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Information To Competitors Congratulations on rising to the challenge and participating in the forthcoming Autumn Classic Windsor & Eton Half Marathon @ Dorney Lake. In order to make your day go as smoothly as possible please take the time to read the following instructions very carefully. Having read the sheets if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the event organisers on [email protected]. Distance Half Marathon – 13.1 miles = 21.08km Event Location Dorney Lake, Eton College Rowing Centre, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6QP Dorney Lake is a world-class rowing and flat-water canoeing centre in a spectacular, 400-acre park land setting near Windsor. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. How To Get There Dorney Lake is ideally placed, being within easy reach of London, Heathrow Airport, the M4 corridor and the M25, M40 and M3 motorways. It is also well served by the rail network. Maps & Direction to Dorney Lake – Please CLICK HERE Car Parking Parking is limited at the venue so if you are coming in a big group we advise that you look to car share. On arrival to the site a F3 Marshal will meet you at the front gate. They will direct you on to the main access road. Race registration is only 50m walk from the car park. Perfect distance for warming those running legs up! Once you are parked up make your way to the event registration marquee.

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InformationToCompetitorsCongratulationsonrisingtothechallengeandparticipatingintheforthcomingAutumnClassicWindsor&EtonHalfMarathon@DorneyLake.Inordertomakeyourdaygoassmoothlyaspossiblepleasetakethetimetoreadthefollowinginstructionsverycarefully.Havingreadthesheetsifyouhaveanyquestionspleasedonothesitatetocontacttheeventorganisersonenquiries@f3events.co.uk.DistanceHalfMarathon–13.1miles=21.08kmEventLocationDorneyLake,EtonCollegeRowingCentre,Windsor,Berkshire,SL46QPDorneyLakeisaworld-classrowingandflat-watercanoeingcentreinaspectacular,400-acreparklandsettingnearWindsor.IthostedtheOlympicandParalympicGamesin2012.HowToGetThereDorneyLakeisideallyplaced,beingwithineasyreachofLondon,HeathrowAirport,theM4corridorandtheM25,M40andM3motorways.Itisalsowellservedbytherailnetwork.Maps&DirectiontoDorneyLake–PleaseCLICKHERECarParkingParkingislimitedatthevenuesoifyouarecominginabiggroupweadvisethatyoulooktocarshare.OnarrivaltothesiteaF3Marshalwillmeetyouatthefrontgate.Theywilldirectyouontothemainaccessroad.Raceregistrationisonly50mwalkfromthecarpark.Perfectdistanceforwarmingthoserunninglegsup!Onceyouareparkedupmakeyourwaytotheeventregistrationmarquee.

TimingsPleasenote:Eventtimingsarenon-negotiable!Itisyourresponsibilitytobeintherightplaceattherighttime.Theeventwillstartatthebelowtimes,withorwithoutyou.Pleaseseebelowfortimings.Time Event Notes 7.30 SiteOpenToCompetitors DoNOTArriveBeforeThisTime 8:00 RegistrationOpens MainRegistrationMarquee 8:45 EventBriefing MainRegistrationMarquee 9:00 HalfMarathonStart NextToMainRegistrationMarquee 10:45 1stCompetitorFinish 11:30 PrizePresentation WhenResultsAreConfirmed 12:30 RunCourseCloses 12:30 EventClosesToCompetitors EventRegistrationEventRegistrationislocatedbytheMainMarqueeasyouenterthelakeontherighthandside.Asyouarriveattheeventregistrationmarqueeamemberofstaffwillgiveyouyoureventnumber.Youwillthenreceive:

1. Bibnumber.Tobewornonthefrontwhenyouarerunning.2. Dependingonthenumberofcompetitors,youmaybeaskedtohaveyoureventnumberwrittenon

yourhand.Stafftowriteyournumberinpermanentmarkerthatwashesoffskin.3. Timingchip.ThisissuppliedwithaVelcrobandtosecuretoyourankle.

(DONOTWEARTHETIMINGCHIPONYOURWRIST!ONLYTOBEWORNONYOURANKLE)Pleasenote:Itisadvisabletoarriveapproximately60minutesbeforeyourstarttime.Thisthengivesyouplentyoftimetoregisterandunderstandthelayoutoftheevent.

EventBriefingItismandatorytoattendtheeventbriefingrelevanttoyourevent.Thisisheld10-15minutesbeforethestarttime.Youmustattendtheseinyourclothingthatyouwillbestartingtheeventinreadytostartimmediatelyafterthebriefing.Thebriefingwillbeheldintherunstartentryarea.RunCourseTheruncourseisasillustratedontherunmapbelow.TheHalfMarathonrunwillbe4.5Laps.Pleaseremembertohandyourtimingchipin(ifyouhaveoneandweareusingchiptiming)beforecollectingdrinksandrefreshmentaftercrossingtheline.Failuretohandinyourtimingchipwillresultina£10surchargetocoverthereplacementofthechip.

WelookforwardtoseeingyouatDorneyLake.AtallF3eventswearehappytotakeanyconstructivefeedbackinordertocontinuallyimproveourraces.Ifaftertheeventyouwishtocommunicateyourthoughtstouspleasedosoviaenquiries@f3events.co.uk.MartynEdwardsEventDirector.