The HelmWed 6 Apr
Spring Series Race 1
Local level event
What does this mean?
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships.
Terrain type: Woodland
Results
Report
Results are now available here for tonight's event, analysis links (Winsplits & RouteGadget) also available.
Thank you for joining us this evening on The Helm, we hope you enjoyed the event ! Many thanks to John for planning and Simon as Controller and the SI Team of Ali, Mike and Graham, and all other helpers.
Any questions on the results, please drop us a line at si@lakelandoc.uk
Planners Comments from John:
How to provide courses that demanded concentration throughout? On the The Helm that was a challenge. The dense path network limited the scope for technical legs, but did offer route choice. And there was scope for very short off-path legs in the more complex south west part, on which valuable time could still be lost if you were not 100% accurate. From talking to people after, some didn't think carefully enough to make the best route choices and/or got a little lost amongst the thickets, and all said their courses were enjoyable (in spite of the brambles) so I hope the objective was achieved.
My thanks go to the official helper team and to several others who lent a hand on the day – including those at the start who dived in to pick up half the long course maps snatched by a gust of wind and to find stones to weigh them down. The course could so easily have become a score course based on how many maps you could find!
My thanks also to The Helm landowners, Friends of the Lake District and Henry Strickland, and to Edward Woof for the parking field.
Overview
An ungrazed ridge with areas of scrub, bracken and brambles to west and south, fast runnable grassland grazed by small herds of cattle and ponies to the east. The cattle and ponies are docile but please do not run unnecessarily close to them. There is a dense and well-used path network. Other users will be encountered, including dog walkers; please be considerate to them.
Small fences round individual trees not mapped.
Location Info
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Near: Oxenholme Lat,Lng: 54.30133,-2.71170 OS Grid Ref: SD538898 Postcode: LA8 0LS
The pins on the maps show the location of the parking, the start may be some distance away
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Directions / Parking
Parking at Underhelm Farm, signed from B6254 Kendal to Old Hutton Road, 0.25 miles east of the Station Inn. If the preferred parking field is dry, maximum distance to the start will be 300m + 35m climb, across a minor road. Please take care crossing the road. If the field is too wet, maximum distance to start could be 800m. The finish is near the start.
£1 per car.
Pre-event Details
Map / Terrain
An ungrazed ridge with areas of scrub, bracken and brambles to west and south, fast runnable grassland grazed by small herds of cattle and ponies to the east. The cattle and ponies are docile but please do not run unnecessarily close to them. There is a dense and well-used path network. Other users will be encountered, including dog walkers; please be considerate to them.
Small fences round individual trees not mapped.
Course Information
Long 4.8k + 250m climb
Short 3.0k + 150m
Orange 2.1k + 90m
Map scale 1:5,000
Entry Details
Pre-entries via SI Entries here: Adults £6, Juniors & Students £4; Adults entering Orange course £4
Entry on the day: Very, very limited for Long & Short courses Adults £7, Juniors & Students £4; Orange £4
You may enter as a pair or family group.
Registration and Start times
Start times 17.00-18.30
Registration 17.00-18.00
Course closing time 19.30
Facilities
No toilets. First Aid kit at download to be self-administered if possible. Directions to A&E at download.
Control descriptions printed on the map and loose ones available at Start.
Suggestion for post-race discussion and refreshments: The Station Inn 0.25 miles west of parking.
Dog restrictions
<p>No dogs allowed in parking field</p>
Contacts / Officials
Planner: John Nash
Series Co-ordinator: Christine Robinson
Safety Controller: Simon Cane