The Events
The Lydiard Legend Marathon (42.2km)
Event date: Saturday 19 September, 2009
Start Time and Location:
06.30am.Both events start (and finish) from Shadbolt Park, Portage Rd, New Lynn, Auckland.The Lydiard Legend Marathon is for inspired people. The course is highly achievable to runners of all abilities, but will require a good level of training and commitment. View the course profile above for a view of what you're in for.
The race route follows the majority of the original route used by Arthur Lydiard. The main alterations have been made to ensure the safety of the athletes and to minimise disruption to traffic.
For safety and traffic management reasons, all participants must finish the Lydiard Marathon in 5.5 hours. Participants must reach the 35km point within 4.5 hours. Average time of 7.7 min / km. Averaging moving time to complete course = 7.8 km / hour
Drink Stations:
Aid station 1: 6.15km - Corner of Golf Rd and Astley AveAid station 2: 12.85km - In front of Shell Station on West Coast Rd
Aid station 3: 17.5km - End of Kauri Loop Rd on West Coast Rd
Aid station 4: 23.6km - Gravel Clearing before Arataki Visitors Center.
Aid station 5: 25.8km - Corner of Shaw Rd and Exhabition Dr
Aid station 6: 29.8km - Corner of Shaw Rd and Exhabition Dr
Aid station 7: 33.1km - Corner of Shaw Rd and Exhabition Dr
Aid station 8: 37.8km - End of Scenic Dr Just before Titirangi Village
All aid stations will have Water and Balance. The final aid station for the half marathon will have flat coke. All stations will be manned and will have access to basic first aid.
All aid stations will have Water and Balance. Aid stations 5 through to 8 for the marathon will have flat coke. All stations will be manned and will have access to basic first aid.
Downloads:
In order to provide you with detailed maps we have retained a larger size and cut each course into sections.The full marathon map covers 4 pages.
Marathon Course Notes (94.8kb pdf)
map 1 (865.kb pdf)
map 2 (5.79mb pdf)
map 3 (5.91mb pdf)
map 4 (5.53mb pdf)
Arthur's half marathon
Event date: Saturday 19 September, 2009
Start Time and Location:
08.00am.Start (and finish) from Shadbolt Park, Portage Rd, New Lynn, Auckland.
We will have for the third time, a half marathon option at this event.
The reason being that it allows those that are not quite The Lydiard Legend Marathon event, a chance to participate and complete a quality half marathon event, and be a part of a very special and unique event.
It also gives an element of progression to the event, and we hope that some of you that do Arthur's half marathon this year, may step up and aim to do The Lydiard Legend Marathon in future years.
The course is primarily the same as The Lydiard Legend Marathon , but we have taken out the big climb (up West Coast Rd), we will turn half marathoners left into Carter Rd from West Coast Rd, then right onto Shaw Rd. Half marathoners will then re-join The Lydiard Legend Marathon course again when they turn left onto Scenic Drive.
Half marathoners will also miss the loop on Exhibition Drive. Please note: the half marathon is open to walkers and runners alike, you will have 4 hours to complete the course.
For safety and traffic management reasons, all participants must finish their respective events within the following times.
4 hours (average time of 11.4 min / km). Average moving time to complete course = 5.3km / hour.
Drink Stations:
Aid station 1: 5.85km - In front of Shell Station on West Coast RdAid station 2: 10.95km - Gravel clearing after #132 Carters Rd
Aid station 3: 16.6km - End of Scenic Dr Just before Titirangi Village
Downloads:
In order to provide you with detailed maps we have retained a larger size and cut each course into sections.The half marathon map covers 3 pages.
Arthurs half course profile (5.07kb pdf)
Half Marathon Course Notes (90.8kb)
map 1 (5.79mb pdf)
map 2 (1.44mb pdf)
map 3 (5.53mb pdf)
Training Schedules by Arthur Lydiard
Thanks to Arthur's good friend Garth Gilmore we are able to offer those looking for some training pointers Arthur Lydiard's original marathon and half-marathon schedules. These were published in Run To the Top in 1962. They were in good old-fashioned miles and yards but are re-produced here in metric distances. They are Arthur's own Marathon training schedules for his famous Waiatarua course, which is the course in which this event is run on.
Download Arthur Lydiards Run to the Top with Master Coach Arthur Lydiard
By Garth Gilmour, Arthur's biographer and co-author for more than 40 yearsReturn to top of page
