PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
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Welcome Welcome to the 2017 Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Mini Mile Races. This document provides you with all the information you need as a participant to ensure you have a smooth and problem-free Race Day. Please read the sections carefully and take all advice and information on board. Good luck and have a fantastic day!
Items in this document may be subject to change. Please be sure to check the website for the most recent version.
Schedule The Brighton Marathon Weekend encompasses the Exhibition, the Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Mini Mile Races, the BM10k and the Brighton Marathon.
Friday 7th April
Event Village & Exhibition
10.00am - 7.00pm
Saturday 8th April
Event Village & Exhibition
9.30am - 7.00pm
Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Mini Mile Races
10.00am - 4.00pm
BM10k Race Start
Sunday 9th April
8.30am
Brighton Marathon Start
9.15am
Event Village
8.30am - 6.00pm
Our Partners CANCER RESEARCH UK KIDS & TEENS We are pleased to welcome Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens back as title sponsor in 2017! Every day around 10 young people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. Despite improving survival rates, cancer is the leading cause of death in children, teenagers and young adults. Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens is a campaign to raise money for research into cancers affecting children, teens and young adults. With your help we will find cures and kinder treatments for young people facing cancer. You can do your bit when you take part in the Mini Mile by fundraising for Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens. Download a sponsorship pack today and you can help them to find cures and kinder treatments: www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/donate/kids-and-teens/fundraise
GATWICK AIRPORT We are also extremely grateful to our new partner Gatwick Airport who have very generously waived the entry fee this year, allowing you to enter for free. Instead of paying an entry fee, all entrants were invited to make an optional donation to Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens. We are pleased to say that at the time of going to print, this has raised over ÂŁ7000 for the charity so far. It is fantastic to be able to give children who might not have otherwise taken part, the opportunity to be a part of one of the largest youth races in the UK.
Our partners
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Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition at the Event Village There are some exciting changes this year, with Race Pack Collection and the Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition relocating to a brand new venue. The Exhibition will now be a part of the Brighton Marathon Weekend Event Village. The Event Village will be open for the whole of the event weekend, from Friday 7th - Sunday 9th April, with the Exhibition taking place on the Friday and Saturday. Here we welcome you to the 2017 Brighton Marathon Weekend. Thousands of runners and supporters will arrive at the Event Village on Friday and Saturday, ready to kick-start their weekend together in a hive of anticipation and excitement.
Not just about running, there will be a range of things on offer in the Event Village. There is something for every one of all ages, including shopping, food stalls, bars, live screens, fun activities and more… so bring your friends & family along with you!
LOCATION AND OPEN HOURS Friday 7th April
10am
– 7pm
Saturday 8th April 9.30am – 7pm Sunday 9th April
8.30am – 6pm
The Beach, Madeira Drive (just east of Brighton Pier)
Situated adjacent to the finish line, the Event Village is located right on Brighton beach. This is the first time we have created a three-day village for our participants, their supporters and the community in one central, buzzing location.
Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition at the Event Village
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EXHIBITION AND EVENT VILLAGE 2017 Friday 7th & Saturday 8th April
MARINE PARA
ESPLAN FINISH LINE
Screen
CITY CENTRE Accessible viewing area
Grandstand seating area RACE DAY ONLY
Screen
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2XU Recovery Zone Seminars & Massage
ENTRANCE / EXIT
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Food & bars
BRIGHTON PIER
SEATING AREA
Exhibitors
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Retail
Volunteer access
VOLKS RAILWAY LINE Charity Village Info & medical point
Merchandise 2018 sign up
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RACE PACK COLLECTION Volunteer HQ
SEATING AREA
Screen
BRIGHTON MARINA
Pre-Event Essentials Race pack collection Race Packs will need to be collected before the event, from either the Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition on Friday 7th April or on Mini Mile Race Day at Preston Park. We strongly recommend collecting from the 2. ON RACE DAY: Exhibition so that you are ready for your race If you are unable to collect your Race and to avoid queues and delays. Pack before the event you can do so at the Race Pack Collection Point on the Please bring: morning of the event, located within the Your runner confirmation email that will Mini Mile Village. be re-sent to you in the weeks leading up to the event Race pack collection and the Information Point will be available on Saturday 8th HOW DO I COLLECT April 10am – 3pm
MY RACE PACK?
1. FROM THE EXHIBITION: Race Packs can be collected on Friday 7th April between the hours of 11am and 7pm from the Brighton Marathon Weekend Exhibition held in the Event Village on Madeira Drive. Participants will need to ‘check in’ at the Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens Mini Mile Race Pack Collection desk.
