What is it all about?

Running Shoos is an initiative developed to build on Shoosmiths’ commitment to corporate social responsibility. By inviting any and all Shoosmiths employees and clients to take part in a variety of charity events, the initiative aims to raise money both for the national Charity of the Year, and for the local organising Office Nominated Charity.

Not just for the hard-core runners amongst our contacts, Running Shoos aims to cater for everyone’s fitness levels, and activities planned include all kinds of running events across the country. So whether you would like to do a leisurely 1km walk followed by a nice cup of tea or a gruelling 2 day adventure race followed by a days rehydration, your local Running Shoos co-ordinator can help.

The grand plan is to help members of staff, clients and friends of Shoosmiths to participate in events that they would otherwise not have the opportunity to do so, whilst raising money for charity.


Contacts

Basingstoke

Andrew Patterson
Samantha Woodward

Ext. 6466
Ext. 6334

Birmingham

Beth Grundy

Ext.4134

Milton Keynes

Steve Wiltshire

Ext.8378

Northampton

Danielle Race

Ext.3508

Nottingham

Charlotte Blount
Laura Rowland
Ryan O’Sullivan

Ext.5077
Ext.5075
Ext.5153

Solent

Sian Evans
Jonathan Cathie

Ext.6785
Ext.6756

Thames Valley

Position vacant - for more info, please contact Andrew Patterson

Ext. 6466

SAAB Salomon - Trail Marathon - June 2009




SOUTH DOWNS MARATHON & RELAY
UNITED KINGDOM
JUNE 2009

What can you expect?
The Saab Salomon South Downs Marathon events have quickly become classics with the unique choice of demanding full marathon, a relay marathon for teams of 4 or a more or a more relaxed 5km trail run for all the family.
Where will the trail take you?
The route along the western section of the South Downs into Queen Elizabeth Country Park for the finish is superb with a varied mix of woodland trails and open vistas across green pastures as far as the eye can see.
We are going to move the start location to Slindon (near Chichester) on the dip slope of the Downs and run up to the South Downs way through forest trails and the Monarch Way, and will introduce timing splits at the relay change-overs so that full marathon runners can analyse their performance and each relay runner will get a split for their stage.
The programme
The biggest change is to have a split start for the full marathon. We will split the start into waves (based on predicted times) as follows:
09.00 Slower marathoners


09.30 Relay Start

10.00 Faster Marathoners

There will be an event closing time at 4pm with cut off times at the second and third relay change over spots when marshals will be stood down and the course signs collected (runners can continue to the finish at there own risk following the standard South Downs Way Marked signs).
There will be bottled water available at 7 places on the course and SiS Electroyle drinks at 2 stations.
Locations & Directions
Start - is a new location at Slindon College, Slindon,
South Downs Marathon - Slindon College, start direction map
Finish – as before in the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park off the A3

Facilities
Toilets, baggage tent, refreshments at the finish
Prizes and price of entering
Entry fee for the Full Marathon includes: bus to the start, baggage transfer from start to finish, race t-shirt, race finishers medal, prizes for first 10 Men & Women, First masters 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60+, Chip timing, Goody bag.
Entry fee for the Relay includes: Finishers medal x 4, Prizes for first 3 teams Male & Female, first Masters teams Male & Female (mixed teams will count as male teams for the results and prizes), chip timing, Goody bag.
Relay teams are responsible for all transportation of runners and baggage to change over points.
First Aid
There will be Level 2 first aid supplied by Thames Valley Ambulance Services. Who will have first aiders, ambulances and a quad on route.
Kit
Have you got the right gear for your race?
Check out our Kit section to find out what Salomon recommend.
GALLERY
Click onto the
GALLERY button to view photos of the event.

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