Final Information Pack

TH
TH
Start and finish in Keswick – The Lake District
NAVIGATE 3 LAKES

Dear Challenger,
Before you read this pack please note that
 Pay your balance immediately if you have not already done so
 Please contact Anil Patel immediately and confirm :
 what size team shirt you require (S, M, L, XL)
 if you require a vegetarian meal on the Dogs Dinner
 if you have a medical condition that we need to know about
 Ground Support individuals contact Pete Fowler immediately to confirm:
 the car you will be driving during the challenge (and type)
 if challengers have a people carrier that we can use – let Pete know now
 Everyone please join the teleconference on 5 th June for a final briefing
Thank you
The ‘Brown Dog’ Trustees

Dear Challenger,
7 th Annual Brown Dog Challenge – The 2007 Mountain Marathon Challenge
Hopefully you have now paid your final challenge joining fee and you are already heading towards that target of £250 .
Once again Brown Dog would like to thank you for supporting us - we are extremely grateful that you are prepared to raise money for us.
We will ensure every pound raised is given directly to men, women or children who have cancer across the UK today.
The purpose of this pack is to provide you with all the information you need for this years challenge
It is essential (from a team perspective and for your own safety) that you find time to read the document to ensure you are in the right place at the right time.
We truly hope that you will really enjoy the experience so much that you will return again to do more challenges in the future
Good luck with the fund-raising and the challenge!

CONTENT
Key events
1. General Information
2. Pre-Challenge
3.
The Challenge
4.
Ground Support
5.
The Brown ‘Dogs Dinner’
6.
Costs & Sponsorship
7. Good Luck
Includes
(Telecom, Challenger List, Training, Equipment, Outline of Challenge)
(Arrive Keswick, B&B Details, Route to start, de-brief)
(Map of Day 1 & 2)
(GS team, GS Role)
(Venue, Our Room, Menu, Agenda)
(Costs to pay, Sponsorship)

Please read carefully

We have organised a teleconference to brief challengers
WE REALLY NEED YOU TO JOIN THIS PLEASE
Teleconference Pre-briefing
Tuesday 5 TH June 2007 8-9pm
Number 0800 328 3371 then when asked key in 85509258#
Please have a copy of this pack with you if we need to refer to it.
Our main objective is to focus on safety and to ensure you fully understand how to help to create a successful challenge.
It will enable you to ask any questions.

Challenge Team
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TRAINING
As ever, Brown Dog challenges are never easy which is why you really need to prepare.
Stamina and lower body fitness will be key - so walking, running, biking, swimming, aerobics will all help.
I would also suggest that you work on core strength and back exercises as you will be carrying your rucksack for 15 hours – Core strength = Plank, Back = Lat Pull Down or Seated Row – Plank is holding yourself in the press up position using your fore arms instead of your hands. Lat Pull Down & seated row are Gym machines. One uses wide grip and the other uses narrow grip to pull weights into your body. They both work the back area. Seated row is probably the best option as it strengthens the narrow muscles in your back.
Between now and June we recommend that you find some large hills or mountains to test and fine tune your fitness
At the end of the day training is a personal thing and you will decide how best to prepare.

EQUIPMENT
 Walking Boots not Trainers
 Socks
 Vaseline
 Wicking Tops (ideal)
 Other Tops
:
– one thick and one thin if wearing boots
– for edges/underneath feet and in between toes
–to draw moisture from body (Millets/Blacks £10-£15)
 Shorts or Trousers
 Ruck-sack to include
– have a few layers to adjust to weather and temperature
- not jeans
 Waterproof Trousers
 Waterproof Jacket
 Extra T-Shirt
 Sweatshirt
- optional
- this could be essential if it’s a rainy day
– may get cold at any time, but especially during the night
 Fleece or suitable equivalent jacket
 Hat
 Gloves
- protects from rain and sun
- optional (weather is changeable )
 Sunglasses
 Camera
 Sun cream
 Carrier Bag/s
- optional
- for putting wet t-shirt in ruck-sack after changing
 Make sure you bring sufficient water, food & medicines
Make sure you prepare for all conditions
THINK WARM - THINK DRY - THINK SAFE

OUTLINE OF CHALLENGE
Pre- Challenge
Drive to
Keswick
11.40
Park Car
Near B&B
Walk to
Start at church on St Johns street
11.45
Prepare to start
The Challenge - Day 1
Start
1200
CHALLENGE
18.30
Transported
Back to
B&B
The Challenge - Day 2
Meet at church
St Johns street
0730
Transported
To start
Start
08.00
CHALLENGE
16.30
Walk back to B&B
Post Challenge
Meet in
Skiddaw Hotel
1900
Drinks Dogs Dinner

