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FINAL INSTRUCTIONS 2015
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Important information before the race
EXPODEPOR-HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO 2015
EXPODEPOR 2015 – The Health & Fitness Expo will take place in Pabellón de Cristal del Recinto Ferial de
la Casa de Campo situated on Avenida de Portugal s/n (28011 Madrid), on the 24th and 25th of April,
occupying an exhibition space of more than 10.000m2 where some of the most prestigious firms, institutions
and entities in the world of general sport and athletics in particular will be.
It is recommended to visit the Expo on Friday, 24th of April to avoid the possibly of
long waiting periods to access the Pabellón on Saturday due to legal capacity limits
stipulated by Madrid Destino.
Hours
• Date: 24th & 25th of April
• Opening Hours:
• Friday from 10:00 until 21:00
• Saturday from 10:00 until 20:00
• Admission: Free
• Location: Pabellón de Cristal - Recinto Ferial de la Casa de Campo
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Transportation
BUSES
• Route 31: Starting Point Plaza Mayor
• Route 36: Starting Point Atocha
• Route 33: Starting Point Príncipe Pío
• Route 39: Starting Point Ópera
More information is available on: http://www.emtmadrid.es/
METRO
• Line 6(grey): Get off at Alto de Extremadura Station
• Line 10(blue): Get off at Lago Station
More information is available on: http://www.metromadrid.es/
TRAVEL BY VEHICLE
• M-30 Exit A-5 Badajoz (Northbound exit 17 Casa de Campo/ southbound Avda. de Portugal)
• M-40 Exit A-5 Madrid Pso. Extremadura
More information is available on: http://dgt.es/
Collection of the Race BIB and Gear Bag
All runners must visit Expodepor-2015 in order to collect their Race bib with the timing chip, gear bag and
the Adidas technical t-shirt. Each runner must collect their own race bib.
Race bibs CANNOT be collected on the day of the race, collection of race bibs is exclusively at the
EXPODEPOR –Health & Fitness Expo 2015.
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To collect the Race Bib Runners must present the DOCUMENT THAT
CONTAINS THEIR RACE NUMBER with their photo ID or other Official
Documentation
When the person collecting the Race Bib is not the person registered, they must show the printed copy of
the document that indicates the Race Number and a photocopy of the OFFICIAL DOCUMENT AND/OR ID
of the person registered, that the organizers will retain IN CASE IT’S NECCESARY TO CONFIRM who
collected the race bib.
THERE IS NO FLEXIBILITY WITH THIS RULE AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE RACE BIB
BE GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T BRING THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE OWNER OF THE
REGISTRATION.
Medical information: Don’t forget to fill in the medical information on the back of the Race Bib which helps
in case the runner needs medical assistance during the race.
EXPODEPOR-FERIA
DEL
DEPORTE
2014 card
If
a runner has registered
with
an IBERCAJA
Registrations done online with an Ibercaja card have a discount of €5. To Collect this discount, go to the
Cambios de Cajón/Ibercaja stand in the Expo, present the Ibercaja credit/debit card with which the
registration was paid and they will reimburse in cash the €5.
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DEL DEPORTE 2014
Changes
to Corrals
To change to a slower paced corral simply move back to a slower corral on the morning of the race. No
other procedures are required.
If your training has gone better than expected and you want to move up to a quicker paced corral, collect
your race bib and then go to the stand Corral Changes/Cambios de Cajón in Expodepor-2015 to be put in
the appropriate corral. To do this, it’s necessary to PRESENT AN OFFICIAL PRINTED confirmation or
certification from another race where the time was accomplished.
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DEL DEPORTE 2014
Pasta Party*
The Pasta Party will take place on Saturday the 25th of April from 13:00 until 16:00.
All the REGISTERED runners in any of the three distances of the 2015 EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon
& ½ can enjoy a fantastic plate of pasta with fellow runners. You will be asked to show your bib number.
* The Pasta Party is free for all runners registered in any of the three distances.
* Those accompanying runners can buy a ticket to access the pasta party for €5.
CEP COMPRESSION, THE INTELLIGENT SPORTSWEAR
CEP is pleased to be the Official Compression Sock partner of the Rock ´n´ Roll Marathon
Series. Visit the CEP booth at Expo to see their full line compression gear and to receive
a special discount. For more information visit http://www.cepcompression.com/
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TIMEX-RACE TIME APP
Through the Timex Ironman Facebook Tracker app you can know in real time the
times of someone participating on the 26th of April in the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid
Marathon & ½.
Be part of the race and don’t lose sight of the person who matters to you!
TOURIST TRANSPORT TICKET
¿Can you imagine seeing your favourite runners at the start line, encouraging
them at the most scenic points of the city, to enjoy the events that take place
across the 42km/26.2M of the course, and arrive in time to greet them?
Now it’s possible thanks to Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid, and the
tourist ticket that will allow you to move around the city with an unlimited number
of journeys, using all the public transport of Madrid during your stay in the city,
and with a 50% of discount for the participants and their companions.
