Stafford Borough Council - Stafford Half Marathon 2009

Stafford Half Marathon 2009

Sunday 15 March 2009
Congratulations to all who took part in the 2008 Stafford Half Marathon, making it the most well attended Half Marathon the town has ever seen.

The first Stafford Half Marathon took place in 1984 and 2009 sees the event celebrate it's 25th anniversary! To mark this occasion and meet the ever-increasing demand for places we are expanding our race capacity to 2,000 participants in 2009.

Stafford Half Marathon promoted by Stafford Borough Council Leisure Services
Contact 01785 619 300 or sports-events@staffordbc.gov.uk

Entry Fee: £15 (standard) or £13 (affiliated) All entrants must be aged 17 years or over. This event is run under the UK Athletics rules.		Entry Forms Download your postal entry form here. Online applications/payments - coming soon. (Entry forms have automatically be posted to all 2008 participants). Please note pre-registered entries only. Closing date for entries is Friday 27 February 2009 or earlier once race capacity has been reached. (Online payments available until Friday 20 February 2009) Places are available on a first come first served basis (maximum 2,000 runners). Your entry can only be guaranteed once we have received your entry form and payment before the closing date. Online payment alone does not guarantee your place.

		The Route When the Stafford Half Marathon was introduced in 1984 it originally started and finished at The County Showground, and was transferred during the 1990s to it's current venue, Stafford town centre. For 2009 there will be a revised route, with removal of the town centre loop to open up the start area for the increased number of participants - details to be confirmed. To see details of the 2008 route or 2008 route map please click the links.

		Do you want to start training for the 2009 event? Have a look at one of the training diaries to start preparing and see how achievable it really is! Weeks 1 - 4 absolute beginners training diary Weeks 5 - 20 training diary www.runnersworld.co.uk/smartcoach (log on for your personalised training diary from Runner's World) Pre-Race Day Training Tips Race Day Preparation Tips for During the Race Recovery Training Tips Useful website www.runnersmedicalresource.com

Run For Charity...
A huge number of runners work hard raising money for good causes - in 2008 the event generated over £26863.60 for charities (based on information from participants surveys). If you fancy getting sponsored for your run and are looking for a charity to support, The Mayor's Charity Appeal this year supports some very worthy local causes. For more information please email jkeleghan@staffordbc.gov.uk or call 01785 619 228.

Please note that charity collections are not permitted on the race day due to health and safety and licensing issues.

Race Results and Photos
To access the 2008 race results please click the link.

To access the 2008 race photos at Marathon-Photos.com please click the link. Half Marathon photos are also available at www.racephotos.topcities.com