There
will be a red (15 courses), blue (9 courses), and white (7 courses) start on
each day.
6
officials are needed at each of the 3 starts for each of two shifts. 37 people, including me without a specific
duty, are needed on each day. The 6
officials at each start are listed as O1, O2, O3, O4, OL (for late starters)
and OTL (team leader). If we could find
a few more people, they might be useful as there will be 15 courses to look
after on the red/elite start on each day and because there may be a road danger
problem at the white/junior start at Ilkley.
If we are short of people, the team leader will have to double up as the
late starter. The absolute minimum
needed on each day is 31 people.
Starts
will be between 1000 and 1400 hours but there could be a few starters outside
these times on the busiest courses.
Start officials for the first shift need to be in place for 0930 hours –
earlier for those designated with any on-the-day setting up. There will need to be a few minutes overlap
at the shift change at 1200 hours. The
second shift is going to have to be around until at least 1430 hours, but hopefully
this will include most of the clearing up.
Shelter
tents have been considered for O1 and O2 and for control descriptions but this
may not always be possible and I am going off the idea as it may be more
trouble than it is worth. After call up
competitors will move to the -5 line.
Two officials at entrance – O1 to call up and O2 to use check box. Control descriptions will be collected as
competitors move to the -4line. There is
some discussion going on about giving competitors descriptions before the
start. If this happens, we will start at
-4. If it does not, some sort of shelter
will be needed for the control descriptions.
Map
display at -3 line. Second punch check
by O3 at -2 line. Any last minute
notices to display.
O4
at -1/start line to check starting and give any verbal instructions.
Clear
stations will be 10/20m before the -5 lines.
Competitors
start at their allocated times with no punching start. Late starters do not have their times
changed. Only helpers can have a
punching start. There will be check
boxes at -5 and -2 lines. -2 line check
box is to record who started when. -5 check
is to check that SI cards are cleared.
Parking
and access to the white start at Ilkley is fine. Red and Blue are in the same place at Ilkley
but they will be run separately.
Although we can get equipment to within 450m of the blue/red start, cars
may have to be parked 900m away with a rough uphill walk over the final few 100
metres. I expect to be doing most of the
setting up and marking routes to the starts at Ilkley but, particularly for the
blue/red start, I will need some help.
Also there is a limit as to what can be left out overnight in a public
area.
Access
to the starts at Keldy is fine though the routes used may not be those used by
competitors and the starts are some distance from assembly. There is plenty of room for cars at the red
and white starts. Though parking 150m
from the blue start is more limited, there should be enough room for the
helpers needed. Much of the setting up
at Keldy will be done for us.
and
HALO
does not need to help at the relays on the Monday. I might need a very small number of people to
help me on the Friday between about 1100 and 1430 but most people can forget
about these two days as far as help is concerned.
FIRM OFFERS OF HELP NEEDED.
I
will be asking everyone these questions so please have your answers ready for
me. I hope that everyone will be saying
‘YES’ to the first one.
1.
Are you able to help at Ilkley and
Keldy?
2.
Are you planning to run and on which
course? (I want to try to organise helpers to be at their own start to make
things easier for them).
3.
Would you prefer the early or the late
shift? (I cannot guarantee to meet
requests)
4.
If there was some communal floor space
accommodation for a small charge on the Saturday night within about 10km of
Keldy (the Sunday event) would you be interested? Do not build up any hopes as it is highly
unlikely to be available but I am making enquiries. Camping should be available at the event
centre at Boston Spa.