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A 10K chip-timed Race club and u/a runners held under uk:athletics laws.  (Minimum age 16 years on day of Race)

Course measurement certificate 19/608.  Licence No. 2023-45622.

The seventeenth running of the Blyth Valley 10k, now renamed the Port of Blyth 10K will take place on Sunday 2nd April 2023 at 10:00am.  The race is run from Blyth Quayside to Seaton Sluice and back, along public footpaths and cycle ways.  The course is officially ratified; it's very flat and provides an excellent chance of fast times.  Ample parking near the start (please follow signs and marshals instructions).  No changing facilities.  Race HQ at Blyth Enterprise Centre, Ridley Street, NE24 3AG.

Athletes compete in individual age categories. For example a Male over 50 will not qualify for over 40 and over 45 category awards.

The event organiser can be contacted at blythrunningclub@outlook.com

START & FINISH           Quay Road, Quayside, Blyth. NE24 3AR.

ROUTE                         Fast and flat on footpath, promenade and cycle ways from Blyth Quayside to Seaton Sluice and return.
Not suitable for unassisted wheelchairs.

CHANGING                   No changing facilities this year.

RACE HQ                     Blyth Enterprise Centre, Ridley Street, NE24 3AG

PARKING                     Ample parking near to start. Please follow signs and marshals instructions.

AWARDS                      Individual male (1 to 8), female (1 to 8) and vet prizes plus 1st male and female teams. Race memento for all finishers. Bonus prize for new Male and Female course record.

COURSE RECORDS        Male:    30:33 (Peter Newton, Morpeth Harriers 2011)

                                  Female:     33:27 (Alyson Dixon, Sunderland Strollers 2019)

NO HEADPHONES         No headphones will be allowed for your own safety. NON COMPLIANCE will risk disqualification.

Numbers are to be collected on the day.

Entry exchange cut-off date March 25th