Derbyshire Running Coach - Guided Runs - Race Organisation

Covid Hardship: If you, or someone you know, would like to take part in the event but can’t afford the entry because of financial hardships brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, please contact us via email to info@peakrunning.co.uk and request a free ‘Peak Running Community Entry’. We  have a limited number of these available to support people within our community with their physical and mental health.  

Also, if you would like to sponsor a place for someone else – either someone you know or anyone who would like to enter but cannot afford it, please get in touch. This can be by donating an entry fee or donating credits/places on ice you have from Peak Running events cancelled/postponed due to coronavirus.

Challenge Series Rules

Participation in the challenge series events is optional and included in your entry fee.  

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These are informal virtual events that you can take part in at your own risk. You will need to plan your own routes which can be anywhere, provided you adhere to the current coronavirus rules. 

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As you would on a training run, you are responsible for taking care for the safety of yourself and others while you run and complying with coronavirus restrictions and guidelines.    

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To enter an event you must complete the specific challenge in a single outing and must comply with current coronavirus restrictions. You cannot complete more than one event simultaneously, e.g. run a hilly 7k and count it as both your 7k and 70 Up result.

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You are responsible for timing your effort. Times must be based on 'elapsed' time (the difference between the time of day you start and the time you finish) not 'moving time'. If you stop during your effort (e.g. to take photographs, visit the toilet etc.) this time must be included in your race time, as it would be in a normal race.

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Race times must be submitted via the ResultsBase website as soon as possible after you have taken part. 

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To be eligible for prizes based on times and race positions, you must be able to provide evidence (such as links to or screen shots of GPS recordings on Strava or Garmin Connect) for your race efforts. Details of the specific evidence required for each event are provided below.

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There will be results for each event, and prizes for the fastest male and female time.

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There will also be prizes in other categories not based on time or position (e.g. best photos).

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RULES AND EVIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS

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The Single Seven

Rules: Simply the fastest you can cover 7km non-stop

Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time. 

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Big Seven-Oh Relay

Rules:

• The accumulative time for you and your team mates to cover 10 x 7km.

• Each leg must be covered non-stop and separately, not concurrently, i.e. two or more team members cannot count both times for their leg if running together.  

• You can have between 2 and 6 members in a team, all of whom must be participants in 'Run for the Birds' and have entered under the same team name.

• Individual team members can run up to 5 legs. 

• Each leg must start after the previous one has finished, which can be immediately but does not have to be.

Evidence required: A screenshot of the activity for each individual leg, clearly showing, team name and leg number (in activity name), distance covered and elapsed time.

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Seventy Up

Rules: Time taken to gain 70 metres of elevation.

Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing elevation gain and elapsed time. 

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Collection of Seven

Rules: Time taken to visit the following 7 common features shown on an ordnance survey map: (i) place of worship, (ii) public telephone, (iii) public house, (iv) water course or body or water, (v) woodland, (vi) 1km of public footpath, (vii) trig point. Must be done as one continuous run/walk.

Evidence required: (i) A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time. (ii) A screenshot or photo of your route, clearly showing the 7 features required to visit.  

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Win, Lose or Draw

Rules:

• Time taken for you and a partner to separately climb the equivalent height of Win and Lose Hills from the Hope Valley (301 metres and 314 metres respectively). 

• Based on the accumulative time for you and your team mate for the two climbs.

• Each leg must be covered non-stop and separately, i.e. both team members cannot run/walk together.  

• Each leg must start at the same time (within 15 mins of one another).

• Both team members must be participants in 'Run for the Birds' and have entered under the same team name.

Evidence required: A screenshot of the activity for each individual leg, clearly showing, team name and hill name (in activity name), elevation gain and elapsed time.

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Kinda Kinder

Rules: Time taken to gain 636.3 metres of elevation, without climbing Kinder Scout itself.

Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing elevation gain and elapsed time. 

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The Big Seven-OH

Rules: Simply the fastest you can cover 70km non-stop

Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time. 

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