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EVENT GUIDE
Crisis Square Mile Run Series
4 & 11 June 2015
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RACE TO END
HOMELESSNESS
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Why we need Crisis across
your support the UK
Homelessness is devastating, leaving people
vulnerable and isolated, and it’s rising fast in
our capital – up by 79 per cent since 2010.
Crisis believes everyone deserves a place to call
home and the chance to live a fulfilled and active life.
We help people rebuild their lives through housing,
health, education and employment services.
Crisis is the national charity for single homeless
people. Our purpose is to end homelessness.
We work in several regions and cities across the
UK. We run vital services for homeless people in
Birmingham, Warwickshire, Edinburgh, London,
Merseyside, Newcastle, Oxford and South Yorkshire.
Last year we worked with more than 8,000
people; awarded 2,853 qualifications; supported
550 people into work; and found homes for a
further 3,000. Our life changing work is only
possible because of supporters like you.
Thank you for taking part in
the Crisis Square Mile Run Series.
Contents
Registration 5
Ten easy steps to fundraising success 7
How to make your donations to Crisis
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Crisis Square Mile Relay 11
Crisis Square Mile Run 13
Getting ready for race day 15
Getting there 16
Useful information 17
Inspired to do more? 19
2015 Sporting challenge events 20
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REGISTRATION
Our goal is to raise £150,000. We need every
single one of you to help us achieve this.
Crisis Square Mile runners can choose to pay £25, £50 or £100 per place. The Crisis Square Mile Relay
costs £60 per team of four. Please keep in mind that £25 of your registration fee covers the cost of your
participation so we ask each runner to raise a minimum of £50 to help homeless people change their lives
for good.
These Crisis Kits demonstrate how funds raised could help:
WELLBEING KIT £25 SKILLS KIT £50
£150,000 could pay for
6,000 Wellbeing Kits
Health checks and counselling
can help people like Bal get
her life back on track.
The Wellbeing Kit includes:
• A range of health checks
• Tailored counselling and
workshops for improved
mental health
• Opportunities to take part
in sport and exercise
“Crisis stopped me
having a breakdown.
I’ve completely
changed my outlook.”
£150,000 could pay
for 3,000 Skills Kits
Learning new skills can be
the key to finding your way
out of homelessness - for
Jonathan it was life changing.
The Skills Kit includes:
• Advice to work out which
skills to learn, and how
best to learn them
• Access and support for
accredited qualifications
like IT, English and Maths
• Workshops for
practical skills, like bike
maintenance and sewing
“Crisis opened
my mind to who
I could become.”
JOB KIT £100
£150,000 could pay
for 1,500 Job Kits
People often can’t get a job
because they are homeless
– but they can’t get out of
homelessness without a job, as
Ray knows. After help with his
CV and IT skills, Ray has found a
job and is turning his life around.
The Job Kit includes:
• Expert advice on work
opportunities and
motivational support
• Interview practice, work
experience and volunteer
placements
• Financial awards to help
with equipment, tools and
course fees
“It’s unbelievable the
help you get at Crisis.”
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The ten easy steps to
fundraising success
We can only raise £150,000
with your help. To make it
as easy as possible for all
our runners to raise £50
each, we’ve put together
10 simple steps to help
you reach your goal.
1. Set up an online fundraising
page: support.crisis.org.uk/
event/smr
• Set your target as
£50 (or more!)
• Personalise your page with your photo
and explain why you’re supporting Crisis
• Send it to all your friends and family
For those who prefer
collecting cash offline,
download a sponsorship
form at
www.crisis.org.uk/
downloads
2. Share your fundraising page
regularly on Facebook, Twitter
and LinkedIn and mention
@crisis_uk and #CrisisSMR
3. Show off your training and
donations on your work
intranet or a blog.
4. Organise a sweepstake.
Encourage people to predict
your finishing time and charge
£2 a guess. Sweepstake
forms can be downloaded
at www.crisis.org.uk/
downloads
5. Ask your HR team or team
captain about matched giving
to double your donations.
6. Sort out old clothes or
unwanted gifts then sell them
on ebay. If you tell people
where the money’s going,
they may give an
extra donation.
7. Organise a pub quiz, music
or comedy night and have
some fun while raising money.
We can supply fundraising
materials email [email protected]
8. Arrange a master class and
share your skills with friends,
family or colleagues and
charge a fee for doing it.
9. If you’ve got a birthday
coming up, ask your friends
and family to donate to your
fundraising page instead of
buying you a present.
