The route will be mostly marked but navigation/a good knowledge of the area may be necessary in poor weather.

 

The event starts and finishes at Clarks Farm in Sheffield, where there will be camping available Friday and Saturday night (at a cost of £5 per tent/camper, which must be booked in advance). Toilets are available on-site, and there is a farm shop selling local produce. There is plenty of parking available on site.

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Event rules:

• Participants must be a minimum of 20 years old on race day

• Participants must carry all mandatory kit as decided by the race director (see below)

• Pacers are not allowed

• Should you need to withdraw prior to the event due to injury or illness you can defer your entry to next year or change the participant name up to seven days before the event.

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Entry includes:

• Marked route and timing

• Finishers medal & t-shirt

• Drink/feed stations

• Warm food and drink at the race finish

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Mandatory kit:

All Dig Deep races are run under Trail Running Association (TRA) guidelines and therefore, full Fell Runners Association (FRA) required for all distances; 10km, 1/2 marathon, 30 mile & 50 miles. 

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FRA mandatory kit is:

• ​Whole waterproof body cover with taped seams and permanent hood

• Hat

• Gloves

• Map showing the route

• Compass

• Whistle

• Emergency Food

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For all 30 & 50 runners, we recommend that all runners also carry:

• fully charged mobile phone

• head torch

• survival bivvy bag

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It is the responsibility of the runner to come prepared with mandatory kit and all decisions are at the discretion of the race director. A full kit check will take place at race registration for every runner, you will not be allowed to start the event if you are missing any items of mandatory kit. Random kit checks will also take place at the finish line, any runners found to be without mandatory kit at the finish, will be disqualified and omitted from the results.

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Checkpoints/Aid Stations:

All checkpoints will have water available for runners to refill their bottles. Some checkpoints will also be classed as "feed stations"; We do our best to have a selection of food to cover as many personal preferences and medical conditions but we do ask that if you have any specific dietary requirements, you provide your own nutrition on race day. we do have one checkpoint that a drop bag of personal nutrition can be delivered to, please contact us ahead of time if you want to do this (please note that this is ONLY for runners with specific dietary requirements). We also ask that you do your utmost to be as self-reliant as possible whilst our on course. All locations of checkpoints on your route are listed below.

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Checkpoint 1: 

Location- Burbage North Carpark (SK 2603 8299)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 4 miles

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Checkpoint 2: 

Location- Parkin Clough (SK 1979 8496 // W3W flop.grass.texts)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 9.5 miles

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Checkpoint 3: 

Location- Castleton (SK 147 835 // W3W printer.mirroring.flicked)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 15 miles

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Checkpoint 4: 

Location- Bradwell (SK 17166 81527 // W3W commit.grinder.rips)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 20 miles

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Checkpoint 5: 

Location- Shatton (SK 20328 82561 // W3W satellite.silly.performs)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 23 miles

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Checkpoint 6: 

Location- Whim Plantation (SK 244 808 // W3W jots.tracks.pastimes)

Refreshments- Food and Drink

Distance into race- 26 miles

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Checkpoint 7: 

Location- Houndkirk Road/Lady Cannings (SK 290 834 // W3W debit.remove.skinny)

Refreshments- Drink only

Distance into race-  30 miles