Three Counties Cross Country League

Event 4

• Host Club: Ampthill and Flitwick Flyers
• Date: 13th January 2019
• Time: 10:30 a.m.
• Location: Ampthill Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
• Postcode for Sat Nav: MK45 2HX
• Directions:
  • From Milton Keynes & M1, Jn 13 Follow signposts to Ampthill on the A507. After the Millbrook roundabout, take a left turn towards Ampthill town centre, past the rugby club. Parkside Hall is located about 0.5 mile, from the junction, on your right-hand side.
  • From M1, Jn 12 Follow signposts to Flitwick & Ampthill on the A5120. Follow the A5120 through Flitwick, crossing the railway at the Tesco roundabout and immediately turn left until you reach the roundabout by the Shell garage. Turn left at this roundabout onto A507 and right at the next mini roundabout. After about a mile, past 2 roundabouts, turn right, past the rugby club. Parkside Hall is located about 0.5 mile, from the junction, on your right-hand side.
  • From A6 at Clophill Take the A507 to Flitwick & Ampthill for about 3.5 miles. Go straight over at the roundabout bt the Shell garage and right at the next mini roundabout. After about a mile, past 2 roundabouts, turn right, past the rugby club. Parkside Hall is located about 0.5 mile, from the junction, on your right-hand side.
  • Other routes Find your way to the centre of Ampthill. Take the westerly, uphill exit from the mini roundabouts, Woburn Street. Parkside Hall is located about 0.25 mile, on your left-hand side.
  
  
• Parking:
  • There is some parking at the hall and in nearby carparks, but we would strongly urge you to lift share where possible as there is often rugby and football matches on Sunday mornings which add to demand for these spaces. Please do not park in nearby Leonard Cheshire Homes, residential streets or Ampthill Rugby Club Car Park.
  • We strongly urge you to lift share where possible.
  
  
• Facilities:
  • The hall offers changing and toilet facilities but no showers. There will be further toilet facilities available in the park close to the start. Please do not use the natural facilities as an alternative as we wish to continue to be allowed this great venue for our future events.
  • Kit/baggage is left as your own risk
  • Food and hot drinks will be provided after the race please ask runners to bring their own mugs to help reduce waste created by the event.
  
  
• Course:
  • Lap 1
  • Lap 2
  • The course is off road and consists of 2 laps of a country park, measures approximately 5 miles and includes wooded areas. The course follows parkland, woodland, public footpaths and is suitable for spikes or studs. The course has natural hazards, tree roots, divots etc and is open to the public so be mindful of other park users.
  • A course map will be displayed on the day and can be found at https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/2330653039/
  • The route to the start from HQ will be clearly signposted
  
  
• Important Info:
  • Running shoes, walking boots etc need to be clean and free of soil and organic matter. This is to reduce the risk of soil borne diseases being transferred from other sites to the Park. This is particularly important if runners/walkers have been in woodland previously and/or worn their shoes abroad. Running shoes/boots should be cleaned using warm soapy water and sprayed with a household bacterial spray such as is often used in kitchens.
  • Please note the start is about 0.5 mile walk from the HQ - allow 10 to 15 mins to reach the start there is a road to cross from HQ to the park so this may affect your studs/spikes - best to change at the start if you are unsure.
  • All event details may be subject to change right up to the start of the event. Please check the website and league Facebook page for updates ahead of the event and listen carefully to marshals and the race briefing on the day
  
  
• Important Updates:
  • Any last minute information will be posted on Twitter or on Facebook
  • All event details may be subject to change right up to the start of the event. Please check the website and league Facebook page for updates ahead of the event and listen carefully to marshals and the race briefing on the day