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CHESTER 2018 HALF MARATHON OFFICIAL RACE PROGRAMME SUNDAY 29 APRIL CHM18 CHM18 specialty chemicals
Welcome!
the early and latter stages of the race.
We hope you enjoy the entertainment and
Welcome to Chester and support along the course
thank you for choosing to run As runners ourselves we understand the
the 37th Essar Chester Half time and dedication that you have put into
We keep things
your training; it has been a privilege to meet
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Marathon. and chat to so many of you at the monthly
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training runs and we hope to see lots of you
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at the finish.
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Our races are organised for runners, by
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runners who are dedicated to delivering a
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Many of us run for special reasons and
memorable event for you. We are renowned
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raise money for charities at the same time.
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for our supportive and friendly approach,
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This year our race charity is Claire House
where every runner matters.
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Children’s Hospice who help seriously
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and terminally ill children live life to the full.
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Many thanks to our sponsors and those at
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Please support this worthy cause and read
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West Cheshire Athletics Club who continue
more about their work on page 15.
to work closely with us to host a great race
for you.
Many thanks to the countless number of
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people who have tirelessly helped and
The route, shown on page 4, is unchanged
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supported us to organise a first class race
from last year and gives you the opportunity
for you.
Good times!
to see our beautiful and historic city both in
Essar’s Stanlow Refinery has been supplying quality fuels for over 60 years.
A key player in the national economy, we produce 16% of UK road transport fuels and
supply jet fuel to a number of airports. Our quality products help to power public transport,
while we are also a major supplier to the leading retail brands.
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www.essaroil.co.uk
Event information Please allow plenty of extra time for your
The Essar Chester 2018 Half Marathon will journey as the city centre will be very
be held on Sunday 29 April 2018, congested on race morning.
Capenhurst
starting at Chester Racecourse at 09:00
Two Mills and finishing in Chester
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56 city centre outside Be green and save money – we encourage
the Town Hall. you to car share if you can.
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Saughall 10:00 Car park reopens There will be a fee of £3.00 for parking.
10:02 First runner expected
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Please have the correct money ready
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when you arrive. The car park will re-open
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busy times, please be patient whilst we
Drink station Chester Don’t forget your running shoes, race kit
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First aid
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Travelling
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For satellite navigation use postcode event of extreme weather conditions, may
Out bound race route Great Christleton
CH1 2LY. If you plan to park at the not be available. In such case, if possible,
Boughton
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racecourse you need to be parked by we will notify all runners in advance of race
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City centre parking Securely attach your number at all four Fun Run Venue facilities
There are lots of spaces available in car corners to the front of your race top. There will be a one mile Fun Run aimed The start is at Chester Racecourse with
Your number should not be cut down or the finish in Chester city centre.
parks throughout Chester city centre, within at children and toddlers. Parents,
altered in any way and must be clearly
easy walking distance of The Racecourse. grandparents and carers are welcome. • Help Desk - This will be at Chester
visible throughout the race.
Further details on the locations of the car The Fun Run is raising funds for our Racecourse. In addition to providing
parks and the fees charged can be found at race charity Claire House Children’s information about the event, last
Please note that if you don’t wear your
https://www.cheshirewestandchester. Hospice. It will start at 09:20 and will be minute number transfers can be
number with attached timing chip you
gov.uk/residents/transport-and-roads/ conducted wholly within the racecourse. arranged at the Help Desk. It will be
won’t be able to get an official finishing
open from 14:00 to 18:00 on
parking-and-permits/chester-car-parks. time. Entry is available online at http://www.
Saturday 28th April and from 06:30
aspx activeleisureevents.co.uk/half-
on race day.
These chips are disposable and are not marathon/fun-run. If any places remain,
Please note that the Council Park and Ride • Baggage Storage - This will be near
collected in at the end. these will be available from the Fun Run
service does not start until 9am. to the start and will be open on
registration on Saturday 28th April 14:00
race day from 07:30 for bag drop off
Your running number Your health on race day to 18:00 and on race morning 07:30 to and from 10:15 until 13:00 for
Running a half marathon places significant 09:00. This is a fun run and not a race, collection.
