Runners Guide 2019

n L a n c a s t e r Co

t n u

y

Ra

RUNNERS GUIDE

ENJOY THE RUN! Those of us who organize the race are runners and we know how stressful it can be to arrive and try to figure everything out, especially with the excitement of the race. We do our best to make it as stressfree as possible.

Once you get on campus, there will be plenty of signs and people around to direct you. No need to worry.

A Road Apple Award Race Run our 1/2 marathon and the Bird-in-Hand 1/2 marathon in the same calendar year and you will be presented with the Road Apple Award.

Pretzel City Sports, a highly respected, well-known local timing company, is our official timer. Your bib includes a “disposable” chip.

The starting line and the finish line are within a short distance of each other, so the race finishes about 250 yards beyond where you start.

Location: Garden Spot Village 433 S. Kinzer Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557 Telephone: 717.355.6000 1/2 Marathon & 10K Expo: Free and open to the public, Friday, April 5 from 2–8pm. To see a list of Expo vendors visit: gardenspotvillage.run/pasta-dinner-expo Packet Pick-up: Friday, April 5 from 2–8pm. When you turn onto the Garden Spot Village Campus Parking Attendants will direct you. The Pasta Dinner and Expo are in the same location as packet pick-up.

Packet Pick-up the day of the event: starts at 6:30am. Parking Attendants will be available and can direct you to registration. Mens & Ladies changing tents are by the clothing/gear check.

The back of your bib has a form for emergency contact information. We hope not to use it, however, as a safety precaution, please fill it out.

Please pin your bib to the front of your shirt. DO NOT pin the tear off tag to your shirt and do not remove the tag. The tag serves as a backup for chip timing and may be pulled off at the finish line.

Bib colors match your race: GREEN 1/2 marathon YELLOW 10K If you switched from 1/2 marathon to 10K or vice versa, after bib numbers were assigned, your bib will have a piece of tape on it representing the color of the race you are running. Please do not remove it. It serves as a signal to our volunteers at the finish line so that you get the proper medal.

- 4 -

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

The 1/2 marathon and 10K start together promptly at 8am. Line up starts at 7:45am. Slower runners and walkers, please gravitate toward the rear.

There are no road closures this year. PLEASE RUN TOWARD TRAFFIC, KEEPING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. Traffic cones will line the course on the left side of the road every 1/10 of a mile. Course markings (arrows) are painted white at turns, and there will also be a cone with a directional sign.

Where the course overlaps, cones will be on both sides of the road.

You will be running through 3 different townships and they have all been very gracious in accommodating our race.

Please help support our good relationship with the townships so that we can continue to offer this opportunity to you and other runners in the future.

Our farming neighbors are also very gracious. They have allowed us to set up water stations and porta potties in their fields and on their property. Please be respectful of their property.

SAG vehicles will be continually monitoring the course. They will have cell phones and radios if you need assistance. They will also be picking up clothing and other items you may discard along the way. Anything we pick up is held at clothing check until after the race, and you are welcome to look for your discarded items.

If you have a GREEN (1/2 marathon) bib, DO NOT make a U-turn at mile 3.1.

You want to run past all the activity and continue on the 1/2 marathon course.

If you have a YELLOW (10K) bib, you will make a U-Turn when you reach mile 3.1.

The 10K turnaround point will be well-marked, and volunteers will be there to direct you.

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

-5-

WATER STATIONS Water Stop Distances (in miles) Start—2—2—2—3—2—2—Finish Water Stop #1 is at mile 2. Water Stop #2 is at mile 4. Water Stop #3 is at mile 6. The next Water Stop circles back to Water Stop #2 and it is about 3 miles. Please plan accordingly.

The final Water Stop is back to Water Stop #1 and it is 2 miles from Water Stop #2. As you approach the water stations, volunteers will be handing out orange Gatorade first, followed by water. There will be banana quarters and salty pretzel fish at every water station. Please take only what you need.

There are minor first-aid supplies like bandaids and Vaseline. Just ask.

