Competitor Information for the 2013 event.
Please read the following information as it will ensure you have a safe and enjoyable race.
The Marathon course is a three lap route held entirely within the boundaries of Richmond Park, starting and finishing at Sheen Gate – the first lap will be approximately 12.2 miles, the 2nd and 3rd laps will be full Tamsin Trail laps (7 miles each) which will make the marathon distance of 26.2 miles or 42.1 km.
Race HQ / Start & Finish.
The Race is based entirely within Richmond Park, London. The HQ is just outside Sheen Gate Car Park, you will notice a gathering of marquees and gazebo’s in the area underneath the trees there. The link below shows the location of the start area – look at the top for SHEEN GATE.

http://www.royalparks.org.uk/__documents/park_maps/richmondpark_english_map.pdf

Runners Warm up – 9.15 British Military Fitness
Chris Preston and his team will lead all the runners to engage in 10 minutes of BMF warm ups to get you ready for the race start. Attendance is compulsory and hopefully you will have a bit of fun stretching out before we count-down to the race start.
Start Time – 9.30am
The marathon will start at 9.30am – out from Sheen Gate heading down on the grass towards to Sheen Crossroads, then turning right up towards Richmond Hill. This will allow the runners to be spread out, by the time they return back again through Sheen Gate at the HQ and onwards to complete lap one.
Fiona (Triathlon Europe) and her team of skilled mountain bike riders will lead the runners around the exact course route and they will be clearly visible throughout the event.
Car Parking
There will be plenty of car parking spaces at Sheen Gate and Roehampton Gate Car Parks – the earlier you arrive for the race, the more chance you will have of getting a space at the Sheen CP which is where the race HQ and start is. Roehampton CP is less than 1 mile from Sheen Gate.
Registration
There will be no actual registration on race day, but it is important that runners confirm name to officials so they can check records and ensure we have a full list of entrants – There will also be a help desk for those who have lost their numbers and chips and require support from us.
Chip Timing and Race Numbers
Each runner will receive in the post around mid-April;
1. RPM 2013 unique named race number and pins, which must be displayed on your FRONT at all times. These numbers are quite robust but please do not fold, tear or modify them. Please complete the medical and contact information on the back of your race number.
2. Timing chips need to be attached to the runner’s shoes and you must run over the start pad/mat and finish pad/mat to obtain an accurate marathon time. Marshals will ensure you are correctly directed over these.
Timing chips will be collected in buckets at the finish – please drop these off when you have completed the race.
A runner’s information sheet and race route/map.
Course Map
Here is a link to the Course Map – we will endeavor to print this race map out for you so you can see where the route takes you. Ray will also be popping up a large scale map at HQ so you can see the area, route and terrain of the 26.2 miles.

