Whinlatter off road duathlon

Run / Bike / Run
Venue: Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick

A challenging new off road event in the northern Lake District. The event consists of a 5.5km trail run, followed by a 15km MTB incorporating the new Altura bike trails, finishing with a final 5.5km trail run.

The event is held entirely within the boundaries of Whinlatter Forest Park, near Keswick & is completely off road. With stunning mountain scenery & an extensive network of forest tracks & purpose built bike trails, this is a spectacular location for trail running & mountain biking.

Terrain: Both runs are on well surfaced singletrack & forest roads. The MTB course involves technical singletrack climbing & descending.

Course: The event starts and finishes adjacent to Cyclewise. The first run will be one 5.5km circuit climbing up to over 500m. There are spectacular views of Bassenthwaite Lake & the Skiddaw mountain range on the initial section.

A singletrack traverse across Seat How opens up more stunning vistas of the Coledale Fells & Derwentwater before descending back towards the visitor centre.

The MTB route is one 15km circuit incorporating the full North Loop of the Altura trails with additional sections of forest tracks.

This is graded as a Red route involving sections of singletrack climbing & descending. Starting with the first two sweeping sections of the Blue graded trails, the route climbs steadily up through the forest to over 500m on a mixture of technical singletrack & wide forest tracks.

A testing traverse across Seat How follows a similar fashion to the run. This leads to an exhilarating descent involving switchbacks, berms, drop offs & ledges, followed by a testing steep climb on wide forest trails before finishing with a rapid singletrack descent back to the transition. The North cycle trail will be closed to other cyclists for the duration of the event.

Prize Categories: Prizes for individual male & female, veteran male & female, & first team (3 to count). There will also be various spot prizes.

Facilities: Cyclewise shop, bike hire, & service centre, Visitor centre & café, free event parking, toilets.

Training & Preparation: Guided Mountain Biking - Learn to ride the trails with confidence. If you are interested in some pre race preparation then let us guide you on the trails.

If you are unsure of your riding abilities on the trails or simply interested in a great days training specifically for the event, we can offer personal guided mountain biking in this fantastic location. Providing advice on riding techniques, bike set-up & basic bike maintenance & gain knowledge of the course in a relaxed & informal atmosphere.

Ideally located on the edge of Whinlatter Forest we can offer this on a flexible basis either midweek or weekend & tailored to your requirements. For individuals or groups of up to six people. Contact Ian Mulvey on 07811184812 or e-mail imgenr8@live.co.uk

Entries availible: 200

Closing date for entries: 8 Nov 2009

Entry fee: £33.00

Discounted entry fee: £30.00

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