Water Station Partners:

AWARD CEREMONIES 10K – 10am in the Legacy Garden 1/2 Marathon – 11am in the Legacy Garden We do our best to honor these times. We ask your patience if the ceremonies start a few minutes late. Ensuring accurate results is a top priority and requires a significant amount of verification.

Runner Recovery Following the race, the Recovery Tent will be a large 60 x 60 foot tent just beyond the end of the finisher chute. You need a runner’s bib to enter. The showers and hot tub are inside at our Wellness Center; just ask a volunteer to point you in the right direction. Massages are being provided by Morphysique, and will be adjacent to the Recovery Tent. Complimentary massages are available to all runners until 11:30am.

For spectators, friends and family members, the concession stand will have food and drinks for purchase.

- 6 -

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

OPENING CEREMONIES Line up for both races (1/2 marathon & 10K) and the opening ceremonies will be announced over the PA system and begin at 7:45am at the starting line.

7:45am: 15 minutes until Start

WELCOME: Scott Miller, Race Director

THANK YOU: GSV Resident

INVOCATION: Chet Yoder,

GSV Director of Pastoral Services

“GOD BLESS AMERICA” 7:55am: 5 Minute Countdown Begins 8am: Race Starts 1pm: Finish Line Closes

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

-7-

er ov Ho .

Av

w Ne

k. dP llan o H

New Holla

23

Gro le ffda

Pe te r

s

No

lt R d.

Eby Rd. E

Sh S

5

d. ool R Musser Sc h

irk

Rd .

S Rd.

Rd .

10K Turn Around

10

2

Zeltenreich

Rd.

3

4

9

Hollander Rd

Rd. Centerville

ool Rd.

Rd. S ale ffd Gro

ch Musser S

7

Scenic Rd.

772

po

w

- 8 -

Scenic Rd.

8

Ne

3

Horning Rd.

.N

Hess Rd.

6

Hollander Rd.

APRIL 6, 2019

rt R d.

W

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

M

897

23 322

Rai lroa

er uff

a St

v. N dA

E. Earl Rd.

Ra

nc

k

W

h Rd.

Bl.

Rd .

Churc

e av er

START

.

Rd

Main S t.

lyn

K

in

.

Dr

.

Rd

12

ze r

R d.

. r Av uste

SC

Over

lys G rove Rd.

E

Av. ster

ck R d.

S Cu

W al l

e ac

.

Rd

d.

R

11

M

Ran

ck

ee Cr

d. lR

oo

Sch

.

Rd

ll R Hi

an

ow

er

ail Tr

S

ep

R

d. kR

od Dr.

o Edgew

Rd .

Finish Line .

Rd ell

d.

Hollow R

we ll

Re d w

rs R d.

MAP LEGEND Start Line

N Pet e

Re d

Bergman Rd.

Rd.

.

Custer Av.

Summitville

.

Rd New Holland

Hill Rd.

Mentzer Rd

d ea

ern ast

1

2

d.

She

Rd

d an

illip

Ph

Ja

65 T7

Ranck Ch. Rd.

.

Av 1

ll New H o

r ste

Cu

and

Ranck

FINISH

10K Turn Around Water/Gatorade/Toilet 1/2 Marathon Mile Marker 10K Mile Marker 1/2 Marathon & 10K Route

. e Rd

Ridg

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

-9-

ENTRY

Valley View Dr

Chestnut Drive

PARKING

n

d

ENTERUS CAMP Linden Drive

Li

en

ive Dr

CO

11

rd eva

oul

enue inzer Av

rB ave We

South K

PARKING

PARKING 11 PARKING

2 3 4

5

6

8 7

1 ybill ENTRY Kra

Avenue

e

nu Ave way Run ort

Airp

- 10 -

d Roa

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

rive

ck

Ran ad Ro

Lin nD

de

ule va rd

Share & Care Thrift Shop

e riv

Showers, Hot Tub & Heated Pool

OFFEE BAR

Weaver Bou ENTRY levar d

W ea ve r

Bo

(Lower Level)

