Benyons Inclosure: Basingstoke and Mid Hants Athletic Club (BMHAC) invite you to Benyons Inclosure, a privately owned
woodland plantation, seven miles north of Basingstoke. We are grateful to Englefield Estates for allowing access. The race is
an 8.4km circuit of ancient woodland and heath. This is a trail race, so expect an uneven surface at times. Spikes are not
recommended due to gravel sections. There is a chance of horse riders being present in the woods and any horse riders
must be given priority. The race is licensed by England Athletics (EA), CC25/1630, and held under EA rules.
Directions and Parking: Please use Post Code RG7 2PH to the main car park. Parking will be on the school field after the
village pavilion. The entrance is at
https://w3w.co/fuse.fled.certainty Car park entry will be £5 per car, cash or credit card,
Forest, near Basingstoke with all proceeds going entirely to the Silchester Pavilion Fund. Note that all cars must be off the grass field by 1.30pm please. If you are going to the pub, or for a post-race walk in the forest, please move the car before then.
Unaffiliated Athletes: It is a pre-condition of our race licence (and therefore our third-party liability insurance) from England Athletics that EA-affiliated athletes can participate at no extra charge (race insurance is a benefit of EA affiliation).
Non-EA athletes can compete in an EA-licenced race only on the condition that they are identified in the race results, and a
£2 levy is remitted for each. To monitor this, the RACE RESULTS submitted by each Team Captain will include an additional
column, where a tick is needed alongside any runner identified as non-EA. Can the Team Captains collect all £2 and submit a
single payment bank transfer to me (Tim Fowler) with reference your Club Name. No cash or coins in the envelopes please.
Race Start: The race will start at 11:00am. The Start and Finish is an 8-minute walk from the parking field. Club flags are fine,
but please position away from the main track in case it spooks horses. The RACE RESULTS envelope will be available for
Team Captains to collect from our Results Officer.
Race Finish: At the end of the race, in the Finish Funnel, runners will be given a token that identifies their finish position.
Please ensure this token is given to your Team Captain asap. This is how SCCL work out the team results on the day. Would
all Team Captains ensure that they give the completed team RACE RESULTS envelope to our Results Officer when you have
all the tokens for your runners and include all tokens. He will be at the finish line.
Facilities at Race HQ: There will be catering at this event! We plan to offer tea, cakes, and a hot (locally sourced) pork
sausage in a roll (including vegetarian option). This will be available from the Pavilion (close to the Parking) after the race, at a cost of £5 per person. If you can partake, you will be supporting our BMHAC Fire Restoration Fund, to help replace the
many club assets destroyed in a recent fire. Cash or Credit Card. If you have your own mug for tea, that would help, but don’t worry if not.
First Aid: First Aid will be available supplied by Collingwood Medical Services, and sited at the Start/Finish.
Toilets: There will 6 portable cubicles. We hope to locate these near the Start/Finish.
Competition Rules: All runners must wear their club vest to compete in the race. A reminder that you are too fast for the
Southern Cross Country League if you have run a similar race at 5:30 minute mile pace (men) and 6:00mmp (women) in the
past 12 months. Full race rules at
https://www.southerncrosscountryleague.co.uk/rules.aspx
Race Enquiries:
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Enjoyed the race? Please support BMHAC by entering The Hampshire Hoppit trail half or full marathon, or 10k. Entries open
at
https://hampshiretrailmarathon.co.uk/. Online entry includes special discount offer on Bridgedale trail socks
Also check out other Sports events in Aldermaston, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Aldermaston, Nonprofit events in Aldermaston.
