{"id":110,"date":"2023-06-06T14:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:30:25","slug":"information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/?page_id=110","title":{"rendered":"Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are nine legs in total. \u00a0Approximate distances are shown below (as measured by GPS watch).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Leg<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Start\/Finish<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>&nbsp;Distance&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>(miles)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Peterhead to Inverugie<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Inverugie to Longside<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Longside to Mintlaw<\/td><td>2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Mintlaw to Deer Abbey<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Deer Abbey to Maud<\/td><td>2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Maud to Aughnagatt<\/td><td>4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Auchnagatt to Braemo<\/td><td>3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Braemo to Ellon Station Hotel<\/td><td>3.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Ellon Station Hotel to Ellon Meadows<\/td><td>1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>26.5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The start<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The race will start on York Street, Peterhead, adjacent to Peterhead Leisure Centre&#8217;s bus\/car park (AB42 1SP). &nbsp;Please note that there are no changing facilities available. &nbsp;Runners should come prepared ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your starting wave will be allocated to you based on your projected finishing time. &nbsp;This is necessary for safety considerations and to help prevent traffic congestion. &nbsp;However, if you would prefer a particular start time please send a message using the contact form (see &#8220;Contact&#8221; under the &#8220;About&#8221; menu).&nbsp; There is no guarantee but no harm in asking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please aim to arrive around 30 minutes before your start wave time for registration.&nbsp; There will be a safety briefing shortly before each wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The finish<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All teams are invited to use the changing and shower facilities at the Meadows Sports Centre (AB41 9QJ). &nbsp;All runners and the team driver will receive a token for one free alcoholic or soft drink. &nbsp;There will be prizes for the fastest female, male and mixed teams and a memento for all runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Route information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Formartine and Buchan Railway used to run trains from Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead. &nbsp;Services stopped running in the 1970s and the line was converted into a cycleway and footpath. &nbsp;It is entirely traffic-free but there are a number of road crossings to navigate. &nbsp;It is well signed and easy to follow, but runners are responsible for their own navigation as there will be no marshals on the course. &nbsp;The surfaces varies and while there are sections of tarmac most of the line is dirt track. &nbsp;The route is free from sharp hills but there are some long steady ups and some long speedy downs. &nbsp;The start will be staggered to reduce congestion and to get teams finishing within a smaller time window. &nbsp;Teams should estimate their finishing time on the entry form. &nbsp;Teams are requested to only use one vehicle for the event due to very limited parking at handover points. &nbsp;Driving instructions can be found under &#8220;Resources&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legs There are nine legs in total. \u00a0Approximate distances are shown below (as measured by GPS watch).\u00a0 Leg Start\/Finish &nbsp;Distance&nbsp;(miles) 1 Peterhead to Inverugie 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therailwayrelay.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}