The Club Handicap

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Start on the Quayside path by the Copthorne Hotel, where the start/finish line will be marked by a lamppost near the middle of the path. The route follows the Quayside path westwards until reaching the large riverside car park near the end of Newcastle Business Park. Run around the edge of the car park and then follow the footpath up the slope to William Armstrong Drive. The turnaround point will be marked by a marshal just before Scotswood Road. Return by the same route, except this time cut across the car park to the riverside path, until you reach the Copthorne Hotel.

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Start off running south from a line on a footpath near the bandstand in Exhibition Park, turning right to follow the path around the tennis courts, before aiming straight ahead towards a gateway in the park hedgeline leading out onto the Town Moor.  Continue along the tarmac road, turning right to take the path leading to the cross-paths junction at the centre of the Moor.  At this junction, turn left and continue until the path meets the worn, grassy trail path coming down from the hills in the corner of the Moor. Follow this trail across the top of the two hills. Head down to the narrow gap through the fence into the woodland, and take the left hand path through the trees to the corner of Grandstand Road. Exit the woods and turning right down Grandstand Road, following the footpath around the outside of the Town Moor beyond the Kenton Road junction to the Blue House roundabout.  Turn right again to continue along down the Great North Road footpath all the way to Exhibition Park.  The finish line is on a path just before reaching the bandstand.