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Red Rose Ultra...

Saturday April 18th 2020

​07:00 start Single - 00:01 The Double (OWU2)

...Race Day

Race Day Information
OWU
A40 Mile loop from the Castleshaw centre with landscape that varies from moorland to urban canal, expect some spectacular views along this one of the newest routes in the UK


The anti-clockwise route, leaves the Castleshaw centre following Cote lane, passing between Castleshaw lower & upper reservoirs to join the Oldham way just below New Years Bridge reservoir, then onto Denshaw then around the north of Shaw and Royton to meet the Rochdale Canal at Chadderton Hall Park. from here it follows the canal south through Chadderton to Failsworth, after which the route joins the Medlock Valley to Daisy Nook and Park Bridge before climbing over Hartshead Pike to Quick & on to Dove Stone Reservoir near Greenfield, and continues over Saddleworth Moor where it leaves the Oldham way and follows Standedge foot road back to the castleshaw centre.

Checkpoints roughly every 9 Miles (First lap for the OWU2 is self sufficient NO CP's)

OWU The Double (OWU2)
​You start at 00:01 on the Saturday morning, thats 1 minute past midnight, You do lap one anticlockwise and then lap two clockwise, you will have to be self supported on your first lap.
Be warned there is a cutt off, of 24 hours! & zero support on your first lap!  


Cut Offs:
OWU
11 hours at 33 miles 
​NO exceptions, 33 miles, checkpoint 3, Binn Green car park, Dovestones reservoir & 13 hours overall.
OWU 2
24 hours
You must be through HQ by 12:01 on Saturday 18th & finished by 00:01 Sunday 19th

Navigation:
Not only is this a way marked route it is also fully marked route. 

​Prizes:
OWU
Men : 1st / 2nd / 3rd. 
Women : 1st / 2nd / 3rd. 
​OWU2
Men : 1st / 2nd / 3rd. 
Women : 1st / 2nd / 3rd. 
Spot prizes...
Memento & all the cake you can eat.



As a step towards zero waste at any of our events, we are cup-less for the Oldham Way Ultra, this simply means that if you are not carrying a water bottle etc, you will need to bring some form of cup, that way we don't have to dispose off over 600 plastic cups! Before anyone suggests we are been tight, we only pay about £1.99 /100 its simply a huge amount off waste! 
BAC Outdoor Leisure all ready have in stock the Hydropack Speed cup (just an example of what is available)




Details / important info

Registration: 
​
Castleshaw Centre, Castleshaw, Delph, OL3 5LZ
Bring your completed event disclaimer! Download one 'here'

Catering: 
Food & drink will be available throughout the day at the event centre, feed & water stations are on the course at approximately every 10 miles.

Weather: 
BBC

Accommodation:
at the Castleshaw centre, self catering £25 per person per night

Nearest Railway Station:
Greenfield (GNF)

Social Medea & News: 
facebook.com/OldhamWayUltra

Strava Group: 
OWU Training Group

Times:
Race Briefings
OWU2
23:30 Friday 17th
OWU
06:45 Saturday 18th

Start
OWU2
00:01 Saturday 18th 
OWU
07:00 

Costs:
OWU £40.00 (Solo Earlybird rising to £50.00) entry limited to 130
OWU2 £90 (Solo) limited to 20

Closing Date:
April 5th 2020

Start List: 
View Start List (available soon!)

GPS Tracking:
You will be monitored and times recorded using live GPS tracking the link to live tracking will be available the week of the event for you to share with family and friends. this is not just a few timing matts at CP's this is real time GPS tracking from open tracking.

​www.opentracking.co.uk


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