Watford Half Marathon. Watford Half Marathon. Sunday February 5th Starting at 10.30am. Enjoy Your Run!!! Notice to all Entrants.

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1 atfod Half Maathon 2017 Sunday Febuay 5th Stating at 1030am REF No 527 HELD UNDER UKA RULES ORGANISED BY atfod Half Maathon Notice to all Entants elcome to the atfod Half Maathon, oganised by atfod Haies lease note the changes to the couse to avoid the flooding expeienced in 2014 and that numbes and chips ae to be collected on the day at the ace H/Q This yea we have chosen the atfod eace Hospice as ou chosen chaity and would be delighted if you wee able to suppot this vey wothy cause, a sponsoship fom is available via ou website:- wwwwatfodhaiesoguk lease note that this yea s ace HQ will be in a maquee adjacent to the finish Thee will be toilet, baggage, efeshment and changing facilities hee, but egettably thee ae no showe facilities Limited paking is available in the ca pak at the ea of the Town Hall Thee is also a ca pak at the cente of the neaby oundabout by the entance to the Town Hall and at Rosslyn Road ca pak, all vey close to ace HQ lease use these ca paks in pefeence to paking in the suounding steets and theeby help us to maintain good elationships with ou neighbous A map showing the location of all ca paks is available on page 9 of this booklet IF YOU ARE ARRIVING LATE LEASE DO NOT TRY TO USE THESE LOCAL CAR ARKS AS THEY ILL BE FULL AND ONLY FURTHER DELAY YOU (See also the paking guide late in this booklet) lease take the time to ead this booklet caefully as thee ae impotant points that will help to ensue that you un is touble fee and enjoyable e would like to thank all of you fo enteing this event If thee is any way in which you think we could impove the event, please let us know lease check ou website wwwwatfodhaiesoguk fo any last minute instuctions All Races ae unde UKA ules 2017 Enjoy You Run!!! LICENSE No LICENSE No

2 Race Numbe You ace numbe, timing chip and baggage label ae to be collected fom ace HQ on the moning of the ace, please ensue you allow adequate time fo this The Stat hen you get to the pak you will find two stating points, Red and Blue Ladies and Vets please go to the RED stat and the Vets Men to the BLUE stat Thee will be mashalls diecting you to these aeas The ace will be stated at 1030am pompt aning sounds will be head five minutes befoe the stat Late Enties Due to the ace limit being eached thee will be NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY Changing and Toilets Thee ae changing and baggage facilities in the maquee Thee will be a consideable numbe of potaloos between the two stats in Cassiobuy ak Runnes ae eminded that any kit left duing the ace is at the ownes isk MEDICAL If you have any allegies o medical conditions please wite them in watepoof ink on the back of you ace numbe hotogaphs lease efe to the advetisement within this booklet Refeshments Refeshments will be available adjacent to the finish at easonable cost fo spectatos and competitos alike In addition the Cha Cha café nea the Red Stat will be open thoughout the ace to cate fo spectatos Declaation The oganises would like to emind you that you have enteed this ace at you own isk and that they will in no way be liable fo any injuy befoe, duing o afte the event Results A povisional list of esults will be displayed in the main maquee as they become available on the day A full list of esults will be published in the atfod Obseve and also available on ou website at wwwwatfodathleticscouk as soon as possible afte the ace If you would like a copy sent to you thee will be a chage of 300p and envelopes will be available at the egistation desk Junio Runs lease note that we will not be putting the Junio Races on duing the Half Maathon this yea, but plan to have them as a standalone event duing Mach, please watch ou website fo futhe infomation The Couse Fo safety easons and to comply with UKA ules unnes ae not pemitted to use M3 layes o ipods duing the ace lease note that due to the seveity of some of the hills this couse is not suitable fo wheelchais and unnes must NOT be accompanied o followed by dogs o cyclists lease keep left in all cases, unless othewise diected by olice o Mashals, as failue to do this may jeopadise futue events and may also lead to disqualification The couse is though pleasant undulating countyside and county oads that will be be closed to though taffic fo the ace Thee will be thee wate stations along the oute as well as at the finish Makes ae povided at evey mile and time checks at halfway Thee will be ample mashalling and supevision aound the couse with tanspot back to the stat fom the following vehicle if equied The finish will be in Cassiobuy ak ate and efeshments will be available hee Timing This yea we will be using stat line to finish timing and gun to finish izes ae based on gun to finish e ae also hosting The Hetfodshie Vets Half Maathon Championships lease efe to wwwhetscaaaoguk fo futhe details Acknowledgments e would like to expess ou gateful thanks to you all fo taking pat and also the following, HEIGHT (m) without whose help we could not have managed: 2nd Noth atfod Scouts - who look afte the wate stations St John Ambulance- who ae thee just in case atfod & Hetfodshie olice - who help us in many ways atfod Jogges - who take cae of mashalling ound the couse Raynet - fo poviding vital communications aound the couse atfod Boough Council & Thee Rives Distict Council fo thei assistance with the couse modification And all the many othes who help to ensue a successful ace COURSE ROFILE MILES GS R NTORKS ish you all a billiant un in The Half Maathon Full Colou Business Cads Fom 25 Digital pinting: fast tun aound same day sevice ASK FOR KEVIN OR LEA

