I hope your final days of training are coming along well?
We have exactly 100 confirmed police entries from 25 UK police forces! 70 men and 30 women. This is an excellent turn-out in this Olympic year event.
A start list of current competitors is detailed below. Inclusion in this start list confirms your entry has been received and accepted. Please notify me should there be any errors in your entry details including precise age.
Official Jersey Marathon Race Weekend Schedule
Thursday 4 October
10.00 - Event Registration Opens at our Jersey Marathon Event Suite at Liberty Wharf - Please note we are inside the Liberty Wharf complex this year, at the end near M&S. click here to view the Location map
All runners are invited to come and collect their race packs
Pasta Party Tickets can be purchased at the event registration.
16.00 - Event Registration Closes
Friday 5 October
10.00 - Event Registration Opens at our Jersey Marathon Event Suite at Liberty Wharf - Please note we are inside the Liberty Wharf complex this year, at the end near M&S. click here to view the Location map
All runners are invited to come and collect their race packs
Pasta Party Tickets can be purchased at the event registration.
16.00 - Event Registration Closes
Saturday 6 October
10.00 - Event Registration Opens at the Mourant Ozannes Marathon Village Marquee, located at the Weighbridge space, near the finish line.
All runners are invited to come and collect their race packs. Food and drinks will be available through our catering partner Jersey Prestige.
Pasta Party Tickets can be purchased at the event registration.
21.00 - Event Registration and Marathon Village closes (Note: Exteneded until 21.00 hrs due to late arrivals)
18.30 - Pasta Party (Ticket Only Event) Commences in Mourant Ozannes Marathon Village located at the Weighbridge space, near the finish line. The Pasta Party is sponsored by Jersey Prestige.
21.00 - Pasta Party finishes and Mourant Ozannes Marathon Village closes
Sunday 7 October
08.00 – Marathon Village Opens
09.00 – Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon - Start Time
11.20 – Anticipated finish time of Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon Winner
14.00 – Anticipated finish time of last runner
17.00 – Prize Giving in the Drift Bar, Royal Yacht Hotel - everybody welcome
Information Specific to the ‘Police Sport UK Event’
Race Registration and number/chip collection
This must be done by you directly with the race organisers (Not me) when you arrive in St.Helier. Details of when and where to register are detailed above.
PSUK Prize Presentation and Post Race Meal
The prize presentation for both the ‘Open Event’ and ‘Police Sport UK Event’ will take place at the Royal Yacht Hotel in St.Helier
‘Open Race’ Presentation – 5pm – In the Drift Bar
Note: The PSUK runners will be eligible for any individual ‘Open Race’ prizes but will not be eligible to compete for any team prizes as police forces are regarded as either 2nd claim clubs or may not be affiliated.
‘Police Sport UK Event’ Presentation - 6pm – 7pm - Celestial Hall North Room – First Floor
A fairly informal one hour get together will take place where our PSUK runners can share stories from their marathon experiences. Family and guests are invited. A hot post-race buffet meal will be provided for the police race competitors.
The presentation will take place in the Celestial function room on the first floor – The room will be signposted
Prize Presentation – 6.15pm
A presentation of PSUK prizes will be made by the Chief Constable of Jersey Mr Mike Bowron who is also our PSUK Athletics Chairman.
Prizes
There are 28 PSUK prizes to be awarded. These will be individually engraved glass plaques as follows:
Individual Prizes:
1st, 2nd, 3rd – Male and Male Veteran 40+
1st, 2nd, 3rd - Female and Female Veteran 35+
Other Individual Veteran Prizes:
Male: 1st - 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+
Female: 1st - 45+, 50+, 60+
Teams Prizes:
1st, 2nd, 3rd – Male/Female Mixed Force Team – 3 to count
Note: Police runners only qualify for one individual PSUK prize – eg. If a veteran qualifies for an open and a veteran prize he/she will only receive the open prize.
Post Presentation Event Celebrations – 7pm onwards
Everyone is free to venture into St.Helier for the evening.
Special Note: Heather Mitchell from West Yorkshire Police is 60 on the 7th October!!! (It may even be her 60th marathon!) Many of you will know that Heather has competed in a vast number of PAA/PSUK marathons over the years so it would be nice to join up and celebrate this momentous occasion in St.Helier!
Main PSUK Contact:
Steve Broadbent - I will be staying at ‘The Inn’ Hotel in St.Helier where quite a number of PSUK competitors are based. I will be there from early afternoon Friday until Monday morning. Should you have any problems during your stay then feel free to ring or text me on 07974 795466.
All information on the actual race including a course map and description is detailed in the Jersey Marathon website.
In the meantime please do not hesitate to ring or text me should you have any questions?
I will look forward to seeing you in Jersey!
Best wishes,
Steve Broadbent
PSUK Marathon Coordinator
07974 795466
www.policesport.org
