Stafford 10K

Will the Beaconside end of Sandon Road be closed?

StaffordBC Events said:

Hi Gramaisc, yes it will be for hopefully no longer than an hour!

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Any idea of the actual closure times (nearer the time will do) - the only highway access for those of us trapped by the Severn Trent barricade will be via the single lane between the parked cars on Oxford Gardens....?

Ta. Normally it wouldn't matter that much, but it's a bit crazy at the moment.

To help you plan ahead....

• Stafford town centres pedestrianised zone will be closed from 07:30hrs - 12:30hrs
• A detailed road closure map can be viewed at roadworks.org
• Stafford 10K starts at 10:30hrs in Stafford town centre, the later stages of the course will be stewarded until 12:00hrs. Route closures and temporary traffic controls will be in place for various periods of time between 10:30hrs - 12:00hrs
• If you need to travel on the day of the event, Sunday 25 September, we recommend that you plan ahead to consider the best route for your journey and allow extra time to travel
• Please drive with caution if you are sharing road use with runners. There will be advance warning signs on roads that are going to be affected and stewards will be in place to direct the runners along the 10km course
• Please be aware of temporary traffic controls that may be in place, these will include stop/go boards
• Temporary parking restrictions will be in place on Prospect Road and Trenchard Avenue
• There is a runners welfare station on the route at Beaconside Close near to Portal Road. At this point volunteers will hand out bottled water, portable toilets will be available for the runners, St John Ambulance will be on hand to help with first aid
• Access for the emergency services will not be affected
• Our Streetscene team will clear any event related litter from around the course during the week following the event

Mooched into town to catch the end of this - lovely atmosphere in the market square.

I caught the race just as it was entering Common Road Station.

These chaps were in front, but one of them may have had an unfair advantage.

So

10k

What's that in old money?

Seighford and back?

Six miles to you + a bit short of another quarter of a mile.

It would depend upon how far you are from Seighford.

A neighbour finished in the top 10....it looked a great event although I pity them going down Riverway, they must been wading at some point....

c0tt0nt0p said:

A neighbour finished in the top 10....it looked a great event although I pity them going down Riverway, they must been wading at some point....

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Steeplechase next year?

Great day yesterday, hope it's now a regular Stafford event.

Well done @StaffordBC Events !

It was a fantastic event and I overheard a number of runners say how great the support was all the way around the course.

I think its absolutely fantastic that people of various abilities give up their time to raise money for amazing causes. I'm always most impressed by those individuals who find running a struggle but still manage to complete the course. I think everyone who took part in the 10k run was fantastic, however there was 1 man that I was particularly amazed by.

There was a group of people running in memory of Frederick Godwin - (I have no idea who this young boy is). On the front of the t-shirt there was a photo of (I assume) Frederick. At the back of the t-shirt there was the name of the runner, their relationship to Frederick and 'in memory of....'. Without wanting to be disrespectful to the group of runners they didn't appear to be the most athletic, however they all completed the run. As the runners were going passed I applauded their efforts until 1 man went passed me - Frederick's dad. Seeing Frederick's dad brought a tear to my eye and stopped me in my tracks!

I can't imagine anything worst than losing a child and I'm sure during every gruelling step that Frederick's dad took he thought of his son. I think Frederick's dad is amazing. An inspiration.

I'm sure the memory of Frederick will never be forgotten and I hope you raise loads of money to help the charity. I wish Frederick's dad and of his family my sincere condolences.

It might be an idea to get the "Beware Runners" signs down a bit quicker, before people get used to ignoring them.

Gramaisc said:

It might be an idea to get the "Beware Runners" signs down a bit quicker, before people get used to ignoring them.

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Who said that

Oh...


It's just him again

John Marwood said:

So

10k

What's that in old money?

Seighford and back?

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That would rather depend upon how far away from Seighford you were to begin with.

For reference i'm probably somewhere in the region of 5km further away from Seighford than you are - depending on where you are now, of course.

If you are currently nearer, then i am likely to be farther - if farther, then likely nearer.

Distance is indeed a slippery fish.