| Thank you so much for entering the fist ever River Tay Way Ultra. We appreciate your support in choosing our event. We are a small family business and we organise events around work and family so please bear with us if we don’t respond quickly. This is really exciting for us and we appreciate your support as we develop this new race. We are really grateful to our partner Trail Goddess for their support. All of our check points have indoor facilities. Can I please ask you to let us know if you are not going to use the bus as this will help manage the transport in the early morning. See you Soon, Ben & Nic |
| You should find all the pre-ultra information you need here but do feel free to contact us if you have any specific questions although don’t leave them till the last minute as we will get busy with set up. |
| Registration Please register at the start before the race at the Mains of Taymouth outside the Courtyard Shop from 6am. Mains of Taymouth Country Estate & Golf CourseKenmore, near Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2HN At registration you will pick up your bib number, your timing chip, your GPS tracker and Emergency Contact Card. There may also be some last minute information so please check your notes carefully. The coffee van should be open for registration and there are toilets available. Volunteers All of our marshals and helpers are volunteers so please give them a smile and a wave when you see them. Please also smile and wave at our Medic Team who will be on the course. |
| Kit List WE WILL BE CHECKING! Compulsory Head torch (can be left at CP3 in your drop bag) Whistle Mobile phone (fully charged and ON!! please add Ben to your contacts 07584095455 so you can contact him if you need assistance) Emergency blanket Emergency Food and Drink All runners will be issued with a GPS tracker which MUST be carried Your Emergency Contact information (write this on your Emergency Contact Card) Recommended Waterproofs may be compulsory if the weather is inclement as some of the course is over high tops and can be exposed. (This is Scotland and even in summer overnight temperatures can be below zero) A map of the route is recommended which can be viewed here (it is a public route on Outdooractive.com) First aid kit Spare clothes especially socks as there are wet sections (can be left in your drop bags) Course informationT he course in general follows the River Tay Way but we do have a some changes to the official route to make check points fit. However these paths vary considerably from narrow paths to farm and forest tracks. Some sections follow minor country roads and near the finish these may be busier. The terrain is very varied, there are forest paths, farm tracks, tarmac roads (sorry) and a few more! There are toilets at the start, finish and at all check points. Each toilet will have free period products for anyone that needs them. There are some overgrown sections on the route but Ben will kindly prune before the race. The course has very varied terrain and this dictates what type of marking we can use Where possible we will use A5 size blue arrows on a white background. Over the exposed hills we will use white lolipop markers in the ground Some red and white tape on trees in wooded areas We hope there won’t be any tampering as most of the route is fairly remote but it can happen – so we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the route and keep checking the map as you go.If in doubt call for help!!!! PLEASE NOTE: we try to use few signs and route markers to make things easier to clean up afterwards (and to not irritate the locals too much!) if you are on a long straight section there may be a big gap between signs. If you do think you are lost then we recommend returning to the last marker you saw. Or phone the number on the Emergency Contact Card so we can check your GPS position and help. We will be keeping an eye on all of you too so if we see you go wrong we may call!! (That’s why you MUST keep your phones on) Ben’s mum Val will be watching the tracking so if you do get lost you will get to speak to the first woman to ever finish the OMM and a former GB orienteer!! You will be in good hands. IMPORTANT! Cut Off This is our first year and we want everyone to finish so we don’t have a formal cut off. It is important to us that you have a good ultra experience and get to finish. However we do have to consider your safety and that of our tail runners. Generally if you can travel 5km per hour you will will get to the finish before 10pm. After 10pm we will start packing up the finish but we won’t leave until everyone is back The check points are approx 15km, 40km and 55km The full route is 76km The check point details are: Check Point 1 – Beyond Adventure – Aberfeldy 56.6260809,-3.8486236 What Three Words: ///commented.pickup.handbags