2017 Race Programme Final Artwork

Information for Competitors
• Arrival - Please arrive early to the event to allow
plenty of time for travel and race preparation.
• Race Numbers - Race numbers are unique
to you and cannot be swapped or resold.
Please fill in your medical details on the reverse.
Remember to bring safety pins and attach your
number to the FRONT of your top.
• Timing Chip - We will be using a number chip
timing method to give half marathon runners,
walkers and 5K runners an accurate finish time.
You will see a foam rectangle attached to the
reverse of your race number.
• Baggage - A free baggage facility will be
available in the Runners Village. Your baggage
tag is located at the bottom of your race
number; please make sure it is attached to your
bag before dropping it off. The baggage tent is
open 7am - 2pm.
• Medical - Medical information provided in your
registration will be passed on to the Event First
Aiders. If you would like to speak with the First
Aid Team before the race to discuss a specific
condition, they will be based by the finish line
and be happy to speak with you.
• Timing Pens - For half marathon runners only.
For safety reasons, there will be four timing pens
at the start line this year. The colour of your race
number is the colour of your starting pen and is
based on the estimated finish time you gave in
your registration. Please make your way to the
correct colour pen which will be clearly marked.
Don’t worry; your chip time won’t start until you
cross the start line.
• Pacers - Our Official Race Pacer Partner
is Xempo, who will be providing a variety of
pacers to help you finish the race in a specific
time. All pacers will be highly visible in the
starting pens, wearing flags with “Xempo” and
their target time written clearly on them. For
more information, please visit the Pacemakers
page on our website.
• Meeting Points - There will be meeting points
situated across the Runners Village to help you
find friends and family. Please see the Runners
Village Map for exact locations.
• Information Point - If you have any questions or
issues please make your way to the information
point in the Runners Village where a member of
the events team will be able to help you.
• Mile Markers - Each mile will be clearly marked
for runners and walkers.
• Water Stations - We have 9 water stations
on the Half Marathon routes, 2 on the 5K route
and 1 on the Fun Run. Water will be provided
in cups, please feel free to take as much water
as you need, especially if it is a hot day. Please
do not throw the cups into the bushes, but put
them in the marshal bins or drop them at the
side of the road to be collected after the race.
• Energy Gels - Energy gels will be available at the
water station at approximately 6 and 10.5 miles.
• Toilets - There will be toilet facilities in the
Runners Village as well as on the half marathon
route. Please refer to the route map for exact
locations.
• Waste Etiquette - Please dispose of rubbish
in the bins provided to help us keep our park
clean and prevent tripping hazards for other
participants and spectators.
• Marshals - Our volunteer marshals will be
positioned at regular intervals on all routes to
direct you, ensure you are safe and to keep
you smiling to the finish line. Please obey their
instructions at all times.
• Headphones - We will be allowing the use of
Bone Conduction headphones ONLY for the
running half marathon but the runner must
declare this in their registration form before
the event or they may still be disqualified. Any
runner seen using any other form of headphone
or who has not declared using bone conduction
headphones will be disqualified. The Race
Director has taken advice and in-line with
current UKA and BARR recommendations on
health and safety grounds when establishing
our headphone policy. Please respect our
rules, we don’t have many!
• First Aid - The main first aid area is located
next to the finish line and there will be first aiders
positioned around all race routes and in the
Runners Village. In the event of an emergency,
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