Please read carefully

DRIVE TO KESWICK
Make sure you leave home in good time to arrive at the start by 11.45 am
11.45 latest
For your information here are some travelling times and distances to Keswick:
From
Preston
Birmingham
Leicester
Malvern
Bristol
London
Bournemouth
Brighton
Distance (miles)
75
179
196
209
260
290
344
350
Time (hours)
1¾
3¼
4¼
4
4½
5¼
6¾
6¼
Please remember you will be travelling on a normal busy Friday morning and on the M6 so please allow extra time for traffic bottlenecks.
- check travel information

B&B DETAILS
B&B 1
Lyndhurst
22 Southey St
Keswick
CA12 4EF
Tel: 017687 72303
B&B 2
Cherry Trees
16 Eskin Street
Keswick
CA12 4DQ
Tel: 017687 71048
B&B 3
Pitcairn House
7 Blencathra Street
Keswick
CA12 4HW
Tel: 017687 72453
B&B 3
Lynwood House
12 Ambleside Road
Keswick
Tel: 017687 72081
1. Mark & Helen Storer - Double
2. Maria Dobson & Anita Redwood - Twin
3. Laurence & Catherine Crack - Double
4. Frank & Isobel Eustace - Double
5. Sheridan Dawes & Alastair Roden - Double
1. Richard Little & Ian Alexander - Twin
2. Richard Parkes & Adam Matthews - Twin
3. Anil Patel - Single
1. Nicky Watkins & Michelle Lewis - Twin
2. Tony Bates - Single
1. Bernie Smith & Pete Fowler - Twin

DIRECTIONS TO B&B;s
B&B's

Cherry Trees

Lyndhurst

Pitcairn

Lynwood
Directions
•From Junction 40 follow A66 for Keswick
•At the T-junction (flowerbed in front of you) take the right, down the hill.
•Follow the road to the town centre (Penrith Road)
•Turn left into Greta Street (the Keswick Conservative Club is on the left immediately before the turning)
•Follow Greta Street into Eskin Street and the B&B’s are towards the bottom of Eskin Street on the left.

FRIDAY 15TH JUNE : START POINT – THE CHURCH ON ST JOHNS STREET
MEETING PLACE
 Leave your car near to your B&b and walk to the start
DE-BRIEF
 We do need your attention for 10 mins to ensure you are fully briefed and to clarify safety issues
CHALLENGE START

PRE-BRIEF
 Welcome to the challenge – just a quick briefing on a few key things;
 Safety
– please tell me or one of the other organisors if you have a problem – we will try to help you
- also if you think any of your colleagues has a problem – tell me
- please be honest with yourself – don’t put yourself or others at risk
 Follow the Leader
- Members of the organising team will lead each stretch of the challenge
– please don’t go ahead on your own – it’s important for us to get the pace right
 Please listen out for any instructions – your co-operation will be much appreciated
All challengers note that the organising team have the right to ask any challenger to withdraw from the challenge if they think they are at risk or are putting others at risk due to their physical condition.

Please read carefully

START
12.00
590 metres
Bleaberry Fell
608 metres
High Seat
515 metres
High Tove
FINISH
18.30
Time at top
14.30
Time at top
15.30
Time at top
16.15

START
0800
FINISH
16.30
858 metres
Dolly Wagon
Pike
891 metres
Nethermost
Pike
950 metres
Helvellyn
925 metres 863 metres
Lower Man Whiteside Bank
Time at top
10.20
Time at top
10.40
Time at top
11.00
Time at top
11.10
Time at top
11.40

START
08.00
FINISH
16.30
883 metres
Raise
843 metres 789 metres 857 metres
Stybarrow Dodd Watsons Dodd Great Dodd
726 metres
Clough Head
Time at top
12.00
Time at top
12.40
Time at top
13.00
Time at top
13.30
Time at top
14.00

Safety is our number one priority.
Everyone must individually take responsibility for their own safety by looking after themselves, looking out for others and responding to instructions.
Having the right equipment and plenty of food and drink will also make a big difference.
If you are not feeling well, or if you pick up an injury it is important to talk to one of the Brown Dog organisers who will try and help you.
The Ground Support team will be in constant touch and will be available at various points to provide additional first aid etc. should you need it.
We also have qualified nurses on both the ground support team and the challenge team should we need to call on their additional knowledge.