Parking available for spectators. Check Point 2 – Birnam Arts Centre – Dunkeld 56.558666,-3.5797903 What Three Words: ///dreams.organ.moderated Parking and café available for spectators. Check Point 3 – Uisge Bar & Restaurant – Murthly 56.5283167,-3.4662168 What Three Words: ///investors.lilac.ambient Parking and café available for spectators. Drop Bags Please label your bags clearly with your name/number and CP1, CP2, CP3 and Finish. We will have water at checkpoints. We recommend using plastic “baggies” not anything that you would be distraught to lose! These should be placed in the appropriate sack so it is transported to the correct checkpoint. These big sacks will be available at the registration point. Drop bags will be brought to the Finish after the CP has closed and then taken to our home in Perth after the event (we will not keep things for long as we don’t have space) please collect them from the finish or make arrangements to come to Perth in the week after the race. Any perishable food items will be thrown away after the event, any items left unclaimed from Perth 7 days after the event will be donated. We will transport bags from the start to the finish so anything you bring with you on the bus we can take to meet you at Perth Fitness Studios. TIMING CHIPS/GPS TRACKERS Wear your timing chip on your wrist or attach it to your pack It must be scanned at each Check Point and the FinishYour GPS tracker will be given to you turned on at the start and MUST remain ON for the duration of the race, this is part of our safety system and the medic team will also have access to the data. It is best if the GPS tracker is carried at the top of your rucksack as it ‘talks’ to things in the sky. You must return your timing devices at the finish (even if you retire) if you take them away or lose them you will be charged the replacement costs (Lost chip cost: £10, lost GPS cost £100). PLEASE let us take your chip/GPS tracker as soon as you cross the finish line (you can run around making your Strava perfect after!) The link for the GPS tracking is here Support/Spectators We recommended you give your GPS details to your supporters so they can track your progress on the course via the tracking website and try and catch you at the check points. START The River Tay Way Ultra Starts at Mains of Taymouth in Kenmore The post code is PH15 2HN The start time is 7am – As there is a small field of women we don’t intend to do an early start but if you would like this please ask. FINISH The finish is at Perth Fitness Studios and the postcode is: PH1 3XQ When you finish hand in your timing chip and GPS device (please note if we do not get your timing chip and/or GPS tracker back we will charge you). The finish will close at 10pm. Finish Facilities We hope that we will have professional photographer Phil Lidstone who will be taking finish photos. Phil has photographed many of our events in the past and is highly experienced. You can find more info on Phil here: https://phillidstone.com/So, best smiles over the finish line please! BUS Bus to start The bus to the start is part of your entry for the River Tay Way Ultra.The bus will pick you up from Perth Fitness Studios at 5.15am (please note departure time is 5.15am) and take you to Kenmore for registration at 6am If you are planning on NOT using the bus please let us know: ben@weerunevents.co.uk ASAP as this will help us manage transport arrangements. Please park in the car park as directed (by Ben) at PFS so that your car is nice and ready for you when you finish the ultra. General Conduct PLEASE TAKE CARE AND BE MINDFUL OF THE FOLLOWING: Do not Litter – take it home with you or put it in bins at the Check Points. Close all Gates behind you even if you find it open. (If it is marshalled you will not have to do so). NB if we catch you littering or leaving gates open you will be DQ’d We share the trails and paths with others so if you are in a group make sure you leave room for other users.Some fields may have farm animals please be considerate. The landowners know we are coming and larger livestock should be out of the way therefore be very cautious that you are still on course before you enter a field with large livestock. If you retire from the race please go to the nearest road so we can make arrangements to pick you up if required. You must return timing chips and GPS Trackers to the finish and let us know that you have retired. Alternatively you can retire at a marshal point – and the marshal will let us know. If you are taken off the course by your supporters you MUST let us know (call Race HQ or tell a Marshal) this is so we don’t freak out whilst watching your tracker go off course! Please do not wear headphones on the road sections so that you can hear vehicles approaching. Poles can be used but please be mindful of others on the route. |
