The Saab Salomon South Downs Marathon events have quickly become classics with the unique choice of demanding full marathon, a relay marathon for teams of 4 or a more or a more relaxed 5km trail run for all the family.
The route along the western section of the South Downs into Queen Elizabeth Country Park for the finish is superb with a varied mix of woodland trails and open vistas across green pastures as far as the eye can see.
We are going to move the start location to Slindon (near Chichester) on the dip slope of the Downs and run up to the South Downs way through forest trails and the Monarch Way, and will introduce timing splits at the relay change-overs so that full marathon runners can analyse their performance and each relay runner will get a split for their stage.
The biggest change is to have a split start for the full marathon. We will split the start into waves (based on predicted times) as follows:
09.00 Slower marathoners
09.30 Relay Start
10.00 Faster Marathoners
There will be an event closing time at 4pm with cut off times at the second and third relay change over spots when marshals will be stood down and the course signs collected (runners can continue to the finish at there own risk following the standard South Downs Way Marked signs).
There will be bottled water available at 7 places on the course and SiS Electroyle drinks at 2 stations.
Start - is a new location at Slindon College, Slindon, which is along Top Road in the village. Please park where directed in the School grounds, no parking in the residential area.
NB: All cars MUST be off site by 1030am. No cars can be left in the College grounds.
South Downs Marathon - Slindon College, start direction map
Finish – as before in the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park off the A3, four miles South of Petersfield. South Downs Marathon & Relay - QE Park, finish map directions
NB: The 5km starts & finishes in Queen Elizabeth Park
Toilets, baggage tent, refreshments at the finish
Entry fee for the Full Marathon includes: bus to the start, baggage transfer from start to finish, race t-shirt, race finishers medal, prizes for first 10 Men & Women, First masters 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60+, Chip timing, Goody bag.
Entry fee for the Relay includes: Finishers medal x 4, Prizes for first 3 teams Male & Female, first Masters teams Male & Female (mixed teams will count as male teams for the results and prizes), chip timing, Goody bag.
Relay teams are responsible for all transportation of runners and baggage to change over points.
5km Family Trail Run: Finishers medal, prize for first boy & girl U-15. Goody bag.
| Marathon Club Runner | £28 |
| Marathon Unattached | £30 |
| Relay Marathon | £48 |
| 5km Trail Run | £8 |
There will be Level 2 first aid supplied by Thames Valley Ambulance Services. Who will have first aiders, ambulances and a quad on route.
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