Fife Athletic Club

Cupar 5 mile Road Race

15^th March 2025
Under SAL/UKA Rules

https://www.fifeac.org/events/fife-ac-events/cupar-5.html

Start Time: 2.00 pm

Age Restriction: Runners must be 15 or older on the day

The Cupar 5 is an out-and-back road race run on a quiet country road, with the opportunity for fast times. There will be a Police Scotland Temporary Traffic Restriction Order (TTRO) in place that should ensure a traffic free environment. The Cupar 5 has a SAL/UKA course has an AUKCM certificate ensuring that the distance is accurately measured. 

Race Certificate

Registration:
Registration will take place at the YMCA, Marathon House, 93 Bonnygate, Cupar, opening at 12.30. Allow sufficient time to reach the race start on St. Mary's Road, which is approximately half a mile from the YMCA. Please note that there are no showering facilities at the hall. Athletes should come ready to run to prevent changing in the hall.

In order to speed up the entry of runners' details into the results computer, and therefore help with producing timely results, runners must enter online in advance.

In accordance with the policy of SAL athletes may enter as male, female or non–binary. Please note that this year there are no prizes in the non–binary category.

Entry Fee:
The entry fee for the Cupar 5 is £12 with a discount of £2 for members of Scottish Athletics..

Prize Giving:
As usual we will make our best effort to have teas after the race in the YMCA and then a Prize giving. If this is not practical or safe once results have been compiled and verified, prizes will be transferred electronically or posted to prize winners.

There will be prizes for the 1^st 3 Men and Women and the 1^st athlete in the Men and Women U20, Senior, O40 and all other older 10 year age categories. All finishers are eligible for the 1^st 3 Men and Women prizes and their age group prize. However only 1 prize per finisher will be awarded with the overall category taking precedence.

A bonus prize of £100 will be awarded to the 1^st male that beats the men's course record of 23.51 held by Jamie Crowe of Central AC and to the 1^st female that beats the women's course record of 26.00 held by Liz McColgan of Dundee Hawkhill H.

Entry Transfer Policy:
All entries are non-refundable. However, we are pleased to offer a free transfer service as long as there is no evidence of selling the entry on at an increased fee. With permission of the Entry Organiser (see below) an entry can be transfered but the entrant must handle any reimbursement of funds directly. The Entry Organiser will swap the entry details.

Event & Entry Organisers:
The event organiser is Frank McLaren, email: frankmclaren26.2@btinternet.com
The entry organiser is Ron Morrison, email: ron@st-andrews.ac.uk

Please note terms and conditions of entry:

1. To enter the race, a runner must be:
   1. Eligible to compete under SAL rules and willing to abide by those rules.
   2. Aged 15 years or over on the day of the race.
   3. Physically fit to run 5 miles.
2. Entries for runners under the age of 18 must be made by a parent or legal guardian.
3. All runners participate entirely at their own risk. The race organisers (Fife AC) and their associates shall not be liable for any accident, injury, loss or damage arising as a consequence of any runner’s participation in the race.
4. Submitting an entry to the race authorises Fife AC to use for promotional purposes pictures of the runner taking part in the Cupar 5 race or prize-giving.
5. Entries are not normally transferable.
6. Entries may not normally be deferred to a subsequent year.
7. No refunds will be made except in the event of the organisers deciding to cancel the race.