Dear Open Water Swimmer,

You have entered the RESTUBE 1.5km Derwent Island Swim at this years Keswick Mountain Festival on Sunday 19th May. Please see below all the important information you need before the day.

DATE OF YOUR CHALLENGE KIT LIST Sunday 19th May It’s May and despite the recent sunshine Festival Village, Crow Park, Keswick, CA12 the water will still be cold. 5DJ We are expecting temperatures of between RACE START TIME 10 and 14 degrees. You will be told the 2:00pm temperature of the water on the day and The beach, Festival Village given the opportunity to acclimatise.

RACE BRIEFING The following is recommended: 1:45pm • Full wet suit (compulsory) Festival Village, by the registration tent • Non-webbed gloves • Swim hat will be provided REGISTRATION TIMES Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Saturday: 6:30am - 5:00pm Sunday: 5:15am - 1:30pm Registration Tent, Festival Village MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE WINNERS CEREMONY Our Sponsors at RESTUBE have 3:00pm provided us with a flotation device for all Festival Village, next to finish line of our swim competitors. You will be given your RESTUBE device along with your registration pack, please ensure you wear it for the event. All Swimmers must wear this device during the event, the device will be collected from you at the finish line. Dear Open Water Swimmer,

You have entered the RESTUBE 3km Derwent Island Swim at this years Keswick Mountain Festival on Saturday 18th May. Please see below all the important information you need before the day.

KIT LIST DATE OF YOUR CHALLENGE It’s May and despite the recent sunshine Saturday 18 May the water will still be cold. We are expecting Festival Village, Crow Park, Keswick, CA12 temperatures of between 10 and 14 5DJ degrees. You will be told the temperature of the water on the day and given the RACE START TIME opportunity to acclimatise. 09:45am The beach, Festival Village The following is recommended: • Full wet suit (compulsory) RACE BRIEFING • Non-webbed gloves 9:30am • Swim hat will be provided Festival Village, by the registration tent

REGISTRATION TIMES Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm Saturday: 6:30am - 9:00am Registration Tent, Festival Village MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE Our Sponsors at RESTUBE have WINNERS CEREMONY provided us with a flotation device for all 11.45pm of our swim competitors. You will be Festival Village, next to finish line given your RESTUBE device along with your registration pack, please ensure you wear it for the event. All Swimmers must wear this device during the event, the device will be collected from you at the finish line.

Dear Open Water Swimmer,

You have entered the RESTUBE 5km The Long One Swim at this years Keswick Mountain Festival on Sunday 19th May. Please see below all the important information you need before the day.

DATE OF YOUR CHALLENGE KIT LIST Sunday 19th May It’s May and despite the recent sunshine the water will still be cold. We are expecting Festival Village, Crow Park, Keswick, CA12 MANDATORY SAFETY DEVICE 5DJ temperatures of between 10 and 14 Our Sponsors at RESTUBE have degrees. You will be told the temperature provided us with a flotation device for all of the water on the day and given the RACE START TIME of our swim competitors. You will be opportunity to acclimatise. 08:00am given your RESTUBE device along with The beach, Festival Village your registration pack, please ensure The following is recommended: you wear it for the event. All Swimmers RACE BRIEFING • Full wet suit (compulsory) must wear this device during the event, 07:45am • Non-webbed gloves the device will be collected from you at Festival Village, by the registration tent • Swim hat will be provided the finish line.

3 REGISTRATION TIMES ROUTE Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm The course will be multi-lap from Crow Saturday: 6:30am - 3:00pm Park. At the end of each lap, swimmers will briefly exit and re-enter the water. This will Sunday: 5:15am - 07:30am allow you an opportunity to take on board Registration Tent, Festival Village water/feed station supplies, and soak up the admiration of the spectators! At the end WINNERS CEREMONY of the last lap, you’ll exit the water for the 11:15pm final time and head for the finish. Festival Village, next to finish line KMF HYDRATION PARTNER

GETTING THERE CAMPING & OTHER ADD ONS By Car - From the M6 (traveling both North or If you are booked into the campsite, this is where South) take Junction. you will collect your camping wristband. Please go there first. Your festival wristband will be included 40 at Penrith for the North Lakes. From J40, follow within your race pack. All other tickets which you the A66 West for approximately 17 miles to bought via the event website can be collected from Keswick. Here you will pick up AA signage for the the box office. Festival campsite, please follow the signage and not your GPS suggested route. WHAT ELSE DO YOU GET WITH YOUR By Train – The closest station to Keswick is Penrith SPORTING ENTRY? train station. Local taxi services will collect you and Photos - We have partnered with Paul "Wildman" drop off in Keswick, click here for a list of taxi Mitchell to capture your achievements over the operators weekend.

