GREAT SOUTH RUN 2012.
The Great South Run will take place in Portsmouth again on Sunday 28th October 2012.
Around 25,000 runners will take part in this highly popular run, raising £ millions for a variety of charities. Entry for 2012 is now open, you can find all of the entry details at the Great Run Series website.
If the full 10 miles are too much there is also a 5K event all of the details can be found on the Great Run Series website.
The 10 mile course is fairly flat, thank goodness and offers a wide range of views and historic sites along the
way, such as HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Spinnaker Tower.
Along with the thousands of fun runners, club athletes and charity teams, will be a mix of celebrities and elite athletes from around the
world.
In 2011 Kenyan runner Leonard Komon won the mens race with a time of 46mins 18secs, whilst Ethiopian runner Asselefech Mergia won the ladies
race in 52mins 55secs. Both amazing times considering the strength of the wind blowing against them for the final mile of the course along Southsea seafront,
"the weather was too much for me and it was really tough at the end" said Komon.
GUARANTEED CHARITY PLACES.
Guaranteed charity place are a great way to get an entry to the Great South Run and at the same time helping to raise much needed funds for the charity. For details of charity running places please vist our Great South Run charity places page.
PARKING.
Parking spaces will be available on Southsea Common itself, follow the Great South Run road signs, or you could use one of the many city centre car parks follow the link for more details.
Follow this link to view a map indicating the location of car parks in Portsmouth.
The race starts at 10:30 am and organisers are advising runners plan to arrive by 9am as the city roads will be very busy.
ROAD CLOSURES.
The roads adjacent to the start and finish on Southsea Common will be closed from 07:00am.This includes Pier Road, Clarence Esplanade and Avenue de Caen.
All other roads on which the race will be run will be closed from 10:10am. If you arrive late use the city centre car parks and walk to the race start area.
As Portsmouth is an island there are only three access roads, so there is bound to be some congestion after the race, so why not stay
a little longer and visit one of the numerous pubs or restaurants in Portsmouth, after all you will have earned it.
Please note, a privately run park and ride scheme will be in operation for the Great South Run this year on Sunday 28 October 2012, arranged by the event organisers
Full details are available from the Nirvana Europe website.
ACCOMMODATION.
If you are planning to stay overnight or maybe make a weekend of it there are plenty of Hotels to choose from, but book early
as it is bound to be a busy period, folllow this link Portsmouth Hotels
for more information.
In addition to hotels there are numerous guest houses to choose from follow this guest houses
link to find out more.
COURSE MAP.
The course map below is interactive, so please take advantage of the zoom and pan features to check out the course in detail.
We have added information on points of interest along the route, click on the marker to see the details.
