Race Info
PONTEFRACT HALF MARATHON
Date: Sunday 4th October 2020
Time: 8.30am
Place: Pontefract Town Center, WF8 1AN
Organised By: One Step Closer Events
HOW TO ENTER
Affiliated & Non-Affiliated Runners
Entries are NOW OPEN for the Pontefract Half Marathon 2020!
Ticket Prices – £24 for affiliated runners, £26 for non-affiliated runners
Return/Transfer Policy
Please note that One Step Closer Events operates a strict
Please contact us at onestepcloserevents@gmail.com if you have any queries about your entry.
Closing Date
The last day to sign up is the 3rd of October or once all places have been filled. There will be no on the day sign-ups
Bib Numbers & Chips
Numbers will be posted out 2 weeks before the run
Volunteers
We are need of volunteers to help with road marshalling if this is something you would be interested in please visit the Volunteer page. Free places to future Ponte Half races for any volunteer
The Route
Start: Cornmarket, Pontefract Town Centre
Course: Takes you out of Pontefract and into the beautiful countryside through Ackworth Wentbridge and Carleton before heading back towards town
Finish: A final lap of the town centre before you finish on the cobbles of Market Place
What’s Included
Goody bag for all finishers
T-shirt
Medal
Facilities
Toilets
Water stations situated at 3 points throughout the route
First aid at start/finish + on the route (Supplied by KFA Medical)
Baggage area
Parking
It’s Sunday so parking in Pontefract is free. The most convenient places to park are the Tesco (WF8 1BJ) and Morrisons (WF8 4PQ) car parks. We also have an overflow car park at Pontefract Racecourse (WF8 4QD) which is only a
Photography
Photographers will be on the course and near the finish line. They will be posted onto Facebook and our website after the race
UKA Licence
The Pontefract Half Marathon has a full UKA licence. Our licence number
Cource Measurement
Please find our
Road Closures
Roads will be closed to all vehicles (with the exception of emergency vehicles) We are working with a fantastic traffic management company, Amberon and our marshals will be on the course but we would still like you all to be aware and stay safe
Please be aware that a number of roads will be affected by the closures on the day. Please click here for a full list of roads closed for the event. Access onto to these roads is not permitted between the times stated.
Music
Expect the normal great atmosphere with some tunes to get you fired up at the start and to help with your sprint finish!
Headphones
We have had a lot of runners enquiring about the use of headphones. We can confirm that they are allowed although we would ask you to remain vigilant of your surroundings and other runners.
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