LCL XC - Usk - Latest News

Latest information from Usk Runners ahead of Sunday 5th Feb.'s GLCL XC Race :

USK RUNNERS WELCOMES GLCL to XC RACE 4 at USK COLLEGE/FARM
Race Start 11am Sunday 5th February

CAR PARKING AND FACILITIES
A marshall will direct you off the A472 to Car Parking at Monmouthshire County Hall, Usk NP15 1GA… toilets and showers are located at the college … please use amenities here before crossing road at the pelican crossing to the farm.
Please proceed as directed to the race start behind the courtyard and farm offices without visiting other areas of the farm.
Please respect the farm regulation about no eating or drinking outside … please leave food and drink on the County Hall/ College side of the road which is only 2 minutes from the start.
Unfortunately we cannot provide hot drinks on the County Hall/ College side of the road so please come prepared. After the run Trish will be running an excellent cake and squash stall outside the college facilities by the car park to raise money for our chosen charity the MARFAN’S TRUST… please buy a cake and/or squash before you leave.

THE COURSE
The recent wet weather means that the wooden bridge back over the stream after passing the pond in the first field and the descent through the final field should be noted as slip hazards.
 There will also be barbed wire on some fences.
The ground surface is open pastureland with molehills, tussocks and exposed stones; there are tree roots underfoot on the climb through the woodland.
After the race please use the 10 station bootwash facility at the back of the farm offices to wash off shoes before crossing back over the farm courtyard and road to the college facilities.
Graham, our club chairman , will give a more detailed race briefing before the start.
Enjoy your run in Usk … if the weather is clear you will be rewarded with a superb panorama from the ridge…
Jon Hancock Usk Runners

XC Race 4 - Usk

 GLCL X/C 2016/17. Usk.  Sun 5th Feb.

 Race HQ and car parking etc. are the same as the previous event at Usk Campus, but the course is new this year and will be on the opposite side of the road.
  Please everyone observe the following :
  No eating/drinking is permitted on the farm itself. Food & fluid should be consumed over the road at the college.
  On race day toilet and shower facilities will also be available at the college.
  No dogs are allowed on the farm.

 The course - suitable for spikes
  1.9 miles per lap
  3 x laps for men
  2 x laps for women

 Map of course:

GLCL XC - Race 3 - Sunday 8th Jan

GLCL XC - Race 3 - Sunday 8th Jan - 11:00am

Race Venue is: 

Humble by Nature

Upper Meend Farm, Penallt, NP25 4RP Monmouth

The course - 1 lap = 1.42m
(3 laps ladies, 4 for the men).

Cross Country Season

From Howard Jones

GLCL XC - Race 2 - Pontypool

Sunday, November 20th. 11:00 am

 Pontnewynydd Cricket Club, Pontypool, NP4 6TJ

 Hosted by Griffithstown Harriers
  The course is on a mixture of farm fields and mountain track.
  It is an ‘out and back ‘ course with ladies turning and running back at the two mile point and men at  another half mile.
  There is a circuit on flat fields to start and finish the course.
  The attached map is an indication of the course, to provide a guide- but not an exact representation.
  This is a tough technical course , containing a climb of several hundred feet and a similar tricky descent.
  Car Parking – There is none !
  So sharing / mini-bus travel by those coming furthest would be wise.
  The cricket club may allow thirty cars on their field if conditions are dry,
otherwise cars will have to be parked on the road leading from the cricket ground to Pen-twyn village.

 Click here for a Map to get to Race Venue:
Google Map

XC - Rogerstone School - Sunday 23rd October

Venue: Rogertsone School, Newport, NP10 9YX
 Hosted by Lliswerry Runners.
 Sun. 23rd Oct. 2016.
  Race start time: 11am

 After the race there will be a presentation for GLCL 2016 Road Race Series & 2015/16 Combined Series winners.

 Route map:

 Parking:
 The car park next to the school has limited parking so alternative parking is shown in red on the following map. These are at 14 Locks Visitor Centre - if using Brunel drive do not park in the lower 50m. Please be mindful of the residents. There is no access to the school building.

Parc Bryn Bach - Road Race 5

Clive Cooksey‎ 

August 15 at 7:27pm · 

 

Hello to our fellow GLCL Clubs. Parc Bryn Bach RC are inviting you to the closing race in this summers Road Race series to be held at the Park on Tuesday 23rd August 2016. Here is some information for you regarding the event. The course will be similar to our 6 mile race held in April but slightly shorter The start will be moved further into the road that is located behind the visitors centre to accommodate a larger field! As in the past you will run along the road past the main gate and towards the golf course lap, you will be directed up the hill to complete a lap of the golf course , you will then be directed down onto lake-side running clockwise around the lake before completing a second lap of the golf course. You will then return to lake side, running towards the Visitors Centre and will be directed into the caravan site to the finish. The distance will be slightly less than 6 miles. Although we can't guarantee that the course is traffic free because of visitors leaving the park in their cars but this will be greatly reduced due to the 7.30pm start! Just to prepare you PBB RC will not be providing water during or after the race unless a heat wave is forecast !! and I don't foresee that happening at the Park :) but we have arranged for the cafeteria to remain open for snacks and drinks until the event concludes. One request to you all is to use the numerous car parks and NOT TO PARK on the access road to the V C or at the rear of the building near the caravan park because both these area's are crucial to the START and FINISH OF THE RACE! Showers / Changing and Toilets are available at the rear of the VS. The post code for the park is - NP 22 3AY So we will see you on Tuesday 23rd and don't forget "Bring a smile on your face and a spring in your step" :)