Half Marathon

The Half Marathon will be the centrepiece for weekend’s activities.

The race will start from Victoria Park in Warrington before heading out to the communities to the south of Warrington prior to returning back to Victoria Park for the finish.

The Half Marathon starts at 9.00am prompt on Sunday 3rd October 2010 from Victoria Park, Warrington.

The race is open to all runners aged 17 years and older on 3rd October 2010.

Please be aware that for the safety of runners, and for event management reasons the course will remain open for a period of 3 hours – that’s a 13 minute 45 seconds per mile pace. After this time a safety bus will traverse the route to collect any runners who feel unable to complete the course and wish transport to the finish.

This is a UK ATHLETICS Licence event. The permit number is 20090243.

Half Marathon Entry Fees

Entries to take part in this event must be received before the entry deadline of midnight Sunday 12th September 2010.

There are no race day entries for this event.

The entry fee for the 2010 English Half Marathon is:

Affiliated entrants are those from athletics clubs affiliated to UK Athletics.

What You Get

So what do you get for your entry to the New Balance English Half Marathon.

• Communications – we’ll keep you up-to-date with developments – it’s new and we want you to know about it!
• We’re in this for the long run so we’ll listen – we’ll conduct runner surveys – we want your feedback – we want you back!
• All runners receive a New Balance Tech T-Shirt – Retail value (£15)
• All runners will receive an EHM Commemorative Medal, Highland Spring Water and rewards
• Special New Balance deals will be open to entrants throughout the build up to the big event
• NB Performance running shoes will be available, exclusively, at *discounted prices to all runners joining us on this journey (*up to 50% reductions – other latest models 35% off – again, only runners who have entered qualify)
• Special offer rates at various hotels in the Warrington area. Come and stay
• Loyalty discounts will be available to runners joining us in our other events

This is the people’s half marathon so sign up now and enjoy the build up and offers along the way.

Transfers and Deferrals

Transfers of an entry to another person are permitted with the organisers consent up until four weeks before the event. Please download an entry form, the substitute must fill it in and send it with your name and address with a cheque for £5 made payable to Big-Q Events Ltd and send it back to Big-Q Events, 10-B Cairneyhill Road, Crossford, Fife, KY12 8NZ. Please note that your race number must not be given to anyone else, this will result in them being disqualified and also if part of a team, this will result in the team being disqualified.

Deferments of an entry to the following year are permitted with the organisers consent up until four weeks before the event. The deferment can only take place if the entrant puts their request in writing to the organisers at Big-Q Events, 10-B Cairneyhill Road, Crossford, Fife, KY12 8NZ. Deferments are valid for one year only.

How to Enter

By Post

An entry form, in Adobe Acrobat format, is available for download. Click the entry form link shown in the menu panel on the left of this page to download the file.

To read the file you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader. The icon shown on the right will take you to the Adobe website where you will be able to download a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

An entry form must be completed for every runner wishing to enter any of the events, including the English Half Marathon and the Fun Run.

Online

Alternatively, you can enter online via the Q-buster entry service. Just click the logo on the right.

Please note that an additional fee may be charged by Q-buster to cover administration and card processing costs for online entries.

Official Event Timers

Interloq are Official Winning Time chip timing providers for this event.

Using the latest world class Winning Time technology, Interloq will provide timing services for the half marathon. Each entrant will wear an individual timing chip, which automatically records their finishing time. Look out for details in the race pack. Race results will be available via their website at www.winningtimeuk.com.

Official Race Photographer

Entrants will be able to purchase professional photographs of themselves via our official event photographers my-bib-number. They will have photographers positioned along the scenic stages of the run; try to give them a smile!

The company offer a unique service as you can view, purchase and take home a photograph on the day of the run. Simply enter your bib number into one of their viewing stations at the finish line to view and print your image. Race certificates will also be available, these include the race logo and your time displayed on your photograph. So remember to stop by before leaving and view your images.

The images will also be posted to www.mybibnumber.com after the event.