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RACE WEEKEND INSTRUCTIONS NOVEMBER 16,17 & 18, 2012 RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO
Monterey Conference Center 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA Friday, November 16 from noon ~ 6 PM Saturday, November 17 from 9 AM ~ 6 PM Bib, participant shirt, race program and sweats bag pick-up for all events. Forty vendors will be offering a variety of health & fitness related clothing & equipment. Open to the public.
PACIFIC GROVE LIGHTHOUSE 5K & JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K
Saturday, November 17 at 8 AM (5K) and 8:15 AM (3K). Both events start at Forest & Lighthouse Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove. 5K awards ceremony 9:00 AM in front of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (across from Jewell Park). 3K activities and pancake breakfast post-race at Jewell Park.
BIG SUR HALF MARATHON ON MONTEREY BAY
Sunday, November 18 at 7 AM, rain or shine. Race begins on Del Monte Avenue near Figueroa in Monterey (across from McDonald’s restaurant). Finish is at Custom House Plaza adjacent to Fisherman’s Wharf. Awards ceremony at 10:00 AM.
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HALF MARATHON ~ INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW PACKET PICK-UP
Half Marathoners will pick-up their race bibs with attached timing chips, participant shirts, race programs, commemorative posters and sweats bags (optional) at the Health & Fitness Expo on Friday or Saturday. A photo ID is required for pick-up. If you are unable to pick-up your packet, you may give a letter of authorization to someone else along with a photocopy of your driver’s license or other picture ID and they may pick up for you. To save yourself time and to ensure all your information is correct, please look up your bib number in advance. To find your bib go to the confirmation link at bigsurhalfmarathon.org and enter your LAST NAME only. Your name, gender, age and bib number will pop up. If you see an error with any of the information shown, please let us know in advance of race weekend by emailing
[email protected]. There is limited race morning pick up between 5:30 and 6:45 AM to accommodate those who absolutely cannot pick up at the Expo. We cannot guarantee your shirt size if you pick up race morning. A packet pick-up tent will be located in front of the Del Mar French Laundry on Del Monte between Cortes and Figueroa Streets. See the start area map on page 6 for the exact location. You must know your bib number in advance.
SEEDING, BIBS & CORRALS
Munras turns into Abrego. At the intersection with Fremont, continue on Abrego and follow the directions as shown above.
MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE Parking is available at Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) from 5:00 to 6:30 AM. You will be shuttled from there to an area near the race start. Take the same exits as shown above. If exiting to Monterey at exit 401A, turn left onto Aguajito Rd. at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp. Turn right at the entrance to MPC, and then right again onto Via Lavandera. If coming down Munras Avenue, turn right on Fremont, and proceed to the intersection of Aguajito and Fremont where you will turn right. There will be signs telling you where to enter the Monterey Peninsula College parking lot. The shuttles to the start will depart approximately every 10 minutes.
DEL MONTE SHOPPING CENTER Parking is available at Del Monte Center (DMC) from 5:00 - 6:30 AM. You will be shuttled from there to an area near the race start. Take exit 399B from Highway 1 to Munras Ave. Del Monte Center will be immediately on the right. Shuttles will depart approximately every 10 minutes.
RETURN SHUTTLES After the race there will be return shuttles to both MPC and DMC departing from Figueroa at the Recreation Trail from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. See the map on page 7 for shuttle departure location.
Half Marathoners will be in designated corrals A through L based on predicted finish time. Your corral letter is printed on your bib. Look for the signs at the start indicating the letter of your corral. A map of the start area is available on page 6 of this document, on the website, and in your race program. The race will start in 12 waves 3 minutes apart.
DROP OFFS If someone is dropping you off, the designated drop off location is on Pacific Street between Jefferson and Madison (in front of City Hall). It’s a short walk from here to the start on Del Monte.
Be sure to fill out the emergency information on the back of your bib. There are two timing tags on the back of your bib, do NOT remove these or you will not receive a time for the race.
STREET PARKING There is parking available on city streets. Be sure to park in a spot where you won’t be ticketed or towed.
DIRECTIONS & PARKING See the map on page 5.
AID STATIONS
EAST & WEST CUSTOM HOUSE GARAGES The garages are located on Franklin between Washington and
Alvarado Streets. To park here you MUST ARRIVE by 5:30 AM. If southbound on Highway 1, take the Monterey exit 401A. Go through the traffic light & continue west on Fremont Street. At the intersection with Abrego, turn right. Abrego becomes Washingon Street. Continue on Washington to Del Monte and turn left. Turn left again on Tyler to enter the parking garages. If northbound on Highway 1 take the Munras Avenue exit 399B.
