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Location : The event HQ – and the Start and Finish – are on Calton Hill,,, on the east side of the National Monument.
Travel: Do try to arrive by not car. On foot or bicycle are good. (But there is free parking on Regent Road.)
Registration: On the day, consult the alphabetical Entrants Lists (Race; Challenge) on the advance board to discover your allocated number, then come up the correct channel to collect. Registration will be open by 9am (for both events).
Start-times: 9:45 The Challenge. 10:15 The Race.
Ear-phones: Please do not wear ear-phones, as they may prevent you hearing traffic.
Route / Check-points: There is no marked route. The first Checkpoint is at the Castle esplanade; the other 5 are at the tops of the hills. At each Checkpoint you must punch your race-number with the red clippers. (Spot-checks may be made at the finish.)
At the approach to the Castle you must turn left down the steps onto Johnston Terrace; currently there is no access to Princes Street Gardens West.
The West Mains Road allotments will be available for that short-cut.
Refreshment-stations (5): at or near each hill-top, with sponges, water & juice, and sultanas.
The first is at Corstorphine meadow (about 4 miles). The last is in Dalkeith Road, outside the big gates of the Pollock Halls.
Kit: may be left in the numbered black bags in the centre of the arena; if it is very windy, there will be plastic pegs to pin your bag to the ground.
Toilets: Portaloos will be available on site. Please use them; do not piddle in the grass.
First Aid / Medical: First Aid kits are available at each Refreshment-station out on the course. There is a qualified First Aider with full medical supplies at the finish.
Team event: this is for competitors in The Race; 3 or 4 runners per team, best 3 places to count. Fill in a Team Entry form at the forward table, and put it in the tray provided (no additional entry fee). Modest prizes for first two teams and for best all-female team.
Food: Free food and drink for all competitors at the finish.
Results: will be posted on boards near the Registration tent every few minutes as runners complete the course.
Prize-giving: 1pm.
The Double: At the end of the prize-giving, whisky doubles will be given to all those who have completed the Edinburgh ‘double’ for the year… the Seven Hills and the full Edinburgh Marathon.
SportsAid Scotland: Part of any financial surplus is donated to the SportsAid Scotland charity, which assists up-and-coming young runners with their training and travelling expenses.
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