Date :
Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Start :
La Canebière

Finish :
On the quay port in front of the City council of Marseilles (Hôtel de ville), Vieux-port

Starting time :
- Marathon: 8h30 a.m
- Half-Marathon: 8h35 a.m

Runner number withdrawal and Village:
Village : Vieux Port on friday 23th and satruday 24th March, 2012

Volunteers :
1000 volunteers

Race schedule :
Friday, the 23th
10 a.m to 7 p.m : Opening of the Marseille Marathon Expo village

10 a.m to 7 p.m : Opening of the runner number withdrawal

Saturday, the 24th 

9 a.m to 8 p.m : Opening of the Marseille Marathon Expo village

9 a.m to 8 p.m : Opening of the runner number withdrawal
6h30 p.m : Pasta Party


Sunday, the 25th
8h30 a.m :  starting
 all courses (Marathon, Half-Marathon, Relay and Ladies
8h40 a.m : MarathonKids starting

12h00 a.m : Ceremony

-Refreshments km 5: water, sugar, bananas (Marathon, Half-Marathon and Ladies km 5)

-Sponges km 7,5: sugar, sponge  (Marathon and Half-Marathon km 7,5)            

-Refreshments km 10: water, sugar, bananas, oranges (Marathon)

-Sponges km 12,5: sugar, sponge (Marathon)  
-Refreshments km 15: water, sugar, bananas, oranges, gingerbread (Marathon)

-Sponges km 17,5: sugar, sponge  (Marathon)  
-Refreshments km 20: water, sugar, bananas, oranges, gingerbread (Marathon)

-Sponges km 22,5: sugar, sponge (Marathon) 
-Refreshments km 25: water, sugar, bananas, oranges, gingerbread, dried apricots (Marathon and Half-Marathon km 10)
-Sponges km 27,5: water, sugar (Marathon and Half-Marathon km 12,5)

-Refreshments km 30: water, sugar, banana, orange, gingerbread, energetic drinks (Marathon and Half Marathon km 15)
-Sponges km 32,5: water, sugar (Marathon and Half-Marathon km 17,5)
-Refreshments km 35: water, sugar, bananas, oranges, gingerbread, dried apricots, energetic drinks (Marathon)
-Sponges km 37,5: water, sugar  (Marathon)

-Refreshments km 40: water, sugar, bananas, oranges, gingerbread, energetic drinks (Marathon)

-Finish line: water, sugar, banana, orange, gingerbread, dried apricots (Marathon, Half-Marathon and ladies)

The Croix Rouge and the battalion of the Marins Pompiers of Marseilles provide a medical service with 9 first aid posts along the route. Accident and emergency doctors on these posts will be able to stop any competitor from continuing the race for medical reasons.

Free cloakroom is at runner disposal.
Every runner could drop off a closed bag (we recommend you to use the runner bag gave to you the day before the race) and could pick it up after the race in presenting his/her runner number.

To help every runner who gets targeting time, the Marseille Marathon organizers offer the chance of following the advanced runners rhythm.
These runners are missioned to finish the race (42,195 km) in a target time. They can be spotted thanks to colourful balloons.

Five target times are available:

- The Marseille Marathon in 3h. Speed: 14 km/h; either 4'17'' per km

- The Marseille Marathon in 3h30. Speed: 12 km/h; either 5' per km

- The Marseille Marathon in 4h. Speed: 10,5 km/h; either 5'40'' per km
- The Marseille Marathon in 4h30. Speed: 9,25 km/h; either 6’25’’ per km

- The Marseille Marathon in 5h. Speed: 8,4 km/h; either 7’07’’ per km


Timing
Participants will get a "DAG system" incorporated in their bib.
This DAG system is provided by the KMS company;
It will be automatically initialised on the starting line and will be used as a steadiness control at the different route stations.

Animations and activities will be proposed along the route…
Lively atmosphere guarantee!  

At arrival, massages and care stands will be at runner disposal.
Cares will be provided by the students of the Institut de Formation de Masso-Kinésithérapie and of the Collège Ostéopathique de Provence.