Dark Skies Run Galloway.
14th October 2018
The Race Starts in:-
he SCOTT Dark Skies Run @ Galloway returns for 2018. This time we are bringing the darkness into the light.
Galloway will be our first Light & Dark event. The LIGHT 29 mile run and the DARK 14 mile run will be held over the full weekend, giving you the chance to do both the Light and Dark !
This will showcase the beautiful area and course to its maximum, during the 29 while also giving you the opportunity to see and run under the Darkest Skies in the UK on the 14! This will be a fabulous and unique challenge to any runner, with a course around the fabulous Cairnsmore of Fleet and Murrays Monument area of Galloway Forrest.
Don't miss this event in 2018! Enter using the embedded form on our website or using the link below.
Race Entries.
Distance
Ascent
Descent
Cut Off
Entry Limit
Course Records
| Male | Steven Morrison | 2017 | 04:27:14 |
| MV40 | Glenn Kilday | 2017 | 04:55:19 |
| MV50 | Steven Morrison | 2017 | 04:27:14 |
| MV60 | TBA | 2018 | TBA |
| Female | Laura Gledhill | 2017 | 06:02:07 |
| FV40 | Catherine Smith | 2017 | 07:12:46 |
| FV50 | Pat Bennett | 2017 | 06:18:00 |
| FV60 | TBA | 2018 | TBA |
Race Information
Race Information
Information on race and registration.
Race Schedule
Information about Race Day
Race Checkpoints
Examine checkpoints and the course.
Mandatory Kit
Mandatory kit to be carried at all times.
Race Rules
What you can and can't do in a race.
Terms and Conditions
Information on payments, refunds and waivers.
Race Results/Photographs
Free race photographs and results.
Trails, Paths & Roads
Race Location:
Galloway Forest Park, Dumfries and Galloway
Entries
The race opens for entries on 15th December 2017. There will be 300 places available for the race.
The entry fee is £42.50
Enter NowKirroughtree Forest - Galloway Forest Park
Situated in the heart of Galloway, southern Scotland, offers spectacular views and a diversity of dramatic scenery. Three hundred square miles of wild beauty are waiting to be explored, here, in Britain's largest forest park. The area is known as the "highlands of the lowlands", the Galloway Forest Park offers an endless assortment of things to see and do, to suit everyone, in some of the most breathtaking scenery Scotland has to offer. It also has some of the darkest skies in Scotland.
Cut Offs
The race must be completed within 8 hours. There additional cut off times for the checkpoints. Please see the Checkpoints page for further information.
Start/Finish Area
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Race registration will be at Kirrough Tree Forest Visitor Centre. Kirrough Tree Forest Visitor Centre Forest Drive, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 7BE Map for Kirroughtree |
Route & Course Markings
The course will be fully marked and takes you into the Galloway Forest Park.
A full course route and supporting gpx files can be found below.
Awards
All entrants get their race t-shirt, if they enter at least two weeks before the race. All finishers get a race medal.
The are also prizes for the categories shown below.
| Senior | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60 plus |
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| Top 3 Males and Females | Top Male and Female | Top Male and Female | Top Male and Female |
Aid stations/Check points
There will be 4 fully stocked check points. Check points will have as a minimum: water, coke, chocolate, jelly babies, nuts, fruit and crisps. There will be food and hot drinks at the finish.
A full list of checkpoints can be found here.Crew & Pacers
No support crew or pacers are allowed for this race.
Medical
All of the check points have basic first aid facilities. If you suffer an injury or accident that warrants direct medical attention and you are not able to get to an aid station, then please try to phone one of the race directors(07734309500 or 07984307900). If you have no phone contact, ask any runners that pass you to relay the message.
We do provide first aid personnel, with a mobile ambulance on the route and staff at the start/finish.If you are injured but able to walk, please make your way to the nearest check point. If you suffer a severe injury, encounter someone in serious difficulty or are in any doubt at all please call 999. If you are on/beside a driveable tarmac road then please ask for the Ambulance service. If you are not by a drivable road then please request the Police and request Mountain Rescue.
Nearest local hospital
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Bankend Road,Dumfries,DG1 4AP. 01387 246246
Mandatory Kit
- Whistle
- Head torch(with spare batteries)
- Survival bag/Foil Blanket
- Hat and gloves
- Waterproof jacket
- Minimum of 500ml water
- Emergency food/sport bar
- Mobile phone number of the race directors +447734309500 (Tim) +447984307900 (Garry)
- Fully charged phone
Race Lifts
This year we are using a car sharing website developed by a runner that aims to save you money, and reduce the carbon footprint of the event:
http://RaceLifts.org car sharingWe would be most grateful if EVERYONE coming to the Dark Skies Run race could try out the site (even if you don't expect to car share). It only takes a minute and is completely free to use. As well as saving you petrol money, it will ease the parking headaches for us at the race.