Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon 2008

West Park and the streets of the city will play host to the 2008 Wolverhampton City Marathon events on Sunday 7 September.

Originally held in 1982 and then resurrected as an annual event from 1998, the Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon Events attract thousands of runners, cyclists and disabled athletes.

A cycle event, half marathon including wheelchairs, relay team event and childrens mini marathon are also being held along with the full marathon event on Sunday 7 September 2008 starting and finishing at West Park, Wolverhampton.

Event timetable

The Marathon events include :

Half Marathon Wheelchairs (13.1 miles) starting at 9.15am
15k Cycle Event starting at 9.20am
Half Marathon Relay Challenge (5 team members each running approx 2.5 miles) starting at 9.25am
Full Marathon (26.2 miles) and Half Marathon (13.1 miles) starting at 9.30am.

All events start and finish from West Park, Wolverhampton.

Entry forms

To download a marathon event entry form, click on the PDF icon below:

Please complete and return with payment to :

Marathon Office

Carver (Wolverhampton) Ltd

Littles Lane

Wolverhampton

WV1 1JY

Participants can also enter online via the Runner's World website.

Please note that the closing date for postal entries is Friday 29 August 2008.

However late entries will be accepted for all events (excluding the Relay Challenge) at the late entry desk.

The desk will be open in West Park on Saturday 6 September from 12.30pm until 5pm and on Sunday 7 September from 7.30am

Route map and road guides

To download a map of the route and roads used, click on PDF icons below:

Charities

This year’s chosen charities are :

Further information

For further race information visit the Wolverhampton City Marathon website or contact the Marathon office on 01902 577130.