WHAT IS IN MY RACE PACK? Your Race pack includes: -- 1 x Race number -- Timing chip to fix to your shoe -- Safety pins -- Race T-shirt (the colour relates to the race you are participating in and you must wear it on the day) If any of the above items are missing please visit the information point, within the Mini Mile Village. If you need to swap your T shirt for another size, there will be facilities to do so at the time of collection only.
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RACE PACK COLLECTION 2017 Friday 7th April 11am – 7pm Saturday 8th April 10am – 7pm
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4:00 - 4:30
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BM10k
U15 U18
U13
U11
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MINI MILE
DISABLED ACCESS & PUSHCHAIRS
BM10k & MINI MILE
AMERICAN EXPRESS CARDMEMBERS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: RACE NUMBER -- You must not exchange your race number with anyone else.* -- Please ensure you complete the runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical details on the back of the number. This is extremely important should the runner be in need of treatment of any kind. -- Please also write the contact name and mobile phone number of the adult accompanying you on the day.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: RACE T-SHIRT -- Please do not exchange your coloured T-shirt with another colour; your T-shirt represents the race you are running in and is an important assistance in identifying you, as is your race number. -- Runners will not be permitted to enter the warm up pen wearing anything other than the correct race T-shirt.
-- You should attach the race number on the front of your coloured T-shirt, using a safety pin at each corner. * This is VERY important: amongst other potential problems doing so may cause problems of identification for the event medical services in the case of any accident or injury. Any attempt to do so will result in immediate disqualification of the individual(s) concerned and ejection from the event. Due to the complexities of administering timing chips and results we are unable to accommodate requests to change races.
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Travel to the event ADDRESS Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6HN
PARKING To prevent congestion, we strongly recommend that you use public transport. Please note that the park and therefore “The Ride” will be closed to all cars on the day of the event.
TRAINS The closest train station is Preston Park Station which is a 10 minute walk to the park. London Road and Brighton train stations are also close by and within walking distance. Trains run regularly from London Victoria to Brighton station with a journey time of roughly 1 hour. Trains from London Gatwick airport also run regularly and take roughly 20 25 minutes.
BUSES The 5 and 5A buses run between Hangleton and Patcham, passing through the town centre and go past the park at regular intervals. Please refer to http://www.buses.co.uk/ for further information and timetables
TAXIS If you require a taxi for travel to and within Brighton, and wish to pre-book you can find a list of further public transport available and full information via the Brighton & Hove City Council web site.
Accommodation If you require accommodation for the weekend, then we advise doing so as soon as possible as the city will be very busy for the Brighton Marathon and BM10k on the Sunday. If finding central accommodation proves to be tricky as hotels fill up, do be sure to look further afield in towns close by, such as Lewes, Worthing, Shoreham and even Gatwick for accommodation that is easily commutable by train, taxi or bus. Websites such as booking.com are good ways to search for hotels. For more links or other ideas such as camping and private rentals with Air BnB, please visit: www.brightonmarathon.co.uk/ accommodation
PARKING If you do drive to the event please use the pay and display parking bays in the surrounding streets, there are plenty available. The nearest car parks are London Road car park and Southern Brighton Station Car Park.
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Race Day 10.00 am
Event Village opens Morning Races
RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
11.00 am 11:15 am 11:30 am 11:45 am 12.00 pm 12.15 pm
Under 9 Under 9 Under 9 Under 9 Under 9 Under 9
12.30 pm
Races 1-6 prize-giving and celebration Lunchtime Races RACE 7 Girls RACE 8 Boys RACE 9 Girls RACE 10 Boys RACE 11 Girls RACE 12 Boys
Under 11 Under 11 Under 11 Under 11 Under 11 Under 11
Races 7-12 prize-giving and celebration Afternoon Races
RACE 13 Boys RACE 14 Girls RACE 15 Boys RACE 16 Girls RACE 17 Girls RACE 18 Boys
Under 13 Under 13 Under 13 Under 13 Under 15 (Cat 1) & UNDER 18 (Cat 2) Under 15 (Cat 1) & UNDER 18 (Cat 2)
12.45 pm 1:00 pm 1:15 pm 1:30 pm 1.45 pm 2.00 pm 2.15 pm
2.30 pm 2:45 pm 3:00 pm 3:15 pm 3.30 pm 3.45 pm
Races 13-18 prize-giving and celebration
4.00 pm
Event closes
5.00 pm
Please note that parkrun will take place in the park at 9am, which is a free of charge 5k timed run that happens every Saturday at 9am. We did not want to cancel this event, so please be aware that this will go ahead as normal on Saturday 8th April.
