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Runningand living.Com Marathon and a Half - Gurgaon

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Runningand living.com - Half Marathon
Marathon Expo
Race Rules
Training
Registration
Getting there
Before and at the finish
After the finish
 
Runningandliving.com Marathon - 42.195km
DATE: 5 th Dec  2010, Gurgaon
TIME: 5.30 AM
Online registrations will open in June 2010
Runningandliving.com Half Marathon - 21.097 km
DATE: 5 th Dec 2010, Gurgaon
TIME: 7.00 AM
Online registrations will open in June 2010
Runningandliving.com 10km 
DATE: 4 th Dec 2010, Gurgaon
TIME: 7:30 am
Online registrations will open in June 2010
Runningandliving.com Fun Run - 5km
DATE: 4 th Dec 2010, Gurgaon
TIME: 9:00 am
Online registrations will open in June 2010
 
The runs are organised by runners for runners.Experience the thrill of a lifetime as you cross the finish line.
The course is flat, cold and well supported. The Full Marathon will remain open for 6:30 hours from 530am with Sports Drinks, Water, Max Health Care and HUDA and Gurgaon Traffic Police and our enthusiastic volunteer support.
An attractive medal, certificate with timing for each finisher of the Full and Half Marathons.

The bib pick up for all races will happen at the race location on Dec 4th between 10am and 4 pm. There will also be full and Half Marathon bib pick up on Dec 5th from 11am to 3pm
Location – The lawns of Club Florence, Sushant Lok II, Sector 57 Gurgaon.
Telephone – 0124 – 2386334

The plaques for the first five placed in the overall marathon and half marathon will be awarded at 1030am on Dec 6th and those for the first 5 placed in the 5km and 10km runs will be awarded at 10am on Dec 5th. This will happen at the lawns of Club Florence.
Plan to be at the start at least 30 minutes before the start of the race.
Marathon Expo
Bib pick up will be at the Marathon expo on Dec 4th and Dec 5th
There will be loads of great information provided by specialists in their field which will be of great value to you. So if you are planning to run, block off some time for coming to the expo – you will get to know the way to the race location and will also meet several other runners and make new friends.
 
The expo:
Location Club Florence , Sushant Lok II, Golf Course Road Extension, Sector 57, Gurgaon In the Lawns.
Telephone 0124 2386334 and dial 0 for the operator.
Timings 10am to 4pm on 4th Dec ,
11am to 3pm on 5th Dec
 
Come at the start of the expo to make sure you get as much info and are well rested for the big day
 
Directions:
Get onto the Golf Course Road from MG Road and go past the golf club, until you come to a circle. The park on the left is Smriti Vatika . Keep going down a bit over a km and at the T junction turn right.Go down another kilometer and you will see Club Florence on the main road to your right.
The EXPO will include rich information provided by
  • Reebok trainers on footwear with great deals on running shoes
  • Yoga and running - by a leading Yoga practitioner
  • Running Injury free - by a doctor from Max Health Care
  • Century in sight - Dr Ashis Roy who will be running his 99th Marathon with us
  • Running and Gymming - Getting to your personal best - Club Elemention
  • All about running - Q&A on the course, water and sports drink stops, toilets, first aid and more - last days do's and don'ts and anything else  by Rahul Verghese
  • Sales of water bottle belts, running shorts, T shirts and undergarments
  • Photo souveniers
  • And More
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Marathon and a Half – Gurgaon – Dec 5th and 6th 2009
You can only register for one person at a time and for one race. Please select the race you plan to run in:
 
Participants need to be for the 5km run at least 5 years old
Participants need to be for the 10 km run at least 12 years old
Participants need to be for the half marathon at least 18 years old
 
The Runs :
  • 10km run - Dec 5th Starts at 730am at Club Florence
  • 5km run   - Dec 5th Starts at 9am at Club Florence
  • All finishers get a medal and a certificate with their timing - everyone is a winner
  • Award ceremony for 1st 5 finishers of the 5k and 10k runs - 10am
  • Full Marathon - Dec 6th Starts at 530am at Club Florence
  • Half Marathon - Dec 6th Starts at 7am at Club Florence
  • All finishers get a medal and a certificate with their timing - everyone is a winner
  • Award ceremony for 1st 5 finishers of the Half and Full Marathon - 1030 am
  • Cool post race analysis tool - enhanced post the February '09 runs
Get as many of your family and friends to join us all at the looping course so that they can cheer you on at several points and get you to your personal best time and make it your funnest race as you see their placards, they photograph you and cheer loudly for you, as well as the other runners.

