GET READY TO RUN!
Here’ s all the important information you need ahead of running the Balwin Run Series Peninsula and Half Marathon on Sunday, 15 February.
NUMBER COLLECTION
NUMBER COLLECTION Collect your race number and any pre-ordered merchandise from the race number collection venues listed below. Please bring the race number confirmation email to Number Collection.
• Friday 13 February, from 10h00 – 17h00 – Totalsports Waterfront, Totalsports Blue Route Tokai, Totalsports Cavendish Square, Balwin Development The Huntsman and Balwin Development Suikerbos.
• Saturday 14 February, from 10h00 – 17h00- Totalsports Waterfront, Totalsports Blue Route Tokai, Totalsports Cavendish Square, Balwin Development The Huntsman and Balwin Development Suikerbos.
COLLECTING FOR OTHERS Entrants may collect race numbers on behalf of other runners, provided they bring a copy of the runner’ s race number confirmation email and ID.
All uncollected race packs can be collected on the morning of the race at the respective starts.
TEMPORARY LICENSES( 21KM & 42KM ONLY) Runners who are not registered with a club and running province must purchase a temporary license, costing R90( 21km) or R100( 42km). A temporary license means those runners are now eligible for ASA insurance 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.
Email race office @ celticharriers. co. za or WhatsApp 082 997 3252 for any registration queries.
BUS SERVICE
For both the 42km Marathon and the 21km Half Marathon, the bus will depart from the Simon’ s Town Naval Base. Your pre-purchased bus ticket will be printed directly onto your race bib – only runners with this bus ticket on their race bib will be allowed on the bus. Please note that there will be no bus ticket sales on the day.
PARKING NOTES
Parking will be available on race day at Green Point Stadium, in any of the public parking bays, including P12, P13, and P14. Please note that all parking is at your own risk.
THE START
The start of the 42km will be in Main Road, Green Point( opp Cape Town Stadium), and the gun will go off at 05h15 sharp. You will be guided into your seeding pens by the volunteers on duty. Mat-to-mat timing will apply. The Start Map can be viewed on pg 16.
The start of the 21km will be at Bergvliet Sports Club, on Children’ s Way, and the gun will go off at 07h00 sharp. You will be guided into your seeding pens by the volunteers on duty. The 21km will have staggered starts with intervals of two minutes. Mat-to-mat timing will apply. The Start Map can be viewed on pg 18.
REFRESHMENT STATIONS
There are a total of 14 refreshment stations along the marathon route, with seven of the stations serving the half-marathon. They are all fully stocked with water, Coca-Cola and ice. There are also 11 portaloos placed along the route, as well as five public toilets.
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 result. Should you be doing the marathon, your net( mat-to-mat) time will automatically be sent to the Comrades
Marathon for consideration as your qualifying time. Should you not cross the start mat, you will only be given a gun-to-finish-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 IAAF and ASA Rules, prizes will be awarded strictly on the runners’ gun-to-finish-mat time. The half-marathon is timed mat-to-mat.
CUT-OFF TIMES
The official cut-off time for the 21km is 4 hours, while the 42km cut-off time is 6 hours, with the following intermediate cut-offs to be aware of:
42km:
• 21km at 3 hours
• 33km at 4 hours 45 minutes
21km:
• 10km 2 hours
Sweep / rescue buses will be roving along the route to pick up runners who do not make the cut-off times, or those who cannot complete the race for any reason. If you are picked up, your race bib will be removed, and you will be disqualified from the race, so you will not receive a finishing time.
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