A Short Circuit

Punk Panther Races

Started in 2017. They are a series of 6 Ultra Marathons, each race has trophies for First Male, Female and Veteran Male and Female over 50. Points given each race will count towards an annual trophy for men and women.

Punk Panther Races all start in Otley, West Yorkshire and finish in Pool-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, with free return transport to the event car park. They are a minimum of 50K and are run over a variety of challenging courses in West and North Yorkshire visiting stunning scenery including Ilkley Moor, The Chevin and the many reservoirs and beauty spots the area has to offer.

A SHORT CIRCUIT

Distance: 50km (31 miles)

Climb: 1200 metres (4000ft) (2500/3100ft)

Car Park: Station Top, Otley off East Chevin Road

Registration: From 7.30am at the Yorkshire Runner Shop, 38 Bondgate, Otley, LS21 1AD (5 mins walk from the car park) 01943 666750 Get your last minute running equipment from Tim who organises the race numbers for us.

Start: 8.30am at Station Top, Otley

Event Closes: 6.30pm

Maps Recommended: OS Explorer Map 297. The route will also be taped and a route description provided.

Basic Route Details: Starting in Otley the route goes straight up the steps to Surprise View at the top of the Chevin it then heads over to Bramhope then Cookridge. Then around the runway of Leeds Bradford Airport (outside the fence!) Over to Yeadon Tarn then Guiseley Woods, up to Hawksworth, then Menston up onto the moors towards Ilkley and the famous Cow and Calf Rocks, down through Ben Rhydding and up to Timble then across to Norwood along the beautiful Lindley Wood Reservoir through Leathley to the finish at Pool-in-Wharfedale.

CHECKPOINTS

Each checkpoint will have water, coke, jelly babies, peanuts, Jaffa cakes, marshmallows and flapjacks. CP5 onwards will also have pork pies and cheese as well as hot drinks.

Checkpoint 1: Cookridge 9km (5.5 miles): Open 9.15am to 10.00am

Checkpoint 2: New Scarborough 19km (1.5 miles): Open 9.45am to 11.45am

Checkpoint 3: Menston 26km (16 miles) : Open 10.30am to 1pm

Checkpoint 4: Denton 35km (22 miles): Open 11.15am to 3pm

Checkpoint 5: Norwood 45km (28 miles): Open 12noon to 5pm

Finish: Pool-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church, Main Street, Pool-in-Wharfedale, LS21 1LH –There is NO parking at the Finish (please ask friends and family to park sensibly in the village)

Competitor Instruction Sheet: Final competitor Instruction sheet for A Short Circuit

Route Description: A Short Circuit route Description

Kit List for A Short Circuit : Kit List

Last Years Results: A Short Circuit 2017 results

Every finisher receives a medal, A Short Circuit Tech T-shirt and Certificate as well as a hot meal at the finish. Event finishing positions are done in order of distance completed then time completed.

A GPX file of the exact route is available upon request or via the Facebook Group Page. The file is provisional and will be confirmed as soon as entries close.*Punk Panther Ultra marathons will be supporting St.Gemma’s Hospice in all of our race events for 2017.

*Punk Panther Ultra marathons will be supporting St.Gemma’s Hospice in all of our race events for 2017.

St Gemma’s Hospice, in Leeds, is the largest hospice in Yorkshire and one of the largest in England. They provide the best possible care and quality of life for local people with cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

£1.00 from every race entry will be donated to this fantastic charity.

So far £230 has been raised