& timing chip strain on your body. If you are ill or have not with the aim being to involve as many
You must not let someone else use your To retrieve your bag you must have
been well running up to the race you should people as possible. With this in mind, your race number.
number. If you wish to transfer your entry
to another person please use the link in seriously consider withdrawing from the race. everyone is a winner and there are no • Your race number includes your
your confirmation email or email lindaw@ official timings or prizes. baggage label. If you would like to
chestermarathon.co.uk prior to midnight Most medical emergencies at the race leave a bag (maximum one piece of
on Saturday 28th April. For any race day happen to people who are not well enough Each Fun Run participant will receive a baggage per runner) please make sure
transfers please come to the help desk. to run but try to continue. technical race shirt and all finishers will that the official baggage label is
Don’t feel pressured to run because you’ve receive a bespoke medal, drink and treat. securely attached to your bag.
We do not charge for this service and been building up to it or have collected Drop your bag off early to avoid the
imagine the anxiety caused to either set last minute rush.
of relatives and friends in the event of mis-
sponsorship money – your health is far more Safety & personal audio
important. More and more frequently we hear of • Please don’t leave any valuable or
identification should there be a medical breakable items in baggage storage.
accidents and near misses caused by
emergency.
participants running whilst wearing Although baggage will be kept secure
Athlete tracking earphones and personal audio players.
The Essar Chester 2018 Half Marathon during the race and manned at other
When you receive your running number,
We strongly recommend that you do not times, you leave items at your own
please fill in the personal and medical Athlete Tracking and Live Results system is
run whilst using in-ear personal audio risk and on the understanding that the
information section on the back. now available for you to sign up. Athletes,
equipment. You need to be alert at all organisers will not be held responsible
Your timing chip will be pre-attached to the family and friends can all use this free
times to the directions given to you by
back of your running number, please be system to share race progress posted for any damage or loss, however
marshals and police, to any traffic on the
careful not to damage it by folding the chip directly to your Facebook or Twitter feeds! caused.
course and to the presence of your fellow
or putting a pin through it. On race day, spectators can get details
runners. This is for your safety and the • Bags not reclaimed will be recycled or
such as time, pace, and estimated finish in
safety of those around you. donated to a charity shop after 2
real-time.
To sign up go to https://ale.niftyentries. weeks.
com/ChesterHalfMarathon/StartList
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• Clothing left at the start will be Big Estate Agency Pace Runners
collected for recycling and will not To help you achieve your target time, with
be where you left it. support from The Big Estate Agency, we
• Toilets - Toilet facilities will be available are offering the option to run alongside an
at the start of the race. experienced Pace Runner. There will be
• Food & Drink - Hot and cold food and two Big Estate Agency Pace Runners for
drink will be available at the every 10 minute time slot from 1 hour 30
racecourse at the start and in the minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes, apart from
great choice of city centre cafes, pubs the busy 2 hour target, where there will be
and restaurants at the finish. 3 Pace Runners!
• Changing & Shower facilities - Get to know your pace runners here
There are no changing and shower www.activeleisureevents.co.uk/half-
facilities at the racecourse. We have marathon/pace-runners
arranged for free use of the changing
rooms and showers at Total Fitness, Mile markers
Liverpool Road, Chester CH2 1AQ. There will be red mile marker signs at each
You just need to show your race mile along the course. These will generally
number to gain entry. be on the left hand side of the road and
Total Fitness are one of our race at head height. There will be split timing
sponsors, so why not take mats at 5k, 10k, 15k and 20k.
the opportunity to have a look round
the club and relax your aching legs in Drink stations
the hydrotherapy pool? There will be 6 drink stations situated
• Post Race Massage and physiotherapy on the course. The location, drinks and
will be situated at the racecourse. facilities provided are detailed below:
Location Drinks and facilities
The start (mile)
There will be plenty of portable toilets at 1 2 Water, toilets
the start area so please make use of them
and resist the temptation to have a last 2 3.5 Water, toilets
minute wee on the open course! 3 6 High 5 IsoGel, water, toilets
Please start in the correct start pen for
4 9 Water, toilets
your realistic expected finish time.
