MARCH 29 & MARCH 30, 2012
Location:
Gaillard Auditorium ; 77 Calhoun St.
Time:
Thursday March 29 - Noon-8PM
Friday March 30 - 8AM-8PM
Taste of the Bridge Run
This years Taste of the Bridge will be held in TWO locations. One at the usual spot outside the Gaillard Auditorium downtown, and another, just over the Cooper River Bridge in Mt. Pleasant, at Harborside East. For the 2012 race we are bringing you even more restaurants, whipping up carb friendly delicious entres! There will also be desserts to sample from local bakeries.Don't miss out on this great new addition to the Bridge Run.Sign up with Registration, or pay at the door. Cost is $15.
Date/time: Friday March 30, 2012 5-8pm
Location:Downtown: Galliard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun st.
Mt. Pleasant: HarborSide East,
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 $8, and can be purchased 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 ($8 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.
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 30 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 30 until 2 PM
Saturday, March 31 .
3.Calhoun Street, between King and East Bay Street will be closed on Saturday, March 31 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:- Click for a map of garages.
Runners and walkers will be allowed to park their vehicle overnight on Friday, March 30 to 2 PM Saturday, March 31.
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]
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MARCH 31, 2012 - 8:00 am, on Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC
2012 ROUTE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston.
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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 40 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 Janis Newton - (843) 670-1642
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WHEELCHAIR COMPETITIVE RACE
10K is point to point, from Mt. Pleasant to downtown Charleston. Race starts at 7:45AM. You must have a verified 10K finish of under 45 minutes. Click here to register
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.
FINISH FESTIVAL
Note that the Finish Festival will be at Marion Square. Finish the Run & Walk and proceed directly to the Festival!
Saturday, March 31, 9 am - 12 noon at Marion Square.
• Entertainment, Vendors, Food, Souvenirs, Refreshments and lots of Fun!!!
2012 AWARDS
Will be presented at the Festival stage area. Overall winners, masters, grandmasters, senior grandmasters, Course Record (M27:40) (F31:19), Marcus Newberry (see below for eligibility), Terry Hamlin Mobility Impaired Perpetual Trophy 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 Marcus Newberry Award
THE KIDS RUN - Friday March 30 2012 
Beautiful Hampton Park in Charleston is inviting everybody over for a great afternoon the day before the big Bridge Run. Events for the Kids will range from short distances up to a mile. In addition there will be a great party in the Park with fabulous activities, foods and drinks! "T-Bone" will be here to again lead everybody in making fitness fun!
REGISTRATION:
Registration costs $8 ($10 at the event), with a T-Shirt or free without a T-Shirt.
Ages 0-13 years.
WAYS TO REGISTER
By mail until March 27, using the printable entry form found in our pamphlet, calendar or here.
Online until March 27th, here.
At the Kids Run Event March 30 2PM-3:30PM
SCHEDULE:
KIDS FESTIVAL starts at 2pm
Face Painting, Mask Making, Jump Castle and Slide, Mad Science, Caricatures, Rec Ground Games, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Food Vendors, Singing
PARKING: Please go to Stoney Field Parking Site
PACKET PICK-UP or Late Registration: 2pm - 4:30PM OR Thursday March 29, at the Gaillard Auditorium Expo, 77 Calhoun St. Noon-8PM.
WARM UP & SHOW with T-Bone 4pm-5PM
KIDS RACE
5:00PM 25 Yards - Ages 0-4 Yellow Numbers
5:15PM 1/4 Mile - Ages 5-6 Blue Numbers
5:20PM 1/4 Mile - Ages 7-13 Green Numbers
5:30PM 1 Mile - All Ages Red Numbers
Parents/guardians are encouraged to accompnay kids in all events. If accompanied, or properly prepared, younger children may do the longer events
AWARDS: All participants receive a medal!
