London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics

Course information (see Maps section)
Timing points
Timing points and display clocks will be set up every 5km on the course. Loops
under the timing mats will record the times of athletes as they pass. Each
checkpoint location will be clearly posted on signs immediately before the
corresponding timing station.
Refreshment stations
There will be nine refreshment stations located along the Marathon course – three
personal drinks stations and six water/sponging stations. There will be signs
indicating upcoming refreshment stations 100m before each one.
Athletes are not permitted to take any refreshment from any point other than the
personal drinks stations and water/sponging stations.
Personal drinks stations
Personal drinks stations will be located on the right-hand side of the road. There
are three personal drinks stations on each of the three large laps, spread equally
4.29km (2.67miles) apart. Athletes and guides can therefore take a maximum of
nine personal drinks over the course of the race, one from each station on each
of the three laps. Each NPC will have its own table, which will be marked with its
national flag and NPC code. The tables will be arranged in alphabetical order
according to the NPC code. Team officials should ensure that drinks are on the
correct table and in the correct order.
Athletes and guides will be allowed to receive their personal drinks at the
designated areas from coaches/team officials. Coaches/team officials may hand
personal drinks to athletes at the personal drinks tables, but are not permitted to
leave the designated area to follow the athletes on the course. They should stand
behind or to the side of the table, but not in front of it. Any discarded bottles will
be collected by volunteers and returned to the relevant NPC table.
Each NPC will receive one Personal Drinks Station Pass per athlete per station, with
a maximum of two passes per NPC per station. The coaches/team officials who
will be manning the personal drinks stations will need to travel from the Paralympic
Village to The Mall on the morning of the race on the scheduled bus services. Only
those with a Personal Drinks Station Pass will be allowed to board the buses.
LOCOG cannot guarantee that coaches/team officials who wish to make their own
way to the stations will be able to reach the station due to expected congestion
around the Marathon course and surrounding area on race day.
If there is no coach/team official in attendance at the personal drinks station, an
NTO will ensure athletes’ drinks are placed on the correct table. These athletes or
their guides must pick up their own drinks from the table. Should an athlete take a
bottle from a place other than the officially designated station, he/she is liable to
be disqualified.
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