Stage 1 - Overview Emergency: 07966 542315

Start time: 08:30, Saturday Distance: 12.7 miles Stage 1 - Overview Emergency: 07966 542315

Start: Over Hampton Court 12.4 miles: under railway Bridge (in group), cross bridge and left before hotel BUSY ROAD and then keep to towpath – NARROW to towpath for first 5 miles PATH, take care

FINISH 12.7 miles: before Staines Bridge 12

5.1 miles: after crossing 6 miles: left at bridge, half left down 11 roundabout to Walton Lane Church Road, and follow road through 1 Shepperton 2 3 10

8.65 miles: under Chertsey 4 Bridge remaining on 9 towpath 6 8 0.4 miles: BEWARE of crews carrying 5 boats as you run 7.7 miles: stay left 7 on towpath as road past boathouse bears right

6.7 miles: back to 6.5 miles: turn 5 miles: after small towpath and 5.6 miles: End left to Ferry footbridge, continue follow for the rest of Walton Ln, Lane under Walton of the race turn left to Bridge, then turn left B375 to cross bridge

PK 2017-03-14 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA Stage 1 Detail – 5 Miles (Walton Bridge)

5.1 miles: after bridge, bear left down Walton Lane

4.95 miles: after marina, continue on towpath under the bridge

4.8 miles: over footbridge by marina

5 miles: turn left to climb path to bridge, and cross using pavement on the left

PK 2017-03-14 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA Stage 1 Detail – 6 Miles (Shepperton)

5.8 miles – at roundabout, turn left to Church Rd 5.6 miles: at end of Walton Lane, turn left to Russell Rd B375 (cut across path)

6.5 miles, turn left to Ferry Road and follow to towpath

6.7 miles: Turn right onto towpath and follow to end

PK 2017-03-14 Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA Stage 1 Detail – 8.65 Miles (Chertsey Bridge)

2. Remain on the towpath all the way to Staines

1. Follow towpath under bridge and continue along river on Thames Side

Stage 1 Detail – 12.4 miles (Staines)

2. Remain on footpath to finish

1. Arriving in Staines, under the railway bridge and then immediately left through gate onto footpath before hotel

• Race Navigation: People sometimes forget to cross Walton Bridge, or miss the turns back to the river in Shepperton. Pay attention to your map! • Take care crossing the bridge at the start, and watch out for rowing boats as you run past Molesey RC • Marshal and Support Points:

Stage Place Risk Miles Water? Postcode Time Description (please refer to map for details) 1 Hampton Court Bridge H 0 KT8 9AS 8:30 Cross using crossing 1 Walton Bridge (tbc) L 5.1 Water TW17 8LY 9:00 Under new bridge to avoid road crossing, then cross 1 Russell Road M 5.6 TW17 8JJ 9:03 Left turn, as pavement runs out 1 Ferry Lane turn L 6.5 TW17 9LG 9:10 Left turn 1 Chertsey Bridge L 8.6 Water KT16 8JA 9:15 (Water only) 1 Gate after Staines railway bridge L 12.4 TW18 4BO 9:35 Through gate after rway bridge • Stage Records:

Year Stage Name Team Time Category Overall (men) 2005 1 12.7 Matt Jones THH 01:12:15 Overall (women) 2005 1 12.7 Sonia O'Sullivan Millenium 01:13:04 2005 1 12.7 Sonia O’Sullivan Millennium 01:13:04 V35 Women 2006 1 12.7 Greg Stevens Stock Exchange AC 01:14:43 V40 Men 2007 1 12.7 Dee Smale Stragglers 01:26:41 V45 Women 2010 1 12.7 Howard Gleave Ranelagh 01:17:21 V50 Men

Hospital: Location (Start): Location (Finish): Kingston Hampton Court Palace Staines Bridge Galsworthy Road, Nearest Post Code KT8 9AS Nearest Post Code TW18 4BU Kingston KT2 7QB Lat (WGS84) N51:26:00 (51.433436) (Barge walk along the river) Long (WGS84) W0:30:58 (-0.516080) LR TQ032715