Child Safety We highly recommend that children under the age of 13 years old have one parent or guardian accompanying them to the event although no adults are permitted on the running route, unless there are exceptional circumstances and there is a pre-arranged agreement in place. Parents can of course follow alongside the course. Runner safety is our number one priority. There will be marshals along the length of the course, a lead bike ahead of the race and a course marshal sweeping behind. The event marshals will be wearing blue. In the event of a lost child please speak to the nearest event marshal or go directly to the Information Tent.
The Course FIRST AID First Aid will be provided at the Start, the Finish and along the route.
TOILETS Toilets will be situated within the Event Village area.
Race Start -- The Warm Up Area is a contained space, only runners are allowed to enter this area. -- Please make sure you are in the Warm Up Area at least 10 minutes before your race time to take part in a short warm up. Please do not be late - you may miss your race. -- Once runners are within the Warm Up Area they will be looked after by event marshals and led from the Warm Up Area to the Start Line in time for the start of their race, which will be signalled by a hooter. -- Please make sure that you listen out for announcements throughout the day and remember to smile - you may see yourself on the big screen!
Spectators The course is spectator friendly and you will be able to see your children or friends most of the way round. There will be barriers around the whole course protecting the runners. Please note that there are four designated crossing points along the route (see course map). Please give the runners as much encouragement as you can!
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The Finish Every finisher will be presented with a medal and a kit bag once they have crossed the finish line. Please pay attention to the marshals when you cross the finish line as all runners will be directed into the post finish area according to the colour on their race number (see the repatriation section for further information.) To help avoid congestion at the finish line runners need to make sure that they keep moving through to repatriation, once finished. Please listen to instructions from marshals. All runners have a timing chip, (that you must fix to your shoelace before taking part) which means that your time will automatically stop once you have crossed the finish line.
Repatriation / Collect Your Runner We ask that a parent or guardian collects any children under the age of 13 after their race, from the Repatriation Area. To avoid congestion the Repatriation Area will be split into four coloured pens – Blue, Pink, Green and Red – and your child will be directed to the pen according to the colour of their race number. Please make a note of the colour of your child’s running number. If the area is looking congested please only send one family member to the repatriation area to greet your child. Any child not collected 30 minutes after the finish of their race will be treated as a ‘lost child’ and taken to the Information Point.
Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third placed for each race on the stage – please see presentation timings within the schedule.
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Winners
Mini Mile Village
Prize-giving will take place on the stage, which will be located next to the Repatriation Area for 2017.
The Mini Mile Village, big screen and stage area will be full of atmosphere and entertainment. There will be lots of activities to enjoy on the day such as zorbing and inflatable fun. Afterwards kick back and watch the rest of the races unfold with some food from one of the delicious stalls, all provided by Street Diner.
MORNING PRIZE-GIVING Prize-giving for the six morning races will take place at 12:30pm, and we ask all winners to remain in the park in order to be presented with their prize.
LUNCHTIME PRIZE-GIVING
A full line-up will be confirmed in the weeks before the event, so look out for updates on the website.
Prize-giving for the six lunchtime races will take place at 14:15, and we ask all winners to remain in the park in order to be presented with their prize.
AFTERNOON PRIZE-GIVING Prize-giving for the eight afternoon races will take place at 16:00, and we ask all winners to remain in the park in order to be presented with their prize. The first 3 runners in each race will be asked to return to the podium near the Repatriation Area for a podium presentation. Please see a member of the event team at repatriation who will escort you to the back of the stage to greet your child or children.
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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Forget MARATHON-PHOTOS.COM
RUNNER SURVEY
You will be able to purchase official photos of your run from Marathon-Photos.com on the website a few days after the event. They will have photographers around the course, on the finish line and in the post-race finish area taking photos. You will be emailed a link to photos with a password in order to access photos securely.
Shortly after the event you will receive an email from us with a link to our 2017 runner survey. Please take the time to fill this out. We continually strive to improve the Brighton Marathon Weekend and your feedback is extremely important to us.
If you have any further queries about the event, please first check the FAQs on the website www.brightonminimile.co.uk/faqs before emailing office@brightonmarathon.co.uk For any queries during event week the Call Centre will be open from Wednesday 5th April to Sunday 9th April: 08453 1000 88. Good luck! Have a great day at the races! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Forget
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