THE RUN
APRIL 4th, 2009 - 8:00 am

2009 ROUTE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston. Click here for a MAP of the 2009 course!
For 2009- with exciting new Bones in Motion technology, you can TRACK runners LIVE (yourself, the lead pack, or your friends!) DURING THE BRIDGE RUN, on either a cell phone or on the web! PLUS a whole slew of many more COOL features:

• automatically LOG your weekly/monthly mileage & workouts
• accurately measures your run courses with maps and splits
• these interactive features are available on both your cell-phone and free on the web

THE KIDS RUN

• Friday Afternoon, April 3rd.
• 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; Ste. 202 FountainWalk Stores, behind IMAX, near Aquarium) or at the Gaillard Auditorium EXPO Thursday April 3rd or at the event Friday, April 4th 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 Firday) the fee is $10 with shirt. (The event is free without a shirt.)

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, April 4th at 10 PM. The Northbound Lane of Meeting Street from George to Calhoun will remain open until 5 AM; the southbound lane of Meeting Street from George to Calhoun will be closed for traffic.
2.George Street between Meeting and Anson Street will be closed at 10 PM on Friday, April 4th until 2 PM
Saturday, April 5th .
3.Calhoun Street, between King and Meeting, will be closed on Saturday, April 5th at 4 AM. Calhoun Street will be closed at 5 AM from East Bay to Meeting Street until the participants are in a manageable location and out of the roadways, hopefully by 1PM. 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 5AM to allow for festival setup.
5.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 Hasell Street
2. John between Meeting and King
3. King between Ann 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:
City Parking Garage Special Rates for Participants
Beginning on Friday, March 30th at 5 PM until Saturday, April 5th at 2PM, participants in the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk may park at the following garages for a special rate of $3.00.
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]

• Shuttle Bus information.
• 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 Howie Schomer 843-792-1934

WHEELCHAIR COMPETITIVE RACE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston. Registration for the wheelchair event closed on March 1st.


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), or at the EXPO Thursday & Friday.
• 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 tickes 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.
2008 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).

[ Residency determination for Marcus Newberry Award (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, April 5, 9 am - 12 noon at Marion Square.
• Entertainment, Vendors, Food, Souvenirs, Refreshments and lots of Fun!!!

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