Joe Cox half marathon

This race replaces the usual Joe Cox 10 miler because we think that a half-marathon is a better distance for this time of year as it fits better into London marathon training schedules. We would also like to share more of our fabulous Suffolk Countryside and have a lovely scenic rural country route for the runners. The route also enables supporters to encourage their team members and slip from point to point without impacting on other runners.

JUNIOR FUN RUN: 10.15am

There is also a Junior Fun Run of approximately one mile on a traffic free course within the grounds of the school. Entries for this will be taken on the day only.

All the proceeds from the race go to the charity MS. We hope you all enjoy the race and welcome any comments (good ones of course!) and suggestions you may have.

Contents:

On-Line Printable Entry Form is available here (PDF)
Race Entry Form (Word) (This may take a few seconds to open)
Entry Details
Directions
Facilities
The Race
Results
Further Information

Entry Details

Please complete our race entry form and return together with a suitably sized self addressed stamped envelope and entry fee payable to "Stowmarket Striders" to Chris Chaplin, 1 Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UE.

Closing date for postal and on-line entries is Monday 17th March 2008

The 2008 entry fee is £9.00 for those affiliated to a running club and £11.00 for those unattached. Entries on the day are +£1.00 extra. We would be grateful if you would enter prior to the race day for ease of administration. Runners can also enter online through www.runnersworld.co.uk.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:-

Individual prizes; &
Team prizes (consisting of 2 men and 1 lady)

A memento will be available to all finishers.

Directions

The race headquarters and start is at Finborough School, The Hall, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3EF. Click here for a street map of the area.

Finborough School is situated in the village of Great Finborough, two miles west of Stowmarket on the B1115.

Travel Directions from Ipswich - From Ipswich take the A14 towards Bury St Edmunds. Take the 1st exit marked for Stowmarket on the A1120, and turn left at the roundabout. Continue straight over the next roundabout and down the hill on the dual-carriage way. Taking the right-hand lane turn right at the bottom of the hill. At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit (signposted Combs Ford). After 400m, go straight over the mini roundabout towards the Magpie pub. Bear left in front of the pub then turn right at the next mini roundabout (signposted Gt Finborough) onto Combs Lane. Follow this lane (40mph limit) to a T junction. Turn left onto the B115 (signposted Gt Finborough). The school is on the right hand side after about 1 mile and just before the village of Gt Finborough.

Travel Directions from Bury St Edmunds - From the A14 take the first exit marked for Stowmarket on the A1302. At the roundabout turn right and take the next left up Chilton Way. At the end of this road turn right down Onehouse Road. Follow this road to a T junction and turn left down the lane. At the next T junction turn right onto the B115 (signposted Gt Finborough). The school is on the right hand side after about 1.2 miles and just before the village of Gt Finborough.

Car parking is available at the school and follow the marshal’s directions. Please do not park on the road.

The Race

The 13.1 mile course has one or two undulations. The course heads out from Finborough School through the villages of Buxhall, Rattlesden and Brettenham then returns to Finborough via Buxhall. A map of the course is available here.

The first and last 400m of the course will be controlled by police. Please follow the instructions of the police and marshals at all times. The police have requested that at all other times all runners keep to the left hand side of the road unless told otherwise.

For safety reasons the course will close at 2.00pm. Anyone still on the course after this time may be running without the support of marshals.

The Red Cross will be present for those requiring medical attention. If you see anyone in distress during the race, please advise a race marshal as soon as possible to call for medical assistance.

A copy of the risk assessment will be available on the race notice board.

Facilities

Refreshments, changing facilities and toilets are available at the school.

We will have a number of masseurs available after the race to ease those miles out of your legs!

Results

We will endeavour to display as many of the results as possible on the race notice board as competitors complete the race, and after the race.

Full results will be available from this website (www.stowmarketstriders.org.uk) hopefully by the evening of race day. A postal results service may also be available.

Further Information

Further information can be obtained from either:-

Chris Chaplin, 1 Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UE.
Telephone 01449 675512; or
E-mail the club via the "contact us" link on the home page

From all at Stowmarket Striders have an enjoyable run!