RUNNERS’ GUIDE GRAB A CUPPA, GET COMFORTABLE AND READ CAREFULLY RUNNERS’ GUIDE The items in your run pack are very important so take the time to read this ALL THE EVENT INFORMATION YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE YOUR RUN TRULY GREAT! section carefully. But, before we begin, please remember that many of the serious medical problems occur in people who have been slightly unwell but do not wish to miss the event or feel like they have let down their friends or charity. If this sounds like you, please don’t risk becoming a medical emergency – the Simplyhealth Great North Run will be back next year and you can defer your place until then! RUN NUMBER AND TIMING CHIP – IT’S YOURS AND YOURS ALONE! This is your unique number and only you WILL THERE BE WIFI? Consider parking at a Metro station must wear it on the day. Please don’t Of course there will be wifi and it will (available at Callerton Parkway, Bank Foot, swap, change or copy it in any way – and be free, available at the start and finish Kingston Park, Regent Centre, Four Lane definitely don’t remove your timing chip areas. Simply locate ‘Great Run Free Ends, Northumberland Park, Heworth, from the back otherwise we won’t be able Wifi’ on mobile devices, enter your Fellgate, East Boldon or Stadium of Light) to give you an accurate finishing time! email address and start sharing those and hop on the Metro for the remainder Fill in any missing details on the back of pictures! Remember to use the hashtag of your journey. There will be station the number and pin it securely to the front #GreatNorthRun. closures in place and advance tickets on of your top as you will need your number This also means you can download sale to speed up passenger flows, so it CONTENTS the start line of the Simplyhealth Great passion and a purpose that’s all about to claim your Finisher’s Pack and get your the Great Run App from iTunes or Google is important to visit nexus.org.uk before 45 Your Run Number and Timing Chip Edinburgh Winter Run, watching 3,000 helping people to make the most of life baggage back if you have used the baggage Play. It contains loads of event day info using the Metro on the day. 45 Travel people of every imaginable shape, size, through better everyday health. bus facility. If you have any queries about and your loved ones can track you on your The run start is about 15 minutes’ 47 Event Facilities age and physical You might be one of our three and a your number get in touch sooner rather journey round the course. walk from Haymarket Metro station in 47 The Start ability doing half million customers who we help every than later at [email protected] Newcastle and South Shields Metro 48 The Course something I think is day in lots of ways but, even if you’re not, The colour of your number and zone HOW DO I GET TO THE station is about 15 minutes’ walk from 51 The Finish amazing – getting I hope that through our support of the relates to your assembly area, which is START LINE? the finish line. Trains will be extremely 51 Meeting up active by running Simplyhealth Great North Run we can help based on the estimated time you put on Newcastle’s got it all and we urge you to busy getting to the start and home again 52 The Charity Village and Finishers’ with friends, family you in a small way to make the most of your entry form, so basically the faster you use the excellent public transport system afterwards, so please expect delays and marquee and colleagues, life. are, the closer to the front you will start. where possible, but still give yourself allow plenty of time. sharing together in My dad, who was a GP all of his working If you think you’re going to run faster plenty of time. Tyne and Wear Metro will be running WELCOME FROM moving and being life, told me that if you want to be healthy than you estimated, please contact us at There is no official event parking additional trains from the start of service ROMANA ABDIN, healthier. you should smile a lot, sleep enough and [email protected] prior to the event as available at the start. If you decide to until approximately 19:00. Additional SIMPLYHEALTH I’m also lucky enough to lead get out of breath at least three times a you cannot automatically move forward. travel by car please remember the finish trains have been planned for all areas of CHIEF EXECUTIVE Simplyhealth and we’re the partner of the week doing something you love. On the other hand, if you plan to run line is 13.1 miles away, so decide carefully the network