Diary Note - 2009 HSBC Round the Bays

Diary Note :

HSBC Round the Bays
Sunday 15 March 2009 from 9.15am

About HSBC Round the Bays

HSBC Round the Bays has been an annual event in Auckland since 1972, when it was initiated by the Auckland Joggers Club. The first run attracted 1,200 participants and today has grown to be one of the world's largest fun-runs, with over 47,000 registered runners and an estimated 70,000 participants in total. The run is 8.4km long over a flat course that follows the contours of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. It begins in the city on Quay St and finishes on the waterfront at St Heliers Bay.

The Course

HSBC Round the Bays follows an 8.4km course that starts between Tinley St and the Strand Overbridge on Quay Street in Downtown Auckland and transverses Hobson Bay, following picturesque Tamaki Drive through Okahu Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach and finishes in St Heliers Bay.

Timetable
• 9.15am – wheelchair start
• 9.30am – fun run & walk start (first wheelchair entrant to cross line)
• 10.15am approx – first competitor crosses the finish line
• 10.30am approx – prizegiving – presentation of trophies to first male, first female and first wheelchair entrant

Media access to start and finish:
Media passes are available by contacting Zoe Hawkins using the details above and this will give you access to all areas, and free use of the Stagecoach shuttle service between St Heliers and the start and finish lines between 7am and 12pm. Due to traffic congestion, if you wish to park in St Heliers, we recommend that you do so before 7am.

Recommended viewing locations:

• From the startline (as some areas are off-limits it is recommended that you have a press pass)
• Photographers can be accommodated on a cherry picker overlooking the finish line.
• The top of the cliff on Paratai Drive, looking back towards the city, is a good viewing location, as is the Parnell overbridge.

ENDS

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