Time Trial

The 2026 BDRC Time Trial

This is a 4 mile race with staggered start times.

Start / Finish
The new start / finish will be located at (what3words) ///shredder.radiated.open (the big road sign just 30 metres from the roundabout). – https://w3w.co/shredder.radiated.open

Car Parking
We have been given permission to use the car park at the new Brackley Community Hospital for TT events only. We have been specifically asked to use the parking bays furthest away from the hospital ie the bays that are adjacent to the new nursing home (obviously not the nursing home parking spaces).

If these spaces are full, please do not park in any other bays – please try to park at the Brackley Central Cafe.

The route
https://www.strava.com/routes/2838319885154040518

As this race will be on open roads all runners MUST wear high viz and run against the traffic flow ie on the right hand side of the road in both directions. This is particularly important in the April qualifying, where light is usually limited. Please note that for 2022 the final will be run on a Sunday morning (TBC), this is due to the failing light at this time of year for evening runs on open roads. We will endeavour to combine this with a club social event also. PLEASE ENSURE YOU KEEP AN EYE ON THE FACEBOOK GROUP POSTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS.

The staggered start tries to ensure everybody finishes at approximately the sme time. The winner is the first runner ‘home’. Numbered tokens will be handed to finishers as they cross the line. The tokens and names will be matched up to times after the event. Timing will be done by stopwatch.

At event 1, your handicap, and therefore your start time, will be extrapolated from previous runs.

Subsequent event start times will be adjusted based on your previous performance. See below.

Entrants to the time trial will need to comment on the facebook post about start times before 6pm on the day before the event so that start times can be calculated and published. Meeting time for the race will be published the day before the race based on 10/15mins before the first runners start time.

Entrants will also be able to use these runs towards their club standards submission, if they wish, though because this is not an officially measured distance the committee reserve the right to apply some discretion to submissions.

Time trials will be run monthly

a. TT1: Tue 28th April 2026
b. TT2: Thurs 21st May 2026
c. TT3: Tue 23rd June 2026
d. TT4: Thur 23rd July 2026
e. TT5: Tue 18th August 2026
Final: Sunday 20th September 2026

Rules:
Events a to e are qualifiers for the finals time trial in September. Awards will be presented to the first 3 home (regardless of gender!).

Entrants must run at least TWO of the 5 time trials to take part in the final.

Start time adjustments:
a. If you beat your handicap, ie you arrive before the set finish time, your start time for the next event will be adjusted down by 90% of the time you beat the finishing time by, and your start time will be adjusted accordingly.

b. If you fail to break your handicap, i.e. you arrive after the set finish time, your start time for the next event will be adjusted up by 50% of the time you finished after the target finish time.

c. For the final the start times will be calculated based on runners best time in the qualifying time trials. The organisers reserve the right to amend start times in order to keep the race fair and competitive.

TT Marshall Information

All marshals:

1. All marshals ensure that runners run on the right hand side of the road at all times, with the exception of the final stretch upto the finish line, where runners must run on the pavement.

2. All marshals to wear Hi-Viz, marshalling bibs can be collected from the start of the TT on the night.

Marshalling point 1: The Green, Turweston.

1. First pass: Ensuring runners are directed down Main Street (down the path) as they come from the new start from Brackley direction
2. 2nd pass: Ensuring runners are directed up the lane towards airfield
3. 3rd pass: Ensuring runners are warned of oncoming traffic as they come back from the airfield turning right back on to S Bank towards the pub and the new finish.

Marshalling point 2: Macca’s Gate, airfield.

1. Ensuring runners get close to the gate (whilst not touching it during Covid times!)

Marshalling point 3: Big road sign at top of Turweston Road, ~30 metres before roundabout.

1. This is the new start/finish
2. Ensure runners take a finish token and stay in order they crossed the line.
3. Ensure finish line remains free of runners.

Marshalling point 4: Corner of Main Street and Chapel Lane.

1. Ensuring runners head up Chapel Lane back towards S Bank

Marshalling point 5: Corner of Chapel Lan and S Bank

1. Ensuring runners head back up S Bank towards Glebe farm
2. Warning of oncoming traffic in all directions

Marshalling point 6: On the sharp bend down the hill from the Stratton Arms Pub (just after the bridge going towards Turweston).

1. 1st and 2nd passes, warning runners of oncoming traffic in both directions.

Marshalling point 7: At the lay-by by the old finish line

1. This is the new turning point of the TT
2. Ensuring runners have a safe turn-around, warning of oncoming traffic in both directions.
3. Ensure runners get to at least the beginning of the lay-by.

Marshalling Point 1