Race information

RUN SOLIHULL 10K & HALF MARATHON

SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST 2022

 

Address:

Malvern Park, Malvern Park Ave, Solihull B91 3EA.

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///horn.solved.neck for exact event village location.)

 

Start Times:

Half Marathon: 9:00
10k: 9:30
*PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A STRICT 3 HOUR CUT-OFF TIME DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES*

 

Race Packs:

If you’ve entered before Monday 1st August you should receive your race pack in the post.

If you entered after this date (or haven’t received your race pack in the post before the race), please make your way down to the collection desks on Sunday Morning.
It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number, so please arrive early.

You will only need one number attached to the front of your shirt.

Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib and needs to be attached to your shoe as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race.

At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).

 

Collection Times:

Half Marathon – 7:30-8:30am
10k – 8:00-9:00am

SEE ENTRY LIST HERE

 

When you receive your race packs, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the brief runner Information form which can be found printed on the back of your bib. This will help us greatly in case of an emergency!

 

Race Start

Each race will have a warm up in the event village 15 minutes prior to the start time.
After the warm up, estimated finish times will be called to the starting pen where our marshals will guide you into a start formation.

 

During The Race

We will have marshals all around the course as well as distance markers and arrows.

The Half Marathon follows an undulating route, starting and finishing in Solihull town centre.

The course is all on closed roads and tarmac paths.

The route starts by following New Road into Malvern Park, leaving the park via Widney Manor Road, to reach Knowle town centre. A countryside section through Barston and Eastcote follows, which includes the steeper inclines and declines of the course. The route returns to Knowle before following Widney Manor Road and Malvern Park back to Solihull town centre. PB potential.

The 10k follows the start and end of this route, with an earlier turn around point. The route use the same start and finish line as the Half Marathon.

You can see further course information and route maps HERE

 

After the race

Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.

There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal and Love Corn which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.

Toilets

There will be plenty of Portable toilets within the event village for you to use before and after the race.

 

Refreshments

There will be 3 water stations for the half marathon along the course at miles 3, 6.5, and 10, and 1 water station for the 10k at the halfway point.

There will also be water available at the finish.

In order to avoid congestion on the course, we recommend bringing your own water.

 

How To Get There

Malvern Park, Malvern Park Ave, Solihull B91 3EA.

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///horn.solved.neck for exact event village location.)

Solihull is located at the heart of the UK’s transport network – making Solihull easily accessible by range of travel modes.

BY CAR:
Solihull is connected to junctions 4, 5 & 6 of the M42, connecting to the M40 and M6.

BY TRAIN:
Solihull is connected to two mainline routes via Birmingham International and Solihull Station, connecting to Birmingham and London.

PARKING:
There is no specific race parking, we recommend using www.parkopedia.com to find a suitable location.

Spectators

Spectators are more than welcome to come along and support runners and we would advise staying in and around the event village within Malvern Park to catch the start and finish and see runners pass through on the course.

The event village will also have live music, food & drink stalls, massages from Solihull College & University Centre, and medal engraving!

 

Results

Results will be available on www.runthrough.co.uk after the race.

 

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race, which will be made available on our Facebook Page after the race.

 

Social Media

For updates leading up to the race, please check out our Facebook @RunSolihull and follow us on Instagram @RunSolihull use the hashtag #RunSolihull in the build up to the race.

If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThrough Chat group on Facebook.

If you #RunThroughUK on Instagram with your race day collages, the best ones will feature on our page!

 

RunThrough Kit

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If you have purchased an item of RT Kit with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race, with your email order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!