• The closing date for deferrals will be on the 22nd of May, if we have to change the event date then this will be delayed.

Your t-shirt will be given to you in the Finish Distribution area in the Guildhall Square after you have completed the race on Race Day itself.

• Please put all your clothing into a bag, add the ABP Southampton Baggage label which has your Race number on it (this comes in your race pack) and hand it in at the Guildhall building prior to the race. Baggage will be available to be dropped off from 0700 and then collection will be open all morning. Please note you will need your official Race Number to collect your bag.

• Other than have an enjoyable race? Full details of timings and what you need to do are in your Race Pack, the website and on social media. If you have any specific questions, please email events@reesleisure.co.uk

• The Full Marathon and Half Marathon starts at 09:00
  The 10K will begin at 10:00
  The Mile Fun run starts at 16:00

• We recommend you aim to be on site at least 90 minutes before your official race start time. There will be queues for parking, toilets and baggage drop off so it is best to be prepared! We also have a warm up, and interactive areas in our race village! An exciting day lies ahead!

• The nearest train station will be Southampton Central. Please check in advance with South West Trains before travelling and for updates on any rail works etc. Walking from the station is 0.4miles from the race village area (approximately 10 minutes).

• We will have a large number of pacers running, and we would like to thank them all for their support. They are there as a guide for you to help assist with your pacing.
  
  Pacers for the Half Marathon:
  1:30 / 1:35 / 1:40 / 1:45 / 1:50 / 1:55 / 2:00 / 2:10 / 2:20 / 2:30 and Motivators
  
  Pacers for the 10km:0:45 / 0:50 / 0:55 / 1:00 / 1:05 / 1:10
  
  Unfortunately we don’t have any official pacers for the Full Marathon, but we will have a brilliant Motivator to help you round the last stretches of the course.
  
  The Pacers will all be wearing special PACER t-shirts with their target time on their backs. CLICK HERE for the Pacers page

• There will be no refreshments in the Race Village itself however there are many coffee shops, restaurants and hotels between the station, car parks and bus station to pick up snacks and refreshments before the race. The Race Village is based in the Southampton Guildhall and the surrounding areas are full of fantastic restaurants and cafes, so do make sure you take advantage of all that Southampton city centre has to offer!
  
  Check out our Medal Discounts page to see all the brilliant businesses are offering special discounts just for you lovely runners!

• There will be 4 water stations on route (with an extra water station for the marathon). These will be located as follows:
  
  Water Station 1 = Coopers Lane Southbound (Woolston side of Itchen Bridge)
  Water Station 2 = Coopers Lane Northbound  (Woolston side of Itchen Bridge)
  Water Station 3 = Bitterne Road West (Will be serving gels as well)
  Water Station 4 = Highfield lane
  Water Station 5 = Palmerston Park (for Marathon runners only, is at the start of the 2nd lap)
  
  There will be water served on the stations, with only one station serving gels – should you require extra, please bring any gels, nutrition or sports drinks with you.

• There are 100 toilets located around the Race Village area. The bulk of these will be by the Southampton City Art Gallery on Commercial Road near the start, with others in East Park (both in the North and South of the park). There will be further toilets around the course, in Riverside Park.
  
  There are no showering facilities available on the route.

• If you have not received your pack a week before raceday please email events@reesleisure.co.uk with the title RACE PACK and your name and the address you expected the pack to be delivered to and we can arrange for a new pack to be available at the Info/Race Pack desk in the Race Village on the day.

• There will be some bus and train routes running please check with local operators here:
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  ‍http://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/
  ‍http://www.unilinkbus.co.uk/
  ‍http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/
  ‍http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/hampshire/
  
  ‍First bus have very kindly offered FREE transport to all runners wearing their race number on race day itself! What a fantastic offer!!All bus routes have been worked carefully with Southampton City Council in order to help minimise disruption to normal public transport routes where possible

• It is unlikely that there will still be spaces left on the day. Sign up quickly to avoid disappointment

• The races will all start at the following times, sharp:
  
  Full Marathon – 09:00
  Half Marathon – 09:0010K – 10:00
  
  We advise you aim to be in the Start area a minimum of 90 minutes prior to the start. Also plan to have an extra 30 minutes to your normal journey time due to road closures.
  
  Once the last runner from the timing pens crosses the start line, that is it, as we have to get the roads re-opened quickly.

• The chip is fixed to the rear of the Race number.

• The QR code is to help track all your photos via Sussex Sport Photography which will be available through our website after the race.

• There are lots of car parks in Southampton. Westquay car parks are now open 24 hours a day and the majority of Council Car Parks will be open from 0600. Full details of where to park can be found on our PARKING MAP Here. Please note there may be Sunday charges so bring change with you.

• When you arrive head towards the race village in Guildhall Square and get ready to run.

• We will have a bag drop in the race village at Guildhall Square, where racers can leave their bag securely while they run.