CAR PARK MAP Kingston Road EVENT DAY TIMETABLE PO1 4ND 1

New Road 07:00 CAR PARKING ON THE COMMON, INFORMATION DESK, TOILETS ALL OPEN 07:30 BAGGAGE DROP OPEN PO1 4AY 3 EVENT DAY ROAD CLOSURES St Mary’s Road Road closures from 09:45, Sunday 25 October 2015 09:00 ASSEMBLY AREAS OPEN AT THE START 13 (south of line) Holbrook Road Market Way 10:00 CHANNEL 5 LIVE COVERAGE STARTS. 2 CAR PARKS PO1 1RS Fratton Road No. Name Spaces Walking time from the Start ENSURE YOUR BAG IS IN BAGGAGE ROOM – IF YOU PO1 4AH 1 Hanway Road 131 25 to 30 minutes 2 Market Way 500 25 to 30 minutes ARE USING IT

Cross Street Cross 3 Clarence Street 154 20 to 25 minutes 4 4 Stanhope Road 100 15 to 20 minutes 6 Queen Street 5 Isambard Brunel 543 15 to 20 minutes 10:15 START OF THE MORRISONS GREAT SOUTH RUN Scott Rd. PO1 1DU 6 Historic Ships 500 15 to 20 minutes PO1 3LA 7 Gunwharf Quay 122 15 minutes Ordnanance ELITE FEMALE RACE 8 Clarence Pier 154 5 minutes Row 5 Road Fratton 9 Seafront Esplanade 373 5 minutes & Angelsea Road 10 Clarence Parade 217 5 minutes 10:20 START OF MASS WARM UP (on-road parking) PO1 2BY Fratton Station 11 Southsea Common 1000+ 5 minutes 7 Goldsmith Av. 10:35 START OF THE MORRISONS GREAT SOUTH RUN Portsmouth 12 Canoe Lake 146 10 minutes Harbour Winston Churchill Avenue 13 Craswell Street 919 15 to 20 minutes St. George’s Road 14 14 Gosport (Ferry required from Gosport to Portsmouth Harbour) ELITE MALE RACE AND ORANGE WAVE PO1 2LA Cambridge Rd

Cascades Multi Storey Please do not park here - reserved for shoppers only 10:38 START OF WHITE WAVE WARM UP Gosport Tce.

Museum Rd Fawcett Road Fawcett PLEASE NOTE: The further you park from the Start line,the quicker you will be able to 10:48 START OF WHITE WAVE drive away after your run. PO1 2JU King’s Rd

Elm Grove 10:55 START OF GREEN WAVE WARM UP PO5 3AP Pedestrian Route

Victoria Rd North

King’s Terrace 8 Pier Rd. Portsmouth 11:05 START OF GREEN WAVE PO5 3AP 12:00 RACE PRESENTATIONS TO ELITE FEMALE AND

9 Henderson Road Lawrence Road Lawrence Victoria Rd South Highland Road Duisburg Way ELITE MALE RACE WINNERS Albert Road

Henderson Road Western Parade Western 10

Esplanade St George’s Rd *All times may be subject to change on the day

Cromwell Rd PO1 4AY PO5 3LJ 11 Eastern Parade PO4 OSJ Esplanade Waverley Road 12

Clarence ParadeAvenue De Caen Esplanade

St Helen’s Parade

The Dell

TRAVEL ADVICE and are in no rush to get away then use the parking on Southsea Common. Please Travelling to and from the Morrisons Great South Run will always be busy, but by note there is a charge of £5 to park on the common and parking in the city centre planning your journey you can reduce any delays you may face. If you can, why not varies in price. ON THE DAY GUIDE leave your car at home? If you need to bring your car please remember the golden rule of parking at the run that those in the know have followed for years “The further away you park from the start, the faster you will get home”. EVENT DAY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS MORRISONS GREAT SOUTH RUN PLEASE NOTE: The further you park from the Start line, the quicker you will be able There are lots of car parks in the City within a short walk from the start. After the to drive away after your run. run this will be the perfect warm down and could save you an hour or more trying to SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2015 leave the car park on Southsea Common. ROAD CLOSURES AND LATE ARRIVALS Bring this with you before your run and then leave it with your The Morrisons Great South Run Magazine contains details of how to travel by train, The roads around the start and finish on Southsea Common will be closed from friends and family to help them find their way around at the event bus, coach, bike or even car share so there is something to suit everyone. 6:30am. This will affect Pier Road, Clarence Esplanade and Avenue de Caen. All other roads in use for the event across the city will close from 9:45am. If you arrive into the Please leave home early, stay relaxed and take note of the road closures. The last of city after 9:30am on event day please be aware that road closures required for the these are in place by 09:45 so we suggest everyone aims to arrive by 08:45 to avoid course will mean that you will not be able to get close to the seafront so please use any congestion.If you are looking to make a day of it by staying longer after the run the city centre car parks and walk in. Due to the wave system this will give you the AND FINALLY… opportunity to join a later wave – see the Start section for details. A big thank you for being part of the Morrisons Great South Run 2015 – you’re running in the world’s only IAAF Gold Label 10 mile event!. SITE MAP COURSE MAP

Baggage Area Finishers’ Packs 2 mile Start Line Finish Market Way Exit Medical point Toilets Finish Family Reunion Missing HMS Victory Skate Area Persons 3 Portsmouth Guildhall

Cross Street Cross mile Park Queen Street Course route Information point Scott Rd. 1

mile Distance Green Assembly Area Assembly Green Run Markers Orange Assembly Area Free Massage Spinnaker Tower Compound Ordnanance Row

