Windsor Womens 10k
Organiser's Description
This undulating course starts and finishes along the Long Walk at Windsor and passes through some of the most beautiful countryside. You will pass the Royal Lodge, which was the Queen Mother’s residence and is now home to Prince Andrew, the Royal School, the Statue of Queen Elizabeth II, erected in celebration of her Golden Jubilee, and then it's almost all downhill to the finish as you sweep onto the top of the Long Walk, with Windsor Castle as your back drop.
There will be a variety of on site entertainment for children including bouncy castles and face painters. There will also be a Sprite Sprint for 9 years and under which you can enter on the day and is approximately 40 metres and run on the grass alongside the Long Walk.
Minimum age is 15 years on day of race – NO maximum age limit!!
Testimonial from GB Athlete Jo Pavey -
'I really enjoyed running the Windsor Women’s 10K in 2018 and I thoroughly recommend it. It’s a very uplifting and fantastic event with so many women running together and encouraging each other, there’s a great feeling of camaraderie. The course is absolutely stunning and is entirely within the grounds of Windsor Great Park. It has a few undulations but is good underfoot, so you can really get into your running. The event is so well organised with lots of friendly volunteers, and it provides such a great opportunity for so many women to enjoy their running. I can’t wait to run in the event again this year.'
Start Time
10:00am
Races
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10 km - Early Bird Entry Women Only Race - Min age 15 years old£27.50 BOOK
Finishers Tshirt
Medal
Cash prize for the first 3 finishers
Age Category Cash Prizes
Children’s entertainment
Refreshments including hot/cold food and hot/cold drinks.
Secure baggage marquee.
Toilets
Secure parking
Merchandise
The Long Walk, Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire
By Car:
From the North: Join M4 and travel westbound to J10. Take A329M to Bracknell. At Twin Bridges Roundabout, continue on to the A329 – signposted to Ascot. At Heather wood Hospital Roundabout (near the racecourse) turn left on to A332 towards Windsor. The route will be AA signposted for the Windsor Half Marathon taking place in the safe place the following day.
From the West: Leave M4 at J10 and follow directions above.
From the South: Leave M3 at J3 and follow A322 towards Bracknell. At first major roundabout, get in offside lane and take A332 to Ascot. At Heatherwood Hospital Roundabout (near the racecourse), continue on A332 towards Windsor. The route will be AA signposted for the Windsor Half Marathon taking place in the safe place the following day.
By Rail: The quickest way to Windsor from London is via Paddington to Slough (22 mins) where you change for Windsor (platform 1)
Windsor Central Station is directly below the Castle walls. It is then approximately 1.5 miles to the start on the Long Walk
Parking is in Windsor Great Park off the A332 Sheet Street Road. There is plenty of free parking for everyone.
The directions to the Car Park are clearly signposted by the AA and the Car Park is managed by CSP, a professional traffic management company.
The car park itself is free and there are no other costs for entering the site.
You will have received your race number through the post, together with information about car parking etc. (If you have not received anything by the week before you must contact the Race Office. Email: joanne@running4women.com; Tel: 01384 379028)
Make sure that take part in our Aerobic warm up, taken by a Qualified Instructor, it is great fun and certainly gets you warmed up!
Make sure that you have everything you need: • Shoes (make sure you have worn them before you race in them!) • Clean socks. • Shorts. • Vest / T-shirt. • Track bottoms. • Warm Top (Waterproof if weather is likely to be bad). • Extra clothes in case the weather is cold/wet. • Race number/Race Information book • Safety pins (for your number). • Bottle of water. • Energy bar / banana for post race. • Travel information (Any travel tickets you may have bought).
This is not a definitive list but does cover the most important items that you will need.
There will be a public address system to keep everyone updated as the start time approaches.
Preparation: As the race start time gets nearer, make sure you visit the toilet and warm up – be careful when warming up – it is so easy to do too much particularly if this is your first one. some jogging and our Aerobic warm up should be plenty!
Lining Up: Everyone lines up according to their expected finishing time, with the faster more experienced runners right on the start line and those expecting to finish later, further back. This way, no-one is impeded and it is essential that you do this! You do not want to be caught up with the fast runner’s right at the start.
Start: An air horn is sounded and the race begins. Unless you are right on the start line, progress will be slightly slower as the runners move away – which is often a good thing because you are not tempted to go too fast at the beginning, which can ruin your race.
Finish: The finish line will be clearly marked and you will be able to see the gantry from the top of the Long Walk – 1.5 km away!
Post Finish: As you cross the finish line you will be marshalled into “funnels” where you will be asked to keep moving forward to receive your medal and water will be available, then make your way to the T-shirt Marquee to collect your finishers t-shirt. It is imperative that you do keep moving. You can then reunited with family and friends, get warm/dry kit on and reflect on what was a fantastic achievement!
The course start and finishes along the Long Walk with the start being around 190m further up the Long Walk to enable us to use the Windsor Half Marathon finish.
The course itself is undulating and passes through some of the most beautiful countryside. There are two drink stations out on the course and also one at the finish. Along the course you will pass the Royal Lodge which was the Queen Mother’s residence and is now home to Prince Andrew, the Royal School and then at around 5.5 km you will pass the Statue of Queen Elizabeth II erected in celebration of her Golden Jubilee. It is then almost all downhill to the finish as you sweep onto the top of the Long Walk with Windsor Castle as the back drop.
If you are entering as a mother/daughter team, then you can enter the Mother & Daughter “Generation Game”.
You MUST Enter individually and tick the “Generation Game” box and write the name of your Daughter/Mother who will be your partner.
Minimum age is 15 years on day of race – NO maximum age limit!!
Prizes for the 1st Mother/Daughter team to finish in lowest aggregate time.
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