Brighton & BM10k

Sunday 14th April 2019

Crowne Plaza – important information

Breakfast starts at 6.00. A late check out until 6pm is arranged on Sunday otherwise check out prior to taking coach and you can leave baggage at hotel on the Sunday to collect on return. The hotel has a 2 course TDH menu for £21.95 (3 course £24.95) and have also put some special bar menu items as a promotion should you wish to eat at £15.00 which will be in welcome letter from hotel

Zip Travel contact

Zip Travel contact for weekend – tel : 07740 648805

Participant Information

Everything you need to know about the event as a Participant, is detailed in your condensed Participant Instructions, including key timings, Race Pack Collection, start, course and Event Village maps. You can find these on the website and should have received them by email also.

Brighton Marathon: http://www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk/events/brighton-marathon/participant/

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1 OUTWARD JOURNEY TO PRESTON PARK

1.1 COACH DEPARTURE TIMES – FROM GATWICK HILTON & Crowne Plaza Gatwick Crawley • Coaches - 7.15 am from Crown Plaza Gatwick Crawley

1.2 KEY EVENT TIMINGS • • 07:30 Baggage facilities open • 09:00 BM10k race start • 08:30 Marathon start corrals open • 09:45 Marathon starts

Again, please refer to your Participant Instructions for full details of the start and key timings.

Coaches will depart PROMPTLY at the time outlined above. Zip Travel staff will be on hand to assist in boarding. Coaches will depart in front of the hotel entrances and will be clearly marked. The coach operator is Westway. No coach ticket required just copy of confirmation invoice you received

1.3 ROUTE TO PRESTON PARK • Due to the road closures, Park & Ride traffic, and additional traffic heading towards Preston Park, we allow additional time to allow for congestion – hence the early starts • Drop off point is at the end of Surrenden Road, between the junctions with Gordon Road and Herbert Road

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1.5 WALKING ROUTE TO THE START Once dropped off the coach, below is the preferred walking route to the start in Preston Park for both runners and spectators / supporters:

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2 RETURN JOURNEY FROM MADEIRA DRIVE

2.1 KEY EVENT TIMINGS • 08:30 Event Village and grandstand seating opens • 14:30 First Zip Travel coach to leave • 18:00 Event Village closes

2.2 COACH TIMINGS – RETURNS TO Crowne Plaza GATWICK Crawley ZIP Travel will have 4 pick-ups from Madeira Drive pick up point ( see below ) at the following times back to Crowne Plaza Gatwick Crawley & then on to Gatwick Hilton :

• 14:30 • 15:30 • 16:30 • 17:30

Coach charter Central London race day Sunday 14 April – we operate from : London Waterloo (on Waterloo Road , by Wellington Public House)

Coach will be visible with appropriate signage. London coach will depart PROMPT at 7.00 am. Journey time approximately 1 hours 45 minutes. Coach company - Westway For the return journey coach will leave on Sunday 14 April from near Finish line on Madeira Drive at 4.30 pm .Zip Travel staff will be on hand on day to assist departure from Brighton post race Sunday. No coach ticket required just bring copy of confirmation invoice

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Coach return to Central London

For return to Central London coach will depart at 5.00pm from MADEIRA Drive pick up point see below

2.3 PEDESTRIAN EXIT POINT FROM THE BEACH

2.4 PICK UP POINT AT MADEIRA DRIVE FINISH AREA

ZIP Travel Pick-Up Point (Please note, there will also be a Brighton & Buses Park & Ride pick up point near this location. Make sure you don’t get on the wrong coach!) 5

2.5 DIRECTIONS TO PICK UP POINT • Runners and supporters will need to follow the Park & Ride signage from the Event Village • They will follow the route shown in green above to head towards Yellowave and then towards the coach pick up point • A representative from ZIP Travel will be based along Madeira Drive towards Yellowave to meet the ZIP Travel customers and direct them back to the coaches. They will have Zip Travel hand held paddle signage :

• Furthermore a Zip travel representative will be at coach to assist with boarding • If you do not plan to return back to the hotel on the coach please inform Zip Travel contact – 07740 648805

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