34th KPMG
Guernsey Easter
Runs 2015
kpmg.com/channelislands
Race Information
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Dear Runner,
Thank you for entering the 34th Guernsey Easter running festival.
We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful island for a
weekend filled with athletic competition and social events.
We are very pleased once again to have KPMG as our principal
sponsor, supported by R G Falla (Building Contractors). Grateful
thanks also go to the States of Guernsey Culture & Leisure
Department and Fusion Systems Limited. As part of our
celebrations of 34 years of Easter Runs we have put on an end of
festival prize-giving presentation at Saints Bay Hotel in St Martins.
With an excellent menu it will be a great way of wrapping up the
weekend, so please make an effort to come along and join the fun.
Food and liquid refreshments available from 12 noon and will be
followed by our presentation at 2pm.
Sports massage and chiropractic treatment & advice will be
available after races courtesy of the Chiropractic & Massage Clinic,
St Peter Port.
RACE INFORMATION
Your race numbers can be collected along with Tee Shirts and Hoodies (where
inclusive or ordered) at the Registration Evenings, or no later than 30minutes
before the start of each race. Please be sure to pin the correct number for the
event to the front of your vest for each race. If you have entered both the ‘KPMG
10K’ and the ‘KPMG Half Marathon’ you will need to keep the same number for
both races.
Registration takes place at Garenne Stand, Footes Lane from 6:00pm on Thursday
26th March & Thursday 2nd April where you can check in, enter relay teams
and collect other information about the festival. You can also collect your event
mementos. Those who have not travelled as part of a team can be allocated into
composite relay teams. Late entries can also be taken. Details of each race are
given below and course maps are available on our website.
www.guernseyathletics.org.gg/easter
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On behalf of KPMG Channel Islands, I would like to
welcome you to the 34th KPMG Guernsey Easter Runs.
We are delighted to be associated with this superb
event and look forward to another fantastic weekend
of athletics. The combination of elite national and top
Guernsey athletes with enthusiastic participation from
local runners is a testament to the quality of the event
and the hard work and expertise of the Guernsey
Island Amateur Athletics Association (GIAAC)
and its volunteers.
For those who have travelled to Guernsey for the first
time, I hope you enjoy our beautiful island and welcome
back to those who have competed before.
Best of luck to you all!
Tony Mancini, Executive Director KPMG Channel Islands Limited
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KPMG JUNIOR EASTER RUNS
There is a series of races on each day for junior athletes from the age of 7 to 16.
See our website for more details and to download an entry form.
FRIDAY 3RD APRIL
KPMG 10KM ROVERS, AC, PORT SOIF | START 10:00
Rovers AC Football Club House can be found beside playing fields adjacent to the
coast road. (Perry’s map p8 C2) There is parking at the club house and at three
beach car parks nearby - Grandes Rocques Bus terminus, Port Soif (south) and
Port Soif (north by the beach café). Changing will be available at the club house
(NOT IN THE BAR AREA) and after the race food and drinks will be available in
the club house bar (12.00 – 2.00pm). A brief prize-giving of awards to the
principal finishers (Male & Female 1-2-3 and 1st Vet Male & Female) and
announcement of results will take place at around 11:45 / 12:00. Post race
massage will also be available.
SATURDAY 4TH APRIL
KEITH FALLA MEMORIAL | LES AMARREURS, VALE | START 11:00
| 4.75 MILE CROSS COUNTRY RACE – SPONSORED BY RG FALLA
SATURDAY EVENING QUIZ
NIGHT VALE DOUZAINE ROOM
This race starts near Vale Church on L’Ancresse Common (Perry’s Map p6 B4). The
course is a traditional one used regularly by the GIAAC and locally referred to as
the ‘Full Course’. Whilst largely run on grass and firm paths there are sections
of tarmac which make it unsuitable for spikes. If conditions are muddy then
studded shoes are advantageous, otherwise trainers or road racing shoes are
usually adequate. The course is well marked with ‘gates’ and arrows. Runners
are required to pass through the gates.
