We are happy for someone to act as coordinator for a club and enter a number of teams under their name. We don’t need to know the finalised team members until a few days before each event.

We are happy for you to post in the Peak Running Community Facebook Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/PeakRunningCommunity ) to seek team members. Other Facebook groups that you’re a member of may also be useful too.

You can have anything up to 4 members in a team and can decide between yourself who runs which leg(s). However, you will need to tell us exactly who is running which leg prior to race day. Also, if you are a mixed team, remember that at least 2 legs need to be run by a female member of the team.

No. You wouldn’t be eligible for points in the Club Competition but you could still win on the night or be the best performing team in the series. That said, we’re keen to have plenty of teams made up of people from the same club to make the Club Competition exciting.

No, anyone over 16 can run (Team Captains must be 18 or over).

We just have to charge a £2 supplement for unaffiliated runners (per person per event) in accordance with UK Athletics Rules.

16, although Team Captains must be at least 18.

No

Trail or fell shoes are recommended for all the events. Even at Markeaton, you may find it hard to get traction in places with road shoes, especially if the ground is wet.

A head-torch with a good level of lumens is required, although a chest-torch is also okay. A hand-held torch isn’t appropriate for this kind of event from a safety point of view. PLEASE check your head/chest-torch is working prior to the day and ensure you have well charged/spare batteries.

Everyone needs to run with one, but it is acceptable to share and hand it over at the transition. Bear in mind the transition area and the route to and from it will be dark though. It’s therefore recommended that you have more than one and/or a back-up means of seeing to change batteries if necessary.

Yes, but to count as a mixed team at least 2 legs at each event must be completed by the female member of the team. It is okay for a team of 3 males and 1 female member to run one leg each but in this case you would be categorised as a male team.

Yes you can, you just wouldn’t get the series discount. Bear in mind though, that we can’t guarantee a place in the later events if they reach the capacity in their own right. It may also be worth noting that you can change some team members for latter events, but there is a limit on the number of substitutes you can use.

Yes but it's important to remember that to count as the same team, and be eligible to be part of the Best Performing Teams in the Series compeition, you are only allowed to use substitute runners (in the event of the original team members from race #1 being unavailable) on a maximum 1 leg in subsequent races, and must compete in the same category at each event.

Also, any changes to the line up must be submitted in the Team Declaration Form at least 48 hours prior to each race.

No. However, we will monitor progress closely on the night and, if we anticipate that any teams will take significantly longer than 90 minutues to complete the race, may (at our discretion) allow runners in the latter legs the opportunity to start prior to their preceding runners finishing, and adjust their team’s overall time accordingly. This is to avoid individuals becoming isolated out on the course in the dark with no other runners around. We will agree this with relevant teams on the night as the race progresses.

No, at each race an individual can only run for 1 team. Although they are permitted to run more than one leg for the same team.

An individual can run for a different team in a different race in the series, but the rules on using different runners as substitues (as per question above) will apply.

Sorry no, dogs are not allowed on the course.