The event organisers are under strict instructions from NSW Police and the RTA to ensure the total time that has been set for each event is adhered to in order to reopen roads for public use as quickly as possible.

This year the organisers of BSRF will be continuing the same system of Cut-Off and Redirection Points along the course in order to control the event ‘Cut-off’ times.

The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival has been awarded ‘Hallmark’ Status by NSW Government and as such we need to work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that the non-running community is affected as little as possible. We have a window of time within which we need to manage four events and re-open Sydney’s roads to ensure that we do comply with our commitment to manage the event whilst keeping the traffic disruptions to a minimum.

What this means is that we have to implement a series of cut-off points and redirection points to ensure that the slowest runners don’t impede on our road re-opening schedule. This is an important part of effectively managing the event and ensuring the events sustainability.

Start Window: Each event will be allocated a ‘Start Window’, which is a specific period of time whereby the runners must cross the start line within this allocated ‘window’. In the case of the Marathon, the Start Window is 6min. No one will be permitted to cross the start line after 7:36am. Any athletes whos timing chip is activated after the start window closing time and / or doesn’t activate their timing chip at the start line will be disqualified. Specific Start Windows can be seen in the event specific area below.

Cut-Off & Redirection Points: If a participant fails to reach the designated point by the time indicated they will be given the option of pulling out or continuing by being redirected and ‘skipping’ a section of the course. Participants must also note that the Tail control vehicle will be issuing late timing warnings to runners throughout the course and should a runner lag behind the cut-off time at any point along the course, the runner will be warned twice, and then asked to remove themselves from the event on the third occasion even if the runner is not at a Cut-off or Redirection Point. An average speed of 7min:49sec per KM or better must be maintained throughout the entire course for the Marathon.

Anyone who takes the ‘skip’ option will have their number marked and will not be regarded as an official finisher.

Distance
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Race Time
Cut-off

Actual
'Day' Time

1. College St and Art Gallery Rd (redirection point)

    Runners redirected along College St (missing Royal Botanic Gardens Loop)

2. Flinders St, corner Moore Park Rd (redirection point)

    Runners will be redirected along Anzac Pde (missing Driver Ave)

3. Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 5 (redirection point)

    Runners redirected to continue south down the Bus Lane (missing Centennial Park)

4. Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 9 (redirection point)

    Runners redirected onto Anzac Pde (missing south Bus Lane section)

5. Anzac Pde & Lang Rd at Drink Station 9 (redirection point)

    Runners redirected from Bus Lane to Anzac Pde heading North (missing back section of south Anzac Pde)

6. Flinders St at Drink Station 11 (cut-off point)

    Runners to be taken off the course and directed to the Finish Line

7. Phillip Street at Drink Station 12 (cut-off point)
    Runners to be taken off the course and directed to the Finish Line

8. Cadmans Cottage, Overseas Passenger Terminal (redirection point) at Drink Station 13
    Runners to be taken off the course and directed to the Finish Line

Note 1: Any wheelchair athletes in the Marathon competing with an expected Finish time of 2hrs:17min or slower will be overtaken by the lead Marathon Runner and must move to the left and give way to all other runners from the point when any runners overtake the wheelchair athlete.

Note 2: Any wheelchair athletes in the Marathon who are competing with an expected finish time of 1hr:50min or better need to be very aware of the course, and the various 2-way flows that exist with the 2010 Marathon Course.

Note 3: The lead wheelchairs will also need to be aware that they may come into contact with the Tail of the Half marathon runners at approximately the 39-40km mark which is on Hickson Rd.

Note 4: All competition wheelchair athletes will be accompanied by an event cyclist. The event organiser will be working to find appropriate cyclists for this role or each wheelchair athlete may bring their own cyclist if they have worked with them previously.

Note 5: All Wheelchair cyclist must attend a briefing session, usually held one evening during the week leading up to the event.