After the start any discarded clothing will 5 10.5 Water, toilets, Lucozade
be collected for re-cycling. Sport Drink
6 12.5 Water, toilets
8Toilets on the route Race photography
GOOD LUCK
Portable toilets will be provided at the side
of the road close to each drinks station.
To maintain good relations with our race
Our official race photographers Marathon-
Photos.com will be taking photos of
individual runners on the course. If you
EVERYONE
neighbours please refrain from having a see them on your way round, don’t forget H AV E A F A N TA S T I C R U N
wee against buildings or garden walls. to smile! They will also be there to take
We rely upon the goodwill and support of a photo of you crossing the finishing line
those who live and work along the race and after you have received your finisher’s
route for the future of the race. Runners medal. Between 24 and 48 hours after the
observed breaching this rule may be race you will be able to view and purchase
disqualified. Disabled toilets are available at photos online. You will be sent an email
the racecourse and close to the finish. with a web link when your photographs are
available to view and buy.
First Aid
There will be mobile first aiders on bicycles Volunteers
throughout the course, as well as first aid There will be many volunteers who have
posts on the course and a main first aid generously given their time to assist along
post at the finish. the course and at the start and finish. They
are there to help you and help make the
Slower runners race safe. If you have some spare energy
Our half marathon only has priority over please don’t forget to give them the odd
the roads for the time it takes a three hour wave or “thank you”.
runner to reach the finish. After this roads
have to be cleared of race signs, cones If you or your family and friends would
and litter. Therefore, if you are a slower like to volunteer at one of our events, O F F AT U P & RU N N I N G
runner please be aware that our teams please contact Pauline paulinec@
will be working around you to clear up the chestermarathon.co.uk U N T I L M AY 1 3 T H W I T H T H I S A D V E R T
course. Drink stations will be closing and 2 5 B R I D G E S T R E E T ROW CHESTER C H 1 1 NW
marshals gradually standing down.
Withdrawing from the race
If you have to withdraw from the event
after starting, please report to the team
leader at any of the drink stations. If you
can’t make your way to a drinks station
then inform the nearest available marshal
and ask them to contact race control.
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NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS. 10% ON ELECTRONICSSpectator locations Please don’t cycle on the course, it is • Join your friends, family and Massage and physiotherapy
The course for the Essar Chester 2018 against UK Athletics Rules as well as the supporters at the meeting point on Post race massage and physiotherapy will
Half Marathon is wholly within closed rules of the road, and threatens the safety Upper Bridge Street before having a be organised by Chester Physiotherapy
roads to provide the best experience of the runners. Only race vehicles are well earned coffee or beer in one of Centre. Both of these will be available in
for competitors and to maximise their allowed on the closed roads, and marshals Chester’s many cafes and bars, and the marquee at the racecourse between
safety. This does mean that some parts will remove you from the course. cheering other runners as they finish. 10:15 and 12:00. Treatments will be
of the course will be difficult to access • St John Ambulance will be near the provided for a £5 donation to Claire House
by spectators who will have to park in a When you finish finish line to offer medical help if you Children’s Hospice, our race charity.
convenient and safe place and walk to the • Throw your arms in the air and need it.
course. If you’re parking a car near to the celebrate! • You will need to show your race Results & prizes
course please do so in a responsible and • Please keep walking to collect water, number to collect your baggage from Prize presentations for the overall 1st, 2nd
considerate manner. be presented with your finisher’s baggage storage at the racecourse. and 3rd male and female finishers will be
medal, have your photograph taken, made in front of the Town Hall at 11:00 on
Because of the road closures it will be collect your finisher’s technical race
difficult to move around once the race Meeting up with friends and race day. All other prize winners will be
shirt and goody bag before exiting the notified by post approximately two weeks
starts. Why not watch the start and the athletes only area. family
after the race.
