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The CORRECT e-mail address for all matters "running" is : zz_running_z@hotmail.co.uk

You can also send the following information by text to 077 47 77 62 33

The entry information I require, after entering the RACE CODE, is as follows :

• SURNAME
• FIRST NAME
• AGE
• CLUB ( or state UN if not a member of an affiliated athletics club)
• MOBILE NUMBER
• E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will then get a confirmation of entry from me (or rejection if the event is FULL) and that will assume that you agree to abide by the rules of the appropriate sports governing body and that you indemnify the organisers, officials, volunteer helpers, sponsors and anyone else involved in the event from claims in respect of your participation. In return, it will indicate that all of those mentioned will act in a responsible way to ensure the safe and smooth running of the event..

 

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THE TOUR of the DERWENT VALLEY 2023 has been CANCELLED, due to take place from FRIDAY 26 to MONDAY 29 MAY 2023

However, the following race will take place on Sunday 28 May : Race code DVT3 : FARNAH GREEN 5.5ml at 11am -  a road loop with 4 left hand turns starting and finishing from the Bluebell Inn, Farnah Gree, Belper DE56 2UP. The entry fee is £5 of "6 for 16 & 17 year olds, payable in cash on the day. 

The following details should be sent to us by text to 077 47 77 62 33 although entries ARE accepted from 10am on the day  

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

BLUEBELL 2 FELL RACE

THURSDAY 17 AUGUST 2023 at 7.30pm

VENUE : BLUEBELL INN, FARNAH GREEN BELPER, DERBYSHIRE DE56 2UP

7.08km/180m : 7.30pm start

Race code : BLUE2

TIME : 7.30pm start

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START and FINISH : 100m FROM THE PUB

COURSE : a short lap of about 1200m is followed by a longer loop. The start is uphill on the road for 500m followed by an uphill gully and a downhill stretch turning left on the first lap and right on the longer loop to run along the Chevin. Then there is a loop to take you on a downhill gravel track towards a golf course and left through a wooded area and down to turn left for a short uphill road section before returning along the Chevin to the finish.

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by  or enter on the day 2pm or from 6.30pm at the race. 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

 

DERBY MIDWEEK RACES : 2023/24

RACE 1 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID1

RACE 2 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID2

RACE 3 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID3

RACE 4 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID4

TIME : 7pm ONE MILE and 7.20pm 5km

VENUE : ALVASTON & BOULTON CRICKET CLUB, RAYNESWAY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE21 7BB.

ENTRY FEE : £5 for seniors ...£2 for 16 & 17 year olds and FREE for under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START : ONE MILE - 150m to the right of the car park entrance. 5KM - 10m to the left pf the car park entrance

FINISH : The finsh of both races is about 70m to the left of the car park entrance and runners MUST run into the funnel

COURSE : ONE MILE - a left hand loop finishing some 150m beyond the starting point. The 5km consists of a large lap and then a smaller lap....kilometres are marked in paint on the footway

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22/02/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

 

DERBY MIDWEEK RACES : 2023/24

RACE 2 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2023 

RACE CODE : MID2

TIME : 7pm ONE MILE and 7.20pm 5km

VENUE : ALVASTON & BOULTON CRICKET CLUB, RAYNESWAY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE21 7BB.

ENTRY FEE : £5 for seniors ...£2 for 16 & 17 year olds and FREE for under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START : ONE MILE - 150m to the right of the car park entrance. 5KM - 10m to the left pf the car park entrance

FINISH : The finsh of both races is about 70m to the left of the car park entrance and runners MUST run into the funnel

COURSE : ONE MILE - a left hand loop finishing some 150m beyond the starting point. The 5km consists of a large lap and then a smaller lap....kilometres are marked in paint on the footway

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22/02/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

DERBY MIDWEEK RACES : 2023/24

RACE 3 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID3

RACE CODE : MID3

TIME : 7pm ONE MILE and 7.20pm 5km

VENUE : ALVASTON & BOULTON CRICKET CLUB, RAYNESWAY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE21 7BB.

ENTRY FEE : £5 for seniors ...£2 for 16 & 17 year olds and FREE for under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START : ONE MILE - 150m to the right of the car park entrance. 5KM - 10m to the left pf the car park entrance

FINISH : The finsh of both races is about 70m to the left of the car park entrance and runners MUST run into the funnel

COURSE : ONE MILE - a left hand loop finishing some 150m beyond the starting point. The 5km consists of a large lap and then a smaller lap....kilometres are marked in paint on the footway

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22/02/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

DERBY MIDWEEK RACES : 2023/24

RACE 4 of 8 - WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2023 RACE CODE : MID4

RACE CODE : MID4

TIME : 7pm ONE MILE and 7.20pm 5km

VENUE : ALVASTON & BOULTON CRICKET CLUB, RAYNESWAY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DE21 7BB.