Angelsea Road D-Day White Assembly Area Bands on the Run Museum

Fratton Road Winston Churchill Avenue 4 mile Goldsmith Avenue

Public Charity Cheering Point Grandstand St. George’s Road

Cambridge Rd

Portsmouth Cathedral 5 mile

Pyramids 1 Hampshire Terrace mile Museum Rd Centre

King’s Rd

Elm Grove

King’s Terrace Victoria Rd North 8 BEFORE LEAVING HOME INFORMATION OFFICE mile Make sure that you have the following: No late entries are possible on the day, and all queries should be dealt with in advance by Pier Road Henderson Road • Run number and safety pins emailing [email protected]. The information cabin is located adjacent to the skate park

• Kit bag (and completed baggage label if using the baggage room) at the rear of the assembly area and will handle general enquiries on the day of the run. Victoria Rd South Highland Road Duisburg Way Yomper Statue • Suitable clothing for the weather conditions The Queen’s Hotel Albert Road Henderson Road • This useful on the day guide CHIP TIMING Parade Western In order to simplify your running experience we have brought in run number timing chips Esplanade ASSEMBLY for 2015. These are already attached to the back of your run number and eliminate the St George’s Rd Cromwell Rd Study the start layout to see where you need to assemble based on the colour of your need for attaching and removing chips on your trainer or ankle. Please DO NOT remove Portsmouth War Memorial Clarence Parade 7 run number. You should aim to be at the start for 09:45 so that you can relax, soak up the this from the run number as doing so will prevent you getting an accurate time for your mile atmosphere and get ready to run. Event marshals will bring your wave to the start line run. You don’t need to do anything to activate this chip, just leave it attached and it will Eastern Parade Esplanade before the gun goes. automatically scan when you cross the start and finish line to give you your finishing time. Your timing chips do not need to be returned at the end of the run. 9 Wave 105.2 FM Wall of Sound mile

DRINKS STATIONS ON THE COURSE Avenue De Caen 6 mile In addition to the start and finish, there are three drinks stations on the route. Bottled Aqua MEETING UP Esplanade

St Helen’s Parade Pura water is available at 3½ miles and 7 miles. Lucozade will be available at the start and The family reunion area is within the charity village area on Castle Field. Follow the signs South Parade Pier finish and also at 5½ miles. It is recommended that you try Lucozade in advance before to ‘Family Reunion.’ Meet up under the A-Z banner that matches the first letter of the The Dell trying it on the run. runner’s surname. So if you’re meeting a runner called John Smith, stand under ‘S.’ You South Parade Pier Please remember that there are thousands of thirsty runners behind you so please move might choose to meet up elsewhere, e.g. at a charity tent or at your car: the important on from the tables once you have taken your drink. Toilets are available on the course at thing is to agree this in advance with everyone in your party. all three drink stations. SPECTATOR ADVICE RUN NUMBERS The finish is open for viewing, but please stay behind the barriers at all times. Runners Please check that your run number is identical to the master number on the enclosed will exit the finish system on Southsea Common near the Skate Park. There are always SPECTATOR ADVICE letter. If it is different you should contact the Morrisons Great South Run at [email protected]. thousands of people trying to meet up here but you can avoid this by choosing a meeting Please also fill in all the personal details on the reverse of your run number, this will save point in advance. Please do not crowd the finish gates and block the exit from the finish. you a job the night before your run. There will be a giant TV screen on Castle Field so that spectators can watch all the The course passes close to the start/finish area from five to six miles. Spectators Your first name has been printed on the top of your number and if you specified a medical WHAT TO DO AFTERWARDS action as it happens out on the course. can catch the action by simply walking north across the Common or up Avenue de condition on your entry, we have printed a red dot to assist our medical team in case of Southsea has some great pubs and cafes, and if you’re looking to keep children Caen onto Clarence Parade. emergency. Please DO NOT let anyone else run in your number as this could result in a entertained whilst waiting for a particular runner in the Run don’t forget about the Blue The start area on Clarence Esplanade will be busy but spectators are welcome to misidentification in a medical emergency. Reef Aquarium or the entertainments and arcades at Clarence Pier and South Parade watch the start. All we ask is that you stay off the roadway and behind the barriers, The finish is open for viewing, but please stay behind the barriers at alltimes. Pier. There are more places to eat and drink a short walk away in the city centre and at and please allow runners plenty of room to get themselves into the assembly Runners will exit the finish system on Southsea Common to the west of the Skate BAGGAGE Gunwarf Quays. areas. Please don’t crowd the area at the junction of Avenue De Caen and the Park. There are always thousands of people trying to meet up in this area but you There are no changing rooms at the start as it’s impossible to cater for so many people, so Esplanade where the three coloured wave areas meet. can avoid this by meeting at the reunion area on Castle Field. Please don’t crowd arrive ready for action. If possible, you should arrive ready to run and leave your baggage SEE YOURSELF ON TV the finish gates and block the exit from the finish. locked out of sight in your car or with any friends who are meeting you at the finish. If you Yet again this year, the Morrisons Great South Run will be shown live on national TV A good vantage point will be along the Esplanade towards Clarence Pier but again do have baggage that you need to deposit at the event, there is a self-service baggage at 10:00 on Channel 5 on Sunday 25 October – so don’t forget to set your digital video please stay off the roadway to allow the runners to pass. The course passes As you move around the course, please be aware that only those roads used for facility in the Pyramids Leisure Centre. This will be open from 7:30am - 4:00pm on event recorders and tell your friends and family that aren’t taking part to watch the programme Gunwharf Quays so why not wave at your friends and family as they head past the run are closed to traffic so stay on the footpath at all times for your own safety. day. Any clothing, etc. left on the carriageway at the start will be removed during the clean- and see if they can spot you. and then enjoy yourself in the shops and cafes while they run another eight miles! up operation and donated to charity.