05.09.21

YOUR RACE GUIDE #WEAREBACK

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All profits from Run for All Ltd will go directly to the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. All entrants are encouraged to fundraise for the charity of their choice. WELCOME A WELCOME TO THE ASDA FOUNDATION 10K

The wait is nearly over, the Leeds 10K is Please ensure you read this guide BIG fast approaching and we can’t wait to see thoroughly and ensure you arrive in plenty you all on the start line. of time for the event. The Leeds 10K is the flagship Run For All Whilst we are excited that mass event and will always be a very special participation events are allowed to return event within our calendar. and that restrictions have been eased Thanks to the support of runners like you, we would ask all entrants and spectators this event has raised a phenomenal sum to remain respectful of each other of money for charity and has become throughout the event. THANK a staple event in the Yorkshire running Respect social distancing where possible calendar. and whilst not essential we would With race day almost here we want to encourage you to wear a face covering make sure you have all the details you where appropriate. need and hopefully answer and questions We hope you are looking forward to event you may have. day as much as we are. Arguably one of Enclosed in this race guide are details the region’s most loved 10K events, you’re regarding what to expect on race day as sure to love this event as much as we well as key details about parking, your do. With crowds out on course ready to give you hero’s welcome as you finish we race packs and our Covid-19 guidelines. YOUYou should take enormous pride in being We would also like to take this promise this will be an incredible event. part of the Leeds 10K. We are expecting opportunity to thank the Leeds City to raise a huge sum of money for local Council as well as all our event partners for charities, big and small thanks to the their continued support, especially over incredible support of runners like you. the past 16 months. These events wouldn’t On behalf of all the charities involved, be possible without their support. WHERE IT ALL STARTED THANK YOU. Whether you’re looking to smash a PB, enjoy a bit of fun competition with family and friends, or you’re just happy to get around the course, we hope that you enjoy your day and continue to support our runs! JANE TOMLINSON’S RUN FOR ALL

Run For All is part of the lasting legacy of the late amateur athlete and fundraiser Jane Tomlinson CBE. At Run For All, we continue Jane’s vision, to provide a fundraising vehicle for a huge number of local and national charities. Every year tens of thousands of people take part in events like the Leeds 10K – running for charity, for a personal challenge or just for fun. While we’ve changed since that first event in 2007 – not least by growing significantly, Run For All’s philosophy remains exactly the same; high-quality, great fun events for absolutely all abilities. 4 Good luck to all the runners

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sweat, smile, repeat and #FeedYourdrIVe with arla protein. PLAN YOUR DAY EVENT INTRO YOUR RACE PACK Here we go, the Asda Foundation Leeds 10K is almost here. Race Numbers will start to arrive with entrants from 25th August. If you’ve not received your race pack in the post by the 2nd September please contact us using Bringing that race-day buzz, hearing even louder the contact form on our website. roars from the crowds and seeing so many of you achieve amazing things at the finish line. You’re set to raise hundreds of thousands of What’s in it? pounds for charities across the UK, and we can’t thank you enough for your support. Your race1234 number Make sure that your number is fixed to the front of your t-shirt or running vest. It must be clearly visible. 1234You will need your number to access the WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT? start line Assembly Zones.

FOR ALL atmosphere

At Run For All we pride our events SPONSORED BY 1234 on being FOR ALL and this 10K is no different. So, whatever your own personal goals, you can enjoy incredibly inclusive Need a hand? Our friendly Eventeer team spirit and feel good running! will be on-course and around the venue in their fluorescent yellow t-shirts to help you 1234 out and provide support.

Without the support of our amazing Baggage tag Eventeers, this event would simply not The Clarion Leeds 10K Corporate Your baggage tag is a tear-off strip be possible. We would like to say a big attached to the bottom of your race Challenge brings teams together from thank you to Central Scouts, St Matthew businesses across the region to enjoy number if you want to use the baggage Scouts, Leeds Good Gym, Leeds Beckett drop off-facilities. some competitive spirit and be amongst Snowsports and South Leeds Lakers. All the thousands of participants taking part the finish line smiles and money raised at in one of Leeds’ biggest runs. Run For All’s Home City favourite are the products of their hard work. Please take the Your timing chip time to give them a big thank you. Your timing chip is already attached to your race number.

