Weekend Race Advice

by · March 12, 2020

For those travelling to Wales for the first race of the British Championship please follow the below advice:

Urgent Ras yr Aran Information

Covid 19  –  Instructions for athletes

At present the Government has not ordered nor advised the abandonment of outdoor sporting activities of our size so the race will continue.

However it is important that we take as many precautions as we can to prevent the spread of the virus to fellow runner, officials or the local community through our activities. Please refer to PHE advice

You should NOT attend the race if

  • You are feverish and have symptoms of respiratory infection cough cold shortness of breath ( this is sensible whatever the cause of your illness)
  • You have been directly advised to self isolate, or is in a group that the government has advised to self isolate.
  • You think you have been in close contact with someone who has has the virus, or if you think you may have it

People can have the virus and feel well so there may still be people coming who has it.

To minimise the chances of contamination please remember

  • Follow hand washing advice.
  • Avoid unnecessary physical contact (!)
  • Not to bunch up if queuing for any reason
  • If the weather is fit stay outside as much as you can, don’t congregate around registration or any lists.
  • If you arrive early consider returning to your car til warm up time.

We will try to make the flow of people through the number pick up as smooth as possible.

Subject to weather the presentations will be outside. We will try to keep them brief.

We will not be offended if those who are confident in their disappointment wish to go home without attending the prize giving.

We can post their prize on to any winners who don’t wish to stay.

The first Race of the NIMRA Championship and the advice below is:

GLENARIFFE MOUNTAIN RACE

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

In light of the continuing spread of Covid-19 we have taken the decision to make some minor changes to the event on Saturday.Glenariffe Mountain Race will still go ahead at 12pmRace packs can be collected between 10 – 11:30am from the community centreAfter the race there will be no refreshments or presentation, however winners will be notified by email and results posted online.We appreciate your understanding, Glens Runners.

For all other NIMRA races we are currently following the Athletics NI which is below for your information:

Coronavirus Information

Athletics Northern Ireland is monitoring the Coronavirus situation closely. At present there is no intention to cancel any of our events, but we will continue to assess our position and will take any action as appropriate, or as advised by the government or Public Health Authority.

Read the full update here: https://athleticsni.org/…/Athletics…/Coronavirus-Information

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