The routes can be observed from the Festival Village and swimmers can be cheered as they exit the water to transition. The use of swim socks, gloves and neoprene hats are all permitted making the swim a comfortable pleasant experience. Please note: water temp for this event will be around 14oC and you should prepare yourself accordingly.
Read acclimatising to cold water article by The Outdoor Swimming Society.18km Cycle
A stunning ride going North from Crow Park to Great Crosthwaite, then south alongside Fawe Park and Swinside, heading to a steep ascent and some sharp turns approaching Brandelhow Park. Whilst climbing Catbells stunning scenes of Derwent can be seen to the left. The route continues south with a steep decent, narrowing on the approach to Manesty Wood, towards Grange. Exit Grange over the River Derwent as the route heads back north through Borrowdale Valley, past Shepherds Crag and Lodore Wood and alongside Derwent Water and the Great Wood into Crow Park.
All participants are responsible for ensuring their bike is safe and road worthy. A helmet must be worn and secured before you will be allowed to take your bike out of the transition area.
The route will be signed and marshaled as appropriate, however it is the responsibility of all participants to make sure they are aware of the route and abide by the highway code at all times when on or near public highways.
5km Trail Run
From Crow Park participants will experience a mix of road track and fell path with stunning views all around from the start. Heading east from transition participants will run through Cockshot Wood before taking the trail path alongside the Borrowdale Road, heading south.
At Calfclose Bay participants will take the lakeside road north towards The Ings with breathtaking views of Derwent Water and along the lakeside, back to the finish line in the event village at Crow Park.
All participants are advised to wear trail running shoes for the event to provide you with both comfort and stability during the run. The route will be signed, flagged and marshaled as appropriate, however it is the responsibility of all participants to make sure they are aware of the route and abide by the highway code at all times when on or near public highways.
It is possible that events and courses at KMF may need to be amended at short notice due to weather issues, water levels, road conditions or roadworks.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
It is possible that events and courses at KMF may need to be amended at short notice due to weather issues, water levels, road conditions or roadworks.
By nature, many of these factors are not possible to know well in advance. For each event there are a number of alternative options available which can be implemented at short notice. The organisers and race directors will always have athlete and spectator safety as the highest priority, and within that context will seek to provide the best possible experience. All sporting events would be impacted if the KMF Festival Village has to be closed. In this instance, as long as circumstances allow, all starts and finishes would be relocated to Lake Road and Lakeside Car Park and the events operated as smoothly as possible.
Swim: The prevailing wind direction is from the SW (i.e. along Derwentwater). There are options available to us to keep the event operating in high winds – keeping the swim in the lee of Derwant Isle, and starting and finishing from the beach adjacent to Keswick Launch. These would be exhausted before any cancellation decision.
Ultimately, we would consider cancelling the swim if the weather/water conditions are extreme, and there is a risk to participants safety. This also applies if the conditions are such that the water safety team are compromised in any way, and cannot provide assured safety cover to the event. In event of swim cancellation, the event would become a rolling start Duathlon.
Bike: alternative routes are available depending on the conditions which are forcing a re-route.
Run: alternative routes are available depending on the conditions which are forcing a re-route.
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