By Foot pu– if you are staying in accommodation locally in Keswick we advise that you come to the Festival Village by foot and leave the car at the accommodation providers, this will be the easy option. If you type in CA12 5DJ on handheld navigation devices this will get you to the Festival Village.

Public Transport – if you ...HavewouldFun! like to take public 8 transport to get to the event, there are several local bus routes, click here to see the options.

PARKING Event Parking is available at the Keswick Rugby Club, at a cost of £10 per car, tickets must be purchased in advance. Please see the website to purchase tickets. BIO SECURITY MEASURES The process at the race will be: What is Bio Security? You will ensure that all equipment to be taken Biosecurity means taking action in order to into the water is clean and dry before you minimise the introduction or spread of invasive arrive on the race morning. non-native species and diseases (INNS). After the race and before removing anything Why should we worry? else from the transition area, go to the The freshwater resources of Cumbria – its washing point with your wetsuit, goggles, swim many tarns, lakes, rivers and becks – are of cap etc, and your race number. Check great ecological and economic significance. your equipment for obvious vegetation or other We love spending time in and on them so aquatic life and remove anything found. protecting them is something we all need to take responsibility for. Freshwater INNS are Wash all above mentioned equipment in the able to ‘hitchhike’ on our equipment, footwear, fresh water and tubs provided. Once done to clothing and boats. When we move to a new their satisfaction, a steward will mark your race river, tarn or lake, a species may be transferred number to indicate that your equipment has and may become established, often having been cleaned. devastating effects. When you later leave the transition area with What can we do to help? all of your other equipment show your As keen outdoor and sports enthusiasts we all appropriately marked race number to the need to help protect3 the landscapes we love. transition exit steward who will check it against The bio security at the Festival will involve just your race number in the normal way. a little extra cooperation and organisation. Compliance with this process is essential to You will be required to ensure that your wetsuit ensure that we are able to pursue our sport in is clean and dry before you arrive and that it is such beautiful surroundings. For more cleaned before you leave. The purpose of this information on the issues please visit is to do our bit to try and stop the spread of http://cfinns.scrt.co.uk/ invasive aquatic species. GETTING THERE CAMPING & OTHER ADD ONS By Car - From the M6 (traveling both North If you are booked into the campsite, this is or South) take Junction 40 at Penrith for the where you will collect your camping North Lakes. From J40, follow the A66 wristband - please go there first. All other West for approximately 17 miles to tickets purchased via the event website can Keswick. Here you will pick up signage for be collected from the box office. the Festival campsite, please follow the signage and not your GPS suggested route. WHAT ELSE DO YOU GET WITH YOUR By Train – The closest station to Keswick SPORTING ENTRY? is Penrith train station. Local taxi services • Photos - We have partnered with Paul will collect you and drop off in Keswick, "Wildman" Mitchell to capture your click here for a list of taxi operators. achievements over the weekend. After the event you will receive a link to By Foot – if you are staying in download your photos or you can search accommodation locally in Keswick we by bib number or directly at advise that you come to the Festival Village www.wildmanmitchell.com. Remember by foot and leave the car at your to put your best smiles on if you see any accommodation providers, this will be the of his team on the course and have your easy option. If you type in CA12 5DJ on number clearly showing on your front. handheld navigation devices this will get • Changing tent and bag drop - there is an you to the Festival Village. unsupervised changing tent next to registration (split into male and female Public Transport – if you would like to take spaces). It is a parent’s responsibility to public transport to get to the event, there look after their child if using this space are several local bus routes, click here to to change. There is also a small bag see the options. drop facility. • If you wish to use the bag drop facility PARKING you will need to go to the bag drop tent Event Parking is available at the Keswick to collect a tag for you and your bag. Rugby Club, at a cost of £10 per car, tickets Please make sure your bag is securely must be purchased in advance. Please see closed and no bigger than 20L, like a the website to purchase tickets to small rucksack for example. Plastic bags guarantee a space. or bin bags will not be accepted. Sports Timetable

SATURDAY 18TH MAY 2019 SUNDAY 19TH MAY 2019 Start Time: Event: Start Time: Event: 8:00am - Individual 6:00am adidas TERREX 50km Trail Race 8:00am Sprint Triathlon - Relay 7:30am 3 Peaks Challenge with Fjallraven 7:30 - 9:00am 3 Peaks Challenge with Fjallraven 8:00am RESTUBE 5km Swim 9:45am RESTUBE 3km Swim 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm adidas TERREX 10km Trail Race 9:45am Keswick Conqueror (3km swim) 9am - 9.30am Cocker Hoop Sportive 10.30am - 11.00am Back O' Skiddaw Sportive 9:00am Keswick Conqueror (72km ride) 11.00am - 11.35am adidas TERREX 25km Trail Race 11.30am & 12pm Junior Aquathon 11.40am Keswick Conqueror (25k run) 2:00pm RESTUBE 1.5km Swim 1:20pm adidas TERREX 5km Junior Trail Race 2:00pm & 3:00pm adidas TERREX 5km Trail Race Subaru Stage Timetable

There’s still time to buy concert tickets on our website.

