Human Race Event Management

RaceInformation
Start Times: 10:00am Performers, 12:30pm Improvers

Run: Half Marathon

IMPORTANT RACE INFORMATION
Thank you for entering the Race Your Pace half marathon at Dorney Lake – a stunning location for a half marathon. We are proud to have the Runner’s World Pace Team in attendance, who will offer runners the opportunity to understand and experience one of the key factors in running a successful race – pace judgement. This pancake-flat, four-lap course is ideal for you to find your correct pace and to smash your PB and is timed to fit in with preparations in the run up to the Virgin London Marathon. Afterwards you can join Olympian Liz Yelling for a post-race seminar on getting the best out of your run in preparation for a spring marathon. You can sign up for the seminar if you haven’t already on the website Seminar Page.

VENUE
The venue will be accessible from 8am onwards. Toilets and showering facilities are available. There is a cafe upstairs in the Boathouse for drinks and food, which opens at 9am.

REGISTRATION
If you have entered on or before Thursday 10th February your race pack will be mailed to you at the address you provided at the time of entry. If your address has changed email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your new details. For everyone who enters after this date you will need to register on the day, where you will receive your race pack. Please arrive in good time. You should be there at least one hour before your event starts.

Registration will take place in the marquee between 8.30am and 12.15pm. Upon arrival you will need to find your race number from the lists on display, then pick up your race pack containing your number and timing chip from the registration tables. Please bring at least four safety pins to pin on your number. It must be clearly visible on your front.

IMPORTANT: Your timing chip will be inside the folded race number in your race pack. Make sure you do not throw it away with the envelope.

SAFETY AND FIRST AID
Please write any medical details on the back of your race number and put a small indelible red cross on the front of your number to indicate a known medical issue. Whether you have a medical condition or not, if you feel unwell on race day - don’t race!

Don’t wear new running shoes on race day…

WAVE TIMES
PERFORMERS: This pace group has a start time of 10:00am. You should have a half marathon target time of 1hr 05 to 1hr 45 mins. There will be Runner’s World Pacers for 6, 7 and 8 mins per mile.

IMPROVERS: This pace group has a start time of 12:30pm. You should have a half marathon target time of anything over 1hr 45 mins. There will be Runner’s World Pacers for 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 mins per mile.

SPECTATORS
Dorney Lake surrounds has plenty of space for spectators. Any spectators should be aware that runners will be on the course from shortly after 10.00am. Dogs are welcome at Dorney Lake but must be kept on a lead at all times please. Remember we are at Dorney Lake as guests, so please act accordingly and please don’t leave any rubbish.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographers will be present on the course and at the finish line. Photographs can be purchased from www.sportcam.net within 48 hours of the event.

WITHDRAWALS
If, for any reason, you need to withdraw from the event after you have entered then you should read our Withdrawals Policy on the Human Race website and follow the instructions there.

BASIC EVENT RULES
As this is a training event on closed roads, the use of MP3 players and ipods will be allowed. However please keep volume low and be aware of your surroundings; other runners or marshals may need to get your attention. Please note that Human Race do not normally allow the use of ipods and MP3 players at our events, Race Your Pace is an exception to the normal rule.

IMPORTANT: Do not fold your timing chip flat or wrap it around your laces. In order for it to work there needs to be a loop where air can flow through a gap.

THE COURSE
Half Marathon run. See the map above for the run course. The start line is a quarter way down “the island”, approximately a 10 min walk from the finish area. You will run in an anti-clockwise direction around the lake. The course has been measured and verified by Hugh Jones, former London Marathon winner, IAAF Olympic course measurer and London Marathon course measurer, so it will have very accurate mile markers in position. We are the first to admit that the course is not particularly interesting but it is really flat, and the four-lap course allows you to pace yourself correctly. After completing your fourth lap, there’s a short finish straight with the finish line just in front of the Boathouse. There is one water station and one Lucozade Sport station on the course which means that both are available on each lap of the run (at 3.5 miles, 7 miles and 10 miles). The water will be available in plastic cups, and Lucozade Sport in bottles. Please throw any leftover bottles/gels etc next to the mile markers for collection and recycling.

UPDATE EMAILS
We will be emailing important race updates to all competitors in the countdown to race day. A copy of all these emails will be posted on the Race Page of the website.

RESULTS
Results will be produced immediately, and will also be on the Human Race website as soon as possible after the race.

AWARD CATEGORIES
Prizes will be awarded near the finish gantry for the first five male and females in the Performance wave.

FINALLY
Enjoy the race! The marshals are there for your safety, and the occasional thank you does wonders. We are honoured to hold the race in such a beautiful environment. Please respect the area, keep it clean and tidy and avoid littering. Please take your rubbish home.

GETTING TO DORNEY LAKE BY ROAD
• Exit the M4 motorway at Junction 7
• Turn left onto the A4 towards Maidenhead
• Pass through one set of traffic lights and after 500m turn left at roundabout onto B3026, signposted for Dorney and Eton
• Pass back over the M4 entering village of Dorney
• On sharp left-hand bend, turn right signposted Dorney Reach
• After 400m enter Dorney Lake site through large double white gates
• Follow perimeter road to left of the course down to the Boathouse

GETTING TO DORNEY LAKE BY TRAIN
• Main stations for the Lake are Slough and Windsor & Eton Riverside. It is also near Burnham, Taplow and Maidenhead.

PARKING
Access to the parking area is only possible from the Main Access Road. Follow the signs as you come into the venue and there will be marshals on hand to assist. You will have an 800m walk to the finish area. Arrival and departure is allowed any time.

ACCOMMODATION
If you need accommodation and special rates: we recommend the 4-star Copthorne Hotel, which is 10 mins away, Junction 6 of the M4. For more information then email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it