Registration and Friday Camping will be at the Event Centre. Wilf’s, the outdoor caterers who attend orienteering events and MM’s will be present selling meals in one of the marquees on Friday evening, however teams should bring enough food with them for Friday night just in case. There will also be a bar. Checkpoint cards and two event maps per team will be issued and although it will also be possible to make team substitutions or to change course, we would prefer you to at least choose the right course when you enter!

 Teams will be started at intervals of one minute between 07.30hrs - 09.30hrs on Saturday morning and will then receive the locations of the race checkpoints. Pairs must stay within visual and verbal contact of each other and checkpoints visited in the order given. BOTH MEMBERS MUST VISIT EACH CONTROL. Last year we learned after the event that a number of teams cheated. One member was descending to a control, punching the control card and climbing back up the hill to join a weaker partner. This will not be tolerated and some checkpoints will be manned. Teams will be timed in to the overnight campsite and must carry sufficient food and equipment to camp out for the night. On Sunday morning the leading teams will leave in a 'chasing start' from 07.00hrs and for the majority, a ‘mass start’ will take place at 08.00. The finish will be at the Event Centre, where results will be determined by aggregating the times for both days. A post-race meal will also be provided by Wilf’s Outdoor Catering where teams will have the opportunity to discuss the trials and tribulations of the weekend.

COMPASS POINT SHOP: The mobile shop will be present at the event to provide an opportunity for any urgent last minute purchases before the event and replacement of trashed gear afterwards. Telephone Rick Houghton on 01253 795597 to ensure that the shop can bring whatever you will need.

 MAP: A specially compiled Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 map with additional features will be provided free to each competitor.

 PRIZES: First 4 teams on each course, the veteran team (combined age of 80 or more) with the fastest adjusted time based on a handicap system, first mixed and first women's team in each class.

 COURSES:

 POT HUNTING! Prizewinners in previous years (other than Elite) are ineligible for prizes when competing on a course & category (unless veterans) where they have previously won a prize. We reserve the right to decide a teams eligibility for a prize where one team member who has previously won a prize pairs up with another previously unplaced member and enters a lower course.

 NOTES ON VETTING: All entries will be vetted for suitable experience and each team must be able to navigate in the hills. Elite entries must have completed an Elite or A course at a recent mountain marathon, A entries an A or B course. Alternatively they should have achieved a fast time in a long fell navigation race or similar event. Other impressive achievements will be considered! These courses could involve some scrambling.

 WARNING: Please be prepared for the worst possible conditions as the competition area is very isolated and these hills are exposed to serious weather. Bear in mind that you are very much on your own once you have started. Although the organisers will ensure that the event is as safe as possible, your safety is ultimately your own personal responsibility, just as it is with any trip into the hills. Consider training for this event by running on mountain terrain where possible and by practising fine map reading and compass skills.

 COMPULSORY KIT: Each team must carry a tent with ground sheet, food for evening meal and breakfast, stove and means to produce hot food/drink, first aid kit to include wound dressings (one large), triangular bandage, roller bandage & anti-inflammatory tablets/ointments (not compulsory).

FORBIDDEN KIT: GPS and any Satellite Navigation device such as Magellan - altimeters are allowed.

ENTRY LIMIT & WAITING LIST: Teams will be accepted on a first come basis, however we will guarantee entry to teams on the Elite Course. When courses are filled, new entrants will be placed on their second choice course and informed of the situation. Their cheque will then be banked if nothing is heard to the contrary within two weeks. When the limit is reached or a second choice course is filled, a waiting list will be generated. Teams will be informed of their position on this list and cheques retained by us but not banked. In view of the uncertainty, teams on the waiting list may withdraw and ask for their cheque to be returned at any time. As places on courses become available, the next suitable team from the list will be contacted with the good news. Cheques will be returned to those who still remain on the waiting list on 1^st June. Your entry will not be confirmed by post but those with access to the Internet can check the list of teams on the web site (see below) which will be updated every few weeks.