Friday 17th May 18.15 – 18.45 Batala Samba (parading from Market Square) 19.15 – 19.45 Ruairidh Maclean 20.15 – 21.00 Water’s Edge 21.30 – 22.30 Peatbog Faeries

Saturday 18th May 18.15 – 18.45 J Lewis 19.00 – 19.45 UK Blondie 20.15 – 21.00 Big Country 21.30 – 22.30 DJ Set from Bez & Rowetta Taster Activities Outdoor Activities The Festival Village in Crow Park is free for all to enter during the day – The Lake District Walker it’s the perfect place to watch sporting activities, enjoy a pint at Timothy The Lake District Walker will be hosting Beginner and Advanced Taylor’s Mountain Hut Bar and partake in some retail therapy in our navigation workshops as well as a variety of guided walks around some of exhibitor tents! There’s also lots of delicious foods and drinks to try. the areas beautiful peaks. Prices from £25.

If you’re looking for something a little more active, then why not buy an Platty+ Activity Wristband and try some of our Taster Activities? These include; If you’d like to explore Derwentwater by water, then check out Platty+ who Archery, Canoeing, Kayaking, Climbing, Caving and slacklining. will be hosting guided tours of Derwentwater via , Canoe and SUP. Priced at £25 for 2 hours. You can buy a Wristband from our Box Office which gives you unlimited access or you can buy individual Activity Tokens. There is limited capacity NAV4 on activities and places are allocated on a first come first served basis! If you're keen to improve your navigation skills, Nav4 are offering an intensive half day introductory course which will help you develop a full • Slacklining range of skills for off-. Priced at £30. • Lakeshore - Canoe and kayak • BMX Displays • Wildlife Walks • Junior bike obstacle course • Mobile caving unit Swim on the Wild Side • Climbing Wall • Segway course Fancy trying open water but not sure where to start? Swim On • Archery • Family Nature Walks The Wild Side's Introduction to Open Water Swimming on Saturday could • Maze be for you! Setting off from the jetties near the Keswick launch they will talk about all aspects of open water swimming as well as spend some There’s still time to buy wristbands on our website. time in the water. Priced at £29 and wet suits available to hire for £5.

Lakeland Mountain Guides A guided tour of Derwentwater by Via Ferrata is Italian for the 'Iron Road'. The Extreme course lasts about 4 hours and includes the traverse of an infinity bridge and a cargo net!

Visit our website to find out more about Activities and how to book. Studio Talks

Kick back and be inspired with our Studio Talks at the Theatre by the Lake – these are included for Weekend Ticket and Wristband holders and for all others £5 on the door.

You can buy your Weekend Tickets and Wristbands on our website.

Friday Speaker 1600 - 1700 Julie Carter 1815 - 1915 Alan Hinkes, OBE Saturday 1200 – 1300 James Forrest 1430 – 1530 Gilly & Ella 1600 - 1700 Holly Page Sunday 1030 – 1130 Rachel Crolla 1200 – 1300 Andy Beck Wonderful Wild Women: Rebecca 1430 – 1530 Tatham & Lauren Munro-Bennett Main Theatre Talks

The Theatre by the Lake will play host to inspiring speakers, hear about breaking records from top athletes and watch our specially selected films.

Friday: Graeme Obree Born in 1965, Graeme Obree's career has been an inspiration for cyclists across the world from cycle tourists to elite cyclists. The two time World Hour record holder will join us for an evening to talk all things cycling at our Friday evening theatre session. Tickets from £10 via The Theatre by the Lake.

Saturday: Bob Graham Round The Bob Graham round is one of the most celebrated challenges in endurance sport. Its' record time, which stood for 36 years, has recently been smashed. So we've invited Bob Graham Round legends to reflect on this and discuss, including Billy Bland, Jasmin Paris, Steve Birkinshaw, Martin Stone, Steve Chilton. Plus a short film featuring Kilian Jornet's recent record smashing success. SOLD OUT.

MAIN THEATRE FILMS

Friday: Time Trial, the David Millar Film, on Friday afternoon at 4pm. This is free of charge for Weekend Ticket and Activity Wristband holders please call 017687 74411 and quote your order number to book. £5 for general admission via Theatre by the Lake.

Saturday: Endurance, Stories from the Montane Spine Race, on Saturday afternoon at 4pm. This is free of charge for Weekend Ticket and Activity Wristband holders please call 017687 74411 and quote your order number to book). £5 for general admission via Theatre by the Lake.

Buy via the Theatre by the Lake or purchase a Weekend Ticket or Acftivity Wristband to get access for free!