17th April to 25th June 2021
Run for the Birds
A FUN personal challenge event for runners and walkers TO KEEP YOU ACTIVE THIS SPRING AND CELEBRATE THE PEAK DiSTRICT's 70th birthday.
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CAN BE COMPLETED anywhere.
a positive IMPACT on THE UK's original national park: the more DISTANCE YOU cover the MORE work to diversify and restructure woodland WILL TAKE PLACE, improvING habitats and feeding opportunities for RARE AND ENDANGERED birdS.
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How it works
There are 4 distance levels to choose from, staring at 70 kilometres though to a whopping 700k.
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Each level has a distance target for you to aim for during the 70 days of the event.
Plus you can take part in the Peak District 70th Birthday Challenge Series of virtual events too as you accumulate your distance.
You can cover as few or as many kilometres/miles as you like each day. And if you take part in any of the events in the challenge series, you can include that distance towards your overall total too.
You can enter as many of the virtual events in the series as you like, as many times as you like, until you reach your challenge target. The events are:
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The Single Seven : 7km run/walk
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Big Seven-Oh Relay : 10 x 7km as a relay (teams of up to six people allowed)
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Seventy Up : Time taken to gain 70 metres of elevation
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Collection of Seven : Time taken to visit 7 common features shown on an ordnance survey map (place of worship, public telephone, public house, water course or body or water, woodland, 1km of public footpath, trig point)
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Win, Lose or Draw : Time taken for you and a partner to separately climb the equivalent height of Win and Lose Hills from the Hope Valley (301 metres and 314 metres respectively).
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Kinda Kinder : Time taken to climb the equivalent height of Kinder Scout summit from sea level (636.3m) without visiting Kinder Scout itself.
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The Big Seven-Oh : 70km run/walk
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If you achieve your target amount over the 70 days you'll receive a specially made memento crafted locally from sustainable wood. Plus you can compete for other prizes in various categories, including - but not limited to - the best performances in the challenge series.
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A significant proportion of your entry fee will go to the Peak District National Park Foundation charity, and will be used on work to diversify and restructure woodland within the park to improve habitats and feeding opportunities for birds. As well as helping rare and endangered bird species survive, breed and thrive, this important work is part of a strategy to ensure our original national park is protected and enjoyed by visitors for many generations to come. The more distance that is covered during the event, the more birds can thrive.
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All participants will receive a 20% discount voucher from the Derby Runner as well as the other
things listed below. Visit their website for information on making purchases during Lockdown.
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Covid Hardship: If you, or someone you know, would like to take part in the event but can’t afford the entry because of financial hardships brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, please contact us via email to info@peakrunning.co.uk and request a free ‘Peak Running Community Entry’. We have a limited number of these available to support people within our community with their physical and mental health.
Also, if you would like to sponsor a place for someone else – either someone you know or anyone who would like to enter but cannot afford it, please get in touch. This can be by donating an entry fee or donating credits/places on ice you have from Peak Running events cancelled/postponed due to coronavirus.
The Peak District
70th Birdthday Challenge Series
Seven challenges to add to the fun!
Challenge Series Rules
Participation in the challenge series events is optional and included in your entry fee.
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These are informal virtual events that you can take part in at your own risk. You will need to plan your own routes which can be anywhere, provided you adhere to the current coronavirus rules.
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As you would on a training run, you are responsible for taking care for the safety of yourself and others while you run and complying with coronavirus restrictions and guidelines.
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To enter an event you must complete the specific challenge in a single outing and must comply with current coronavirus restrictions. You cannot complete more than one event simultaneously, e.g. run a hilly 7k and count it as both your 7k and 70 Up result.
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You are responsible for timing your effort. Times must be based on 'elapsed' time (the difference between the time of day you start and the time you finish) not 'moving time'. If you stop during your effort (e.g. to take photographs, visit the toilet etc.) this time must be included in your race time, as it would be in a normal race.
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Race times must be submitted via the ResultsBase website as soon as possible after you have taken part.
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To be eligible for prizes based on times and race positions, you must be able to provide evidence (such as links to or screen shots of GPS recordings on Strava or Garmin Connect) for your race efforts. Details of the specific evidence required for each event are provided below.
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There will be results for each event, and prizes for the fastest male and female time.
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There will also be prizes in other categories not based on time or position (e.g. best photos).
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RULES AND EVIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS
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The Single Seven
Rules: Simply the fastest you can cover 7km non-stop
Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time.
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Big Seven-Oh Relay
Rules:
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The accumulative time for you and your team mates to cover 10 x 7km.
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Each leg must be covered non-stop and separately, not concurrently, i.e. two or more team members cannot count both times for their leg if running together.
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You can have between 2 and 6 members in a team, all of whom must be participants in 'Run for the Birds' and have entered under the same team name.
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Individual team members can run up to 5 legs.
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Each leg must start after the previous one has finished, which can be immediately but does not have to be.
Evidence required: A screenshot of the activity for each individual leg, clearly showing, team name and leg number (in activity name), distance covered and elapsed time.
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Seventy Up
Rules: Time taken to gain 70 metres of elevation.
Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing elevation gain and elapsed time.
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Collection of Seven
Rules: Time taken to visit the following 7 common features shown on an ordnance survey map: (i) place of worship, (ii) public telephone, (iii) public house, (iv) water course or body or water, (v) woodland, (vi) 1km of public footpath, (vii) trig point. Must be done as one continuous run/walk.
Evidence required: (i) A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time. (ii) A screenshot or photo of your route, clearly showing the 7 features required to visit.
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Win, Lose or Draw
Rules:
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Time taken for you and a partner to separately climb the equivalent height of Win and Lose Hills from the Hope Valley (301 metres and 314 metres respectively).
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Based on the accumulative time for you and your team mate for the two climbs.
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Each leg must be covered non-stop and separately, i.e. both team members cannot run/walk together.
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Each leg must start at the same time (within 15 mins of one another).
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Both team members must be participants in 'Run for the Birds' and have entered under the same team name.
Evidence required: A screenshot of the activity for each individual leg, clearly showing, team name and hill name (in activity name), elevation gain and elapsed time.
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Kinda Kinder
Rules: Time taken to gain 636.3 metres of elevation, without climbing Kinder Scout itself.
Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing elevation gain and elapsed time.
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The Big Seven-OH
Rules: Simply the fastest you can cover 70km non-stop
Evidence required: A screenshot of your activity, clearly showing distance covered and elapsed time.
Consulting
The Peak District National Park Foundation
The Peak District National Park Foundation is a registered charity established to raise funds to care for The Peak District National Park and make it more inclusive.
The Foundation’s vision is a National Park enjoyed and conserved by everyone, forever. It should be a vibrant, colourful, and safe home for the wildlife we all love.
The Park’s heritage tells the story and inspires future generations, so let’s celebrate it.
Our right to enjoy the National Park was hard won by ordinary folk. In that spirit, let’s fight to make it ever more accessible, for everyone to enjoy.
But it is also unique and very fragile; we must always strive to keep it special.
This is what we believe – and why we exist. With your support, we can start to make good things happen.
The Mission is to grow income and support to care for the Peak District National Park for everyone to enjoy forever.
The aim is to raise funds and create a culture of philanthropy supporting the Peak District National Park.
The Foundation supports activities which keep the Peak District special and make it a National Park for all. It connects people who care about the National Park and have the means to support it with the partners striving to care for this special place for everyone.
They want to see more land managed for wildlife, more rare habitats protected and more people able to enjoy the Peak District National Park
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Preparing for a future climate
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Conservation and habitat restoration
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A National Park everyone
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For more information visit their website here