to get runners and spectators You are amazing! Yes, YOU! You may be Great Run Company, the organisers of So, as you do your final training for slower or your mates are in an assembly where to park (parking is available on the to the start of the run. Once the run has asking why a random person you’ve never the Simplyhealth Great North Run. We’re the Simplyhealth Great North Run I wish area further back, you can move back seafront and in the town centre at South started there will be a train every 7.5 heard of is telling you such a thing. I’m doing this with one simple aim: to get you every success for the big day and, without having to tell us. Shields). Please don’t rely on satnav minutes to South Shields. After the run a less than perfectly fit and able person millions moving. of course, to remind you that you are Your free Barilla Pasta Party tickets are devices, though – they don’t know which there will be a train every 7.5 minutes from who, in January this year stood in awe on We at Simplyhealth are people with a amazing! attached to the bottom of your number. roads we’ve closed for you! South Shields into Newcastle. 44 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN 2017 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN 2017 45 RUNNERS’ GUIDE The nearest bus stations to the start are Haymarket and Eldon Square, plus many GETTINGRace start TO - THENewcastle START AT THE START on-street bus stops. Shuttle bus services will run between the start at Newcastle Services START Start Line Baggage Information and the finish at South Shields (see start 27 Go North East Gateshead Interchange - Heworth - Information Toilets South Shields town centre and finish map for details). For more PLEASE NOTE : GRANDST every 20 minutes information on bus services, see: West Baggage Buses Water Station Jesmond 553 Stagecoach North East Arriva: arrivabus.co.uk/North-East Newcastle St Mary's Place - Percy Street - Bewick Street to Grandstand Road AND ROAD TO ST Go North East: gonortheast.co.uk/ Bents Park Road Zone K Zone J at least every 10 minutes 7.30am - AR A167 Central greatnorthrun Town 12.00pm then 1.30pm - 4.15pm T LINE IS 1000 METRES Motorway Moor Late Zone I Stagecoach: stagecoachbus.com Baggage R1 Go North East Zone H Facilities Nexus: nexus.org.uk Newcastle Barras Bridge - Bents ParkJESMOND Road (for finish area) START Zone G at least every 10 minutes 6.15am - 10.30am EXHIBITION PARK Zone F Fancy coming over the water? The Jesmond FOOTBRIDGE i BAGGAGE BUSES LOCATED ALONG CLAREMONT ROAD Zone E Go North East Dene Shields Ferry connects North Shields R3 Zone D Heworth Metro - Newcastle Barras Bridge Clar emont Road Zone C and South Shields. Extra crossings will every 10 minutes 8.30am - 10.00am START Exhibition Zone B University Park Royal Civic Zone A Exhibition Victoria Centre START be available on the day from 8.45am until Metro Cricket Infirmary Park frequent service Ground 6.00pm. Shuttle buses will connect North Haymarket Shields Metro station and ferry landing. Rail stations NO St James Eldon Square Starting line Shopping Center ACCESS Check out nexus.org.uk or call 0191 20 20 Manors Monument Jesmond Jesmond Metro station Tyne 747 for more information. Bridge Closed fromCemetery 10.40am following the C la race start – please use Haymarket re Or give your legs an early warm-up Runner’s Access m instead. o n The station will re-open for local t and cycle! A bike park will be available Central R passengers in the early afternoon. Station To Haymarket o Metro Station a at Gypsies Green, near to the finish line, AT THE and City Centre d RVI and at Haven Point on Pier Parade. For Hospital University R1 further information and cycle routes R3 org.uk. Great North Run day tickets (£5 For information please visit Temporary toilets will have popped up University visit southtyneside.gov.uk/article/8795/ 553 – valid on September 10) can be bought nirvanaeurope.com adjacent to the baggage buses near the City cycling-maps in advance from any Metro station ticket start and over by the Information Point on Haymarket Metro station Stadium Exit only (no entry) from 8.00am until machine. WHERE WILL I STAY? the Town Moor. We recommend you bring the start of the race at 10.40am, when WHERE DO I GET MY St James it will re-open for people travelling from Stagecoach will be at the Barilla Pasta If you are coming the night before and some toilet tissue with you, just in case the city centre towards the finish line TRAVEL TICKET? and other destinations.