RACE INFORMATION
HERTFORDSHIRE HALF MARATHON & 10K
Start Time:
Half Marathon – 9:00am (please note that there is a 3 hour cut off time due to the road closures in place)
10k – 9:30am
Address:
Knebworth House, Old Knebworth Lane, Knebworth, SG1 2AX
(If driving and using the app What3Words, use the words ///tests.march.palms for exact entrance location).
(Use the words ///hotels.looks.dose for exact event village location).
There is only one road into the car parking and event so to please give plenty of time. We recommend arriving before 8am for the Half Marathon and before 8.30am for the 10k to allow plenty of time to get parked and walk up to the Event Village.
Race Pack Collection
If you’ve entered before Friday 14th October you should receive your race pack in the post.
If you entered after this date (or haven’t received your race pack in the post before the race), please make your way down to the collection desks on Sunday Morning.
It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number, so please arrive early.
You will only need one number attached to the front of your shirt.
Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib and needs to be attached to your shoe as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race.
At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).
Collection Times:
Half Marathon – 7:30 – 8:30am
10k – 8:00 – 9:00am
When you receive your race packs, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the brief runner Information form which can be found printed on the back of your bib. This will help us greatly in case of an emergency!
Race Start
Each race will have a warm up in the event village, 15 minutes prior to the race start time.
After the warm up, estimated finish times will be called to the starting pen where our marshals will guide you into a start formation.
During the Race
There will be marshals all around the course as well as mile markers for the half marathon and KM markers for the 10k.
If you need to overtake on the course please be sure to take a wide berth around the runner in front.
Please discard any water bottles or rubbish near the course signs and bins during the race.
You can see the course maps HERE.
After the race
Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.
There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal, Love Corn, and Bounce protein ball which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.
Spectators
Spectators are more than welcome to come along and support runners. We recommend visiting the event village where we’ll have stalls, refreshments and entertainment whilst the race is going on.
Toilets
For this event we will use portable toilets. If you live locally we recommend using toilets at home. For the Half Marathon, there will also be toilets at the 8 mile point on the course.
Refreshments
There will be water at the 3.5, 8.5, & 11 mile points for the Half Marathon and 6km point for the 10k.
All distances will have a bottle of Actiph water waiting for you at the finish line.
We recommend staying hydrated in the lead up to the event.
Baggage
Please limit the number of belongings you bring to the event.
There will be an informal bag drop area within thein the barn next to the café, for runners who need it.
The car park is located next to the start and finish line and we therefore recommend leaving any belongings in your car.
Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to the baggage tent staff and they will help you find your baggage.
Results
Results will be available on https://results.runthrough.co.uk/ after the race.
Pictures
We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race, which will be made available on our Photos page after the race.
Event T-shirts
A comfortable, sweat-wicking fitted T shirt made for your daily workouts. This will probably be your favourite fitted activewear top made with a soft and lightweight polyester fabric, this T-shirt is made to keep you comfortable and fresh on your run.
If you have purchased an event T-shirt with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race, with your order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!
If you’ve not pre-ordered a T-shirt, but would like to purchase one, these are available HERE.
RT Kit
Powered by RunThrough, RT Kit provides the level of quality and style in its running clothing that you’d expect from a brand that has become synonymous with running over the last decade.
If you have purchased any other item of RT Kit with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race with your email order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!
Travel
By Car
Please ensure you give yourself as much time as possible to travel to the event and aim to arrive at the car park in good time to avoid queues or delays coming into the venue.
There is only one road into the car parking and event so to please give plenty of time. We recommend arriving before 8am for the Half Marathon and before 8.30am for the 10k to allow plenty of time to get parked and walk up to the Event Village.
Knebworth House & Park can be accessed directly from the Junction 7 roundabout of the A1(M) motorway at Stevenage South, 29 miles north of London.
There are signs on both carriageways of the motorway. If you are using a sat nav please use the postcode of the Stevenage Novotel at Junction 7 – SG1 2AX, not the Knebworth House postcode.
There will be plenty of FREE parking available for all runners and spectators adjacent to the event village.
Train
The nearest rail station is Stevenage, two miles from Knebworth Park. There is a taxi rank at the station. Non-stop Inter-city and local services run to Stevenage station from London’s Kings Cross station around every 30 minutes. There are also frequent Inter-City connections on the East Coast main line from Cambridge, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
More information is available at www.tfl.gov.uk.
Social Media
For updates leading up to the race, please check out our on Twitter @runthroughuk use the hashtag #Runthroughuk in the build-up to the race.
If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThroughUKChat group on Facebook.
If you #RunThroughUK and #HertsHalf on Instagram with your race day favourites, the best ones will feature on our page!
We look forward to seeing you there!
The RunThrough Team 🙂