{"id":1397,"date":"2020-02-10T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T22:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ngocweb.com\/maprun\/?page_id=1397"},"modified":"2020-08-05T19:50:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:50:46","slug":"event-format","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ngocweb.com\/maprun\/event-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Format"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      Event Format<\/h3>
      Pre-entry<\/strong>\t\nIn our current socially constrained times it is most important that you know that you must pre-enter for all of our events, until such time as we change these instructions. You can do this on the Fabian 4<\/a> registration system. If you haven't used Fabian before, you will need to set up a simple profile, which the system will keep for your future reuse, and then you can enter the event, select a start time, and pay your entry fee.\n

      \n\tEverybody must enter this way - you can't register one person and then run as a group, as we have allowed in the past. Likewise everyone must select a start time, and must do their best to be at the start at that time.\n<\/p>\nGetting there<\/strong>\t\n

      \nClick on the postcode on the event line, for a map and access to google directions, if you need them. Generally speaking we try to meet somewhere where you can park nearby, free of charge, although there is sometimes a parking charge, which will be detailed on the event page. This is often a supermarket or other public car park: if at a supermarket you should try and spend something the in shop and be a \u2018customer\u2019, as we are using their customer car park. During the current COVID regime we have switched from a mass-ish start at 7 pm to a timed start over a period of about 2 hours. Try to aim to get to the event perhaps 10-15 minutes before your chosen start slot. \n<\/p>\n\nEquipment<\/strong>\n

      \nAll you need to compete is a smartphone. You\u2019ll also need to download the maprun app. For the winter series, you\u2019ll also need a basic headtorch and bright-coloured clothing. If you have a Garmin watch you can now use that during the race, leaving your phone behind if you wish. For more information on this option see the MaprunG<\/a> page on the main maprun website page. \n<\/p>\nFor the summer series there is no need for a headtorch, but you may be running on footpaths and through the woods, where the going may be a bit more muddy and slippery than around the towns. You\u2019ll always be on paths, pavements, or open ground, so you shouldn\u2019t encounter too much undergrowth or brambles.\n

      \nYou should try to download the course and map from the maprun server before coming out, though at most events you should have a phone signal to download it there. You\u2019ll find the courses in the folder: UK\/Gloucestershire\/Current Series. \n

      \nIf you don\u2019t have your own smartphone, we currently have two loan phones. You will need to contact maprun@ngoc.org.uk to reserve them if you wish to use one of them.<\/p>\t\n

      \nThe event<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

      The race takes the form of a 60 minute score course, in which you collect as many points as you can. There are 30 checkpoints:\n