McCain Yorkshire Coast 10km Road Race
& Family Fun Run. Sunday 11th October 2009.

Event Details.

The 10km Road Race and 2.5km Fun Run will start from the Scarborough Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough.

Traffic Free Courses.
Both courses are on roads that have been completely closed to all traffic (thanks to Scarborough Borough Council for their support in allowing the road closures)

Electronic Chip Timing.
To ensure that all competitors get a fair and accurate time we have employed the services of F R Systems Ltd who use the 'Championchip' timing system. This is the same system used by the London and Edinburgh marathons and has shown to be extremely accurate and reliable.
Although relatively expensive we feel that it is worth it to ensure that all runners will be timed from when they cross the start line to when they cross the finish line. It does not matter if it takes entrants 50 seconds to cross the start line after the gun goes off, you will still get a precise race time!!!

10km Course. (10km Map here.)
The 10km course is almost perfectly flat with only approximately 10 metres of climb throughout.
The 10km course route is as follows:-
Start at the Spa Complex, onto South Bay foreshore, Sandside, Marine Drive and around the Castle Headland.
Continue to the Peasholm Gap roundabout and then through Northstead Manor Gardens (past the miniature railway station), past the open air theatre and out onto the North Bay promenade and on to the Sealife Centre.
Turn point at the Sea Life Centre and proceed directly along North Bay promenade (past the brightly coloured beach chalets,) along Marine Drive and back to the Spa Complex.
The course has been accurately marked by Paul Hodgson to IAAF standards and is precisely 10,000 metres.
Photos of Paul measuring the course on the 7th June 2009 (Click on images to enlarge)
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2.5km Fun Run Course (1.6 miles). (Fun Run Map here).
The 2.5km Fun Run starts at the Spa Complex and takes in the South Bay Foreshore, Sandside and turns at the Luna Park roundabout before heading back to the Spa.

Schools Challenge.
To encourage youngsters to get out and take part in the Fun Run through their school we have created the "Schools Challenge". The Jimmy Corrigan Trophy (Jimmy Corrigan was a great supporter of junior sports) will be awarded to the School that has the highest number of participants in the Fun Run. 
Just make sure you put your school name down on the entry form!
We will be distributing entry forms and posters to all schools in the region when the new term commences.

Team Challenge.
To encourage teams to enter the 10km race in addition to the normal running club team competition we have the following categories:-
Workplace Team Challenge - any work organisation or school staff etc:
Emergency Services Team Challenge - Ambulance service, Fire Brigade, Police, Coastguard etc.
Charity Team Challenge - If you are running for a charity put it down, you may get a prize!!
All require at least 3 team members (male, female or mixed) - the first 3 over the finish line to count.
Make sure you fill in your team name on the form.

Prize lists.
As this is the first year of running the event we are not sure of numbers. Therefore prizes will be allocated depending on the number of competitors in each category. 
We are hoping for a good turn out and anticipate the following prize groups.