8

11

9 10 rive

en D

Lind

Garden Spot Village Race Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

START FINISH CLOTHING/GEAR CHECK | LOST & FOUND CHANGING TENTS INFORMATION CONCESSIONS SEATING AREA REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP | EXPO | PASTA DINNER RECOVERY TENT | AWARDS MASSAGE TENT MEDICAL TENT PORTA POTTIES (three locations)

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

- 11 -

Finish Line When you cross the finish line, your timing chip is automatically read and your time recorded. The tag on the front of your bib may be pulled as a backup. Please be sure that your bib is fully exposed as you cross the finish line. If it is covered in any way, e.g. under a jacket or pinned to a pant leg and a shirt is tied around your waist covering it, it may not be read properly and your time may not be recorded. Please be sure your bib is clearly visible.

You will get your finishers medal as you cross the finish line. There will be bottles of water in the chute and there will be silver mylar blankets at the end of the chute if you want one. The Recovery Tent with food, drinks and tables and chairs to sit down will be to your left. You need to be wearing your runner’s bib to enter the Recovery Tent.

There is an event logo wall at the entry to the tent where you can take photos.

We switch to manual timing at 12pm but the finish line remains open until 1pm.

Your bib tag will be scanned and removed.

Your official time will be sent to Pretzel City Sports after the event. It may take a couple of days for your time to be posted online, especially if you finish after 12pm. There will be water and food available until 1pm.

- 12 -

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

Medical Tent, Ambulance & Emergency Fees As the waiver you signed indicates, we expect that you have trained for the race and that you are healthy. There is a medical tent. We hope you don’t need it, but if you do, please ask one of the volunteers in the chute for help and they will get you to the tent. Once there, your condition will be assessed and help provided. There is no charge for a visit to the medical tent. If in the unfortunate circumstance you need to go to the hospital there will be an ambulance onsite. If you use the ambulance, there is an ambulance fee that you are responsible for and either you or your insurance company will be billed. You will be asked which hospital you wish to visit. WellSpan, in Ephrata, is supporting the event and is closest.

Alternatives are Lancaster General and Reading Hospitals.

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

- 13 -

Shirt, Medal & Bandanna

Based on feedback from you, our runners, we designed a cotton t-shirt for this year’s race. If you registered before March 1, 2019, we ordered the shirt size you specified and you can pick it up before the race when you get your bib and bandanna. Please take the size shirt that you ordered.

We cannot exchange sizes before the race.

If you registered on or after March 1, 2019, you can pick up your shirt after you finish. Shirts are on a first come, first serve basis. We ordered extra shirts and there should be plenty. We ask for your understanding if your shirt size is not available; we had to use guesswork when we placed the order.

You will be presented with your finishers medal in the chute when you cross the finish line. The 1/2 MARATHON and 10K medals look the same; however, they say 1/2 Marathon or 10K depending upon which race you ran.

The neck ribbon for the 1/2 MARATHON medal is GREEN and the neck ribbon for the 10K is YELLOW. There are plenty of medals. Please make sure you have the correct medal before you leave the campus.

- 14 -

Learn more at: www.gardenspotvillage.run

Volunteers Our volunteers are invaluable and provide incredible service to our runners! It’s a long day, so they help us by working in shifts. We monitor the course and close the water stations as our final runner passes them. There will be Gatorade, water and food but there may or may not be volunteers at the water stations as time passes.

We have wonderful volunteers! Please be courteous and thank them for their service.

As runners, we all know that there wouldn’t be events like this without the volunteers.

Garden Spot Village 1/2 Marathon & 10K 2019 Runners Guide

- 15 -

PLEASE ENJOY THE RUN • TAKE IN THE SIGHTS • HAVE FUN

LIFE IS GOOD • RUN ON! HOSTED BY

gardenspotvillage.org

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONORS FOR SPONSORING THIS YEAR’S RACE! TO VIEW A FULL LISTING OF OUR SPONSORS PLEASE VISIT: GARDENSPOTVILLAGE.RUN/SPONSORS A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Police, Fire Police, EMTs, Municipalities & Townships