Fun Run at Chester Racecourse and then The meeting area is on Upper Bridge Street
• Please keep moving in the finish area
take a short walk up to the finish outside (see map on page 14) – turn right as you Provisional results will be available online
– thousands of runners need to pass
Chester Town Hall? However, if you do exit the athletes’ only area. This area will on race day evening on
through as smoothly as possible.
want to move around the course, our be signposted alphabetically so you can https://ale.niftyentries.com/Essar-
When you reach the end of the finish
recommended spots are below. arrange to meet at the first letter of your Chester-2018-Half-Marathon/StartList
area please keep moving onto
surname.
Eastgate Street to avoid blocking the If you registered for athlete tracking, your
exit. provisional finish time will be posted on
your Facebook and/or Twitter feeds.
Recommended Spectator Locations
Location Post Code Information
The CH1 6JS Near Mollington (access via the A41 and then Station Road/
Wheatsheaf Well Lane, right onto Townfield Lane and left onto Overwood
Inn Lane). Access is only available until 9am, and you won’t
be able to leave until the last runner passes Overwood
Lane on the return to Chester. There is free parking at The
Wheatsheaf, with food and drink available, and it’s a great
place to settle in and see the runners on their way out and
then as they return to Chester.
City Centre See map Walk from the racecourse. Lots of food and drink available nearby.
on page
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Thanks to... Our Sponsors:
We hope that you enjoy If you’re looking for your next challenge,
why not join us for the MBNA Chester
You the runners for choosing • ESSAR as title sponsor of the race running with us. Marathon, or the UK’s only Metric
to run the Essar Chester 2018 • Dee 106.3 for their media support
We look forward to meeting
Marathon (26.2km), both on Sunday 7th
October 2018.
Half Marathon. • High 5 for providing IsoGels
as many of you as possible www.chestermarathon.co.uk
• Innospec for their support
Your family and friends for coming along • Lucozade Sport for providing energy on race day, especially at the Entries for the Essar Chester 2019 Half
to support you and the other runners and drinks finish line! Marathon will open at midday Sunday
generating such a great atmosphere for all. • Mitchell Group Chester for providing 29th April 2018, with a special Early Bird
After the race we will send you an email
race vehicles discount.
Our volunteers without whose help to invite you to complete a post race
• Total Fitness Chester who provide www.chesterhalfmarathon.co.uk
and enthusiasm the race would not be survey. We welcome your thoughts and
the venue for our training runs, recommendations to help us plan for
possible. Too many to name all, but Entries for the 2019 Chester 10K will open
seminars and post race changing and future races.
including: 610 Squadron ATC, Blacon at midday on 1st November 2018
shower facilities
primary schools, Cheshire Army Cadet www.chester10K.co.uk
Force, Chester Scouts, Chester and • Up & Running our official race retailer
Ellesmere Port Lourdes Group, Claire Thanks also to:
House Children’s Hospice, Countess Allan Morris Transport and Mark
Charity, Ellesmere Port Running Club, Wakefield Demolition for supporting
Essar staff, Katie Copeland Physiotherapy, drinks logistics, The Big Estate Agency
Innospec Staff, Mersey Weaver Scout for sponsoring our pace runners and the
Group, Race Angels, Renegades Explorers team at Chester Racecourse for hosting
Scout Group, Saughall Neighbourhood, the race start.
Upton High School, West Cheshire AC,
Wirral Metropolitan College, Wolf Explorer
Scout Group, and residents along the
course who will be manning drinks
stations.
The residents and businesses on the route
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