GOOD TO KNOW

Here are some of our top tips Keep your race number dry and safe. Wear your chipped bib number on your KEY TIMINGS To be extra prepared, pin your race chest on the outer layer of clothing number to your race top or vest. Then e.g. if a running jacket is worn, wear 7.00am Race Office and Assembly 8.58am Wheelchair start there is no way you could possibly lose it. your number on top of this. Do not areas open cover your bib number and chip with a 9.00am Leeds 10K starts Your timing chip is affixed to your race bumbag or running belt. 7.00am Baggage store opens number, please do not remove, fold the 9.19am First wheelchair finisher chip or pierce your physical timing chip Your bib and timing chip does not need 8.40am Warm up starts expected with safety pins. to be collected in after the event. It can be kept as a memento of your race day. 9.30am First finisher expected 7 8 EVENT INTRO

GETTING THERE

Travelling to Leeds is easier and quicker than you may think and so Run For All would encourage all entrants to look at the possibility of using public transport where possible to attend the event or to join with family and friends to car share.

By car Burley Road, West Street, International Pool, Wellington Street NCP and Citi Park 7 Whitehall Road.are the closest car parks to the start of the Leeds 10K.

For more information on travel and car parking visit our website here.

By bike You can find a useful map that marks cycle parking here. Please note, road closures are applicable to bikes as well.

By train Frequent, direct trains carry visitors from London to Leeds in just over two hours. There are also regular services from Scotland, the North East, the Midlands and across the Pennines. For more information go to www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 08457 48 49 50.

By bus The Wellington Street.bus stop is the most convenient for the start and finish of the Leeds 10K. You can also use the Elland Road Park and Ride service. The Z3 will take you to Leeds train station. Please bear in mind that buses will be affected by the road closures, so for alterations to services, please visit: www.yorkshiretravel.net

9 ON YOUR MARKS

GET SET The day you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Whatever the weather, let’s make it a day to remember with some inspirational achievements accomplished RACE DAY! and amazing memories made.

IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION

Following the easing of the Race Numbers Under no Government’s Roadmap we ask that circumstances swap your number all runners adhere to the following or give your place to another before attending the Leeds 10K. participant.

All entrants must undertake a self- Face coverings Whilst these are not assessment for COVID-19 symptoms. mandatory we would encourage all Do not travel to the event if you entrants to consider wearing a face are showing any symptoms of covering pre and post race and for COVID-19. No-one should leave home Corporate Runners when they are to participate in the event if you, or moving around indoors. someone you live with, have symptoms of COVID-19 currently recognised as Social distancing Please where any of the following. possible observe social distancing and A high temperature be respectful of both other entrants and volunteers throughout the event. A new, continuous cough A loss of, or change to, their sense of Travel Please give yourself extra time smell or taste to get to and from the event.

Should you report or demonstrate any Toilets These will be situated and such symptoms, you must follow NHS spaced out across the Event Village. and PHE guidance on self-isolation. Please under no circumstance use As part of your self assessment and public spaces and please avoid any whilst cases are still significant across spitting or nasal clearance throughout the country, we want to keep everyone the event. OUR TOP TIPS as safe as possible and reassure all Come ready to run minimise your participants by requesting everyone interaction with race staff, volunteers takes added precautions, therefore • Make sure you don’t miss the warm up and participants by being as self- where possible we would encourage sufficient as possible. people to take a Lateral Flow Test on • Get to your assembly zone with plenty of time Saturday or Sunday prior to coming to Please bring your own hand sanitizer. the event. • While your waiting to run get to know the Anyone testing positive should people round you not attend the event and follow government guidance. ROUTE MAP OFFICIAL SPONSORS Please note the alterations to AND PARTNERS this year’s route as well as the start and finish. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR

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15 16 Top tips Fuel and hydration

Top tips Fuel and hydration Litter RACE DAY Baggage storage Top tips Fuel and hydration Top tips Fuel and hydration Litter BEFORE YOU GET GOING Baggage storage DURING THE HeadphonesRACE Pace Litter Baggage storage Litter Baggage storage Headphones Pace Toilets Baggage storage Headphones Top tips HydrationFuel and hydration Toilets

