Hello and thank you for entering the Rushmoor 10k, this will hopefully answer any questions you may have so you can enjoy your race, have a great run 🙂
Race Date – Sunday 6th October 2024
You will not receive a race pack in the post.
Race HQ Location
Military Athletics Stadium (next to the Rugby Stadium), Queens Avenue, Aldershot, GU11 2TD.
The Athletics Stadium is used for race registration, bag drop, and toilets.
Race Day Schedule
9:00am – Race registration and bag drop opens
10:00am – Race registration closes
10:10am – Bag drop closes
10:30am – 10k Race starts on the Polo Fields
Pre-Registration Number Collection
Beat the Crowds and Collect your Race Number Early
Pre-registration will take place at Aldershot Cricket Club on the following dates:
Wednesday 2nd October – 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Saturday 5th October – 9:00am to 12pm (midday)
(If you ordered a t-shirt, collect it when you collect your race number. These were pre-ordered only at point of entry – These were only available for a limited period ! … until 9th September)
If you pre-register then on Sunday arrive at the race by car and park in the race car park, you don’t need to go into the Athletics Stadium except to use the toilets. You can leave any baggage in the car, then at 10.15am make your way to the start line. Similarly, if you live in Aldershot you could jog straight to the start line, same as when doing the parkrun.
Race Day Number Collection
This will be possible between 9:00am and 10:00am at the Athletics Stadium but if possible please try and pick up your number beforehand at pre-registration.
There are NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.
DO NOT RUN AS SOMEONE ELSE YOU WILL NOT BE INSURED! YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR NUMBER.
There is a Baggage Tag on the bottom of your number
Please remove if not using
or bring your bag to the baggage area with this attached
Please do not travel to the event if you have any COVID-19 symptoms (a high temperature, a new continuous cough, and/or a loss or change to your sense of smell), or if anyone in your household is isolating because of COVID.
Toilets
There are toilets in the Athletics stadium.
Start Line
Runners will be encouraged to start making their way to the start at 10.15am. The start line is across the Queen’s Avenue road on the Polo fields. Please cross Queen’s Avenue at the zebra crossing. The start line is very wide and thin – please move as far as possible, you can line up anywhere along the marked area of path in the Polo fields – so almost everyone can be at the front! When you set off, aim for the big flag at the far side of the Polo fields near the Farnborough Road, then when you get there turn right.
Courses
There are THREE events starting one after another on the Polo Fields: the 10k, 5k, and 2k fun run. All routes on the Polo Fields will be signed and marshalled, but you are advised to study the map below so you know where you are going! The 10k and fun run both do half a lap of the Polo Fields, but the 5k goes round again so 5k runners will do 1.5 laps. The fun run finishes on the Polo Fields.
The 10k and 5k courses are very flat and marked with yellow signs with black arrows, and red/white tape. There will be plenty of marshals. Mind your head when going under road bridges, and keep to the left in case someone is coming the other way. Look out for cyclists, walkers, fishermen, and dogs. The 10k course also follows some woodland trails. Watch out for low branches, uneven ground, loose path surfaces, and tree roots (which are slippy when wet). This is ex-army land so don’t touch any suspicious objects on the ground. The 10k route will have KM signs every KM. The 5k route has no extra KM signs, so the first sign seen on the towpath will be 9KM.
If you need water while running please take it with you. There will be some water available at the 5km point for emergencies. Please don’t drop any litter on the course (gel wrappers, bottles, etc). Take it back to the finish where there will be bins.
Finish
Medals are awarded to all 10k and 5k finishers at the end of the race, and water is available at the finish.
The race finishes in the Athletics Stadium. Runners with 10k and 5k numbers will be allowed to enter the stadium using a special runner’s entrance, and will then run around the track to the finish in front of the stands. After crossing the finish line you can pick up a medal and get water. You can then either pick up your bag from the bag drop. If you are returning to your car in the race car park, watch out for cars leaving the event in the Farnborough direction as they will be driving up the road between the stadiums.
Results and Prizes
Results will be published on the race web site and also the Facebook page on Sunday evening, unless there are issues to resolve in which case they may appear the next day.
Plaques for 10k only to 1st 2nd 3rd male and 1st, 2nd, 3rd female, to be collected at the finish line.
Free entry to next year’s 10k race to 1st senior, 1st U20, and 1st Vets in categories 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, male and female, if there are at least 3 finishers in your category.
Please Note
You can find your name in the list of competitors on The Entry Point web site Click here
DO NOT RUN UNDER SOMEONE ELSE’S NAME! You are not insured and could spoil the results for everyone. Change over is easy. See the 10k ‘Transfer your entry’ web page here.
Before setting off to the race, please make sure that you’ve read the Race Rules, and if travelling by car that you understand the Parking arrangements.
If you’re in the Athletics Stadium and there’s a fire or a bomb scare, the official assembly point is car park no. 6 (parkrun car park).
Arriving by Car
We recommend that competitors coming from the Farnborough direction park in the public Napier Gardens car park in North Camp. There is a small charge for this (70p for 3 hours, 90p for 4 hours). It should be much quicker to leave after the race if parked here. From this car park it is only a 1km walk (or warmup jog) to the rugby stadium. See the car parking page for more information.
OR Until it fills up you can use the car park at the back of the Rugby Stadium as in previous years. (The Rushmoor parkrun car park, 300 spaces). To reach this turn left into Princes’ Avenue at the traffic lights on Queen’s Avenue. Ignore the car park immediately on your right, and follow the road round to the left and to its end, turning left just before the barracks. The race car park is on your left after 300m (signposted ‘car park no. 6’). Please do not park in any of the other car parks in the military area.
Important: Visit our car parking page for more info including how to leave the car park!
Arriving by Public Transport
The race start and finish is approximately 2.5 miles from Aldershot Railway Station and 1.5 miles from North Camp Railway Station. There is no connecting bus service from North Camp Station to Queen’s Avenue in Aldershot but the No. 1 route Stagecoach Goldline bus service runs from Aldershot Railway Station every 10 minutes. There is a stop in Queen’s Avenue, a short walk from the start.
The No. 1 route bus service also connects Farnborough Main Railway Station.
Arriving on Foot
The Basingstoke canal tow path runs from Woking to Queens Avenue and also from Fleet/ Basingstoke in the other direction. The race start and finish is about a 30 minute walk from Aldershot town centre along Hospital Hill and then Queens Avenue.