http://richmondparkmarathon.co.uk/route-map/

We would urge all runners to familiarise themselves with the route map in general so no wrong turns are made and official timings will be not be affected. There are obviously certain key points of the route where runners will need to be careful and ensure they follow directions or instructions from marshals or officials. Organisers cannot be held responsible for any incorrect times where runners have not completed the official course. If you can get a trial run before the event to familiarise yourself with certain parts of the route that would be ideal, but appreciate it will obviously not be possible for many runners.
Changing Area
We will provide ladies and gents changing tents at the HQ Sheen Gate, please use these as quickly as you can to avoid any delays.
Bag Drop
We will also have some gazebo space for bag drops – and your race number will be the same as your bag drop tag. This will be near the changing tents area. We recommend you do not leave any valuables in these bags to be extra safe. We will have someone looking after baggage throughout the race day nonetheless.
Note: Organisers cannot be held responsible for any belongings or items that may go missing which are stored in the baggage area, however we are aiming to secure this area and have our officials supervise bag drop off and collection.
Aid Stations
We will provide aid stations approximately after every 3 miles – so every time you pass Sheen Gate, Broomfield Hill and Ham Gate, you can take on water and nourishments on offer. We recommend you bring your own gels, but hope to have some on offer at Sheen Gate, during the second half of the race.
If you have a special drink you want to leave at Sheen Gate (passing at 3,12,17 miles) we will leave a special drinks table – please flag and mark up your own drink so you can identify it.
A small bottle of water will be provided to all runners at finish line.
First Aid & Raynet Communication
St Johns Ambulance are the very best medical support you can have at these marathon events , and we will have once again a significant presence of support medics , both at HQ and mobile to assist runners with any injuries or illness that may occur.
Raynet Communications will have vehicles situated around Richmond Park on race day, They provide a vital link via portable devices that connect them to both HQ St Johns Ambulance Teams and the Race Directors and help with any urgent support issues (short water supplies, injuries etc,.)
Toilets
There are toilets situated at all major entrances of Richmond Park – they can be found at Sheen Gate, then clockwise around the park at Roehampton Gate CP, Kingston Gate, Ham Gate and Richmond Gate.
We will have two additional portable toilets situated in Sheen Gate CP for runners to use. We would encourage all marathon runners to use temporary toilets we have provided, as the parks WC located at the entrance of Sheen Gate can get generally busy and sometimes struggle to cope with increased numbers.
Please refer to the map of the map and course to familiarize yourself with the locations.
Mile Markers
There will be individual mile markers along the course – as basic rule Sheen HQ first lap 12 miles , then Sheen Gate second lap (along Tamsin Trail) will be 19 miles, and then when completed it will be 26.2 miles.
Litter in the Park
Please drop all your litter in the bins or area situated next to the Aid Stations or the many various bins within the park. It’s important we leave the park with only our footprints of the running and nothing else, to ensure the beauty and well-being of the park is maintained.
MP3 and other music players.
For your own personal safety we recommend that you do not run with MP3 music in your ears – so you can be aware of other runners and park users in Richmond. There will be a number of road crossings that we ask you to pay extra caution, at Roehampton Gate, Kingston Gate and Richmond Gate which historically have the highest traffic volumes. The park has a speed limit of 20mph which should help you, however our marshals will be on hand to help and support/warn you at these road crossings.
Marshals
There will a large number of race marshals and supporters who will be situated at key road junctions, aid stations and the HQ start and finish area. Please do bear in mind they are all giving up their time to support you on race day, and make sure it’s both fun and successful – without these people we would not be able to put on the Richmond Park Marathon. I would encourage you, to give your thanks to our wonderful support team right throughout the day – they will be cheering you on !!
We would also urge all runners to use caution when crossing busy junctions, as marshals do not have rights to stop traffic, but will obviously help runners at certain key points. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure care and caution is exercised when crossing roads and junctions within the park to ensure there are no accidents or injuries.
Spectators
We would encourage friends and families to congregate at Sheen Gate HQ to watch the finishers come in, and witness the Lady Mayor presenting the medals to all of the finishers. The whole park is accessible so we will let you roam free to explore all the amazing sights of Richmond Park and with some luck you can catch sight of the many wild deer and some of the crazy Richmond Marathon runners too!
Refreshments
The shop at Roehampton Gate will be open throughout race day itself – spectators will be able to sit outside and watch the runners go past on laps 2 and 3 while drinking a lovely coffee or tea and eating cakes and sandwiches.
Prize Giving and Prizes at the Finish
All marathon runners upon completion will need to collect the following;
A Richmond Park Marathon Medal and 2013 tee-shirt (various sizes), a special RPM 2013 mug created by award-winning designer Donnie Suazo. A Sweatshop goody bag with Sweatshop discount vouchers, Running Free Magazine, the latest Southern Running Guide, a Gbp 5 voucher to be used at Lanson Running (Hampton Wick), Evolved Clinic information card and a proper full-size mars bar, Richmond tourism area guide to events and places to see. The RPM 2013 running number can be used to allow the runner a free entry into the outdoor heated pool at Pools In the Park in Richmond, (May-June).
The Mayoress of Richmond will present prizes to the first 3 finishers in the male/female category. The race directors will also be awarding spot prizes to various runners that have been kindly donated by our sponsors – we hope you approve of this extra special gesture we provide!
I challenge you to find a better marathon goody bag and value for money!!
Race Sweeper
A race cut off time of 6.5 hours (4pm) will be strictly adhered to. Any runners who appear to be unable to complete the distance by then we be asked to stop and return directly to Sheen Gate HQ. A race sweeper will monitor the slowest runner/s to communicate this with the race directors. We hope as in previous years, all of our runners will safely and successfully complete the distance!
Race HQ will be dissembled from 4pm onwards
Results and Photographs
Maurice and his wonderful chip-timing team will be looking after all the data from the finishing runners and no doubt working frantically through the night so we can publish the finisher’s results on Monday – we hope to get the photographs out on-line to everyone within a day or so. Look out on for this on our website.
Richard and his team from R and R race photography will be on hand to capture all the runners right throughout the event, and what is extra special this year is that all finishers will be able to order great photographs at a decent price – but have their name, time and name of event embossed onto their pictures which will look great as a keepsake and memory of running in London’s most beautiful Royal Park.
On top of that, we will provide access for runners to print out their unique Richmond Park Marathon race finisher’s certificate that links up with their finishing time, this is absolutely free for all!
Massage
Sharon and Ally & The Evolved Clinic Team (John and Hannah) will be at the finish with four massage tables to ease any runners pains and offer useful specific advice on any niggles and aches. This will be your ideal opportunity to get first hand contact with these fitness and health specialists.
Retailers
Our support from retailers will be reflected in the many items found in your goody bags which should provide you with lots of amazing offers and ideas – please use the vouchers at the shops or on-line to allow you the opportunity to save money.

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The winning top 3 Men/Women times below – and these are actually more impressive. as the actual course distance is more like 26.3 miles long – as measured by some garmin watches .

Top 3 men

1st Chris Dettmar  2 hours 35 mins and 51 secs

2nd  Robert Pemberton  2 hours 57 mins 26 secs

3rd Dave Ross  2 hours 57 mins 43 secs

Top 3 women

1st Kate Blundell  3 hours 27 mins 15 secs

2nd Lisa Hale 3 hours 32 mins 51 secs

3rd Catherine Simpson 3 hours 35 mins 40 secs

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Entries are now full for the 2012 event . Thank you to everyone for signing up early. We will keep a reserve list of runners in the event we have anyone dropping out.

We are extremely delighted to announce we have recently been given approval to hold the 2nd Richmond Park Marathon on Sun 20 May 2012, and are very excited to be holding this wonderful event so close to the other major sporting event in 2012!!

We hope to improve upon last years event by the introduction of chip timing, simpler route and improved water stations, and are confident this will be an even greater success than last year. The entry fees have had to increase marginally on last year to cover additional costs that have been levied, in particular chip timing and parks charges, but this should not deter you from entering what could one day be one of the finest, most enjoyable, and rewarding long distance trail events set in one of the most picturesque parts of the country.

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Lap one will be approx 12 miles, followed by 2 round the park Tamsin trail 7 mile circuits to take us to 26.2 miles completed.

Thanks

Gareth

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