Please leave time to drop your baggage You are welcome to wear headphones, but It is so important to stay hydrated.Headphones You’ll PleasePace only use the toilets provided. Clothing at the BaggageHeadphones Store, which will openPace in please make sure that you are awareToilets of find your water station on course at5K . As Run For All operate with a zero tolerance Kirkstall Road Car Park at 7:00am. your surroundings all around the course. well asLitter on course, all runners will receive policy and any runners seen urinating Baggage storage water at the finish. anywhereToilets other than the facilities provided You will be able to retrieve your baggage If you wish to listen to music on yourClothing run, Toilets will be disqualified. from the same store after your run. please make sure that you’re able to hear Headphones Pace the marshals’ instructions, emergency Pace Clothing Finish line Clothing If you’re planning to use the event BaggageClothing vehicles and fellow competitors. Our team of pacers, sponsored by Store, please ensure that your baggage Arla Protein, will be on hand to support It is important to note that all clothing tag is removed from your race number and The 10K’s official headphone providers are you onToilets your run. They’ll have flags attached discarded at the start of the race will be Finish line securely attached to your bag ready for Aftershokz, which use bone conducted to them with finish times Raceand timingwill run at 5 collected and donated to an appropriate race day. This must be attached prior to technology to deliver sound through the minute intervals between 40 minutes and 1 charity. Unfortunately, we are unable to Clothing Finish line handing your bag over on race day to our cheekbones to your inner ear. This means hour 15 mintues to help youMeetng pace friends your and own family keep any clothing that has been left in Finish line Eventeers. that you canRace enjoytiming your music and still hear run and achieve a target time. the starting area, unless dropped in the your surroundings. baggage store prior to the race. Bags larger than a small back pack will Race timing Meetng friends and family Stick to your pre-race plan and keep your not be accepted.Race timing Run For All can also head. Be patient and don’t start too fast. It not store motor cycle helmets, car keys, Finish line should feel easy in the firstMeetng half friendsof your and race family bikes or pushchairs. Meetng friends and family and then step it up in the second leg when your race really starts. All belongs left within the official Race timing baggage area are left at the owners risk. If you experience low spells, stay positive and keep moving forward, tough moments Meetng friends and family pass. Go on, you can do it!

AT THE START

Zones At the start there will be flags to mark timing zones and it will be up to you to find Keep Leeds Green the appropriate zone to start in according to your predectied time. In your zone, you’ll be surrounded by runners with a similar Run For All are committed to keeping Leeds green and we understand the importance finish time and pace, which will help ease of doing our bit for the environment. Bins will be provided across the event site and congestion and make for a safer start to we urge people to use the facilities provided. the race. Bins will also be provided over the 100 metres following the drinks station and we request that runners use these to help our clean-up crews to leave city the way that we found it! Should runners wish to carry their drinks/gels beyond the provided bins, please pass any litter to your nearest marshal.

Let’s work together to keep Leeds Green and encourage other runners to do the same. 17 CHARITY PARTNERS

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR CHARITY PARTNERS!

GOOD TO KNOW

Affiliation The 2021 Asda Foundation Leeds 10K is licensed under the UK Athletics Road Race/ Multi Terrain Rules for Competition and operated in accordance with the license requirements. UKA License No: (2020-39983)

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EVENT DAY FACILITIES

1 Race Office ITV STUDIOS BURLEY ROAD 2 Event Village Please note Goody Bags a goody bag awaits each the new location 3 finisher containing that all important of the event finisher’s medal and t-shirt village FINISH

4 Massage START STUDIO ROAD

5 Friends & family meeting point CAVENDISH STREET

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10K Baggage Store 4 1 2 Half Marathon Baggage Store

Water station WASHINGTON STREET

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PRE ORDER PACKAGE All digital pictures Commemorative Photo THE Photo Certificate Race Time Photo £15 FINISH

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WHAT YOU’LL FIND

At the finish of the Asda Foundation Leeds 10K you’ll find plenty of opportunities to replenish and rehydrate. You won’t want to miss out on all of this...

Finish Line Goody bag Friends and family Results One last push towards the finish! Please A selection of goodies awaits each finish. meeting point It’s not all about time, but if you fancy respect others when finishing and be aware Including that all important finishers medal knowing how quickly you conquered the of those around you. Many are keen to and event t-shirt you can wear Make the most of our meeting points so 10K after the race, then head to finish with a flurry – please move to one your friends and family can meet you after our website. If you registered your side if you are not looking for that big finish. the race with ease. mobile number when entering the event, We know that you will be keen to take a Partner charities you will receive a text message shortly well-deserved rest but please continue This year the Event Village will play host Medical facilities after you cross the line confirming your past the finish line to collect your water to our wonderful partner charities and our official finish time. as stopping immediately after the race very own Jane Tomlinson Appeal. As well as the medical staff on course, can cause a danger to those behind you! there will be a combination of first aid points and roaming first aiders around the Marathon Photos Massage Food and drink Event Village. Please see the Event Village Soothe your tired legs with a FREE map for the locations of first aid and make Smile! The team from Marathon Photos Head to the City Centre where Leeds has post-run rub-down! Massage will be yourself familiar with the whereabouts of will be on the course and finish line to an abundance of restaurants and bars to available in the Event village. these facilities. try and capture your race day memories. satisfy your refueling needs. There will be Photographs can be purchased after the event online here. no shortage of places to celebrate. Reclaiming baggage You are advised to make you way to the Baggage Store to reclaim your property before meeting up with your loved ones. Please collect your baggage as soon as possible so that you can avoid the queues.

25 WHAT’S NEXT?

There’s plenty more fun to be had.

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