ON THE COURSE
Volunteers will be handing out water at the one aid station on the course at approximately 6km.
6km - Water cups and a water bottle refill station.
We are completely plastic-free on the route, and all water is served in 100% recyclable cups. Please try to dispose of your cups into the large bins placed to the side of the road just after each aid station. Please only take one cup at a time. Cups that don’t make it into the bins are much harder to recycle, so we’re hoping you can all help us be as green as possible.
If you are not planning to take water, please try to keep to the opposite side of the road to allow other runners through. The water station is long, so there’s no need to rush to the first table.
Once the runners have crossed the start line, family, friends, and fans will be able to track participants throughout the route on the official Saucony Run Shoreditch App. This will be available to download via the Apple App Store & Google Play Store a week before the event.
The App will contain participant tracking, spectator info, course maps & more!
Please note, your name may not appear in the tracking up until just before the race starts.
Look out for volunteers in their pink hi-vis positioned along the route and at key turning points, as well as cheering you on they will help with general directions for runners and spectators.
In the event of an emergency, runners will be asked to move to the side of the road to allow access for an emergency vehicle. Please follow any instructions given by course marshals, at all times.
The medical centre is located shortly after the finish line. Professional medical staff will be available here, as well as on the course.
Medical staff will also be located at the aid station, should a runner face difficulty. There will also be a medical information point located at the help desk should you have any concerns about a runner.
If you feel unwell during the race, please stop and find your nearest race marshal or aid station.
Each kilometre will be clearly marked on the route.
Our friendly photographers at Marathon Photos will be taking your pictures on course, as well as at the finish line. Look out for the “smile for the camera” signs and be sure to give the photographers a wave or thumbs up if you’re feeling the love.
We will send you a pre-race email with a link to invite your friends and family to view your photos as you run, plus an email with a link to purchase your photos after the event. Every time you pass a Marathon Photos photographer, you could have photos online within seconds.
Prepurchase your Race Day photos here.
Make your Saucony Run Shoreditch medal even more special by engraving your medal with your name and finishing time.
To add an iTAB pre-event, head to Let’s Do This, enter your booking reference, and find the 'Edit your registration information' page. Scroll to the bottom of this page, then click continue, scroll down slightly to the iTAB image, select the image and change your selection. You can then complete check out.
ITABs are posted 2-3 weeks after the event. If it has been more than 3 weeks and it hasn’t arrived, you can get in touch with us.
With thousands of you running, we need to manage the race timings carefully. Therefore, any runners going a little slower, who are predicted to finish after 11:15, may be asked to move to the pavement so that we can get Shoreditch moving again!
The sweep team will be there to support anyone post 11:15.
We have a fantastic line-up of live entertainment positioned all along the route to energise runners and keep spirits high for all. We strongly suggest running without headphones to hear any necessary emergency announcements and to soak up the incredible atmosphere.
Entertainment Points along the course feature Hosenbrass, Tune Trucks, Pantonic Steel Orchestra, Brassbound, Drumworks and the Saucony Sound System.
Throughout the planning of Saucony Run Shoreditch 10K, we’ve been working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service to ensure we keep everyone safe and secure.
As well as our teams of staff and volunteers, we have security staff in position at all key areas and around the entire 10K race route. These security staff and police officers are there to help the day run smoothly.
There will be toilet facilities positioned in Shoreditch Park and at the aid station on the route.
We encourage you to consider managing your own hydration and running ‘self-sufficient’ by bringing a running water bottle.
There will be water cups available at the aid station on the race route; however, if you’d prefer to bring your own bottle, there will also be a refill point within the event village and at the aid station at 6km.
PACERS
SAFETY MEASURES
The race start line will be open from 09:00–09:30, allowing all runners ample time to start the event whilst affording everyone a safe amount of space both pre-start, on the course, and post-finish.
All runners will receive an accurate race time from their timing chip, so please do not rush or overcrowd any pre-race areas to get to the start line.
Please respect your fellow runners and give one another plenty of space both in the start funnel and whilst out on the course.
We advise that you do not run if you are unwell, have an injury, or are not comfortable running at least 6 kilometres without stopping.
Please be aware that due the urban nature of the race route – there are several sets of speed bumps on the course, including on both the start and finish straights.
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