Start time
The half marathon starts at 11.00am (wheelchair start at 10.58am), and the fun runs at 11.10am Sunday

Course Description
The Bath Half is a fast flat course, straddling both sides of the river Avon and avoiding all the hills surrounding the City. It is an 'honest' two-lap course with proven PB criteria, entirely traffic & parking free. Even at the front end you'll have plenty of company to pull you round for a good time - 26 finishers under 70mins in 2007

The race definitely has the 'Big City' feel, starting & finishing at the same point in Great Pulteney Street - with a roadway spanning 46 feet - one of the widest Georgian boulevards in Europe. The first mile is gently downhill down Pulteney Road to Churchill Bridge, so resist all temptations to go off too fast. You then follow two identical laps from Churchill Bridge (the most crowded spot for spectators on the course), gently rising up past Green Park Station, a gentle 'pull' round Queen Square, then down Charlotte Street and out along the Upper Bristol Road, gently undulating along Newbridge Road, and a longer 'pull' up to the 'New Bridge' at the beginning of the dual carriageway. From here the race heads back towards the City centre, pancake flat along Lower Bristol Road, before crossing over Churchill Bridge and up Green Park again for the beginning of the second lap. At the end of the second lap the runners pass across Churchill Bridge, finally rising gently (but remorselessly !) up Pulteney Road all the way to the finish with a dramatic last 200 metres in Great Pulteney Street

Course Route Changes
The course route is unchanged since 2006. The race goes right round Queen Square both laps (it used to go down Monmouth Place on the second lap). The race now goes straight along Newbridge Road and Lower Bristol Road (omitting the 'loop' through the housing estate at Rudmore Park, and the gyratory around Pinesway).

The current course is close to the original course used in early years of the race. It was  remeasured by IAAF official course measurer Hugh Jones with a new certificate of accuracy. Hugh described the course as 'officially flat, with three undulations' ! The amendments were introduced to make the course run faster, whilst reducing congestion at the 'pinch points' at Rudmore Park and Pinesway. They also introduced a fantastic viewing spot for spectators at Queen Square.