The Max Health Care medical team, water, toilets, sports drinks and time check
will be there at various points, as will the Gurgaon traffic Police – we want you safe and injury free with treatment close at hand if required. (see the map). Please call for an ambulance or aid if you ever do feel dizzy or unsteady. We know what it’s like when you are full of water, and you need to go, or if your final days easting have not fully agreed with you.
 
 
 
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Race Rules:
No refunds of registration amount
Training: 
For those of you training for your first full marathon, Congratulations!
Check out a world class schedule for 1st time marathoners by Hal Higdon – noted marathoner and race training guru

If you are training for your 1st Half Marathon, look no further for a great schedule , 5k training program for the first timer , 10k training program for the 1st timer
There are last week and last day tips to runners available at http://runningandliving.com/Keen_Runner.html

The final 3 weeks: Check out the last 3 week schedule at one of the training programs on our site which suits your level of training and your goals. . Remember – train well and you will finish smiling. All the very best and congratulations on your decision.
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Registration and the Marathon Expo:
The fee is Rs 500/- for the Marathon and Rs 400 /- for the Half Marathon and Rs 300/- for the 10km and 5km runs 
Payment and registration, and signing of the waiver form can be completed on line now as below

For those of you who have not been able to register online so far for some technical or card related issue, we have now got an off line registration facility at Club Florence at the reception pls call in advance at the number above and then - pay your money by cheque favouring "Runningand Living Infotainment Pvt Ltd" and you will get your bib at the expo.
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Getting there:

The Marathon expo is at the start and finish location of the marathon and half marathon. The 5k and 10K runs will also start at the same location

For those coming from Delhi via the Mehrauli Gurgaon Road - as you cross Sikanderpur, cross the Bristol Hotel Round about with MegaMall on your right - That is the golf course road. Carry on down a couple of km and you will cross a round about, keep going straight and you will pass Central Park Apartments and the golf course on your left, and Ibis Hotel and later Centrum (a building with a cone) on your right. Carry on another half km and you will come to another round about, continue straight for a bit over a kilometer and turn right at the T junction. A kilometer ahead on the right, on the main road is Club Florence.

For those coming from Delhi via the Highway - exit at IFFCO Chowk and turn left on MG Road and pass Metropolitan Mall on your left and then JMD Plaza. At Sikanderpur there is a fair amount of metro work - turn right there- you will then cross the Bristol Round about with the hotel on your right and carry on straight past Mega Mall - rest of the directions are as above

Try and car pool while coming in - to stay green and not jam the parking area.

Baggage storage
- within your own vehicle

Slow runners
-we will be there - whatever time you finish - you are the hero that day, Don't worry about anything but completing your enormous achievement that you have embarked upon

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Before and at the finish:
Smile for the cameras. Hydrate and have your snack
Medals will be given to each finisher at the finish line and a certificate with name, and timing will be handed over at the certificate counter. Check for photographs and mementos at the finish
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Post the finish and post race party:
Congratulate yourself again and 2 days after check out the event photographs which you can download from our website..
Congratulations on your achievement:
Feedback from Feb 22nd 2009 The Good and the not so good:

We unfortunately had one runner disqualified and one runner who took a wrong turn - learnings for the future. Some comments from our first marathon and a half on Feb 22nd 2009:

“I ran Half-Marathon on Sunday. It was a great experience.
I would like to thank you and your team, who were superb in managing the whole event. Special thanks to all the cyclists who kept cheering us up all the time.
The planning and execution behind the whole event was immaculate. “ Vivek Sharma

“Thanks to efforts done by all of you, that I could complete the last leg of my First Full Marathon...As is always true, the last leg of marathon is the most difficult one, but the love, affection and support showered by Cyclist Volunteers, and others was very commanding.... Everybody was cheering me up.

In last 3.5 KM, volunteers travelled in their Cars/cycles to give me Gatorade, Cake, and water etc,, and moreover i was escorted by the most enthusiastic runner and Event Organiser I have ever seen, who travelled with me, till the end of Race, making me a very special guest of the event.” Sunil Kumar

“Please accept my heartfelt thanks for organizing such a wonderful event and in general championing a cause and creating a community of runners in Gurgaon. I think arrangements were superb, better than the “Richest Half Marathon of the World” and a lot of credit goes to you and many volunteers who made it a success. I look forward to many more enjoyable runs with Running and Living in months and years to come.” Gaurav Sethi
“It was the first time in my half marathon career that i had cows buffalos and dogs running on and along the course” Rangan Iyer

“the post race analysis tool is simply amazing..” Sameer Dhingra".
E mail us at contactus@runningandliving.com to share your experiences, send us your photograph, write a poem on running or send us a question and we would love to get back to you.
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