Chesterfield Marathon awarded official racing licence
The Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon has been awarded an official road race licence from UK Athletics (UKA).
The race, one of biggest mass participation events in Chesterfield, was granted the important affiliation after officials carried out full checks to the route.
The licence is awarded to all events which observe strict guidelines from UKA, including correct route measurement and full risk assessment of the course and headquarters, as well as providing adequate medical facilities.
In return, race organisers benefit from listings on the UKA’s event website amongst others and access to Run Britain’s online race entry system, as well as public liability insurance for the event.
The licence also means that runners who are affiliated to a club can now take their time from the event and add it to their official results from the racing calendar.
The Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon, sponsored by local company The PK Group, is operated by the Chesterfield-based Kids ‘n’ Cancer charity, one of the country’s leading organisations in supporting families and patients to access proton therapy treatment, which is not currently available in the UK.
Mike Hyman, Kids n Cancer co-founder, said: “Being granted the official UK Athletics licence is fantastic news for us. This affiliation will really allow us to enhance the reputation of the Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon and build on the huge success of the 2014 race.
“The feedback from some runners last year was that they were disappointed their race times could not be part of their official results from the racing season, but the licence has changed this.
“Our aim with the Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon was to help put the town on the map and attract people from all over the world. Our official road race status will only help in ensuring we can make the event one of the best in the country.”
Registration is now open for this year’s race, which will take place on Sunday 20th September.
Runners can now sign up online to take part in the event, which will include a full marathon, half marathon, fun run and a team relay race, where four competitors take a share of the full Marathon course.
The event will once again be in support of children’s charity Kids ‘n’ Cancer, along with other local charities and good causes.
This year, both the full and half marathon – as well as the fun run – will start and finish at Queen’s Park in Chesterfield.
Early bird prices for entry are available until midnight on 31 May 2015 and are £35 for the full marathon, £30 for the half marathon, £100 for the team relay and £5 for the fun run. As last year, any individuals raising £250 or teams raising £500 for Kids ‘n’ Cancer can enter for free. Runners will also have the option to have their ‘chipped’ race bib posted to them before race day.
To sign-up for the Chesterfield and Derbyshire Marathon or to become a volunteer visit www.chesterfieldmarathon.org.uk.
