Groovy Kinder Love Entry and runners’ information

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Groovy & Baby Kinder Love

I have added the option of running a shorter version of the Groovy Kinder Love with a totally uninspired name "Groovy Baby Love". Its details are below. As a BM it is still a challanging route. Both races start together and follow the main race route to the Pennine Way junction, where the route splits as the Groovy goes down Jacob's Ladder. At Broad Clough CP they split again. The "baby" crosses the ford and goes over the stile while the main race turns right to follow the Fence Line/Broad Clough for 30(ish) metres before going through a gate to climb back up to the three knolls path. The baby continues around to briefly meet the main route again at Benny's bridge/bottom of Sandy Heys CP, where the baby turns left to climb up to the Shooting Cabin CP while the main race climbs up William Clough. Both routes then meet again for the final descent from the Shooting Cabin CP to the finish.
I will just have a single entry for both races (so you just enter the Groovy Kinder Love). You can decide at race number allocation which route you want to run. My race limit of 200 then covers both races so I will not have 400 running. 

FRA Race Assessment Matrix

The Groovy race numbers will start low (ascending), while the baby will start high (descending). The notice board will hold the specific numbers on the day.

RACE DETAILS - Groovy Kinder Love

• Date & time: Sat 5 Sep 2026 at 11:00
• Start time info: Valley Road Electrical Substation
• Country: England
• Region: Peak District
• Category: AL
• Website: http://pennineridgefellrunner.blogspot.com
• Distance: 24.5 km / 15.2 miles
• Climb: 1270 m / 4167 ft
• Venue: Scout Hut, Swallow House Lane, Hayfield., SK22 2HB
• Grid reference: 034871
• Skills: ER, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

RACE DETAILS - Groovy Baby Love

• Date & time: Sat 5 Sep 2026 at 11:00
• Country: England
• Region: Peak District
• Category: BM
• Website: https://pennineridgefellrunner.blogspot.com/2019/12/kinder-groovy-love_3.html
• Distance: 15.5 km / 9.5 miles
• Climb: 650 m / 2130 ft
• Venue: Scout Hut, Swallow House Lane, Hayfield, SK22 2HB
• Skills: ER, LK, NS
• Minimum age: 18

ENTRY INFORMATION

• Entry on day: Yes
• Entry on day fee: £12.00
• Pre-entry: Yes
• Pre-entry fee: £10.00

https://pennineridgefellrunner.blogspot.com/2017/09/groovy-kinder-love-online-entry.html

CONTACT FOR RACE INFORMATION

• Patrick Barry
• 07770149757
• GroovyKinderLove@penninefellrunners.co.uk
• Race Organiser: Patrick Barry

N.B: The Groovy Kinder Love and Groovy Baby Love are Fell Races that are run under FRA regulations. The details of these rules for both the organiser and competitors are available here: FRA Documents.

Groovy Kinder Love runners’ information

Start: Age limit: Records:

Saturday 11.00 am 18 Male 2021 02:14:40 Female 2021 02:51:03

Kit Check 
There will be 100% Kit Check.

Equipment
Competitors MUST carry at least all of the following equipment regardless of the weather on the day:
a)            Waterproof whole-body cover with taped seams, hat and gloves
b)            Compass and map suitable for navigating the course
c)            Whistle
d)            Emergency food

You will have to sign the FRA Consent on the Senior Entry Form (Online entry covers this requirment). Pens and forms will be available on the tables in the Scout Hut for those entering-on-the-day.  All personal data will be destroyed once the race is over.

There will be a few whistles and compasses for sale at cost price (£1 and £4), along with  race maps that are in an A4 plastic sleeve.

Race entry details are above. The limit is 200 runners.

Registration
Registration CLOSES at 10.20 am.

Registration is at Hayfield Scout Hut on Swallow House Lane (GR035873), approximately 10 min walk from the start. A large carpark is available in-which cars are parked at owners’ risk and no liability can be accepted for theft or damage. Please allow plenty of time for registration.

Route
See the route descriptions at: Race Details and take note of the three hour-thirty (3:30) cut-off at the bottom of Sandy Heys I would expect the back markers to be no more than 75 minutes to complete the route from here meaning that everybody will be home in Four hours-Forty-Five minutes. I am happy for anybody timed out at Sandy Heys to join the "baby" route by continuing straight up to the Shooting Cabin to rejoin the race route for the final descent, which means they will only miss the William Clough climb.

General Comments:
Start Finish – please find the details on the race details page:  The last section is through the village centre, so be careful crossing the main street.
Much of Kinder is part of one of the 54 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Peak District National Park, which has considerable effect on events that can be held in these areas. Keeping the event on Public Rights of Way(PRoW) within an SSSI’s, considerably eases the process of gaining permission from Natural England (NE).  For this reason this event does have limited route choice with the main “off-piste” section being the difficult section from Edale Rocks, through The Three Knolls to the ford on Broad Cough and then back up to Cluther Rocks. The descent here is particularly difficult without any “trods” though the thick heather and rocks.
Jacobs Ladder, is a very busy walkers route so as a safety measure runners will be directed through the gate to follow the mountain bike track to the bottom of Jacobs Ladder.
The Checkpoint at the top of Jacobs Ladder path (CP4) is only active for runners descending.
The Edale Rocks checkpoint is on the South Side beneath the over-hang.

This is a Category AL race. The route does traverse high mountain terrain and weather conditions at this time of year may be hostile. Weather is often unpredictable. Competitors should have experience of this type of event and it is not suitable for novices. The route is a combination of marked and unmarked paths. Navigational skills are required, especially in mist, and prior knowledge an advantage - it’s all open to recceing in advance. The kit list is mandatory and if you don’t have the correct kit (including map and compass) please don’t try to take part.
If conditions are difficult on the day and/or you don’t feel comfortable or confident in being able to be safe – don’t take part or consider switching to the "baby" route.

Remember to be respectful of other people out on the hill and to look after one another. There will be other people out on Kinder so say hello if you can manage it.

This is a fell race and the course is not flagged for the majority of the race. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN NAVIGATION AROUND THE COURSE. You need to provide (or purchase on race day) your own map (and compass) and be able to navigate by it on your own even in bad visibility or bad weather.

Monitoring of competitors
At registration, you will be allocated a number which will be recorded out on the course, so please ensure it is clearly visible on your chest.

IMPORTANT!!!
If you retire at any point, after collecting your number, you must inform the race organizer and hand in your number at THE FINISH FUNNEL – YOURSELF, IN PERSON. This still applies even if you’ve told someone out on the hill or a marshal out on the course. If this is not done the mountain rescue (MRT) may have to initiate a missing person search. Do not drop out and tell someone else, thinking they will inform race control or take your number back for you. This has happened before and MRT were out looking for someone who was in their friends’ car on the way home!

Checkpoints!
Race numbers must be clearly displayed at the ford at the bottom of Broad Clough. There is a three-hour-thirty (3:30) cut off at the bottom of Sandy Heys. Anybody arriving after that time will be required to head back to the finish. Be respectful to the Marshals and Mountain Rescue Teams who are volunteering to support your safety on the hill.

I will still publish the category results as before.

Prize giving will probably be around 1430 in the Scout hut.

Patrick Barry - Pennine Fell Runners.

Email GroovyKinderLove@PennineFellRunners.co.uk