10K | SUNDAY 9 JULY 2017 EVENT GUIDE CONTENTS RUN PACK RUN PACK 3 Getting there 4 EVENT DAY TIMETABLE 5 At the start 6 ON THE course 7 course map 9 when you finish 10 FINISH MAP 11 respect the challenge 12 A MESSAGE FROM SIMPLYHEALTH YOU ARE AMAZING! YES, YOU! You may be asking why a random person you’ve never heard of is telling you such a thing. I’m a less than perfectly fit and able person who, in January this year stood in awe on the start line of the Simplyhealth Great Edinburgh Winter Run, watching three thousand people of every imaginable shape, size, age and physical ability doing something I think is amazing – getting active by running with friends, family and colleagues, sharing together in moving and being healthier. I’m also lucky enough to lead Simplyhealth and we’re the partner of the Great Run Company, the organisers of the Great North 10k. We’re doing this with one simple aim: to get millions moving. We at Simplyhealth are people with a passion and a purpose that’s all about helping people to make the most of life through better everyday health. You might be one of our three and a half million customers who we help every day in lots of ways but, even if you’re not, I hope that through our support of the Great North 10k we can help you in a small way to make the most of life. My dad, who was a GP all of his working life, told me that if you want to be healthy you should smile a lot, sleep enough and get out of breath at least three times a week doing something you love. So, as you do your final training for the Great North 10k, I wish you every success for the big day and, of course, to remind you that you are amazing! Romana Abdin Chief Executive Acknowledgements The organisers of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k would like to thank the following organisations for their help and support in staging the event: Simplyhealth, Gateshead Council, PUMA, Aqua Pura, Duracell, Pure Gym, Arnold Clark, Up & Go, Nirvana Europe, Athletics Weekly, The Journal, Metro Radio, Just Giving, Northumbria Police, North East Ambulance Service, Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service, British Red Cross, Gateshead Harriers, Sunderland Strollers, Gateshead Scouts, South Tyneside Scouts, Westoe Rugby Club and Northumbria University. 2 GREATRUN.ORG RUN PACK SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 10K OFFICIAL NUMBER Please check that your run number is identical to the master number on your covering letter. If it is different please contact Great Run at [email protected]. This is your unique number and only you must wear it on the day. DO NOT swap, change or copy this number. Swapping numbers can be dangerous, by selling it onto someone else who may not be properly prepared for the event, you could be putting their health at risk. TIMING CHIP In order to simplify your running experience your timing chip is already attached to the back of you run number and eliminates the need for attaching and removing chips on your trainer or ankle. Please DO NOT REMOVE this from the run number as doing so will affect your time for your run. You don’t need to do anything to activate this chip, just leave it attached and it will automatically scan when you cross the start and finish line to give you your finishing time. Your timing chip does not need to be returned at the end of the run. Log in to greatruntraining.org using your Great Run ID and download the FREE app from iTunes or Google’s Play Store. Great Run Training gives you everything you need for perfect event preparation at your fingertips. • Interactive training to suit all levels • A route map to accurately measure your running • A review of your progress and achievement • Answers to your questions with help from our Great Run Training experts great run app Download the FREE Great Run event app from the App Store or Google Play to take advantage of lots of cool features - from live runner tracking, result time shares on your social media, interactive course maps, selfie frames, event day countdowns and weather updates. GREATRUN.ORG GREATRUN.ORG 3 GETTING THERE Travel information By bus The event is easily accessible by bus, with a variety of routes servicing Gateshead International Top tips Stadium. Plan your travel well in advance of the event and aim to arrive at the start around one hour Go North East Service 27 from bus stops on before you are due to run. This will ensure you Sunderland Road (Felling) provides a link to have plenty of time to familiarise yourself with the Gateshead International Stadium roughly every 20 facilities, relax and properly prepare for the run. minutes from Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields. The Simplyhealth Great North 10k in Gateshead Quaylink Services Q1 and Q2 provide a link from is well serviced by public