSportsGround.OL146XA.- 07:30Starttime.- 30.8mileRun.Asteadyreccerunalongtheraceroutefromthestartofthe

UltratothecentreofBrighouse- TrainbacktoTodmordenforthosewhoneedit.- Estimatedfinishtimebetween4-6pmdependingonthespeedoftheslowest

runner.

DON’TFORGETTHECLOCKSGOBACKONSATURDAY27THOCTOBER!

ENJOYANEXTRAHOURSRECOVERYTIMEAFTERSATURDAY’SRUN

ONLY£15PERDAY,OR£25FORTWODAYS(INCLUDINGBOOKINGFEES)

WHAT’SINCLUDEDINTHEPRICE

- FreeMultifunctionalheadwearStrikingCannonballEventsdesign

- MiniSeminarsValuableadvice,hintsandtipsfromUltraExpertsintheCannonballteam.Kit,Pacing,Navigation,Nutrition,Training.

- FreeRaceMapHighquality,fullcolour,waterproof,compactmapoftheentireroutewithdetailedstepbystepdirectionsonthereverse.

- ExperiencedlocalguidesWithextensiveknowledgeofthecourseandwhohavepreviouslyrunorraceditthemselves

- FreeTransportBytrainortaxi,toBrighouseonday1andfromBrighouseonday2

- FreeDiscountCodeCanbeusedforallCannonballUltrasincludingthisoneifnotyetentered

WHATYOUNEEDTOBRING

FULLKIT

Therecceswillbelongdaysoutontheracerouteandassuchrequirethesamekitasraceday

- Fullywaterproofjacketwithhoodandtapedseams.- Waterprooftrouserswithtapedseams.- Sparetop(longorshortsleeved)- Hatandgloves–abuffisnotahat!- Whistle,andacompasswhichcanbeusedtotakeabearing- Headtorchwithneworfullychargedbatteries- Fullychargedmobilephone- Sufficientfoodanddrinkforadayrunning.Therewillbenocheckpoints

andveryfewopportunitiestobuyfood.- Mapoftheroute(provided)

AdditionalInfo:TheweatherintheSouthPenninesinOctobercanbeveryunpredictable.Pleasepayattentiontotheweatherforecastandbepreparedforanyeventuality.Itcouldveryeasilybecoldandwetwithpoorvisibility.Itcouldevenbeblazingsunshine!DaylighthoursareshorterthanonracedayinJune.Wewillbesettingoffsoonaftersunrisetomaximisethedaylightandaimingtobefinishedbeforedarkbuttheheadtorchisanimportantemergencymeasure.Werecommendyoubringextralayersandkeeptheminadrybagorplasticbaginsideyourrunningpack.Ifyouareafastrunnerthereccemightbeataslowerpacethanyouareusedtoandyoucouldquicklygetcold.Pleaseinformusbeforehandifyouhaveanyallergiesormedicalissuesweshouldbeawareof.Youshouldprovideuswithanemergencycontactnumberofsomeonewhowillbecontactableonthedaysoftherecces.WewillhaveamemberofCannonballStaffoncalltopickupanyonewhobecomestooinjuredorunwelltocontinue,butwhoseconditionisnotseriousenoughtorequireemergencymedicaltreatment.

POSTRUN:

Therewillbeasafeplacetostoreyourstuff,sopleasebring:

- Warm,dryclothesincludingsocksandshoestochangeinto.- MoneyforfoodanddrinksinthepubontheSaturday.ValuepricesTBC- Plansforyouronwardjourney.