On Shrewsbury Half Marathon takes place this Sunday 6 October 2019 and promises to be a superb autumn race boasting a stunning 13.1-mile course and great support.
The race starts at 9am at the Greenhous West Mid Showground, home to the race village, and takes runners along the river in the Quarry, through the town centre, past hundreds of listed buildings and up the Wyle Cop, the UK’s longest row of uninterrupted independent shops.
The second half of the race continues into the Shropshire countryside and brings runners back to the Showground to be cheered over the finish line.
The official race charities for 2019 are Lingen Davies Cancer Fund, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Save the Children, food bank PLUS, Hope House, Opportunity Pre-School, Severn Hospice, The One Foundation, The Royal British Legion and Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.
Swiss shoe brand On is Headline Sponsor #ShrewsburyIsOn, and specialist running retailer Up and Running returns as Official Sports Retail Partner. They will be present in the race village selling kit, nutrition and accessories, and expert staff will be on hand offering advice about all things running.
A team of Social Run Group (SRG) pacers from Up & Running will be helping runners to hit their half marathon targets on the day.
Race Director Joe Williams commented, “The countdown is on for On Shrewsbury Half Marathon and we can’t wait to welcome everyone this weekend. This is our fourth year of managing On Shrewsbury Half Marathon and it has been wonderful to see it grow over the years into a much-loved community event with huge support and of course a beautiful route. Good luck to all of our runners on Sunday #ShrewsburyIsOn.”
Key race day timings
07:30 Race village and bag drop opens
08:45 Warm-up
08.50 Start pens open
09:00 On Shrewsbury Half Marathon starts
10:10 Expected first Half Marathon finisher
11:15 Prize giving
12:30 Race village closes
Road Closures
The route takes runners through the town centre and out of town along Ellesmere Road (A528), Huffley Lane, and Berwick Road (B5067).
It’s anticipated that town centre part of the route will be reopened from around 11am. Shops and businesses in the town will be open as usual.
The roads on the route which will be closed to traffic will include:
Berwick Rd (B5067) – Huffley Lane – Ellesmere Road (A528) – Coton Hill – Castle Gates – Castle Street – St Marys Street – Dogpole – Wyle Cop – English Bridge – Longden Coleham – Kingsland Road – Kennedy Road – Ashton Road – Butler Road – Town Walls – Belmont – High Street – Shoplatch – Barker Street – Claremont Bank – The Quarry – Victoria Avenue – Smithfield Road – Chester Street – Coton Hill
Roads will be reopened as the race progresses and when the last runners come through. The event is expected to be complete by approximately 12.45pm.
Race Partners
Partners of On Shrewsbury Half Marathon 2019 include On, Up & Running, Shropshire Council, One Water, GU Energy, Eat Natural, BMW Rybrook Shrewsbury, Original Shrewsbury, Optimal Movement, Love2Stay, Love2live, C S Physiotherapy, Barnabas Community Church, Run Britain, Breathe Unity and UKRunChat.
For more information see shrewsburyhalf.co.uk
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