There are four aid stations on the course, three of which do “double duty.” Water and Gatorade are available at all stations, and GU will be at the mile 8 station. See the course map for exact locations. As part of our green initiative, all cups on the course are compostible. If you take a GU be sure NOT to put the empty packet into a cup as we are composting all cups and food waste. Porta-potties and medical personnel will be at all stations. The BYOB (Bring your own bottle) fill-up station will be located at the Half Marathon turn around just past Asilomar Beach.
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HALF MARATHON ~ INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW
SWEATS
If you choose to use a sweats bag, they will be available at the Expo during packet pick-up. Use the tear-off adhesive backed “Sweats Tag” found at the top of your bib number and affix it to the middle portion of the sweats bag under the GU logo. Please do not put anything of value in your sweats bag; we are not responsible for lost or stolen property. There will be two sweats drop off vans at the start. One will be on Cortes Street at Del Monte Avenue across from the start. The other will be on Del Monte at Figueroa (entrance to Fisherman’s Wharf). Post event, sweats will be available after exiting the runners’ food tent. Any items of clothing discarded on the course or unclaimed sweats bags will be donated to Last Chance Mercantile.
AWARDS & TIMING
Timing is provided by SV Endurance. The Half Marathon is giving cash awards to the top eight overall male and female runners and the top three male and female masters (age 40 and over). Impact Magazine is also giving a cash prize to the first place male and female runners from Canada. Cash awards are based on GUN time. Pacing is not permitted for runners hoping to win an award. Divisional awards are based on TAG time and go five deep in five year age groups after 12-15 and 16-19. No double dipping for cash award winners. Results will be available online race day.
WALKERS
While we support walkers taking part in our event, it must be kept in mind that there is a 3 1/2 hour course time limit. This translates to walking an approximate 16 minute mile. In order to ensure that all our walkers are able to finish, there are three “cut-off” points on the course.
POST-RACE INFORMATION
After crossing the finish line you will be given your finisher’s medallion and a heat sheet if conditions necessitate that. You will then go past MarathonFoto for a picture opportunity with the Monterey Bay in the background. After that you will pass through the runner’s food tent and then pick up sweats if you dropped them off at the start. From there, proceed back to Custom House Plaza where the beer and soup tent are located. There will be a Lost & Found at the Info Booth on the Plaza and music and porta-potties in the grass section above the Plaza. The fountain is a great place for runners to reunite with their family. Results computers will be in two locations. Please see the map of the finish on page 7.
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION •
MarathonFoto is the official race photographer. They also need to see your bib to identify you in race photos.
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The Clif Bar Pace Teams will be on hand to help you achieve your half marathon goal! Supporting runners from the novice to the veteran, joining a pace team is FREE! To learn more and to sign up with a CLIF Bar Pace Team, click HERE.
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ASICS has teamed with Wear Your Number to provide Big Sur Half Marathon, 5K & 3K runners the opportunity to have their official bib printed right on an ASICS race shirt. You can custom design and purchase your bib now, limited quantities available. Learn more HERE.
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Post-race you will pass through the food tent and be treated to a variety of refreshments. There will also be hot minestrone soup and cold Michelob Ultra beer (must be 21 or older) on the Plaza. See the finish area map on page 7 for location.
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Bandits are not permitted on the course! You may not give or sell your bib to another person, or forge a fake bib. No Ebay or Craig’s List sale of bibs permitted. Bandits present a huge liability issue as well as a disservice to those who have paid their entry fee. If you are caught as a bandit or running with another person’s bib, you will be banned from participating in future Big Sur Marathon events.
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Donate your “gently used” shoes in the collection bins at the Expo and near the food tent at the finish. All donated shoes go to local charity.
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FREE Half Marathon clinics will be held Saturday at the Expo. For more information and a list of speakers, click HERE.
• You must reach Ocean View & Fountain Ave. (approximate mile 3.75) by 8:45 AM or you will not make the loop through downtown PG but will continue on Oceanview. • You must reach Sunset at Pico Avenue (approximate mile 7.1) by 9:30 AM or you will be turned around there. • You must reach the intersection of the Rec Trail and Cannery Row (approximate mile 11.9) by 10:40 AM or you will not be allowed to make the turn back onto Cannery Row but instead will continue on the Rec Trail to the finish.
