The organising club for each race will be completely responsible for planning and risk-assessing the course, providing marshals and applying for a race permit.
Chip timing will be provided by Evensplits race timing and management services which will be booked by the League. The organising club will not be required to assist with timing or recording finishers. Just direct the runners to the finishing line!
For the handicap a minimum team of two starters will be needed.
First Aid cover will be arranged by the League.
The following list represents actions and considerations to be undertaken by a club organising a League event, but it is not an exhaustive list since each club will have to consider any additional local requirements.
- obtain a Race Permit/Licence well in advance of the race: the procedures are the same as for any other road race – link: Race Directors Portal
- note there is no need for the courses to be measured: it saves some administration if the course is advertised as “approximately 5 miles”, say
- course lengths should be 5 miles or so: NB races longer than 10km must have refreshment stations on the course and additional first aid cover so you are advised to keep below this
- water must always be provided at the finish in accordance with EA rules.
- contact relevant local police and council authorities to obtain their consent
- provide the League’s web site administrators (using the contact email address on this web site) with race details e.g. directions, any changing and parking arrangements, approximate course length, terrain and profile and if possible a map in the form of a pdf or Word document to enable details to be published on the League web site well in advance of your race.
- confirm and book relevant facilities for changing, parking, toilets and catering etc.
- consider local requirements for the race in advance in regard to marshals, placing and collection of caution runner boards, catering, medical support etc and allocate responsibility to named people
- display the race licence openly at the race
- Costs of organising the event, including toilet and/or venue hire etc where necessary, will be refunded to the club by the league treasurer. While clubs are requested, in order to keep entry fees as low as possible, to make every effort to avoid incurring expenditure unnecessarily, the fact that some courses and catering venues involve more expense than others is recognised.
- Food prices have risen sharply and catering costs for some races fell in the range £800 – £1000 in the 2023 season, which may be taken as a guide for the upper limit of expenditure.