ALL THE DETAILS ON THIS PAGE ARE FOR THE 2011 RACE, WE WILL BE CONFIRMING ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE 2012 RACE SOON.
Start / Finish / Race HQ - CONFIRMED FOR 2012
The Race HQ is at Merthyr College (CF48 1AR). The start is a 10 minute 'warm-up' walk from the Race HQ. The finish is directly outside the RaceHQ.
Getting there
From the A470 take the junction sign-posted 'Merthyr Town Centre' and 'Rhydycar', this will take you under a metal bridge. Go straight across the 1st roundabout. At the 2nd roundabout turn left (1st exit) on to 'Avenue de Clichy'. After approx. 1/2M you will see the college car park on the left, take next left in to Penry Street. Turn left in to college car park.
Parking - CONFIRMED FOR 2012
Please park at the Merthyr College car park (free on Sundays). Please ensure that you park in a marked bay, as parts of the car park will be used for the start and finish.
Course route - CONFIRMED FOR 2012
The 2011 course is here
Course description - CONFIRMED FOR 2012
It starts with two 1 mile laps to reduce the amount of the route on the public highway and remove the need for a road closure.
Then we are out onto the Taff Trail for the out and back course with a loop at the end.
The loop goes along the Cefn-Glas road, drops down into Quakers Yard and rejoins the Taff Trail.
At Pontygwaith we have had to add a dog-leg up the Trevethick Trail - so as to get the 20 miles in.
There will be marshals to turn the runners around on the dog-leg - you will for a short distance run against each other so please keep to the right.
On returning to Pontygwaith you drop down to 'The Steps'.
After 'The Steps' you return on the outward section of the Taff Trail to the finish at RaceHQ.
Finally, when approaching the RaceHQ we have removed the need to do a lap of the 'upper' car park. Just continue on the Taff Trail path and head directly to the finish.
Feed stations (TO BE CONFIRMED FOR 2012):Water: 3.2M / 6.4M / 9.7M / 12.5M / 15.4M / 17.1M and the Finish.
Gels: 12.5M - thanks to Run and Become
Go Electrolyte: 9.7M / 12.5M- thanks to Run and Become
'SIS' sports drink: Finish - thanks to MOTI
