| SPORT CONTACT: |
Geoff Hopper Telephone: 06 344 4779 Mobile: 027 224 0088
Email: hop.g@xtra.co.nz |
| DATE: |
Sunday 13th February 2005 |
| VENUE: |
Taupo Quay between Drews Avenue and Market Place. |
| TIME: |
Walkers - 8.00am Runners - 9.00am |
| COURSE: |
The course is a new one encompassing the three
bridges, being the Dublin Street, Town and Motorway Bridges.
As with the 5k and 10k events, the half marathon starts
on Taupo Quay traveling up Somme Parade, Dublin St Bridge,
Anzac Parade over and under the Town Bridge to come back
up and over on the other side to travel
out to Putiki. From there we go under and back up the other side of Motorway
Bridge across down and under following right through
along Moutoa Quay to either start
lap two or to finish. There will also be a two persons teams race with the change
over at lap finish area. Race Headquarters is on Moutua Quay near the Waimarie
Wharf. |
| NUMBERS: |
Race numbers can be collected on:
Saturday 12th February, 4.30pm and 5.30pm from the Games Marquee, or on Sunday
13th after 7.15am from the Masters Games Headquarters area. |
| FACILITIES: |
Showers and changing facilities are available
in the Union Boat Club |
| MEDALS: |
Presentations will commence as soon as possible
after 1.30pm in Union Boat Club. |
| WALKERS: |
Non championship style is acceptable, ie power
walking. All walkers must WALK the complete distance. |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: |
Power walking is a progression of steps
so taken as the Walker makes contact with the ground
so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact
occurs. From past experience we have had only a small
number
of people who have not conformed to this rule. We will
be policing the event in 2005. Those people
who do not walk in manner stated above could be liable to disqualification. |