transport. There are Gateshead Metro and Newcastle City Centre to no event specific car parks, and we strongly the Gateshead Quayside area, but they will be recommend that you make use of the excellent disrupted by road closures for the event so you are public transport network the North East has to recommended to use Quaylink service Q3 from offer. We have worked closely with the relevant Newcastle city centre to Newcastle Quayside and agencies to ensure that the services are running cross the Millennium Bridge to Gateshead. as fast as they can, however we still recommend that you allow plenty of time for your journey as it Use the Live Travel Map at nexus.org.uk to find out may take slightly longer than normal. the best service for you or call 0191 2020747. By metro Fare Information The start and finish areas are a short walk from If you are travelling by more than one form of Gateshead Stadium Metro station. public transport the best ticket to buy is a Day Rover ticket. It gives you unlimited travel all day Metro services provide a frequent service through on the Metro, most buses in Tyne and Wear, the the station providing links from Newcastle and Shields Ferry and the Sunderland - Blaydon rail Gateshead centres and from Heworth, plus a line. You can buy your ticket on the day from your Metro approximately every 12 minutes from South bus driver or Metro ticket machine, an adult ticket Tyneside, Sunderland, Newcastle Airport and costs £7.20 and a child’s ticket is £3.60. North Tyneside. Children who have an Under 16 Pop Card can Please check www.nexus.org.uk/metro for earlier travel all day for just £1.10 with a Child All-day train times. Ticket (CAT) available from ticket machines or bus drivers. Metro Park and Ride You can Park and Ride to Gateshead Stadium If you are using the Metro only, or travelling on Metro station from the following main Park & Ride buses from just one bus company, buy one of stations on the Metro system: Callerton, Regent their day tickets, or a return where available. Centre, Four Lane Ends, Northumberland Park and Heworth. 4 GREATRUN.ORG GETTING THERE GETTING THERE A186 City Road Pilgrim Street Number Name Spaces Walking Time 5 River Tyne Allendale Road Walker Road Gateshead Millennium Bridge 1 Gateshead Civic Centre600 20 minutes Quayside 3 2 The Sage Gateshead 220 (est.) 20 minutes Tyne Bridge Sage Gateshead Walker Road 3 Mill Road 260 (est.) 15 minutes Saltmeadows Rd 2 4 Heworth 499 (est.) 25 minutes (opposite Metro) Hawks Rd River Tyne 5 Newcastle QuaysideWalker Road250+ 30 minutes High Street Multi-storeys Gateshead Highway Quarryfield Rd 6 Bede School 500 5 minutes Saltmeadows Road All car-parks are chargeable on event day Tyne Main Road No access to Bede School Park Road Askew Rd Park Lane via ST James’ Road A184 NO PARKING AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA River Tyne Gateshead International High W Street Stadium A184 Bensham Rd 1 B1426 St James Rd No access to car park Green Lane Park Road Arthur St A167 Sunderland Road from Felling Bypass B1426 6 Park Road B1426 Prince Consort Road A184 Old Durham Road Hepburn Gardens Abotsford Road Durham Road Sunderland Road 4 B1426 Carlisle St Whitehall Road Shields Rd Sunderland Road A184 Split Crow Road B1296 Split Crow Road Carr Hill Rd Crowhall Lane Watermill Lane ACCOMMODATION The North East of England is the place to come for dazzling culture, superb shopping, thrilling sport as well as great places to eat, and it’s all served up with a hearty helping of our famous Geordie friendliness! If you are making a weekend of it visit newcastlegateshead.com for ideas on things to see and do. EVENT DAY INFORMATION POINT On event day there will be a Great Run customer services team located at Gateshead International Stadium. This will be open from 08:00 on event day. Please note that any number of problems with your run entry, run number or electronic timing chip must be resolved at least one hour before the run starts. If you do encounter a problem we strongly advise that you contact US in advance of the day at [email protected] GREATRUN.ORG GREATRUN.ORG 5 EVENT DAY TIMETABLE TIME 08:00 Event day information point and baggage drop-off facility opens (Gateshead International Stadium) 09:15 Start assembly area opens - Saltmeadows Road 09:48 Start of mass warm up 10:00 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k Orange Wave & Fast Paced Runners 10:08 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k White Wave 10:16 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k Green Wave 10:24 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k Pink Wave 12:40 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k Toddler Dash 13:05 START of the Simplyhealth Great North 10k Family Run *NB: All times are subject to change in the lead up to the event.