10.Do the run in fancy dress
and let your sponsors
know - should be worth
a few more donations.
EVEN MORE
Check out our online
fundraising pack at
www.crisis.org.uk/
downloads for posters,
sweepstake forms, sponsor
forms, extra fundraising
ideas and more.
For more ideas and
advice on fundraising
email [email protected]
or call 020 7036 2694.
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How to
Pay in your
fundraising
Online
If you’re collecting money on an online giving page, this
money will automatically reach us within six weeks.
If you have offline donations, you can pay this in
via our website www.crisis.org.uk/smrpayin
By post
Send in cheques made payable to ‘Crisis UK’
along with the money return form available at
www.crisis.org.uk/downloads. Post them to: Crisis,
66 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT and write
Crisis Square Mile Run on the back of the cheque.
By phone
Call our Supporter Services team on 08000 38 48 38 and
they can take a card payment. Remember to mention
it is for your Crisis Square Mile Run sponsorship.
Remember to send in any sponsor forms
you have so we can claim Gift Aid.
Please do not bring any sponsorship on the day of
the run as we won’t be able to store it securely.
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Crisis Square
Mile Relay
Route Commentary
Starting under Millennium Bridge,
by City of London School, run
under Paul’s Walk and under
Blackfriars Bridge. Here take
a sharp right at the beginning
of Victoria Embankment and
then turn around to run up onto
Blackfriars Bridge. Take a right
onto Upper Ground, followed
by a right into Marigold Alley,
then right onto Bankside and
under Blackfriars Bridge. Take
a further right into New Globe
Street running across Park
Street into Emmerson Street.
Take a left into Summer Street,
another left into Southwark
Bridge Road, left onto Upper
Thames Street and a final left
into Broken Wharf. Take a right
onto Paul’s Walk to the finish.
One lap is just under two miles.
Check In
You must register before 6:30pm
at Paternoster Square. The
registration tent will be open
from lunchtime so feel free to
come down early to avoid the
queues. Upon registration you
can collect your running t-shirt
and chip timed baton. If one
of you is collecting on behalf
of your team please make
sure you know what t-shirt
sizes your runners will want.
You will be sent your team’s
race numbers and safety pins
in the post prior to the race.
You will need to affix your
team’s race numbers to your
t-shirts as instructed. Please
affix them in the order you wish
to run the race (from A to D).
Please leave extra time for
checking in your baggage in
our storage facility, which will
be open from 5pm. This can
get very busy so if your office
is close by we suggest leaving
your belongings there.
Although registration takes
place in Paternoster Square, the
route will start next to the River
Thames underneath Millennium
Bridge. Stewards will be there to
show you to the start line. There
will be a briefing to all teams at
6.45pm which will explain the
relay procedures and rules.
The winners of the Crisis Square
Mile Relay will be the team with
the overall winning time. Times
will be available on a screen at the
finish and posted on our website
as soon as possible after the race
has finished.
After the race
After finishing the race head back
to the baggage tent. Meet up
with friends, fellow runners and
colleagues and bask in post race
glory in one of the many cafes,
bars and restaurants nearby!
What’s happening
and when
12 noon - 6.30pm Check in opens at Paternoster
Square
5.00pm Baggage
tent opens
6.30pm Teams to
assemble at
Millennium
Bridge
6.45pm Briefing and
race assembly
7.00pm Crisis Square
Mile Relay
starts
8.30pm Last team to finish
Please remember that the
race does not take place on
closed roads so be aware
of cyclists and pedestrians.
Mansion
House
Start/
Finish
Cannon
Street
Blackfriars
Blackfriars Bridge
Millennium
Bridge
Southwark Bridge
Tate Modern
The Globe
Theatre
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Crisis Square
Mile Run
Route Commentary
Staggered Start
The 2015 Crisis Square Mile
Run will take in some fantastic
London sights. After starting at
Paternoster Square you will run
along the Thames, crossing the
river at Blackfriars Bridge and
passing the Millennium Wheel,
the South Bank Centre and the
Oxo Tower. As you cross the river
again you run back down the river
to Southwark Bridge, where you
cross and pass the Tate Modern,
finishing just after crossing the
Millennium Bridge. The total
distance is four miles.
What’s happening
and when
In order to minimise any
congestion, a staggered start
will be implemented. You will be
asked to arrange yourself at the
start line into three clearly marked
areas that correspond to your
predicted running speeds.
