My first planned race in Scotland

Croy Hill SoSOL - Sunday 9th November 2014 - including Scottish Student Individual Championships

Event type: Race

A South of Scotland league event on a new map of Croy Hill near Cumbernauld takes place on Sunday 9th November.  Parking will be at Croy station, which is also on the main Glasgow/Edinburgh rail line, with registration adjacent.  More details below and final details also now available in pdf or Word format below.

Terrain description

Croy hill has the Antonine wall passing through the centre of the map.

More Information about the area

Directions:
Approach from the M80 - if approaching from the west, take junction 4A exit, follow signs for B802 to Kilsyth/Croy - if approaching from the east, take junction 5 exit, follow B8048 to Kirkintilloch then B802 to Kilsyth/Croy.  Turn left into the first entrance to the Croy station park-and-ride car park.  If arriving by train, registration is across the road from Croy Station (clothing can be left here).

Registration, download and toilets:
Registration, download and toilets will be at the Antonine Sports Hub, opposite Croy station.  Both the start and finish will be approx 20 mins walk from the parking area.

Scottish Student Individual Championships eligibility:
To be competitive you must enter the following courses
Championship Mens - Brown
Championship Womens - Blue
Novice - Light Green

Near: Cumbernauld.    GoogleMap

Courses:

Usual SoSOL courses (Brown, Blue, Green, Short Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, White).  SI punching will be used.  Map scale 1:10,000 on A4 paper.  Brown course will be double-sided.  White and Yellow maps should be picked up at Registration at the sports hub, before going to the start.  All other maps and control descriptions available at the start.

Brown 8.6km 300m climb
Blue 5.7km 190m climb
Green 4.0km 120m climb
Short Green 3.1km 110m climb
Light Green 3.4km 110m climb
Orange 2.5km 60m climb
Yellow 2.1km 40m climb
White 2.2km 35m climb

Unfortunately there is currently no suitable area for a string course, although there are short nature trails at Auchinstarry Basin (on the North side of the area, with parking) that may be of interest.

Start times:

Registration from 10.00am.  Starts 10.30am to 1.00pm. No pre-allocated start times, punching starts.  Courses close 3.00pm.

Entry Fees:

Pre-entry on O-entries encouraged, although entry-on-the-day will also be available, subject to map availability.
Seniors £8 (£10 non-BOF)
Juniors and students £4
Seniors running white/yellow/orange £4 (£6 non-BOF)

Contacts:

Planner - Arnis Saltums
Controller - Andy Paterson
Organiser - Alastair Dunlop