The meeting will start at 5:30
Entry Fees
Please note that for 2009 the entry fees are:-
Stadium entry - £3.00
Race entry for BMC members - free
Race entry for non-members - £10.00
Pics
2009
No longer running?
As we expect all the Grand Prix meetings are going to be over-subscribed, it means we will have to turn athletes away. If you have already entered and can no longer compete please can you inform the person that your entry went to. This will not only allow another athlete to compete but can also mean that several athletes could be moved up a race (from C to B, D to C, E to D, etc. We consider this a matter of courtsey, both to the organisers and to your fellow athletes.
Leading entries
As always we will try to notify of the leading entries to date, which are:-
Mens 800m
Darren St Clair is the leading entrant to date having run 1:46 in 2009.
Other sub-1:50 athletes include Paul Bradshaw, Ben Green, Ricky Stevenson, Nick Samuels, Robbie Schofield Gareth Warburton and Mark Berridge.
Mens 1500m
Nick Bromley (AUS) ran 3:39 last year and has a PB of 1:47 from the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Simon Horsfield, Jermaine Mays, Bruce Raeside, Chris Parr, Rory Chesser (IRE), and James Thie also feature.
Mens 5000m
Moumin Geele is looking for a time under 14:00.
Ryan McLeod, Simon Jones and Andrew Norman also entered.
Womens 800m
Celia Brown, Vicky Griffiths, Claire Gibson, Tara Bird and Danielle Christmas are the leading runners entered.
Womens 1500m
Hazel Murphy (IRE), Lisa Corrigan (AUS) - has run 2:01 and 4:06 and competed at the Olympics in Beijing, Flo Jonsson (SWE) and Charlotte Schönbeck (SWE) are joined by Harriet Scott, Rose-Anne Galligan and Stevie Stockton. Also in the A is Kelly McNeice who ran 4:10 in Belgium last week.
Womens 5000m
Benita Johnson (AUS), the former World XC Champion from 2004, is looking for 15:30. She is joined by Lara Tamsett (AUS).
British Milers Club members
BMC members that appear on the start lists with ** next to their name are in arrears with their membership subs. Please bring your cheque book. Further clarification can be obtained from
Pat Fitzgerald.
Irish Milers Club members
the BMC has a reciprocal arrangement with the IMC in that IMC members will be treated as BMC members for race entry.
The current IMC subs position is always taken into account. If you do not have your IMC membership number next to your name, either on the entry confirmation E-mail or on the start lists then you have not paid your IMC subs and will either have your entry deferred or you will be charged the non-members entry fees. Please contact
Garrett Coughlan for clarification.
Location
Note: Run Track Directory is actually wrong. It points to the location of the original track, which has now been demolished and been replaced by the new Cardiff City FC stadium. The new track is over the road in a more shettled position.
Directions
From the M4 exit at J33 onto A4232 dual carriageway. Ignore turn-offs for St Fagans Folk Museum (2 miles) and airport / Barry (5 miles) and take third slip road which will be sign posted Cardiff Athletic Stadium. Take first left at roundabout and the rack is 100m ahead on left hand side.
If you know Cardiff. exit M4 at J29 onto A48(M) and A48. Follow the dual carriageway for approx 9 miles. Go through the 50mph zone, through 40mph zone, past speed camera to traffic lights. Straight through lights, past Tesco on left, over river, past UWIC, through next set of light and take road to left (Mill Lane) signposted A4119, City Centre. At end of Mill Lane (200m) turn Left. Through 3 sets of traffic lights and dog leg left and right to pass Tesco on Left. Straight through next set of lights, past Ninian pub, under railway. Through next set of lights and track will be visable 100m ahead on the right (with the new football ground and ASDA on the left). this will save you about 10-15 minutes.
Airport
Cardiff airport is approx 10-12 miles outside of Cardiff. There is a bus into the city centre.
Cheaper flights may be found to Bristol which is about 50 miles away.
Accomodation
Closest hotels to the track (Walking distnace) are in the City Centre, NSCW and Cathedral Road.
Holiday Inn is 5 min walk from the bus and train station (Straight up the river past Millenium stadium) and 15min walk from the track.
UK Challenge athletes are staying at the
Future Inn. There will be accomodation available for BMC athletes.
There are also about 30 B&B's in Cathedral Road 5min walk to city centre or 15min walk to the track
| Georgian Hotel | 029 2023 2594 |
| Rosanna Guest House | 029 2022 9780 |
| Abbey Hotel | 029 2039 0896 |
| St Hilary | 029 2034 0303 |
| Annedd Lon | 029 2022 3349 |
| Courtfield Hotel | 029 2022 7701 |
There is also accomodation available at the National Sports Centre for Wales (NSCW) at £27.50 a night. The NSCW is 5 min walk from Cardiff Castle / City Centre and between Cathedral Road and Holiday Inn. Phone 029 2030 0600. (Post code for Multi media map search is CF11 9SW)
The Cardiff Tourist Infromation Centre can also book accomodation on 029 2022 7281
For those driving to the meeting
Travelodge at J33 of M4
Quality Hotel just off M4 at J32
Moat House off A48 from M4 J29