Go to the website of Consorcio de Transportes and get your ticket:
http://blancas.neoexperience.es/Mapoma2015/en/madrid/metro-madrid-tourist-tic
kets
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Important information for race day
START TIMES
• Start Time of the 10K: 08:30am
• Location: Plaza de Cibeles
• Start time of the Hand Bikes and Athletic Wheelchairs Marathon: 8:45am
• Location: Plaza de Cibeles
• Start time of the Marathon & 1/2 Marathon: 09:00am
• Location: Plaza de Cibeles
TRANSPORTATION
Madrid has one of the best public transport systems in Europe. To be able to move between the most scenic
points of the course and arrive on time to the start and finish line, we recommend using the METRO.
Closest METRO stations:
START
• LINE 2(Red): Banco de España
• LINE 2: Sevilla
FINISH
• LINE 9 (Purple): Ibiza
• LINE 2: Retiro
More information is available on: http://www.metromadrid.es/es/index.html
THE COURSE
IMPORTANT: In the following links you can find –amongst other details- the points where the races
separate according to your distance
Course of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon:
http://rnr-spain.compgroup.netdna-cdn.com/files/2015/02/recorrido_madrid_maraton_20151.pdf
Course of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid ½ Marathon:
http://rnr-spain.compgroup.netdna-cdn.com/files/2015/02/recorrido_madrid_media_20152.pdf
Course of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid 10K:
http://rnr-spain.compgroup.netdna-cdn.com/files/2015/02/recorrido_madrid_10K_20151.pdf
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BAGGAGE CHECK / GEAR CHECK
Participants registered in any of the three distances of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon & ½ may
use baggage service free of charge.
¿Where is the Gear Check located?
The Baggage Check drop off and pick up for the EDP Rock ´n´ Roll Madrid Marathon & ½ is located in Retiro
Park, near the finish line, at the end of the “Paseo Duque Fernán Nuñez”. Approximately 1200 meters from
the starting line (Paseo de Recoletos). To access the Baggage drop off location area before the race, you can
enter any of the gates in Retiro Park. The closest entrances to Baggage Check are located on: Av. Menéndez
Pelayo (Puerta de Granada) and la Calle Alfonso XII (Puerta del Ángel Caído).
Directional signs will be posted inside the park.
RETIRO
RETIRO
BANCO DE
ESPAÑA
START
IBIZA
GEAR CHECK
ACCESS/START LINE
FINISH
GEAR CHECK ACCESS
LEGEND
RUNNERS ACCESS
MARATHON - 1/2 MARATHON
RUNNERS ACCESS
10K
START LINE
MARATHON - 1/2 MARATHON
START LINE
10K
GEAR CHECK
ATOCHA RENFE
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How and when can runners drop off their Official Gear Bags?
When runners pick up their race bib at the Expo, they will also receive a numbered sticker that will match the
bib number, and an Official Gear Bag. This bag must be used on race day to store personal items. The
sticker should be placed on the indicated space on the Official Gear bag.
The Gear Check service will be open from 7 am on April 26th until 15:30 pm the same day.
Each distance, Marathon, ½ Marathon, and 10k will have a different designated Gear Check Area. Runners
should drop off their bags at the corresponding Tents according to both their distance and the last digit of
their bib number.
GEAR CHECK AREA FOR MARATHON
• Drop off Point 1: Bib numbers ending in 1
• Drop off Point 2: Bib numbers ending in 2
• Drop off Point 3: Bib numbers ending in 3
• Drop off Point 4: Bib numbers ending in 4
• Drop off Point 5: Bib numbers ending in 5
• Drop off Point 6: Bib numbers ending in 6
• Drop off Point 7: Bib numbers ending in 7
• Drop off Point 8: Bib numbers ending in 8
• Drop off Point 9: Bib numbers ending in 9
• Drop off Point 0: Bib numbers ending in 0
1255
Example: Bib number 1255 (Marathon distance) should hand in their bag at the Marathon drop off point
Nº 5
THERE ARE SEPARATE BAGGAGE CHECK AREAS FOR THE ½ MARATHON
AND 10K.
How can runners pick up their Bags after the race?
Runners can pick up their bags in the same area where they dropped off their bags according to their bib
number and race distance.
The Baggage Check personnel will only accept the Official Bags
provided by the organization.
Do not leave valuable belongings. The organization is not responsible for any damaged, lost, or misplaced
items.
Unclaimed bags will remain in the custody of the organization for one week after the race at the MAPOMA
offices (C/ Donoso Cortés Nº 54). After, the organization will give all bags to a selected Charity.
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STARTING CORRALS
Corral system
The corral pens and starting assignments ensure an orderly start for participants of different paces. Based
on the expected finishing time that was provided with your registration, you will be assigned with a race
bib valid for the corresponding corral to said time. All corrals start the race together.
