Two Tunnels Railway Races - october

Please bring your own water for the before, during and after the race - good for environmental reasons and hygeine. There will be caterers on site, and there is also a corner shop nearby, but we can not provide water before the event from our supplies. There is water for everyone after the event. Thank you for your understanding.

Runners with buggies are very welcome. You need to start at the back of your wave as there is some narrow, uneven ground after 150m for which it would be best if you were not in the middle of a group.

This event is not suitable for Canicross.

Please read through all the information carefully below ahead of time so you are familiar with how to arrive on site and how the waves of runners will be organised. Please check the The Two Tunnels Park & Ride service schedule in advance. Each service can hold a maximum of 90 people per journey and we are expecting 600 runners to use the service.

The event takes in some fantastic city centre sites. We are making use of public footpaths and not closing any roads. Therefore there are places where runners will have to cross potentially busy roads. All major crossing points have either Zebra or Pelican Crossings and will also be marshalled. The marshals do not have the power to stop the traffic. You must wait and make your own decision as to when to cross the road. You may have to wait a few seconds for a light to change so please be patient and take the opportunity to catch your breath. Anyone deemed to make an unsafe road crossing by one our marshals will be disqualified. Whilst this is a race, your safety is our highest priority and the same rules of the road apply during the race as at another time – do not put yourself or others runners at risk for the sake of a few seconds!

All paths used by the race are open to the general public, many of whom use the routes as their regular walking routes. Please make the event a success by being polite and courteous to the others users of these paths so that has a positive impact on everyone involved.

To ensure Half Marathon runners complete the course the runners will be required to grab a coloured elastic band at Feed Station 4, by the Bath weir in the centre of town. Half Marathon runners will be expected to be carrying 1 band when they cross the finish line.

Please do not run with music players which have in-ear headphones, only bone conducting headphones are permitted in line with UK Athletics rules who license these events. It is very important that you can hear the marshals instructions, be aware of other users in the tunnels (think cyclists ringing their bells to come past you!) and traffic on the sections of the course that cross roads. Thank you!

Two Tunnels Code of Conduct

We are working closely with out partners Sustrans and the Two Tunnels Group who worked on the reopening of the Two Tunnels over a 7 year period! Please read the Code of Conduct they have developed as we will be using it during our event, thank you!

All Users please - Share the path so that everyone can enjoy it - the path will remain open to the public during the event. - Keep to the left and please keep in single file where possible and unless overtaking - Leave no litter - please leave empty cups or energy bars at the feed stations. If you can run with a full wrapper, you can run with an empty one :-) - Respect the privacy of adjoining properties and landowners- Be courteous and patient with other path users, particularly children. Please make yourself known if you are approaching another use in the tunnel - Be aware that mobility scooters may use the path. Motor cycles and horses are prohibited

Walkers please - Avoid spreading out across the width of the path - be aware that others may wish to overtake you

Cyclists please - Control your speed: our shared use path is for sharing not speeding- Be careful on downhill sections- Take care when passing other users- Slow down on narrow stretches or if you cannot see clearly ahead- Be particularly careful at junctions or places where visibility may be poor- Use a bell to let other users know that you are approaching- Do not assume people can see or hear you approaching- Use lights when visibility is poor

Dog Walkers please - Keep dogs under control- Keep dogs on a lead when using the tunnels- Clear up after your dog

Start Process
The schedule is based on 1 runner starting every 30 seconds (or groups of 30 every 15mins) as was established for our first covid secure events in Aug 2020. We hope races will start to look more like they used to, with more regular start times and slightly larger groups. As normality returns we will update this provisional schedule as changes to the frequency of starters will likely have a knock on effect to the race start time schedule.

Start Times
Please note these are very provisional timings, we may need to change these in either direction. Please allow a healthy margin either side of the times noted below when making plans for the rest of your day. Race briefing may be online or may be in person depending on event format. Shuttle buses run every 15mins approx.

Notes
There are multiple waves with the same colour race number, please pay close attention to the number range too on the final schedule. Arrival times are suggestions. Number collection will remain open for each wave right up to the start of each wave.

Event Waves refers to the order the individual race waves will set off. You can collect your number from the desks which respond to the Event Wave, not your race wave. For example, 10km wave 3 runners are in Event Wave 9, so will collect their numbers from desk 5, not desk 3.

There is no on the day prize giving. Prize winners will be contacted the week of the race by email.