The annual Beverley 10k road race takes place on Sunday 9 May. Motorists are advised to avoid the area around the Beverley Leisure Centre and Minster immediately before the start of the race.
The race starts at 11.15 in Eastgate, next to Beverley Minster, and runners then head down Lord Roberts Road and Lairgate before passing through the Bar and snaking across the Westwood on Newbald Road to Walkington. Runners come back to the town centre via Broadgates, the Westwood and Westwood Road. The last 200 meters are along Toll Gavel and Butcher Row to the finish in Wednesday Market.
A number of road closures and parking restrictions will be in place and notices were erected around Beverley a week before the event warning the public of delays on race day. Beverley Athletic Club would like to thank motorists for their patience during the road closures which ensure the safety of athletes and drivers.
Parking restrictions
06.00 – 14.00 No parking in Wednesday Market
Road closures
11.00 – 11.15 Flemingate / Eastgate, between Armstrong Way and Railway Street.
Rolling road closures will operate on the following routes during the course of the race:
• Newbald Road
• Coppleflat Lane (Mill Lane) – the southbound carriageway from Walkington Heads to the crossroads and traffic lights with the B1230
• Broadgates B1230 – eastbound carriageway from the junction with Mill Lane to the junction with Keldgate Road i.e. from Walkington traffic lights to Beverley Golf Club
Delays
Motorists can expect delays in Wednesday Market, Lairgate, Admiral Walker Road, Keldgate, Queensgate and Victoria Road between 11.00 and 13.00 particularly as runners return and cross Lairgate between 11.45 and 12.45
Information for spectators
There is always a terrific atmosphere in Beverley on race day with hundreds of people streaming into the town to run or watch the races. Beverley Athletic Club provides live music outside race headquarters at the leisure centre to entertain runners and their supporters. Bertie Beaver and Roary the Tiger will be there to cheer on runners in the 2k fun run which starts at 10.30 from the leisure centre field.
For those wanting to watch the 10k race, there are a number of vantage points along the route for spectators. The race starts in Eastgate next to Beverley Minster at 11.15 and runners then head down Lord Roberts Road and Lairgate before passing through the bar and snaking across the Westwood on Newbald Road to Walkington. Runners come back to the town centre via Broadgates, the Westwood and Westwood Road. The last 200 meters are along Toll Gavel and Butcher Row to the finish in Wednesday Market. Spectators could watch the race from the 1-mile point on Newbald Road and then walk across the Westwood to Westwood Road to see runners at 5 ½ miles.
Supporters are advised to meet up with family and friends at the leisure centre after the race to minimise congestion in the finish area in Wednesday Market where all 1300 competitors will finish within about 50 minutes of each other. The fastest runners will complete the course in about 30 minutes while the slowest are expected to take no longer than 80 minutes.
