Carsington Festival of Running

Question 1

How do I know if I am registered to run a race?

Accepted Answer

If you enter online, you should receive an acknowledgement email confirming your entry. Should you not receive this confirmation email within 24 hours of your entry, there is a chance that it may have dropped into your junk mailbox so please check your junk emails before you contact us to confirm you contact us to confirm your place. 
Postal entries will be acknowledged by email so please ensure that it is clearly written on your postal form.

Question 2

Can someone else register for me?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can enter multiple people when entering online or by post, provided you have all of the required details for all entrants.

Question 3

What is the difference between attached / affiliated and unattached / unaffiliated?

Accepted Answer

Runners who are members of a UK Athletics affiliated running club are ‘attached’ or ‘affiliated’ runners. 
Some clubs don’t have a UKA affiliation and some runners aren’t members of a club at all; if this is the case, then you are an ‘unattached’ or ‘unaffiliated’ runner. You can still enter your club name to on the entry form so that it’s listed in the results, but you won’t benefit from an affiliated entry rate.

Question 4

Can anyone register for a race?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! We welcome athletes of all ages, sizes and capabilities! Our events are fully inclusive and designed both for those new to running and also for more experience athletes. Each race distance does have a minimum age limit, which is set by UK Athletics. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any runners under the specified age bands. 
The UKA age guidelines for races are: 
Under 3k… Any age
3k – 9 years and over
5k – 11  years and over
5 Mile & 10k – 15 years and over
10 mile – 16 years and over
Half Marathon – 17 years and over
20 Mile and Marathon – 18 years and over
Ultra Marathon – 20 years and over
We accept wheelchair athletes at our events; however, not every event is suitable. If you are a wheelchair athlete who is interested in an event, please email us at info@nice-work.org.uk beforehand to check the course suitability.

Question 5

Can I walk the event?

Accepted Answer

Our events are designed for runners; however, we do have walkers at some of our events. You may be asked to start the event a little earlier that the advertised start time and to complete the course un-marshalled, depending on the distance. Please send us an email to info@nice-work.org.uk if you’d like to walk a race and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

Question 6

Are there prizes on offer at the event?

Accepted Answer

At all of our events, we offer prizes for leading runners and, for main races or longer distances, there will also be prizes for age category winners. There is a maximum of one prize per person and, weather permitting, a prize giving normally takes place between 45 – 60 minutes after the first finisher comes home. Age categories are worked out by your age on the date of the race. Further information or race-specific prizes will be available on our website and in the race-day information email sent out a few days prior to the event.

Question 7

I don’t feel well or have an injury, should I run the race?

Accepted Answer

If you feel unwell or are carrying an injury, we would strongly recommend not running. If you are unsure if you are fit to run, please speak to your doctor.

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Carsington Festival of Running

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