After the great success of the race in 2010 under the title Chris Hoy Edinburgh Half Marathon, the course for this Edinburgh Half Marathon remains unchanged for 2011. The course will start on the track at Meadowbank Stadium with the route then taking runners out of central Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth coast at Portobello before heading southwards towards the grandstand finish at Musselburgh Racecourse.

All you need to know about becoming a Golden Runner for Life….

• Pick you own Gold race number for Life! Choose from our range of Gold numbers from 1 to 250. The choice is yours. First come first served.
• Run in a Golden Number every year.
• Run in as many of the Edinburgh Half Marathons running events as you like. If one year you are unable to make the event we will allow a runner recommended by yourself to run in your place. This offer is only available to be used once within this Golden package.
• Receive VIP treatment on the day with pre and post Massage available for free, VIP runner lounge for nibbles and drinks post race.
• Receive training plans and training tips emailed to you during the build up to the race each year.
• Receive a Commemorative Gold Medal every year on top of your standard event medal.
• Receive a 20% discount of any future GB Event Management running events.
• There are only 250 Gold Spaces available and the offer will remain open until all 250 spaced are sold.
• All this costs just £99.00 to become a Gold Runner for Life and is valid for all future Edinburgh Half Marathon running events.

Please read the terms and conditions of the Gold Runner Offer posted on the event website: Golden Runner for Life Terms & Conditions.

• A one off payment purchase of £99.00 for a Gold Runner for Life place will provide you with an entry to the Edinburgh Half Marathon for life.
• As a Gold Runner for Life you will not be charged any future amount for taking part.
• You will receive a Gold Medal on completion of each race on an annual basis.
• You will get to choose your special race number that is your race number for life. The numbers are between 1 and 250 and you will be sent a Gold Number each year to run in. The numbers will be granted on a first come first served basis.
• You will receive VIP treatment every year with free access to the pre race pasta party at Meadowbank Stadium the night before the event; and also free access to the VIP lounge for food and drink post race at Musselburgh Race Course. The venue’s for the pre and post race events may change if the route changes in the future.
• The Gold Runner for Life offer is guaranteed for life. If GB Event Management Ltd sell on the rights to stage this event to any other business the Gold Runner for Life arrangement will be part of any contract agreement enforcing any new business to honour the original life plan.
• If the Edinburgh Half Marathon ceases to no longer be part of the Scottish Athletics Running Calendar before 2016 a refund will be issued to Gold Runners at a value of £20.00 per year. For example, for cessation in 2015 the refund would be £20.00; for cessation in 2014 the refund would £40.00; for cessation in 2013 refund would be £60.00 and for cessation in 2012 the refund would be £80.00.
• If the Edinburgh Half Marathon ceases to no longer be part of the Scottish Athletics Running Calendar after 2016 no refund will be granted for Gold Runners.
• Gold Runners who cannot take part for any particular reason on any particular year are allowed to have their run place transferred to a person of their choosing. The person in receipt of the single year transfer must complete and sign the appropriate race declaration in order for the transfer to be effected.
• All Gold Runners will be sent a copy of a signed terms and conditions agreement from the GB Event Management Ltd that will also include confirmation of the agreed race number for life.

Runners should be aware that the Gold Runner for Life offer applies only to the event known as Edinburgh Half Marathon (formerly known as Chris Hoy Edinburgh Half Marathon) organised by GB Events Management Ltd. This race is in no way connected with the half marathon event organised as part of the Edinburgh Marathon running festival.

E & OE

Go to www.mybibnumber.com and enter your race number to view your image(s).

Please could we request that you claim your prize by 1st June 2010.

The winners are:

• Alan Mackay
• David Rodger
• Fiona Anderson
• Alistair Hood
• Lorna Gall
• Scott Young
• Andrew Skea
• George Salmond
• Eddie Christie
• Pauline Ouchaou

Thanks to our title sponsor, New Balance, for sharing our vision and for offering so much vital resource support. Highland Spring and Lucozade also require a special mention for supplying 20,000 bottles of water and energy drinks between them.

We are indebted to all of them for their continued support without which the event would not have been possible.

We would also like to thank the local residents who cheered the runners on throughout the main event.

Looking forward to 2011….

As this date has now passed and all race packs have been despatched we cannot defer any entries to 2011 race.

We do request, however, that any runner who withdraws does NOT pass their race number and timing chip to an unregistered runner, but simply return the timing chip in the postage paid envelope included in their race pack. Failure to return the chip to us will result in the raising of a bill to the runner for the cost of replacing the timing chip.

Like the majority of UK road races we are unable to offer refunds for runners who choose to withdraw from the race.