*Look at your race bib it will have a box with the number of your corresponding corral.
Course Time Limit
To ensure the roads are open to traffic on time, the time limit for the Marathon is 6 hours, 3 hours for the ½
Marathon, 1 hour 30 minutes for the 10km and 3 hours 30 minutes with Hand Bikes (these times will be
imposed strictly). The time limits start when the last participant and the tail vehicle cross the start line.
If the pace of a participant is behind the official pace limit they can:
• Increase their pace to stay within the time limit of the race.
• Get in the tail car which will transport them to the finish line.
PACERS
Each race will have pacers with different race paces. According to their time they will be in different starting
corrals, they will always be visible for the runners that want to follow their pace.
PACERS Times:
• Marathon: 3h/3h15min/ 3h30min/ 3h45min/4h/4h15min/4h30min/4h45min/5h
• ½ Marathon: 1h30min/1h40min/1h50min/2h
• 10K: 40min/45min/50min/55min/1h
TIMING CHIP
The correct placing of the Race bib number with the timing chip is very important. The timing chip is
attached to the back of the Race bib. Don’t remove it. The Race bib must be placed on your chest and
nowhere else. Please don’t bend or tamper with the bib before the race, and try to ensure that no device
like a watch interferes with it when you cross the START or FINISH line. More information is available on
the race website. http://es.competitor.com/madrid/uso-del-dorsal-chip/
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE RACE
Run in a smart manner, maintaining a steady and aerobic pace.
Run within your capabilities and slow down in the event of sudden fatigue. Before any negative symptoms,
slow your pace down or even stop. If there is no clear improvement, ask for help. There is medical
assistance along the course of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon & ½. If you can no longer continue,
there will be several tail vehicles that can pick you up and take you to the finish. Along the course there will
be assistance provided by skaters.
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COURSE SUPPORT
DISTANCE
PRODUCT
HIGH5 IS THE OFFICIAL ENERGY
PRODUCT of the EDP Rock´n´Roll
Madrid Marathon & ½
10K
KM. 5,6
1/2 MARATHON
KM. 5
KM. 10
KM. 16
MARATHON
KM. 5
High5 will be present in the race with their
products to provide you with that extra
energy you need in order to reach your
goal.
Supplies on Course: Energy
(flavours Citrus and Orange).
gels
Supplies at the finish line: Energy Bars
(flavours Banana/ Wild Berry).
KM. 10
KM. 15
KM. 21
KM. 26
KM. 30
KM. 32,5
KM. 35
KM. 37,5
KM. 39,5
FINISH LINE
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Secure Zone
• Once you have crossed the finish line, you will enter the Secure Zone, a closed off area designed
exclusively for participants (It is advised not to enter the secure zone with minors)
• People WITHOUT A RACE BIB OR WITH AN UNOFFICAL RACE BIB will be REMOVED by security
personnel before they access the secure zone.
• Inside this zone, there will be drinks and food items available; also you will receive your FINISHER
Medal (Once the volunteers have verified the authenticity of your 2015 Race Bib).
• Once you have left the Secure Zone you will not be able to return under any circumstances.
• After the Secure Zone, you can collect your bag from Gear Check.
MEDAL ENGRAVING
There will be an exclusive area after the FINISH line supplies where runners can get their medal engraved
with their name and their finishing time. The price is €10 and only cash will be accepted.
Important information for after the race
RESULTS
Through the web page runners can download the Official certificate of the EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid
Marathon & ½; the certificate will include your name & surname, your time and official ranking by
categories.
The provisional results will be published on the official website at 19:00 on Sunday the 26th of April. If
you want to make a request for a change, you must use the form on the website. The results will be
official two weeks after the race. You can see the time through the results webpage of the EDP
Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon & ½: http://es.competitor.com/madrid/
MARATHONFOTO-OFFICIAL PHOTOS
As the official photographers of the event, MarathonFoto will be taking photos during Race Day. You can
buy these photos online after the event. It is important you keep your Race bib to locate your photos.
After the race visit the MarathonFoto website, select the name of the event EDP Rock 'n' Roll Madrid
Marathon & ½ and put in your race number to see your photos. Visit, http://www.marathonfoto.com
Best of Luck and remember the two things in order to obtain the best photos:
1. Smile whenever you see the photographers!
2. Have your Race bib clearly visible and centred on your chest, so that they can identify you in
photographs.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
If you want to know all the news from EDP Rock´n´Roll Madrid Marathon & ½ with other runners don’t
hesitate to like us on:
Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/RnRMadrid
Twitter
• Twitter: @RNRmadmaraton
Official Blog
• http://blogrnrmadridmaraton.com/
If you want to follow the race you can do so on the TV Channel TELEDEPORTE
and by streaming it on the official website of RTVE www.rtve.es
For any queries, runners can contact the organizers from Monday to
Friday from 09:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 18:30 on 914 47 96 31
Email: [email protected]
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