GET READY TO RUN DOLPHIN COAST!
Here’ s all the important information you need to know ahead of running the Balwin Run Series Dolphin Coast event on Sunday 22 March.
NUMBER COLLECTION
Collect your race number and any merchandise from the Race Number Collection venue listed below. Please bring the race number confirmation email with you.
• Wednesday 18 March 12h00 – 17h00 TOTALSPORT Midlands Mall PMB
• Thursday 19 March 12h00-17h00 TOTALSPORT Westown Mall Shongweni
• Thursday 19 March 12h00 – 17h00 BALLITO HILLS Ballito
• Friday 20 March, from 12h00 – 17h00 – Amphitheatre, Durban Promenade, in front of the Elangeni Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, North Beach, Durban
• Saturday 21 March, from 10h00 – 17h00 – Amphitheatre, Durban Promenade, in front of the Elangeni Hotel, 63 Snell Parade, North Beach, Durban
Collecting for Others: Entrants will be able to collect race numbers for other runners, provided they bring a copy of the runner’ s race number confirmation email and ID. There will be no collection without these.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO NUMBER COLLECTION AT THE START ON RACE DAY!
Temporary Licences( 10km & 21km only): Runners who are not registered with a club and running province must purchase a temporary licence, costing R120( 21km) or R100( 10km). A temporary license means those runners are now eligible for insurance from ASA for the duration of the race only. It is vital to complete the tear-off strip on the number and deposit it into the collection boxes at the end of the race, before you leave the finish tent. Runners failing to complete the slip or deposit it in the collection box will not be covered by the insurance.
E-mail info @ theroc. co. za or call 063 772 3537 for any registration queries.
BUS SERVICE
Bus transport will be available from the Finish Venue to the start of the three Races. Buses leave from 03h00 from behind the Tourism Office on Marine Parade. Bus Tickets are R180 and can be purchased online or at Registration.
LAST Bus Leaves at the following times:
• 42.2km – 04h00
• 21.1km – 04h30
• 10km – 04h30
PARKING ON RACE DAY
FINISH: There is a range of public parking options available along the promenade, general public parking lots as well as street parking. Please park responsibly and do not park on pavements or illegally.
For a detailed map of parking options please visit pg 20 & 21. Please note that all parking is at your own risk.
• 10km parking available at Virginia Sports grounds, entrance on Danville Ave
• 21km parking is at the Marine Walk Shopping Centre. A shuttle bus is available from the parking to start on M4
• 42km parking available at the Junction Shopping Centre, Ballito Drive, Ballito
THE RACE STARTS
• The start of the 42km will be at the Lifestyle Centre, Ballito, Cnr Drive Ballito( Take Compensation rd offramp from M2), and the start gun will go off at 05h00 sharp.
• The start of the 21km will be on the M4 Highway, 500m up from Sibaya Circle, and the start gun will fire at 05h30 sharp.
• The start of the 10km will be at Virginia Sports Ground, and the start gun will go off at 05h30 sharp.
• The 5km Fun Run starts at the Amphitheatre, on the Durban Promenade. The run will start at 07h00.
REFRESHMENT STATIONS
There will be 13 water points along the entire route, all fully stocked with water, Coke and ice. There are portaloos placed along the route.
Stash Your Trash! Please make sure you throw your leftover cups or water sachets into the bins provided at the water points.
TIMING
Please note that your timing chip is on your race number; you do not need to wear a chip on your shoe. Please do not bend your race number.
Please remember that the marathon race is timed mat-to-mat, and both your Net and Gun Times will be available in your results. Your marathon net time( mat-to-mat) can be sent to Comrades Marathon for consideration as your qualifying time. Should you not cross the start mat, you will only be given a gun-tofinish-mat time. You must cross the start mat within 10 minutes of the starting gun to be an official starter in the race.
As per WORLD ATHLETICS and ASA Rules, prizes will be awarded strictly on a gun to finish mat time. The half marathon is timed gun to mat. Please note that there are no seeding batches, and the faster runners are encouraged to arrive early and take their position towards the front. The 21km and 10km will be gun-tomat time.
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