Ironman® Weekend
Run
Location: Public Car Park opposite Barley Mow PH the Basingstoke Canal, Winchfield.
Date: Sunday 5th April 2009
Time: 10:00am
Distance: 42km or 21km
All BTF competition and technical rules apply.
Please arrive early to allow for a warm-up etc.
Parking is in the large car park just past the pub. Please do not park the pub car park.
The turn around points at either end of the run course will be marshalled. There will be other marshals on the course in case of emergencies.
The run will be a mass start. Please be aware that the canal is in use by members of the public. Take care when passing people. The path is wide enough in most places to allow passing without any problems. Please also be aware that it is a canal… don’t fall in!
Water will be provided at the start/finish and turn around points along the course, hence there will be approximately 3.5 miles between water stops. Athletes will need to bring their own food and energy drinks packaged and labelled accordingly if they want these handed out at the start/finish area.
Course description: Start/finish will be on the canal towpath at the ‘Barley Mow’ pub near Winchfield. Ironman runners will complete two laps of a two-looped out and back course following the route of the canal towpath at all times. Half Ironman competitors will complete one lap of the same course. The first loop will take the runners west to Odiham. The turn around point will be on the canal near to public car park in Odiham village. Runners will then retrace their steps to the Barley Mow start/finish point. The second loop takes the runners east to Crookham. The turn around point will be
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