Manx Mountain Marathon- 16th April 2022

ALL COMPETITORS MUST START THE RACE CARRYING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AND CARRY IT WITH THEM FOR THE DURATION OF THE RACE:

WATERPROOF WHOLE BODY COVER (TAPED SEAMS, HAT, GLOVES)

OTHER BODY COVER APPROPRIATE FOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (I.E. THERMAL BASE LAYER)

MAP AND COMPASS SUITABLE FOR NAVIGATING THE COURSE

WHISTLE

EMERGENCY FOOD RATION (NOT REQUIRED FOR CHECK AT FINISH)

EQUIPMENT CHECKS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE START, DURING THE RACE AND THE FINISH. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND ANY COMPETITOR FOUND NOT TO BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED.

MOBILE PHONES

IT IS ADVISABLE TO CARRY A MOBILE PHONE. IT COULD PROVE INVALUABLE IN AN EMERGENCY. HOWEVER, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COURSE HAVE POOR NETWORK COVERAGE. IF CARRYING A PHONE DURING THE RACE, PLEASE PROVIDE THE PHONE NUMBER WHEN SIGNING ON AT REGISTRATION.

THE START

THE START OF THE MANX MOUNTAIN MARATHON IS FROM MARKET PLACE, RAMSEY (GR. 453943).

THE HALF MANX MOUNTAIN MARATHON WILL START FROM THE PATRICK ROAD, JUST A SHORT WALK FROM THE REGISTRATION AREA. COMPETITORS WILL BE SHEPHERDED TO THE RACE START FROM THE REGISTRATION AREA (GR. 277815)

THE START OF THE MANX MOUNTAIN MARATHON IS AT 8.00AM

THE START OF THE HALF MANX MOUNTAIN MARATHON IS 13:00.

THE COURSE (ROUTE DESCRIPTIONS)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE CAN BE FOUND ON HERE. THE ORGANISING CLUB, MANX FELL RUNNERS, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE COURSE IN ANY WAY THEY SEE FIT. FLAGGED SECTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED ACCORDINGLY AS THESE AREAS ARE GENERALLY THROUGH PRIVATE LAND. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF ENTRY THAT ALL RUNNERS ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE COURSE COMPETENTLY IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CUT-OFF TIMES

BUNGALOW 10.30AM, INJEBRECK 11.45AM, ST JOHNS 1.15PM, ROUND TABLE 3.30PM, THE SLOC 4.15PM AND FINISH 6PM. COMPETITORS FAILING TO REACH THESE MANNED CHECKPOINTS BY THE CUT-OFF TIMES MUST RETIRE FROM THE RACE, IF REQUESTED TO DO SO BY A RACE MARSHAL. CUT OFF TIMES MAY BE ADJUSTED SO PLEASE CHECK BACK BEFORE RACE DAY.

RACE NUMBERS

YOUR RACE NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY DISPLAYED ON YOUR FRONT AND MUST NOT BE CUT, FOLDED OR OTHERWISE CONCEALED IN ANY WAY. NAMES OR NUMBERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE SUBSTITUTED.

SAFETY CHECKS AND CONTROLS

CONTROLS ARE UN-MANNED. COMPETITORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THEMSELVES USING THE PUNCHES ON THE VARIOUS CONTROLS. THERE ARE ALSO 6 MANNED SAFETY CHECKS WHERE COMPETITORS MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR RACE NUMBER IS RECORDED BY THE OFFICIALS FOR SAFETY REASONS. DETAILS OF SAFETY CHECKS AND CONTROLS ON RACE ROUTE DESCRIPTION.

WATER STATIONS

WATER WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BUNGALOW, INJEBRECK GULLY, GREEBA BRIDGE, GAREY GATE, ROUND TABLE CROSS ROADS, THE SLOC AND FLESHWICK. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT RUNNERS CARRY SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES FOR THEIR OWN NEEDS AND DO NOT SOLELY RELY ON THESE STATIONS.

ROAD SAFETY

PARTS OF THE COURSE CROSS VERY BUSY MAIN ROADS. THESE CROSSINGS WILL BE MARSHALLED. YOU MUST CROSS ROADS AT THE PROPER CROSSING POINTS. PLEASE FOLLOW AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE MARSHALS AND SPECIAL CONSTABLES AT THE ROAD CROSSINGS.

DOGS

DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCOMPANY COMPETITORS.

HEADPHONES, INCLUDING THE BONE CONDUCTING TYPE, OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY IMPAIR COMPETITORS HEARING ARE NOT PERMITTED.

RETIRING FROM THE EVENT

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE OR YOU REALISE THAT YOU WILL NOT REACH THE CUT-OFF POINTS IN TIME, YOU MAY HAVE TO RETIRE. ANY COMPETITOR RETIRING FROM THE RACE MUST EITHER REPORT TO A MARSHAL OR TELEPHONE RACE CONTROL ON THE NUMBER THAT WILL BE PRINTED ON THE REVERSE OF EACH RACE NUMBER. RACE NUMBERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM COMPETITORS RETIRING FROM THE EVENT. DO NOT DROP OUT OF THE RACE WITHOUT NOTIFYING A MARSHAL OR RACE CONTROL, OTHERWISE EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE MOBILISED TO SEARCH FOR YOU ON THE FELLS.

TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT WILL BE ARRANGED FROM PORT ERIN AND DOUGLAS TO THE START OF THE RACE IN RAMSEY ONLY. DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED SEPARATELY VIA EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. NO TRANSPORT IS PROVIDED FOR THE HALF MOUNTAIN MARATHON AS THERE IS A REGULAR PUBLIC BUS SERVICE TO ST JOHNS (SEE WWW.BUS.IM – SERVICES 5 & 6). THERE WILL ALSO BE A FACILITY FOR BAGS TO BE CARRIED FROM THE START TO THE FINISH OF THE MARATHON IN PORT ERIN. THIS FACILITY WILL ALSO APPLY TO HALF MOUNTAIN MARATHON COMPETITORS STARTING AT ST JOHNS.

TEAM EVENT (MARATHON ONLY)

TEAMS MUST BE DECLARED BEFORE THE RACE START. 4 RUNNERS PER TEAM, FASTEST 3 RUNNERS PER TEAM TO COUNT. TEAM POSITIONS DECIDED ON AGGREGATE TIME.