Dear runner,
Please familiarize yourself with all the notes in this post and then read the “What you need to know” section on our event page here.
Timings
7am. Participants arrive, Race HQ and Baggage open.
8am. Roads close and all participants are at the Showground.
8:20 Half Marathon warm up with Shrewsbury Town in the Community.
8:25 Follow the pacers to the start line.
8:30 Half Marathon starts.
8:45 Metric Half warm up.
8:50 Follow the pacers around to the start line.
8:55 Metric Half starts.
Please arrive at the venue from 7:00am. Arriving early helps us to ensure that the race starts on time. Thank you in advance for your support with this. Roads will be closed completely from 8am. Race HQ and baggage are open from 7:00am. Just a note that once your bag is in, you can’t retrieve it until after the race so please make sure you have everything you need.
If you are not local and driving to the venue please follow signs for the “Agricultural Showground” and use post code SY1 2PF. If any of our runners are able to car share, please do.
Bib Numbers
All participants who signed up, up to and including Friday 20th September at midday, your bib numbers have been posted. If you signed up after midday on the 20th September then your bib will be waiting for you at Race HQ on race day. Look for the “BIB COLLECTION” queues.
Your will notice your bibs show our finish line marshals your finishers t-shirt size in the bottom right hand corner. If you have chosen to plant a tree rather than take a finisher t-shirt you will see a tree logo here instead.
On the day parking
Parking is available at the showground and there is a £3 charge which goes directly to the Shropshire County Showground charity. Please have £3 in change ready when you arrive.
The routes
The routes are signed with high viz signage which both races follow with two exceptions. Half marathon runners follow the high viz signage at all times.
There are two places on the route where metric half marathon runners follow a different route and these will be signed with blue signs with white arrows.
Almost the full first 3 miles of both of the races are the same route. They split just before the 3 mile markers for each race.
The first place is:
At just before 3 miles into the race at the Welsh Bridge. Metric half marathon runners will run straight through into Victoria Avenue, passing Hickorys Restaurant on your left and into The Quarry. Half marathon runners will turn right and run over the Welsh Bridge into Frankwell.
The second place is:
When you return into the West Mid Showground.
The routes will be well signed. Due to the out and back nature of some parts of the route you will see signage which states to either “Keep on the right hand side” or Keep on the left hand side” and other instructions. Please follow these directions as runners will be coming towards you. They are there for your enjoyment of the race and to keep everyone safe.
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Wolverhampton University students, Runna & Shrewsbury Town in the community will all be set up near the start and finish line in their gazebos. The university students are offering free massage to our finishers. Tom and Maddie are at the Runna Gazebo with some foam rollers and bits to help your recovery post-race, and Nicky and her team from Shrewsbury Town in the community will be offering some recovery stretching and health mot’s including blood pressure tests at their gazebo.
Cromwells. Our friends at Cromwells are offering our particiants 10% off your food over the weekend. If you are travelling to the event and looking for somewhere to dine Saturday night, or if you want to eat after the event, just show your sign up email to the staff member serving you and you will get your discount. Cromwells is situated at 11 Dogpole, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EN.
Bring a Tin
We will be facilitating our “bring a tin” campaign again this year for the Shrewsbury Food Bank.
If you can, please bring a tin and drop it with the Food Bank team at their flags in the event village.
Please now read the “What you need to know” sections on the event page. This contains all the race information you need.
Huge thank you to our sponsors.
ParetoFM
greenhous
Love2Stay
Runna
See you all on Sunday!
Joe and Team Shrewsbury Half.
