Golden Stag Mile start lists and final instructions
Hi everyone. We hope you are looking forward to the Golden Stag Mile on Friday 14 July.
Start lists are now available on the Roster Athletics website here. If you can no longer run, please get in touch with us at bdacevents@gmail.com.
Location
Finsbury Park Stadium, Hornsey Gate, Endymion Road, Harringay, London N4 2NQ.
Travel
Manor House (the closest), Finsbury Park and Harringay stations are all within a short walking distance. There is no car parking in Finsbury Park itself. On street parking in the area is de-regulated from 18:30.
Timetable
18:00 – Number collection opens for races 1 and 2
18:15 - Number collection opens for all races
18:45 – Race 13 - 7:20 pacer (Scarlett)
19:00 – Race 12 - U13/U15s (Scarlett)
19:12 – Race 11 – 6:45 pacer (Charlotte)
19:24 – Race 10 - 6:20 pacer (Noah)
19:36 – Race 9 - 6:00 pacer (Callum)
19:48 – Race 8 - 5:38 pacer (Rufus)
20:00 – Race 7 - 5:25 pacer (Gary)
20:10 – Race 6 - 5:15 pacer (Rufus)
20:20 – Race 5 - 5:07 pacer (Alex)
20:30 – Race 4 – 4:59 pacer (Gary)
20:40 – Race 3 - 4:46 pacer (Alex)
20:50 – Race 2 - 4:36 pacer (Alex)
21:00 – Race 1 – 4:04 pacer (TBC)
Registration
Collect your number on the night from the registration desks just inside the track entrance.
Warming up
Please warm up in the park or use the outside lanes of the back straight. Don’t warm up on or cross the grass infield as this will block the view of the officials.
Before the race
Once the race prior to yours is underway, please head to the container just after the finish area to register for your race. Please do this so that we can keep to time.
During the race
The race is over four and a bit laps of the track, starting from a curved line. You don’t have to stay in lanes. The elapsed time will be called out at the end of each lap, and you will hear the bell when you have one lap remaining.
Each race will have a pacemaker running the pace indicated for 2 laps. They will be wearing a number on their back which says 'PACE'.
After the race
Once you have finished please move away from the finish line as other athletes may be finishing quickly behind you. Do not cross back over the finish line.
Spectators
We are delighted to welcome spectators again and encourage you all to stick around after your race to cheer on all of our athletes.
Presentations and prizes
The winner of each race will take home a Golden Stag Mile mug!
The fastest three male and female athletes on the night (from any race) will also receive cash prizes:
1st – £100 cash
2nd – £50 cash
3rd – £25 cash
Meeting record bonus - £100 cash (awarded to fastest man and woman only)
Current records:
Men - Roger Poolman, Highgate, 4:13.19 (2018)
Women – Gemma Kersey, Basildon, 4:47.21 (2022)
Refreshments
Pimms and cans of beer will be available from our bar.
The tuck shop will be open with food and soft drink options provided by KaLi catering.
Please bring cash to support these options.
Results
Results will be available live during the event on Roster Athletics website or through the app.
Shoes
The officials and UKA have asked me to remind you of the UK Athletics and World Athletics rules on legal footwear for track races. In summary, thick soled carbon plated shoes such as Vaporflys, Alphaflys and equivalents are not legal footwear for track races and you run the risk of disqualification if you run in them.
The Golden Stag Mile team.