RUNNING WAREHOUSE
MARATHON

The cut-off time for the Federation University Marathon is six hours. Adherence to these cut-off times will ensure roads can be reopened in accordance with our event permits. Cut-off times are based on chip-time start not gun-time.

Water, Fixx Fuel X electrolyte drink (Tropical Fruits flavour) and Fixx Gel X Pro energy gels will be available at each of our drink stations. There are toilets at each drink station.

Drink Station 1, 3km (corner of Cedar Dr and Plane Ave) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 2, 6km (Elm Ave just prior to Oak Ave) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 3, 9.5km (Sturt St eastbound level with Ningana St) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 4, 12.5km (Sturt St before Pleasant St – outside City Oval Bowling Club) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 5, 15.5km (Wendouree Pde and Zoo Dr) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 6, 19km (Pleasant St just after City Oval Hotel) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 7, 21.4km (Sturt St, past start-finish gantry, outside Bank Australia) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 8, 24.5km (corner of Cedar Dr and Plane Ave) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 9, 27.5km (Elm Ave just prior to Oak Ave) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 10, 30.5km (Sturt St eastbound level with Ningana St) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 11, 33.5km (Sturt St before Pleasant St – outside City Oval Bowling Club) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 12, 36.5km (Wendouree Pde and Zoo Dr) –Water, Fixx products & toilets

Drink Station 13, 40km (Pleasant St just after City Oval Hotel) – Water, Fixx products & toilets

Recovery Zone (Armstrong St South, just past finish line) – Water, Fixx products, fruit, medical, physio & toilets

To assist you in achieving your marathon goals we have a team of pacers who will run at an even effort/pace. The pacers are like on-course coaches, encouraging you and other runners along the way. Each pacer will be easily identifiable. They will each be carrying a flag that clearly displays their target finish time.

All pacers will run to ‘chip time’ and pace as evenly as possible without banking time (+/- 30 seconds at halfway and within 30 seconds under the target time at the finish). There are two pacers on each time who will run in eyesight of each other creating a pace zone. This means that you will not need to crowd around a single pacer.

There will be pacers for the following times:

• 2hrs 20mins

• 2hrs 30mins

• 2hrs 40mins

• 2hrs 50mins

• 3hrs

• 3hrs 10mins

• 3hrs 20mins

• 3hrs 30mins

• 3hrs 40mins

• 3hrs 50mins

• 4hrs

• 4hrs 20mins

• 4hrs 40mins

• 5hrs

• 5hrs 30mins

• 6hrs (Sweeper)

Eligibility

Eligible Marathon runners are able to drop personal drinks at each drink station.

You must have a target-time of:

• Men: 2hrs 45mins or less

• Women: 3hrs 30mins or less

We will ask for proof via recent results/training records.

Drop off process:

You must drop your drinks to CIVIC HALL (Registration) BEFORE 5:30PM Saturday. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Bottles clearly labelled with your NAME & BIB Number. Ensure they do not leak. Do not attach sharp items/sticks.

Where will I find my drink at each drink station?

On approach, you will find all drink stations will have electrolyte and water offering THEN two final tables for personal drinks:

• Table 1: Plain trestle table with personal drinks laid out in bib order (low numbers at front of table, higher numbers at back of table).

• Table 2: trestle table with black table cloth for ELITE drinks.

Ballarat is a beautiful city and we want to ensure it stays that way.

Please help our wonderful Volunteers and Crew by discarding all waste in the bins provided in the designated litter zones at each Drink Station.

PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CARE WITH GEL TOPS.