Golden Stag Mile 2017 – Final instructions and start lists

There are three days left until the Golden Stag Mile, and the forecast is looking fantastic. The event has sold out in record time, and as such entry is now closed.  We are no longer able to transfer numbers.

Barnet and District AC look forward to welcoming you to help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of our club with the trial of miles on Thursday evening.

Date

Thursday 22 June 2017

Location

Finsbury Park Stadium, Hornsey Gate, Endymion Road, Harringay, London N4 2NQ

Manor House (the closest), Finsbury Park and Harringay stations are all within a short walking distance.  Drivers are advised to park in nearby roads.

Timetable

18:00 – Number collection opens
18:45 – Races 1 – 3
– Presentation for races 1 and 2
– Races 4 and 5
– Presentation for races 3 and 4
– Races 6 and 7
– Presentation for races 5 and 6
– Races 8 and 9
– Presentation for races 7 and 8
– Races 10 and 11
– Presentation for races 9 and 10
– Races 12 and 13
21:15 approx – Presentation for races 11, 12 and 13

Number collection

Collect your number on the night from the registration desks just inside the track entrance. The registration desks will open at 18:00 for athletes in races 1 and 2, and at 18:10 for all other races.

Warming up

Please warm up in the park or use the outside lanes of the back straight.  Please do not warm up on the infield.

Before the race

Once the race prior to yours is underway, please head to the ‘holding pen’ constructed from hurdles on the middle of the finish straight, and make yourself known to the start officials there.  

During the race

The race is over four and a bit laps of the track, starting from a curved line.  Please stand back from the line until the starter calls “On your marks”. Keep your feet behind the line until you hear the starting gun.

You do not have to stay in lanes. The elapsed time will be called out at the end of each lap, and the bell will sound when you have one lap remaining.

After the race

Once you have finished, please move away from the finish line as other athletes may be finishing quickly behind you.  Do not cross back over the finish line as you will block the view of the officials and the photofinish camera.

Presentations

Medals will be awarded to the top 3 in each race, and the winner will also take home a fabulous money-can’t-buy prize, the famous Golden Stag Mile mug!

If you finish in the top 3, please don’t wander off too far until you have collected your medal.  There are also medals for the three fastest female athletes, and trophies for the Barnet & District club champions.

Medals will be presented by some of winning young athletes from the recent club championships, assisted by our club chairman, Adrian Mason.

Spectators

You have the most important job of the evening – creating a fantastic atmosphere and cheering on your athletes.  Please stick around to watch all of the races, and make as much noise as possible 😀 As in previous years, spectators will be invited onto lane 4 of the track once the final race is underway.  Please keep the final 25 metres of the track clear.

Refreshments

Check out the trackside cafe for tea, coffee, water, and a selection of vegetarian chinese and malaysian meals.  Cans and bottles of beer will be available from the bar.

Results

Results will be online at www.barnetadac.com/mile on Friday.

Photos and videos

Photos and videos of the races will be available on our website as soon as possible, hopefully at the weekend. Feel free to use them online and on social media.  Don’t forget to tag all your photos with #StagMile on twitter and insta so that we can share the best.

Strava #MyMile

If you use Strava to record your training, don’t forget to tag the race with #MyMile in the activity. Strava are running a competition this month to promote the mile racing, and 10 lucky runners will win a free pair of running shoes from wiggle.com – as will 10 of their Strava followers. More here – https://blog.strava.com/strava-mile/

Meeting records

Male – 4:24.69 – Michael Wright – Barnet
Female – 5:04.93 – Claire Elms – Dulwich

And finally…

Start lists for 2017