Please read carefully

THE TEAM
Pete Fowler
Isobel Eustace
Catherine Crack
OUR AIM
To provide back-up support to the challenge team
To utilise the cars we have at our disposal
To be available at numerous points on the journey
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
• By providing support & assistance in the event of minor injuries
• By providing basic first aid should your own supplies run out
• By carrying additional supplies, i.e. spare water
• By carrying some of your supplies so you can walk as lightly as possible (please bear in mind that access to the cars is limited by the terrain & route)
• By taking you back to the B&Bs at the end of Day 1, and back to the start of
Day 2
• By taking group pictures at the start and finish
• By organising the beers / wine at the finish (but only if you’ve been good!)

Please read carefully

DOGS DINNER – TABLE PLAN

Saturday Night Celebration – the Brown ‘DOGS DINNER’
As is now tradition, we have organised special dinner to celebrate our success.
Just like last year we have arranged a private room to hopefully resurrect the same atmosphere, where after dinner prizes will be presented and speeches made by those brave enough (or drunk enough)
7.30
Drinks in the Bar
8.00
8.15
Brown Dog Annual General Meeting
Dinner
Speeches & Fun
Prize-giving
2007 Achievement Announced
Dress code is Smart Casual

The Annual General Meeting (15 minutes only)
As a registered charity there is a legal requirement to hold an AGM for our members.
Given that our annual challenge event is the only time most of our members are together we use this as an opportunity to run an AGM.
The AGM only takes 15 minutes and will involve:
 An update on current membership
 Financial update
 Nomination of Trustees (proposal made for members to approve)
 Questions from members and close
Brown Dog Trustee Board would like to thank everyone for their support through this more formal part of the Dogs Dinner
Your hosts for the Dogs Dinner (and AGM) will be Mark Storer & Ian Alexander

Saturday Night Dogs Dinner MENU
Baked Flat Cap Mushroom filled with Red Onion Chutney topped with Chicken Liver
Pate served with a Balsamic Dressing
Crown of Galia Melon filled with a Compote of Strawberries and Vanilla Syrup (V)
Deep Fried Breaded Thai Fishcakes on a House Salad served with a Sweet Chilli
Dressing
Brochette of Mozzarella and Beef Tomato served with an Avocado and Garlic Oil (V)
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Steamed Fillet of Scottish Salmon resting on Mediterranean Vegetables drizzled with a
Lemon Butter Sauce
Supreme of Chicken filed with Pate on Bubble and Squeak with a Tarragon and Port Jus
Mediterranean Vegetable Wellington (V)
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All the above are served with a selection of Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes
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Pecan Pie served with a Strawberry Ice Cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard
Fresh Fruit Platter laced with Crème De Cassis
Selection of Local & International Cheeses served with Biscuits
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Coffee and Mints
(V) = Vegetarian Option

Please read carefully

COSTS
The total cost of the 2006 challenge is £140 per person *
This costs includes;
• Hotel Accommodation
• 3 Course Meal
• Transport to/from B&B
• Prizes for Awards and Fun events at the Dogs Dinner
• Ground Support petrol costs
• Essential Support Materials for challenge e.g. Water/First Aid
• T-Shirts
Please ensure you pay this immediately
You can do this yourself by paying into your nearest Lloyds-TSB branch or via internet/phone banking
Cheques made out to ‘Brown Dog Charity Group’ using the Account number 02904759 and sort code
30-00-01
When you have done this please tell your contact on the Brown Dog Trustee Board who will then inform Ian Alexander (Finance Director)

SPONSORSHIP
Please remember you have agreed to raise at least £250
Given that minimum sponsorship is normally £500, we would urge you to set this as your goal and hopefully you will end up somewhere in between - or perhaps even higher!
Clearly the more we raise – the more people we can help.
On the week before the challenge you will be contacted by a member of the Brown Dog organising team asking you to confirm what money you think you will have raised (not necessarily collected) by the time we do the challenge.
As is tradition now, the organisers will feed their totals to Mark Storer who will secretly add up the grand total and announce the figure at the Dogs
Dinner.
This is one of the highlights of the evening where the full impact of the whole
Teams effort over many months is fully realised and celebrated.
Please push the sponsorship and help make this one of the best fund raising challenges yet

Please read carefully

CONTACT
If you have any questions please contact any of the Organisers/Brown Dog Trustee Board
Name
IAN ALEXANDER
PETER FOWLER
ANIL PATEL
RICHARD LITTLE
MARK STORER
NICKY WATKINS
Mobile
07801910829
07736359982
07801471723
07710170642
07918070710
07739817143
2007 Responsibility
Financials
Ground Support
Accommodation/Transport
Challenge Lead
Pack/Dogs Dinner
Logistics/Planning

Mountain
Marathon 07 sponsored by
OEE

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