Be sure to register for the 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run TODAY and take advantage of the discounted rate of $35! The registration fee will go up to $40 on Tuesday, July 15th.Head to our BLOG to review all 65 design entries and choose your favorite!
It's that time of year again to choose our official 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run logo - and it's up to you to decide!
Voting will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, July 12th and continue through Tuesday at 8:00pm
Put your art skills to the test and enter our design contest for the official 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run logo!
1. All media acceptable; winner to be reproduced & printed by 4-color process.
2. Overall size should not exceed 30 x 30 inches — suggested is 20 x 30, mounted on foam core. Vertical orientations (where the overall width is smaller than the overall height) are recommended — keep in mind the proportions of a T-shirt). Please call/email (see below for info) for clarifi cation on any exceptions.
3. The artist / designer may choose to include the following text within or around the image area:
a. “38TH Annual”
b. “Cooper River Bridge Run”
c. “10 K”
d. “March 28, 2015”
e. “Charleston, SC”.
We recommend omitting all text — with the understanding that the Bridge Run (in consultation with artist) will add text into or around the entry for the purposes of the T-shirt and Poster. Sign and attach entry form.
Download the Design Competition form HERE!
Check out this photo from the 2014 Bridge Run of the group of cadets from the Citadel, and family, friends, and classmates of Sgt. Aaron Wittman, Citadel class of 2007.The group ran this year in honor of Sgt. Wittman who was the first combat causality of 2013 in Afghanistan. His classmates have endowed a scholarship in his honor at the Citadel and ran to raise money for the fund!
We want to send a special Thank You to all who made the 2014 Kids Run and Wonderfest a HUGE success this year! Without our awesome volunteers and participants, we would not have been able to do it without you.Special thanks to Christine Osborne, of Wonder Works who always infuses her special brand of "magic" to make the Kids Run & Wonderfest so special for everyone! This year, her team developed field trip race competitions for more than 700 Charleston School District children!
This year was bigger than ever with so many youngsters engaged in fun and learning about the importance of the healthy lifestyle. All the young racers had hearts full of determination and spirit.
We can't wait until the Kids Run and Wonderfest next year on March 27th, 2015!
We want to say thank you to everyone who made the 2014 Cooper River Bridge Run so successful. You all made this year, one of the BEST yet! Which is why we wanted you to be the first to know that registration for the 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run is NOW OPEN!Register for the 2015 Cooper River Bridge Run HERE for only $35.
From all of us at the Cooper River Bridge Run, we wanted to extend our sincere thanks to all the bands who played at this year's Bridge Run!
The bands loved supporting the runners and want to thank everyone who have already purchased the "Run With Me" Official CRBR CD and for recognizing and supporting bands who earn their living by creating and playing original music.
As a token of our appreciation, we will be offering the "Run With Me" CD at a special rate of only $5 for the next 10 days. After that, the CD will no longer be available for purchase.
Purchase the CD HERE.
Mount Pleasant, S.C. – April 5, 2014 – Julian Smith, Executive Director of The Cooper River Bridge Run (CRBR), just announced that nearly 40,000 participants successfully crossed the Arthur Ravenel Bridge from Mount Pleasant to downtown Charleston at the 37th Annual Cooper River Bridge Run that was held this morning on April 5, 2014. The award-winning 10K Race/Walk kicked off with the wheelchair division, followed by elite runners and 11 corrals of runners and walkers.
PLACE NAME – Home - TIME
1st Place - $10,000 Prize Birhan Nebebew - Ethiopia 28:38.70
2nd Place - $3,000 Prize Mourad Marofit - Morocco 28:41.70
3rd Place - $1,500 Prize Julius Kogo – Kenya 28:46.05
4th Place - $1,000 Prize Belete Assefa – Ethiopia 28:57.23
5th Place- $800 Prize Aschalew Meketa – Ethiopia 29:07.89
6th Place - $600 Prize Simon Ndirangu – Kenya 29:12.30
7th Place - $500 Prize Cleophas Ngetich – Kenya 29:13.82
8th Place -$400 Prize Ayele Feisa – Ethiopia 29:16.73
9th Place - $300 Prize Elijah Karanja – Kenya 29:24.65
10th Place - $250 Prize Haile Mengesha – Ethiopia 29:30.20
Male Wheelchair Winner - Alexandre DuPont 25:20:00
Female Wheelchair Winner - Cassie Mitchell 43:14.17
A complete results list will be listed on www.bridgerun.com. The list will be continually updated as people cross the finish line on results.xacte.com/?kw=crb.
Race photos will be uploaded to www.islandphoto.com in the next couple of weeks. Follow the Cooper River Bridge Run on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thebridgerun, and Twitter at @CRBridgeRun for event photos and updates.
We hope you're having a great day exploring Charleston or the CRBR Expo. We want to remind you tomorrow morning to allow yourself plenty of time to reach the start line with our added safety precautions. Each entrance to the start line will have a security check, and expect a search if you are running in costume or carrying a backpack.
Please bear with us, this is to ensure the safety of all runners!
The Cooper River Bridge Run is nearing and we have tons of exciting news and information we are eager to let you all know about.The Johnsonville Big Taste Grill will be available after the end of the race cooking up 5,000 brats for hungry runners for a delicious celebration afterwards.
We are very excited for Johnsonville to bring their Big Taste Grill to Charleston and cook up mouthwatering brats and dogs for 40,000 of our friends ;)
City Parking Garage Special :: Rates for Participants - $5
Visitor’s Center Parking Garage
Aquarium Garage on Calhoun Street
Gaillard Auditorium Parking Garage (Special Note: The fee will be collected at garages upon entering the facility.)
[THIS RATE DOES NOT APPLY TO CITY OPERATED PARKING LOTS OR GARAGES ASSOCIATED WITH HOTELS]
Beginning today, Cooper River Bridge Run fans have the opportunity to win prizes on the CRBR facebook page.
Facebook fans can win items ranging from CD packs featuring artists performing at the 2014 Cooper River Bridge Run to YogaPop tickets, Spring Jam tickets, T-shirts and more!
You can enter the giveaway each day by commenting on the giveaway photo post and we will choose a winner at random within 24 hours. Today's prize is a CD pack featuring this year's performing artists. You still have the opportunity win by commenting on THIS post.
If a night of yoga and live music sounds like your kind of fun, we invite you to join us for the inaugural YOGAPOP on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 from 6:30 to 10:30 at the Charleston Visitor's Bus Shed on 375 Meeting St. Yoga and music lovers alike will be inspired and delighted by this special Cooper River Bridge Run edition of YOGAPOP!
The night will kick off with a one hour, all levels yoga class taught by local teacher, Bethany Bubenzer with music from the 24 bands performing along the Cooper River Bridge Run race route.
After the class, hit the Yoga Village where you can grab a bite, cocktails, and shop the wares from local stores. This event benefits This is Noteworthy, the Charleston based non-profit that curates the 24 bands performing at the Cooper River Bridge Run as well as the Olive Tree Yoga Foundation.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door (if available). Get your tickets at www.yogapop.org!
To purchase the official 2014 Cooper River Bridge Run album, "Run With Me" click HERE.
