Posted on March 13th 2009
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Format
Teams of two. One runs one cycles. You can swap as often as you like or not at all. You must stay within 10 metres of one another and cross the finishing line together.
Course
The course will be staged over good quality forest trails in the Rendlesham Forest. The start will be from the Rendlesham Forest Centre, just off the B1084 Woodbridge to Orford Road (OS Grid ref
TM35314850). The event will be a two lap race of seven miles each with runners covering approximately 2/3 of a mile in a small loop before before picking up their team mate at the start area. A map of the course can be downloaded here (yellow arrow indicates the start/finish area)
Venue
Further details about the Forest Centre at Rendlesham which offers a number of marked walking and cycling trails (including a UFO trail) can be found on the Forestry Commision's website ( external link ) and also from the Friends of Sandlings forest (external link)
Sponsorship
Why not get your friends and family to sponsor your participation in the event - the easy way! Go to www.justgiving.com and click on 'Make your page'. Choose Muscular Dystrophy as your charity and write a little about yourself (optional), then let your friends and family know to go online and donate. All proceeds go direct to MDC with Gift Aid added already. The event organisers (us!) and you get informed about all donations that come in
