Stowmarket Striders presents the Joe Cox 10 SEAA PERMIT No xxxx under UKA rules

This is the Stowmarket Striders Joe Cox 10mile road race sponsored by Dale Sport. It is a 10 mile course with a few undulations. The course heads out past Onehouse to Harleston. The race crosses over the A14 and past Haughley Park round and back over the A14 to Harleston before returning along the same route past Onehouse and back to the finish. Check the course map to familarise yourself with the route.

There is also a Fun Run with entries are on the day only.

All the proceeds from the race go to the charity MS. We hope you all enjoy the race and welcome any comments (good ones of course!) and suggestions you may have.

Contents:

On-Line Printable Entry Form
Race Entry Form
Entry Details
Directions
Facilities
The Race
Results
Further Information

Entry Details

Please complete our race entry form and return together with a suitably sized self addressed stamped envelope and entry fee payable to "Stowmarket Striders" to Chris Chaplin, 1 Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UE.

Closing date for postal entries is usually the Monday prior to race day

The 2007 entry fee was £8.00 for those affiliated to a running club and £9.00 for those unattached. The additional fee for unattached runners is down to an increase set by the SEAA for races from 2006 and onwards. Entries on the day are +£2.00 extra. We would be grateful if you would enter prior to the race day for ease of administration.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:-

Individual prizes; &
Team prizes (consisting of 2 men and 1 lady)

A memento will be available to all finishers.

Directions

The race headquarters and start is at the Mid-Suffolk Leisure Centre in Stowmarket. Click here for a street map of the area.

Travel Directions from Ipswich - From Ipswich take the A14 towards Bury St Edmunds. Take the 1st exit marked for Stowmarket on the A1120, and turn left at the roundabout. Continue straight over the next roundabout and down the hill on the dual-carriage way. Taking the right-hand lane turn right at the bottom of the hill. At the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit along Gipping Way and continue until the traffic lights (with VW Barnards car showroom on your right). Turn left here, and continue straight over the next set of traffic lights. After about 400m turn right onto Onehouse Road, then third right to the leisure centre.

Travel Directions from Bury St Edmunds - From the A14 take the first exit marked for Stowmarket on the A1302. At the roundabout turn right and take the next left up Chilton Way. At the end of this road turn left down Onehouse Road and then next left into Gainsborough Road and the Leisure Centre.

Car parking is available at the Leisure Centre. Please do not park on the road.

Facilities

Changing, toilets and showers are available at the Leisure Centre. The leisure centre offers additional facilities such as a bar and café, and for those more energetic - a swimming pool (additional fee payable at reception).

We hope to have two masseurs available after the race to ease those miles out of your legs! They will be Maria Reynolds and Phil Rampley who are independent of the race organisation.

The Race

There are no long walks to the start of the race, being very close to the leisure centre.

The police have requested that all runners keep to the left hand side of the road unless told otherwise.

The Red Cross will be present for those requiring medical attention. If you see anyone in distress during the race, please advise a race marshal as soon as possible to call for medical assistance.

A copy of the risk assessment will be available on the race notice board.

Results

We will endeavour to display as many of the results as possible on the race notice board as competitors complete the race, and after the race.

Full results will be available from this website (www.stowmarketstriders.org.uk) in the week following the race. A postal results service may also be available. Previous years results:-

Sadly the 2001 race was cancelled due to Foot & Mouth...
2002 Race Results
2003 Race Results
2004 Race Results
2005 Race Results
2006 Race Results
2007 Race Results

Further Information

Further information can be obtained from either:-

Chris Chaplin, 1 Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UE.
Telephone 01449 675512; or
E-mail the club via "contact us"

From all at Stowmarket Striders have an enjoyable run!