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Friday, 25 July 2008

The Ceres Juices 10K will commence on Saturday July 26 on the Mondo Track at 7.00a.m. with registration from 6.30a.m. There is no entry fee and sponsor, Ceres Juices will provide water, juice and energy drinks

The 10k route follows the 5k City Circuit course which is extended out to the

Prospect Reef and Purcell roundabouts as described below.

The run begins on the Monda track at the 100 meters starting line. Runners will cover 250 meters, exit the facility through the south gate and head towards Bobby’s

Roundabout. The route will take runners left past Scotia Bank, then Banco Popular, to Tourneau and left onto Waterfront Drive and around the roundabout at Prospect Reef, keeping left return to Peebles Hospital entrance.  From there, the run continues along the length of Main Street turning left between the Softball Grounds and the Elmore Stoutt High School, where runners can cool down  at a water stop which is some 3.2 miles into the course.

Runners will then make their way through Lower Estate, out to Huntums Ghut and turning right by the junction to the Police Station, down to the stop light, heading for the Purcell roundabout before returning to a point opposite the South entrance of the A.O Recreation Ground.

Athletes still remaining on the challenging course will then continue 250 meters to the finish line on the Mundo track.

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