1. Fast Runners –
8 minute mile or faster
2. Medium Paced Runners –
8-10 minute mile
3. Joggers and Walkers –
10 minute+ per mile
You will be able to pick up your
exclusive Square Mile Run
t-shirt from Paternoster Square
from midday so come down
early if you can to avoid the
queues. Please leave extra time
for checking in your baggage
in our storage facility, which
will be open from 5pm.
5.00pm Baggage tent
opens
7.00pm Crisis Square
Mile Run starts
7.15pm - onwards
Finish at Peter’s Hill
Please remember that the
race does not take place on
closed roads so be aware
of cyclists and pedestrians
Alternative Route
Unfortunately, sometimes
unforeseen circumstances can
disrupt the route of the run. We
will do our best to avoid this but if
we need to make a change to the
route we will inform all runners
via email (if practical) beforehand
and will let everyone know via the
public address system on the day.
Paternoster
Square
Check in at Paternoster
Square
6.45pm Aerobic warmup and race
assembly
This means fast runners will set
off promptly at 7pm, with the
medium runners and joggers
and walkers setting off at six to
ten minute intervals thereafter.
Check In
12 noon - 6.45pm
St. Pauls
Start
Mansion
House
Temple
Charing
Cross
Royal Festival
Hall
Waterloo
Bridge
OXO Tower
The National
Theatre
Waterloo
Finish
Blackfriars
Blackfriars
Bridge
Millennium
Bridge
Tate
Modern The Globe
Theatre
Cannon
Street
Southwark
Bridge
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training
Getting there
Not only will taking part in the
Crisis Square Mile Run help
homeless people across the
country, it will help you get fit too!
Directions
Training
Underground and Rail links
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Registration for both the relay and the run will be
at Paternoster Square. This is in the heart of the
City of London in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Here are some tips to make sure you
achieve what you want to on race day.
The closest tube station is St Paul’s (Central Line).
Take exit 2 out of the station and turn immediately
left towards St Paul’s then turn right into Paternoster
Square. Mansion House and Cannon Street are just
a short walk away. Head for St Paul’s Cathedral with
Paternoster Square being just north of St Paul’s.
1. If you are new to running or haven’t
exercised in a while make sure you
take a few weeks to get to the level
of fitness you will need to complete
the run. Start slowly and set yourself
achievable targets each week.
2. It’s important to rest in between
training runs, make sure you
don’t push yourself too hard.
3. Feed your body correctly with a
diet rich in carbohydrates.
4. Stay hydrated, drink plenty of
water and try to avoid alcohol
the day before the run.
5. Run at your own pace. You should
be able to comfortably hold a
conversation while running.
6. Try and run the full distance one
or two times before the run.
7. At the Crisis Square Mile Run, make
sure you warm up and down to
avoid injury. We’ll have a group
aerobic warm up before the run
to get those muscles started.
Parking
Please remember that the area will be subject
to the London congestion charge until 6pm and
parking will be very limited. The nearest NCP
car parks are in London Hillgate House, Seacoal
Lane/ Limeburger Lane, EC4M 7HY and London
Aldersgate, 158-170 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HR.
St. Pauls
Paternoster Square
Please note: these tips are only
suggestions and are provided for guidance
only. If you have any doubts regarding your
participation in the event we recommend
seeking medical advice from your doctor.
Mansion
House
Temple
Charing Cross
Waterloo
Bridge
OXO Tower
Blackfriars
Blackfriars
Bridge
Millennium
Bridge
Southwark
Bridge
Embankment
The National Theatre
Royal Festival Hall
Waterloo
Tate Modern
The Globe Theatre
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Useful
InformatioN
How do I sign
in on the day?
Participants will receive a
registration pack in the post
a couple of weeks before the
race. You must present this
pack to the registration tent on
the day of the race to register
and receive your t-shirt. If you
have registered late and there
hasn’t been time to send you
a welcome pack, please head
straight to the registration tent
where we will give you your pack.
I have forgotten/
lost my chip timing,
what can I do?
Please come to the registration
desk. There will be a very limited
number of spare chips and these
will be allocated on a first come
first served basis.
How much money
do I need to raise
to take part?
We ask each runner to raise just
£50 per person.
I can no longer take
part in the event,
what do I do?
Please send an email to
[email protected]
Can I give my place to
a friend/ colleague?
No, once registered you
cannot swap your place
with another runner.
Can I run in both events?