Our popular quiz night is being held at
6pm. There are prizes for the top (and
bottom) teams and the questions will
be on various subjects for young & old.
The cost is £10 per head, which will
include food (jacket potatoes, salad,
pasta, cakes, etc) and there will be a
bar where drinks can be purchased for
vital rehydration ahead of the crosscountry relay. The evening will also be
used as the last opportunity to sort out
relay teams.
Parking is available in the public car parks near to the beach and limited toilet
facilities are available. The land in front of the Garage is private and it is illegal to
drive or park on the common land itself.
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WARNING
No Personal Music Players to be worn in any race.
Risk of disqualification and exclusion from race results.
Whilst it may seem trivial, there is a serious safety issue
as runners are competing on open roads and must be
aware of traffic, instructions from marshals and be aware
of other hazards. It is for your own safety and that of other
runners and road users. Please abide by the rules.
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SUNDAY 5TH APRIL
KPMG STONECRUSHER CROSS COUNTRY RELAY | 4 X 2 MILE
| START 10:30AM | ALL TEAMS CHECK IN BY 10:00
Relay Team entry forms can be collected at the Registration Evening or
downloaded from our website. Entry forms can be returned at any time over the
weekend – at Registration Evening or at the announcer’s caravan, where numbers
will be allocated. Note: No GIAAC team entries on the day.
As last year the course is on the opposite side of L’Ancresse common. Head
to one of the car parks off Route De L’Ancresse (Perrys Map P7 E2, E3, F1).
Directions to the start/finish area will be marked. The relay takes place on a mix
of grassland and cinder paths, it is suitable for short spikes or racing flats. Teams
may be single sex or mixed (there are prizes in all categories). Your individual
time counts towards the overall classification. Teams can be entered on the
registration evening, those who have not travelled as part of a team can be
allocated into composite teams.
MONDAY 6TH APRIL
KPMG HALF MARATHON | NORTH BEACH, ST PETER PORT
| START 09:00AM
No check in is required for this race, but please note the early start time. Those
collecting numbers on race day can do so at the commentator’s caravan at the
startline. Car Parking is available on the piers and at other St Peter Port public
parks. The race starts at North Beach/White Rock. There are a number of public
toilets in the vicinity. The course follows an out and back route around the East
and North coast of Guernsey with water stations provided at about 5, 7 and 11
miles. The finish is back at North Beach in St Peter Port.
MONDAY 6TH APRIL
PRIZE PRESENTATION | SAINTS BAY HOTEL, ST MARTINS
| START 14:00 FOOD AVAILABLE FROM 12 NOON
HTTP://WWW.SAINTSBAYHOTEL.COM
Should you wish to have a post race shower in St Peter Port, we have an
arrangement with Beau Sejour Leisure Centre, for runners to shower and change
there before heading to the presentation. Beau Sejour is a short walk from the
finish of the half marathon. (Note there is a footpath up steps from alongside ‘The
Ribshack’ takeaway in St Julian’s Avenue that emerges adjacent to Les Cotils.
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We hope you have a great time
and enjoy your racing.
GIAAC Easter Festival Team
Results and Race Reports posted daily to our
website: www.guernseyathletics.org.gg/easter
www.facebook.com/GuernseyEasterRuns
Twitter : @giaac
Read about the races in the Guernsey Press,
or on-line at www.thisisguernsey.com
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Proud to play our part in Guernsey’s
sporting achievements
Event Contact details:
Liz Powell
T: +44 (0) 7781 108280
E: [email protected]
W: www.guernseyathletics.org.gg/easter
Twitter: @giaac
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GuernseyEasterRuns
Contact KPMG:
KPMG Channel Islands Limited
A: Glategny Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1WR
T: 01481 741890
W: www.kpmg.com/channelislands