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4 COuSE Ma 12 ace H/Q lease use this path when doing ecce of the couse aynet oints This section of oad is pivate and will only be used on ace day ate s 7 Mile Makes 3 13 FINISH VEtS MENS Stat LadIES & VEtS Stat

5 izes Thee will be a commemoative T-shit and medal fo all finishes in the ace Additionally thee will be pizes fo the following categoies: Ladies and Mens: Fist Second Thid Vouches 4th to 6th Vets Ladies and Men Fist 3 Vetean 35 Ladies and Vetean 40 men Fist Vetean Lady 45 and Vetean 50 man Fist Vetean Lady 55 and Vetean 60 man Fist Team (3 to scoe), Men and Ladies Fist Vetean Team (3 to scoe), Men and Ladies Thee will be an exta bonus pize of 100 to the fist athlete to beak eithe ace ecod The ace ecods ae Men : Tomas Abyu Salfod Haies 6450 mins Ladies: Liz Yelling Bedfod & County AC 7342 mins The ize ceemony will take place in the main maquee at 1230pm lease Note Entants ae only eligible fo one open pize in the individual categoies If a vetean unne gains a vets individual placing the unne will be given the choice of pizes Team izes ae based on aggegate times Entants ae eminded that they should be able to complete the couse within the 3 hous time limit ace HQ ace stats hee est atfod Metopolitan aking in cente of oundabout atfod Junction aking at town Hall Ca ak osslyn oad Ca ak 664 places Sutton oad Ca ak 600 places As full time pofessional photogaphes they egulaly cove aces in the South East and will be coveing the ace action at seveal points on the couse as well as at the finish line so make sue you have you best ace face on fo thei team as you go aound the couse and have you ace numbe clealy visible The Race galley will be catalogued and online by Tuesday the 9th of Febuay if not befoe ofits fom sales go towads the ace chaity, atfod eace Hospice, so it s an easy way to donate and get you poof of the day too Go online to the galley to see and puchase you pictues Sussex Spot hotogaphycom aking Guide Othe paking at these ca paks lease be consideate to ou neighbous by not paking in side steets suounding the pak RE & OST RACE MASSAGE IN THE MAIN MARQUEE 5 FOR 10 MINUTES ALL ROCEEDS TO THE EACE HOSICE

6 atfod Haies wwwwatfodhaiesoguk Making athletics fun atfod Haies is open to eveyone fom 7 upwads egadless of ability Monday Evenings 7pm Coe stength taining in clubhouse Open to all ages and abilities Tuesday and Thusday Evenings 7pm ublic taining oodside Stadium Age 10 upwads both tack and field events ednesday Evening 7pm Road unning men and women oodside Stadium Fom jogges to seious unnes and aftewads in the ba Satuday Moning Road Running Cassiobuy ak 1000am, Meet by Cha Cha Cha Cafe Sunday Moning Minos Session oodside Stadium 7-12 yeas old 1030am Road Running Cassiobuy ak 930am Fo futhe details Telephone o info@watfodhaiesoguk HOTELS ak Inn (1000 metes fom Race H/Q) Tavelodge (1000 metes fom Race H/Q) 30/40 St Albans Road, atfod Maket Steet, atfod wwwtavelodgecouk wwwpakinncouk Double/Family Room fom 60 pe oom Single/double oom fom only 69 ossibly less if booked online ealy enough