Our planner behind this event is Dave Johnson, this man has competed in ALL of the endurance series events over the past 5 years and has planned a few Open5's. So expect an event that lives up to our high standards.

Concept - A slight departure from years gone by. This will be a game of two halves, with 6 hours racing - an overnight rest and another 6 hours racing. The rest period will be during the night and we will deliver a tent to this area if you wish to use one.

All competitors will have some element of the event in the dark.

In the 12 hours of racing the idea is to visit as many points (controls) as you can. The event will be split up in to a number of stages where you will change over disciplines.

The event at its core will involve mountain biking and trekking (there is no paddling in this one - bit tricky in the dales!)

The event will also include special stages (or trouser fillers as we like to call them). More on these later in 2010.

Time - exact details are yet to be finalised however the plan is for competitors to register around Saturday morning and start just after lunch, finishing around lunchtime on Sunday.

Scoring - The event will use the SPORTident system of scoring. The cards used are the higher capacity SI-6 cards. SI Cards are available to rent at £2.50 per person or can be purchased online from SPORTident.

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You can check the results, reports and photos of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 events here.