THE EXPO 
MARCH 25th & 26th, 2010
Location: Gaillard Auditorium ; 76 Calhoun St.
Time: Thursday March 25th - Noon-8PM
Friday March 26th - 8AM-8PM
THE RUN (please scroll down for Friday KIDS RUN)
MARCH 27th, 2010 - 8:00 am
2010 ROUTE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston. Click here for a MAP of the 2010 course!
STREET CLOSING / PARKING
Street Closures.
Ravenel Bridge closes at 7 am (in BOTH directions!)
1.Meeting Street between George and Wentworth will be closed Friday, March 26th at 10 PM. The Northbound Lane of Meeting Street from George to Calhoun will remain open until 5AM; the southbound lane of Meeting Street from George to Calhoun will be closed for all traffic.
2.George Street between Meeting and Anson Street will be closed at 8PM on Friday, March 26th until 2 PM
Saturday, March 27th .
3.Calhoun Street, between King and East Bay Street will be closed on Saturday, March 27th at 5 AM. Calhoun Street will be closed until the participants are in a manageable location and out of the roadways, hopefully by 1 PM. Traffic will be controlled for bus loading only and may open earlier to public if possible.
4.Meeting Street between Calhoun and John will be closed to through traffic at 4AM to allow for festival setup.
5.Arthur Ravenel Bridge Bike Lane will be closed at 6:30AM to clear the bridge of pedestrian traffic until the Bridge re-opens for traffic.
6.The Race Route and arterial support streets will be closed at 7 AM until the participants are finished and the roadways are cleaned. The entire Arthur Ravenel Bridge will be closed until the participants have cleared the bridge, support staff removed, barricades removed, and the bridge cleaned of any debris.
1.Meeting Street from Romney Street to Woolfe Street: John Street to Hasell Street
2. Woolfe between Meeting and King
3. King between Spring and Hasell
4. Wentworth between King and Meeting
5. All streets in between and feeding into along the race route.6. Streets will open as soon as the participants are safely through the area and debris are removed from the streets.
7. At 7 AM Traffic off of King Street will be re-routed onto St. Phillip Street from Radcliffe Street and Beaufain Street.
8. Arthur Ravenel Bridge Bike Lane will be closed at 6:30 AM to clear the bridge of pedestrian traffic until the Bridge re-opens for traffic.
Parking:
Runners and walkers will be allowed to park their vehicle overnight on Friday, March 26th to 2 PM Saturday, March 27th.
City Parking Garage Special Rates for Participants - rates $5
Visitor’s Center Parking Garage
Aquarium Garage on Calhoun Street
Gaillard Auditorium Parking Garage (Special Note – the fee will be collected at the garage upon entering the facility) [THIS RATE DOES NOT APPLY TO CITY OPERATED PARKING LOTS OR GARAGES ASSOCIATED WITH HOTELS]
- Starting Line
- You must wear your race (bib) number to be allowed on the course and on shuttles.
- Start 8 am Coleman Blvd about half way between Shem Creek & Sea Island Shopping Ctr.
- Runners must position themselves by pace & color-coded numbers. For seeding (sub 49 min), send a 10K race time verification with entry. There will be 6 seeding groups:
- Walkers (or people walk-running)
- Runners with an expected time of over 1 hour
- Runners with an expected time of 49 min to 1 hour
- Runners expecting to run under 49 min (and any age-group contenders)
- Runners sub 40 minutes
- Invited/Elite runners (contact Janice Newton - (843) 224-2887)
WHEELCHAIR COMPETITIVE RACE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston. Race starts at 7:25AM You must have a verified 10K finish of under 45 minutes. Click here to register
SHUTTLES
Shuttle Buses
Pre-Race: (to get to Start from downtown) Saturday 5 am - 6:45 am.
You MUST wear your bib number to board buses!
- Buses to Start will leave from Calhoun Street (see map below) from 5:00 am to 6:45 am. Be in line by 6:00!
- Buses go up 17-Bypass dropping participants on Coleman Blvd (behind the Start).
Post-Race: Return buses will also leave from Calhoun Street 10am-1pm
Shuttle Boat
- If preregistered, your name will be on a printout at the Boat Dock- have your race number with your name ready!
- Tickets are $4, and can be purchased either with registration (check box on entry form), tickets sell out quickly.
- Boats to Start leave the IMAX Dock, (on Concord Street, just North of the Aquarium, which is at the end of Calhoun Street) at 6:30 am.
- Return Boats ($4 cash, no tickets required - Charleston to Mt. Pleasant) run from 10 am to 1 pm.
- Shuttle buses will transport participants to the starting area.
(NOTE: dock is about 2 miles from the Start)
SWEATS SHUTTLE
- Trucks will be at the Start taking bags (which must be pre-labeled with your name & phone number) until 8:00 am.
- Trucks will be parked at the Finish Festival for bag retrieval.
FINISH LINE
At the Finish, DO NOT STOP, walk promptly through the finish area. For the safety of all, and fairness to those finishing behind you, please move swiftly through the chute and into the Finish Festival area.
2010 AWARDS
Will be presented at the Festival stage area. Overall winners, masters, grandmasters, Marcus Newberry (see below for eligibility) and top three in each age group will be called. All other age-group winners (top 5% per group or up to 25) will be notified by announcing the cut-off time for each group. Those awards will then be picked up at the Charleston Running Club booth (near stage).
Link to Residency determination for (given to top local male and female runner)
FINISH FESTIVAL
Note that the Finish Festival will be at Marion Square.Finish the Run and Walk and proceed directly to the Festival!
Saturday, March 27th, 9 am - 12 noon at Marion Square.
• Entertainment, Vendors, Food, Souvenirs, Refreshments and lots of Fun!!!Marcus Newberry Award
- Friday Afternoon, March 26th.
- Place: At beautiful Hampton Park, in Charleston (adjacent to The Citadel)
Friday Hampton Park Schedule:
Noon-3:00 pm kids Run Expo (many, many fun activities and treats!)
Noon-3:30 pm kids Run Registration and Packet Pick-Up
3:00-4:00 Warm-Up with t-Bone
4:00-5:00 Running Events
5:00-6:00 Kids Run EXPO continues
- Runs will range from 25 yds up to a mile (distances will be grouped by ages).
- Look for updates here, at the Bridge Run EXPO, or call 843-937-4183.
- Register your child at the Bridge Run Store (Mon-Sat 10-5; 716 S Shelmore Blvd, ste 105, in Mt. Pleasant, next to the Bi-Lo) or at the Gaillard Auditorium EXPO Thursday March 25th or at the event Friday, March 26th from noon to 3:30 pm.
- Suggested Ages:
- toddlers: 25 yards
- New! Gerber Stroller Event: 100 yards
- ages 3-5: 100 yards
- age 5 to 8: 1/4 mile
- age 8 to 13: 1 Mile
- Parents/guardians are encouraged to accompany kids in all events. If accompanied, younger children may do the one mile event.
- Fees: For pre-registration the event is $8, with shirt. At the event (on Friday) the fee is $10 with shirt. (The event is free without a shirt.)