WITHDRAWING AN ENTRY: Should the team be unable to participate (even at the eleventh hour), please write to the entries address (see below) and your request to withdraw will be acknowledged. Only if we receive your notification in writing by 20^th May (latest) and this results in reducing the waiting list, will the team will qualify for a refund of the entry fee plus any coach booking fee less £10 which will be paid by the end of July.

FINAL DETAILS: These will be published on the web site and sent to those competitors who have not ticked the relevant box on the

 OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM THE WEB SITE: www.staminade.demon.co.uk. Our event was the first UK Mountain Marathon to make use of a web site in 1998. This year we will extend the use of the site and it will be worth checking for news every few weeks. These details are being placed on the site in a form that can be easily printed and in due course the Final Details and Results will appear in the same way. We would like to encourage team members to circle the box on the Entry Form which confirms that you agree to print all further information when it appears on the web site and not receive any further correspondence about this event by mail. We do not produce a glossy result booklet so you won’t be missing anything. For those who can agree to this, there is a modest reduction in the entry fee of £1 per person!

 TAKE A COACH FROM GLASGOW TO THE LAMM We are organising a few coaches on Friday afternoon and early/mid evening from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station (latest 19.30hrs) and Glasgow Airport (latest arrival 20.00hrs). These will carry you direct to the venue and you also have the option to take a ride back to Glasgow on Sunday afternoon for an earliest departure at 17.30hrs. These coaches are available to anyone who can make it to one of the two collection points above. If you wish to partake of this offer the price is £6 single/£12 return which is to be paid in advance and if in due course you wish to book on one of the coaches, complete the booking form and send it with your remittance by 1^st JUNE LATEST so that we can schedule the coaches to meet your requirements. Precise details of the arrangement will be displayed on the web site or sent to you by early June. Coach ‘managers’ will try to ensure that connections are kept with late-running trains, coaches and flights, so long as we are made aware that people are arriving on them. If you are local to Glasgow and in return for free transport would be prepared to ‘manage’ a coach, please contact MARTIN STONE as shown below. HOT TIP – EASIJET from LUTON to Glasgow is a bargain.

LIFTS REQUIRED/OFFERED: As in 1998, we will publish details of those offering lifts on our web site. Last year we were able to solve a number of transport ‘crises’. If you have a particular travel problem and have been unable to find a solution, we will do our best to help. Contact us as shown below if you are either a donor or hopeful recipient.

LOOKING FOR A PARTNER? The web site worked wonders for a few ‘desperate’ competitors last year. At least 10 partnerships were forged through the site and some teams were very successful. If you lose a partner or are looking for a partner, check the web site and contact us if you would like your name to be added to the on-line list.

CAN YOU HELP?: If you are thinking of coming to the event but are not competing, and would be willing to work hard all weekend at parking, registration, the starts, finishes, midcamp or on the hill, please contact MARTIN STONE as shown below much closer to the event.

ADMINISTRATION ADDRESS: For all correspondence, EMAIL: martin@staminade.demon.co.uk, FAX 01931 714107, write to Lowe Alpine MM, Sleagill Head farm, SLEAGILL, PENRITH CA10 3HD or in the last resort telephone 01931 714106

Return this form to us ONLY if you wish to make use of the coach from Glasgow to the venue.

• Please ensure that this form reaches us by 1^st JUNE latest.
• Please enclose a cheque or Eurocheque payable to LOWE ALPINE MOUNTAIN MARATHON for £6 (each single journey) or £12 (each return journey)
• Return form to: Lowe Alpine MM, Sleagill Head Farm, SLEAGILL, PENRITH, Cumbria CA10 3HD

The Entry Fee is £45 per team, which should be paid by UK cheque or Eurocheque. This includes parking for the weekend, camping facilities at the Event Centre and mid-camp, use of land, 2 special 1:25,000 maps and a meal after the event. We apologise for the increase in price but for reasons outside our control the cost of the maps will double this year and other costs have also increased. Please deduct £1 for each member who has circled the choice confirming that you are prepared to print Final Details/Results from the web site below.

Please make your cheque payable to LOWE ALPINE MOUNTAIN MARATHON. Entries will NOT be acknowledged but see www.staminade.demon.co.uk for updated team lists. Cheques will be banked within one month.