What Happens on Race Day

What happens on race day? 

Before you start

The week before the race you will be sent a Welcome Pack with full arrival instructions, start times, and need to know information about the race.

Canicross Midlands use a chip timing system so it is important that you collect your race number from the Canicross Midlands tent before you start. If you are competeing on two days your number stays the same on both days. If you are entered in multiple classes you will seperate numbers for each class.

As with us eating just before exercise is not a good idea, if you are going to feed your dog before racing it is recommended to allow a couple of hours for your dog to digest their food.

At the start

At the start you will find members of the race team to help you. They will make sure that you are in the correct order and if you need help handling you dogs at the start they will endeavour to assist.

You will be given a countdown from the starter, then away you go! All starts are individual, we do not do mass starts.

At the finish

When you cross the line your time will be logged automatically. 

Results

A full set of results are published after each day. These will be printed and put up in the Canicross Midlands gazebo, and posted to the Facebook page.

Times for the two days are combined to give an overall time for the weekend, this will determine your overall position in your race class. After racing is completed on the Sunday the weekend results will be announced and prizes awarded. You are welcome to only race one day, but you will not qualify for an overall prize/placing from the weekend.