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The Great Eastern Run Half-Marathon 2008 Enter this event online.

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11:00am, Sunday 12 October 2008
Cathedral Square, Peterborough
The Great Eastern Run Half-Marathon 2008
 Event Profile
 
Distance:13.1 miles
Surface:Road
Route:1 lap
Setting:Town
Profile:Flat
Traffic free?Yes
Last year's entry:3,000
 Extras
 
Water stations:Frequent
Distance markers:Every Mile
Awards/mementos:Medal, T-Shirt, Spot prizes, Winners' prizes, Memento, Goody bag
Venue facilities:Toilets, Refreshments, Supervised bag storage, Free Sports Massage
Plus:UK Athletics gold graded event.
Organiser's notes:This is an award winning race with lots of potential for PBs. There will be the opportunity to purchase your race photo and to have your medal engraved. Guaranteed to be a fantastic day, you won't want to miss the season's event everyone will be talking about.. The Great Eastern Run believes in one principle: the runner comes first in everything! We hope to see you there. Entry deadline 3 October. ENTRY INFORMATION - Anyone who will be 17 or older on or before the event date may apply for entry. - Only one application per person will be accepted. - All entrants are required to finish the race in 4 hours. - We are pleased to welcome wheelchair athletes to the half marathon (Race starts at 10.30am. Please go to www.greateasternrun.co.uk for details) - Please remember to include your athletic club name on your application form. - Any alterations to entries will be subject to a £10 administration fee. - Entry fees are non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferable, even in the case of event cancellation.
 Entry Information
 
Cheques payable to:Peterborough City Council
On-the-day entry:No
Entries in advance:Yes   Enter this event online.
Postal closing date:Friday 3 October 2008
Limit:7000 competitors
Entry form(s): Universal entry form (PDF-72K)
 Entries in advance only
Normal Entries£17.50 affiliated£19.50 unaffiliated
 Event Organiser Details
 
Contact:Entry Adminstrator
Address:Peterborough City Council
The Key Theatre
Embankment Road
Peterborough
PE1 1EF
Day telephone:01733 747 474
Email:thegreateasternrun@peterborough.gov.uk
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The Great Eastern Run: Sunday 12 October 2008
Not too north, not too south, just about right		Little Engine23/07/08 14:34:50 PM145
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 How Does it Rate?
 

Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (286 votes).

Overall
 
83%
How many runners would do this again?
 
95%


Latest comment: My home town race, excellent flat fast course with lots of support. By Iain Cushion
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