Pre Race Registration / Final Event Information
Thursday September the 17th - postal entries close / online close at 5.00pm
click here to see the current entrant line up!Friday September the 18th - pre race registration
Compulsory pre race registration
Will be held at The Trusts Stadium (65 - 67 Central Park Drive, Waitakere City, Auckland) - take a left off the Lincoln Rd turnoff from the North Western motorway, then make a left at the first set of lights onto Central Park Drive. Pre event registration will be held in the main foyer of the Trusts Stadium from 10.00am - 8.00pm on Friday 18th September.
Here you will pick up your race number, event transponder and event race pack in preparation for the following day.
Some key spot prizes will also be allocated to competitors and picked up at this pre race registration.
If you have placed an order for a 2XU event tee you will collect this here as well. For those who have emailed orders through and have therefore not yet paid, cash or cheque will be accepted.
Anyone wanting to book last minute dinner seats or transportation seats can do so (if still available) at this pre race registration (again cash or cheque only please)
NOTE: Friends / family can enter at the Trusts Stadium during this time (cash or cheque only)
Saturday September the 19th - pre event
Bus Transport
Please click here for more details if you prefer to head along to this event as a group. Transport leaves from Trusts Stadium.
Start / Finish Venue & Carparking
The start / finish venue is Shadbolt Park. The registration area will be set-up very close to the roundabout at the Portage Road / Golf Road intersection (incidentally this is the start line too). The small rugby clubrooms carpark can be used for parking but we expect this to fill quickly. Additional road parking will be available on Portage Road, Kinross Road and other surrounding streets. Please keep in mind that 5-10 minute walks to the registration area may be inevitable especially for the half marathon field so please arrive with plenty of time up your sleeve and please carpool wherever possible.
Late Registration
All 'out of towners' have the option of picking up their race number, event transponder and event race pack on the morning of the event. If this will be the case for you please email me - " lukeg at totalsport dot co dot nz " or - to contact me via email using an antispam email method.
This registration area will be open from approx 5.30am. We suggest all late registration marathon entrants arrive as close to 5.30am as possible & all late registration half marathon entrants arrive as close to 6.30am as possible. Late registration for marathon entrants closes at 6.05am - half marathon at 7.35am.
On The Day Entries
Will be accepted (cash or cheque only) on event morning. Marathon from 5.30am, half marathon from 6.30am. On the day entry registration for marathon entrants closes at 6.05am - half marathon at 7.35am.
Start Line Facilities
A number of porterloos will be close to the registration area on Shadbolt Park but please note that there are NO CHANGING FACILITIES available near the start line. You will however be able to leave any gear with us in a designated gear tent.
Compulsory Race Briefings
Marathon 6.15am. Half Marathon 7.45am
Event Start Times
Marathon 6.30am. Half Marathon 8.00am
Race Day - Saturday September the 19th - the event
The Race Start
Gary Lydiard will be starting the event on the airhorn at the intersection of Golf Rd / Portage Rd. Self seeding will apply. All competitors have approx 200 - 300m of road (essentially up until the first corner) available before the course moves strictly to the footpaths - all competitors must comply with this.
Course Markings / Marshals
The course is well laden with event marshals and they will be placed at all key areas on the course. The event course is the footpath. In certain areas where no footpath exists the course will be the far left hand shoulder of the road.
In only one case (a small section through the Titirangi shops) will runners be running into traffic without a footpath.
This represents a change from last year's course and will be marshaled well. Competitors will need to follow all directional signage (red arrows on a white corflute backing) and obey all instructions from both our event marshals and Traffic Management NZ crew.
Drink Stations
Info regarding km placement, location and what's available at each can be found on the events information page.
The final drink station for both courses has been relocated from being post Titirangi roundabout to approx 200m prior to this roundabout on a wide section of footpath on Scenic Drive.
On the marathon course aid station 4 has also been relocated slightly so it is closer to aid station 3 - cutting down the distance between those two points.
Km Markings
Small corflute signage will be erected every 2km on the respective courses. This signage should provide you with a relatively accurate guide of where you are on the course. Aid station marshals will know the distance at their respective points but please don't rely on them feeding you this information - self education prior to the event is always healthy.
Course Changes
As mentioned months ago there are two small changes to the marathon course. One is that the 7km loop is attacked first (instead of last like in 08') and the western end out and back section on exhibition drive has been extended slightly to bring the marathon to the full 42.2km distance. One last minor change which effects both courses is the switch to staying on the right hand side of the road through Titirangi Village all the way until your right hand turn into Godley Rd.
The Race Finish / Course Cut Off
Competitors will be marshaled across Portage Road and onto Shadbolt Park. In the finish shute look for signage as marathon and half marathon competitors will be split at this point. Course cut-off for both courses is noon.
Race Day - Saturday September the 19th - POST EVENT
Lydiard Legend Medals
All finishers of The Lydiard Legend Marathon will be presented with an official Lydiard Legend medal immediately after finishing.
Massage
Bodyneed will be providing post event massage in the Bodyneed tent. Please make sure you bring along some spare change for this service.
Food / Coffee
Will be available from a couple of vendors on Shadbolt Park.
Spot Prizes
Spot prizes will all be handed out at the pre race registrations and no official prizegiving will take place post race at Shadbolt Park as the official prizegiving will be later in the evening at Trusts Stadium.
Trusts Stadium Dinner & Prizegiving / Random $500 cash winner!
As in previous years the post event dinner / prizegiving takes place at Trusts Stadium from 6.00pm. For more info including a prizegiving timeline please check out the prizes page and click here
Tickets still available from pre race registration (if still available by then) by contacting Luke -
email - " lukeg at totalsport dot co dot nz " or - to contact me via email using an antispam email method.
One lucky attendee's name will be randomly drawn and walk away with $500 cash. You got to be there to win!
Trophies and $24,000 in prizemoney will also be handed out to our winners so we encourage you all to head along for a great night out - Brendan Telfar will be our guest speaker in 09'.
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