You can enter both events, but
we do ask that you register
separately and there is no
discount for joint registration.
How do I register?
You can register at
www.crisis.org.uk/smr
Can I bring my
sponsorship money
with me on the day?
No, there is no secure facility
to store it on the day. It must
be sent to Crisis as a cheque,
paid in online or added to
your sponsorship page.
Go here to find out more.
Is there a changing tent?
No, runners should turn up ready
to race on both days or use the
public toilets.
Are there toilets?
There will be toilets at Paternoster
Square. Please note these are
limited and can get very busy.
Is there a baggage tent?
Yes, there will be a baggage
marquee on both days. For
security reasons you will not be
able to leave any baggage in
the marquee unless it is clearly
labelled with a luggage tag that
will be posted to you. If your
office is nearby, it is advised
that you leave your belongings
there if possible. We cannot
store bikes or large items.
Can I check in on
behalf of my team?
Yes, as long as you have the full
list of your team mates and your
welcome pack. You will also
need to know their t-shirt sizes.
Will refreshments
be provided?
One bottle of water and one
Pret A Manger Love Bar is
provided after the run for each
runner. Please ensure you have
your own as supply is limited.
Food and drink is also available
for purchase at the many
outlets near the finish line.
What happens if
I injure myself?
First aiders will be on hand to
help throughout the run and in
Paternoster Square. Should you
need assistance alert the nearest
marshal or come to the event
information desk near the start
line.
How do I get my race
timing results?
All race timing results will be
posted at
www.crisis.org.uk/smr as soon
as possible after the race has
finished. They are also available
on screen on the day and if you
have provided a mobile number,
we hope to text you.
Can friends just
come along and
run on the day?
If we have not reached capacity
there will be a limited number
of places for late entrants, so
to avoid disappointment please
register in advance. Entrants on
the day should make their way to
the separate ‘New Entry’ where
registration will cost £30 for the
Run and £70 per team for the
Relay.
What should I wear?
Wear your Crisis Square Mile
Run t-shirt which you will
receive on race day, comfortable
running gear and trainers.
Will the run still take
place if it rains?
Most certainly! If it does rain
please come prepared in suitable
clothing. If weather conditions
are such that it is deemed
unsafe to hold the event we
reserve the right to cancel.
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VOLUNTEERING
Not a runner? You can
still get involved!
On both days we need:
Route marshalls
Directing our runners, ensuring their
safety and providing plenty of cheers and
encouragement throughout the route.
Site stewards
Registering runners, handing out t-shirts,
staffing the baggage area, keeping the
site tidy and handing out water.
If you would like to volunteer, please get in
touch with Lucy in the Crisis Square Mile Run
team: [email protected] or 020 7036 2879
CAMPAIGNING
2015 Sporting Challenge
Events Calendar
In 2015, thousands of people will take part
in a sporting event in aid of Crisis. Where
will your next challenge take you?
26 April: 25 May: 4 June: 11 June: 2 August: 14 September:
11 October: irgin Money London Marathon
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BUPA London 10,000
Crisis Square Mile Relay
Crisis Square Mile Run
Ride London-Surrey 100
Morrisons Great North Run
Royal Parks Half Marathon
Throughout the year: London to Paris cycle rides
and other overseas challenges all over the world.
Remember, if you have an idea of an event
that you want to organise or take part in we
would love to hear from you. Visit
www.crisis.org.uk/fundraise, call Lucy on
020 7036 2879 or email [email protected]
As well as providing life-changing services,
at Crisis we campaign to change the root
causes that mean people become and
remain homeless. Even in the 21st century,
homeless people who ask their council for
help are being turned away to sleep on the
streets – cold, desperate and forgotten.
This is nothing short of a scandal.
To investigate the scale of the problem,
Crisis recently sent undercover researchers
to 16 councils across England to test the
support that is offered to homeless people.
In 50 out of 87 council visits, they received
little or no help at all. Across the country,
this is likely to mean thousands of homeless
people are asking for help and getting
nothing. In response, Crisis has launched
No One Turned Away, a campaign calling
for politicians to review the help single
homeless people in England get under the
law, so no one is forced to sleep rough.
Visit www.crisis.org.uk/NOTA to
join the campaign or tweet your
support #NoOneTurnedAway
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Crisis
66 Commercial Street
London E1 6LT
Tel 0300 636 1967
Fax 0300 636 2012
www.crisis.org.uk
Registered Charity Numbers:
E&W1082947, SC040094.
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