Chase The Hare 5K Handicap
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Are you the tortoise that beats the hare?

Chase The Hare is a short 5K series with a difference. It’s a handicap race where Hare (who really is the slowest as Tortoise well knows) starts first and you start after, with a handicap time based upon your predicted time. Enter the race and give us evidence of a 5K time recorded in the last 6 months, like a parkrun or an EvenSplits 5K. If you participated in the Virtual 5K series, we will assign you an average of your 6 best times. We’ll call this your Tortoise Time. Before the first race (i.e. before 4th July) we’ll create a starting line up with Hare at the top (with a handicap of 00:00) and the fastest Tortoise Time at the bottom. We predict Hare will take 60 minutes to run 5K (he likes a break on the way round a bit like Ross Barkley!). If your Tortoise Time is 35 minutes then you’ll start with a handicap of 25 minutes. Or if your Tortoise Time is 20 minutes then you’ll start with a handicap of 40 minutes. At the end of Week 1 your result plus your handicap will be published as your gross time. The lowest gross time will be first. And so on for weeks 2-4. The final results will be the total of your 3 best times plus your 3 x your handicap time (equal to Hare Time minus your Tortoise Time). Each week, over 4 weeks, run 5K anywhere you like (safely and within government physical distancing guidelines) and then submit your best 5K time and the date you ran using the SUBMIT A TIME button here http://www.evensplits.events/chasethehare. We'll then generate results and a leader board, where your best 3 times over the 4 weeks will qualify for prizes. And while you're at it, why not join the Alone, Together Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/runalonestandtogether) to share your training stories, pics and videos.