PACIFIC GROVE LIGHTHOUSE 5K & JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K & JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K START & FINISH The race starts at Lighthouse & Forest Avenue in downtown Pacific Grove and finishes at Lovers Point Park. From there it is a short walk up Forest Avenue to Jewell Park where awards and post-race activities will take place. TIME 8:00 AM on Saturday, November 17 for the 5K and 8:15 AM for the 3K. PACKET PICK-UP Bibs & event shirts must be picked up at the Health & Fitness Expo on Friday, November 16th. A Photo ID is required for packet pickup. The Expo is held at the Monterey Conference Center at One Portola Plaza in Monterey, adjacent to the Portola Hotel & Spa. Hours are noon to 6:00 PM on Friday. If you are unable to pick-up Friday, there will be race morning pick-up at Jewell Park between 6:30 and 7:45 AM (5K) and 8:00 (3K). PRE-REGISTRATION Pre-registration will end on Friday, November 9th and resumes Friday, November 16th at the Expo from noon to 6:00 PM, or race morning. PETS AND STROLLERS Dogs on leases and children in strollers are allowed on the course but must start in the back. PARKING There is parking available in the public lots in Pacific Grove or on the city streets. See map of city parking on page 8. COURSE The 5K course begins in downtown Pacific Grove and winds down to Lovers Point Park. From there it is an out and back, with the turnaround at Asilomar Blvd. and Ocean View, near the golf course. Outgoing runners must stay in the inland lane until the turnaround and then return in the ocean side lane. The 3K course is the same but the runners will turn around at Ocean View and Beach Street. For a course map go to page 8 of this document.
AID There will be one aid station on the course and at the finish. Postrace snacks will be available at Jewell Park. 5K AWARDS The 5K awards ceremony begins at 9:00 AM in front of the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum on Central Avenue. Awards go three deep in ten year age divisions after 5-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-19. 25m
The 3K is a non-competitive, non-timed fun run. POST EVENT Following the race, there will be post-event activities and a $5 pancake breakfast hosted by the PG Kiwanis at Jewell Park beginnng at 8:00 AM.
TAKE EXIT 399B FOR CUSTOM HOUSE GARAGE PARKING (prior to 5:30) OR DEL MONTE CTR PARKING (5 - 6:30)
DROP OFFS
GARAG E UNTIL PARKING 5:30 am
PARKIN G GARA GE
= Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) & Del Monte Ctr (DMC) Parking
PARKIN G GARA GE
PARKING DIRECTIONS - DOWNTOWN MONTEREY
RACE START
MPC PARKING 5:00 - 6:30
MPC /DMC SHUTTLE DROP OFF
RETURN SHUTTLES TO MPC & DEL MONTE CTR 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
= To Custom House Garage Parking
EXIT 401A
Monterey Sports Center
Parking Garages
DEL MONTE BLVD.
Sweats Drop-off Van
PORTAPOTTIES
REC TRAIL
BIBS 6000 6999
G
BIBS 7000 7999
H
I
BIBS 8000 8999
Bibs 9000 9999
J
K
Bibs 10000 10999
FIGUEROA ST.
MUNICIPAL WHARF
Bibs 11000 11999
L
Race Day Bib Pick-up Tent
D
BIBS 3000-3999 12000 - 12020
Please plan on being in your corral no later than 6:45 AM
Corrals are A through L and waves will be approximately 3 minutes apart. The blue arrows indicate the entrance to your corral, and there will be signs at each corral showing its letter.
PORTA-POTTIES
DEL MONTE BLVD.
E
BIBS 4000 4999
BIG SUR HALF MARATHON START AREA INFORMATION
BIB PICK-UP in front of the Del Mar French Laundry on Del Monte
F
BIBS 5000 5999
Sweats Drop-off Van
C
BIBS 2000 2999
WINDOW ON THE BAY PARK
REC TRAIL
DEL MONTE BEACH
RESTAURANT
PORTA-POTTIES
A
BIBS 1 - 999
Monterey Peninsula College
B
BIBS 1000 1999
PORTA-POTTIES FOR ELITES
Window on the Bay Park
CORTES ST.
START
5K/3K Course
5K TURNAROUND
COURSE MAP Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K JUST RUN! Just Kids 3K
3K TURNAROUND at Beach St.
AID STATION for both events
Pacific Grove parking lot locations Parking is also available on city streets in downtown and residential areas.
FINISH RACE DAY PICKUP & REGISTRATION POST-RACE ACTIVITIES & AWARDS AT JEWELL PARK
START
FINISH
RETURN TO JEWELL PARK VIA FOREST AVE
PORTA-POTTIES ON GRAND AVE BETWEEN CENTRAL & LIGHTHOUSE
LOT4
LOT 5
START
LOT LOT 2 3
LOT 1