ENTRY FEE : £5 for seniors ...£2 for 16 & 17 year olds and FREE for under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START : ONE MILE - 150m to the right of the car park entrance. 5KM - 10m to the left pf the car park entrance

FINISH : The finsh of both races is about 70m to the left of the car park entrance and runners MUST run into the funnel

COURSE : ONE MILE - a left hand loop finishing some 150m beyond the starting point. The 5km consists of a large lap and then a smaller lap....kilometres are marked in paint on the footway

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22/02/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

QUEEN'S HEAD CANTER 5km

RACE : QUEEN'S HEAD 5km ROAD RACE

RACE CODE : QH5

DATE : WEDNESDAY 27 DECEMBER 2023

TIME : 11am start

VENUE : QUEEN’S HEAD PUB, CHESTERFIELD ROAD, BELPER, DERBYSHIRE DE56 1FF

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : COUNCIL CAR PARK, Shortlands, Belper….some 600m from the pub….or in side streets

START and FINISH : CRICH LANE…some 500m from the pub

COURSE : An out and back gently undulating most rural lap. Kilometers marked

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 8pm on 26/12/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

NEW YEAR'S DAY HANGOVER 5ml

MONDAY 1 JANUARY 2024

RACE : NEW YEAR'S DAY 5 MILE ROAD RACE

RACE CODE : NY5

DATE : MONDAY 1 JANUARY 2024

TIME : 11am start

VENUE : BULL'S HEAD COUNTRY PUB, BELPER LANE, END, BELPER, DERBYSHIRE DE56 2RD

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START and FINISH : 100m FROM THE PUB

COURSE : A TRIANGULAR LEFT HAND LOOP WITH 2 LEFT HAND TURNS.  The first 1.3 mile is undulating along a narrow country lane. Immediately after the first left hand turn, there is a short steep climb passing a dairy farm. This road is slightly wider and is roughly 1.8 miles long. After the 2nd left hand turn, the route is flat followed by a long downhill stretch to the finish. All miles are marked.

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 31/12/23 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

BLUEBELL 1 FELL RACE

SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2024 at 11am

VENUE : BLUEBELL INN, FARNAH GREEN BELPER, DERBYSHIRE DE56 2UP

7.08km/180m : 11am start

Race code : BLUE1

TIME : 11am start

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : GOOD, ON SITE

START and FINISH : 100m FROM THE PUB

COURSE : a short lap of about 1200m is followed by a longer loop. The start is uphill on the road for 500m followed by an uphill gully and a downhill stretch turning left on the first lap and right on the longer loop to run along the Chevin. Then there is a loop to take you on a downhill gravel track towards a golf course and left through a wooded area and down to turn left for a short uphill road section before returning along the Chevin to the finish.

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 18/03/23 or enter on the day from 10am: 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

PEAT PIT WOODS 1 FELL RACE

SUNDAY 31  MARCH 2024

VENUE : PEAT PIT WOODS, HIGG LANE, ALDERWASLEY, DERBYSHIRE

Race code : PP2

TIME : 11am start for junior runs followed at about 11.20am for the open race

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN HIGG LANE - NARROW. HOPEFULLY, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE MAY BE ABLUE TO USE THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE BEAR IN...TBC

START and FINISH : just inside the woods off Higg Lane,  Alderwasley

COURSE : 2 laps - a straight, flat 700m followed by a descent to the right turn at 1km. A gradual ascent followed by a flat track and a downhill run to cross a small stream and a slight climb to the finish

ENTRY : The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22223 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

PEAT PIT WOODS 2 FELL RACE

SUNDAY 12  MAY 2024

VENUE : PEAT PIT WOODS, HIGG LANE, ALDERWASLEY, DERBYSHIRE

Race code : PP2

TIME : 11am start for junior runs followed at about 11.20am for the open race

ENTRY FEE : £5 seniors ; £2 16 & 17 year olds ; FREE under 16's. Payment is in cash and on the day please

CAR PARKING : PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN HIGG LANE - NARROW. HOPEFULLY, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE MAY BE ABLUE TO USE THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE BEAR IN...TBC

The following details should be sent to me by text to 077 47 77 62 33 by 12 noon on 22223 : 

1 SURNAME

2 FIRST NAME

3 AGE

4 CLUB (or state UN if not a member of an official running club)

5 MOBILE NUMBER

6 E-MAIL ADDRESS

You will receive confirmation of your race number upon entry and the results by e-mail soon after the event

START and FINISH : just inside the woods off Higg Lane,  Alderwasley

COURSE : 2 laps - a straight, flat 700m followed by a descent to the right turn at 1km. A gradual ascent followed by a flat track and a downhill run to cross a small stream and a slight climb to the finishENTRY :

TOUR of the DERWENT VALLEY 2024

FRIDAY 24 to MONDAY 27 MAY 2024

Four races over 4 days. Run them all or just 1, 2 or 3. Full details will be posted later

RACE 1 : DUFFIELD 4ml at 8pm - and out and back road lap with the hill on the way out and descent homebound

RACE 2 : BULL'S HEAD 4.2ml at 3.30pm - road and trail

RACE 3 : FARNAH GREEN 5.5ml at 10am -  a road loop with 4 left hand turns

RACE 4 : ROWSLEY 4ml at 10am - affectionately known as the Sting in the Tail. A rural road loop with 2 significant ascents

Entry fee : WHOLE TOUR : £20 18 & over; £10 under 18's. INDIVIDUAL RACES : £6 / £3

Race codes : Whole Tour : DVT . Individual races : DVT1, DVT2, DVT3 or DVT4