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What a great day in Peel. Was that the warmest Easter Saturday ever? Hopefully everyone has now made it safely back to Douglas.
A few bits of info about our day tomorrow.
Morning:
We have the 5k races on Douglas Promenade. Start times are:
Women - 10.30
Men - 11.15
Race registration is open from 09.30 at the Cruise Desk in the Sea Terminal.
Don't forget to bring your number again - replacements will be charged at £5
After the races conclude there will be an informal social at the Outback with some chip butties being served.
Evening:
This is the big one!!
Doors open at 19.00, we will aim to start the presentation just after 19.30
Admission is strictly by ticket only. Unfortunately, due to a very unsavoury incident in 2016, we have had to introduce a number of measures to prevent any re-occurance. All tickets are named and are for that person's personal use only. ID is required. Anyone who passes their ticket on to someone else may be blacklisted for future events.
We want everyone to have a fantastic time but please remember to drink responsibly.
Hopefully everyone enjoyed the great atmosphere in Port Erin last night. Today we move into Peel for the famous Hill Race.
A few things to help the day run as smoothly as possible:
- Bring your race number from last night. All replacements are charged at £5.
- Provided that you have already entered the hill race or have entered the full Festival you do not need to re-register.
- Those who have not collected their number yet or wish to enter on the day can do so at Race Registration. This will be in the House of Mannanan from 13.00 until 30 minutes before the start of each race.
- Start times are men - 14.15, women - 15.05
- For those who have booked transport, coaches leave from outside the Villa Marina at 12.45.
- There will be a presentation to the first three in each race and some refreshments will be served courtesy of the Creek Inn at the conclusion of the women's race.
Have a great day, it looks like it will be a warm one!!
PS Here is a link to the results page:
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my.race|result : : Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running, 19/04/2019-21/04/2019
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Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running, 19/04/2019-21/04/2019, DouglasWell the Festival is upon us. Here are a few things that should answers most of the questions we are asked during the day:
- The race starts at 18.45 on Port Erin Promenade
Race registration is open at Rushen FC clubhouse from 16.15 to 18.00
- If you collected your number last night you do not need to re-register, just turn up at the start
-You can still enter on the day, you need to do so at Race Registration as detailed above
- Don't lose your number - you need it for all three races and replacements will be charged at £5 each
- The lower promenade will be closed to traffic, please park in the upper part of the village
Most other things, please check the race pack
The Festival e-mail will be checked intermittently during the day but not after 14.30
Hopefully it will be a sunny day!
Collection of Race Packs
For locals, and for any visiting runners who are already on the island, your race packs can be collected this evening (Thursday) from Manx Harriers clubhouse at the National Sports Centre in Douglas from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Please note that no entries will be taken this evening - this is purely for those who have pre-entered to collect race packs.
Anyone unable to attend tonight can collect their packs from Rushen United FC clubhouse in Port Erin on Friday from 4.15pm to 6pm, where race entry for the Bushy's 10k will be available for anyone who has not already entered.
Separate arrangements for distribution of race packs will be made for the University groups - event organisers will be arranging to drop your race packs to the Sea Terminal when you arrive, or to your accommodation.
As mentioned in earlier posts, the Isle of Man Government is currently running a campaign to encourage people to come and live and work on the Island.
Laura from the Department for Enterprise "Locate" team will be on hand at Race Registration on both Friday and Saturday if you'd like to find out more and to answer any questions.Suzie returned to the Isle of Man after living abroad for 17 years. A Registered Nurse and Senior Sister at Noble’s Hospital, Suzie has settled back into ‘Is...