WELCOME!
Thank you for your interest in the 25th Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk. This exciting event is hosted by the Navy Region Southwest, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Program. You will be crossing the majestic Coronado Bay Bridge to raise funds to support Quality of Life Programs for Navy personnel.

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START/FINISH:
The 4-mile run/walk starts at 8 am at the beautiful Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Harbor at PARK Blvd. adajent to the Convention Center and finishes in Coronado at Tidelands Park. For the fifth year, the Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk is proud to host athletes from the Balboa Warrior Athlete Program (BWAP) through the Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). BWAP is a program created for recovering injured military, veterans and dependents to play adaptive and Paralympics sports, assist rehabilitation and to “renew” quality of life. These athletes will kick off the race around 7 am by hand cycling, running and walking the course. Look for the BWAP group at the start or finish of the race and give the athletes a hand for their service and participation!

PARKING:
Please plan ahead and arrive early! There are many parking lots and street parking spaces Downtown near the start area. Remember, parking meters are free on Sundays! Hilton parking garage and Convention Center underground parking off 5th Ave. and Harbor Dr. are also available for a fee. Take the Trolley! It stops at 5th Ave. and Harbor Dr. For Coronado residents, buses are available to shuttle participants from Tidelands Park on Glorietta Blvd. to the start line Downtown from 6:30-7:15 am. Parking is limited in Coronado, so please arrive early to insure this service.
DIRECTIONS TO START LINE:
Traveling Southbound: take I-5 South, exit Front St., follow to Market St., turn left on Market St., follow to 4th Ave., begin looking for parking. Park Blvd. is a few blocks south of Market St.
Traveling Northbound: take I-5 North, exit J St., turn left on J St., follow to 4th Ave. Begin looking for parking. Park Blvd. is a few blocks south of J St.
BUSES are available from Tidelands Park to shuttle you back to the start line area next to the Hilton, FREE OF CHARGE starting at 8:30 am and continuing until the festivities are over at approximately 11 am. Baby strollers and wheelchair access is available on transit buses. Guide dogs are the only animals permitted on the ferry, buses and race course.
REGISTRATION: Opens here January 2011!

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RACE COURSE:
Participants are asked to line up at the race start according to pace per mile. Runners start at 8 a.m. with a separate start for walkers following the runners. This is a sanctioned and certified USAT&F 4-mile course. The race starts at One Park Blvd. at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront off of Harbor Drive. The race finishes in Coronado’s Tidelands Park. Expect flat streets, an incline up the bridge and a decline down the bridge. Walkers are encouraged to bring cameras to take some great photos of San Diego and Coronado from on top the bridge! Baby strollers, wheelchairs and guide dogs are permitted. Skateboards, bikes, in-line skates and pets are prohibited.

RUNNER’S GEAR:
You may check in your warm-ups at the start line near registration. Clearly mark the bag with your bib number. Do not pack valuables. MWR is not responsible for lost items. Bags may be claimed at the finish line by showing your bib number at the Runner’s Gear Pick-Up booth, just past the finish line chutes.
BIB NUMBERS:
All participants MUST wear their bib number on the front in order to cross the Coronado Bridge. The number is required to record your time and place and redeem your Padres ticket. Do not remove or pin the tear-off tag, or alter the number in any way. Numbers are non-transferable so no one else may wear a number assigned to you.
T-SHIRTS:
High-quality 24th Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk commemorative T-shirts are distributed to all registered participants at the pre-race registration events and at the finish line in Tidelands Park. You must present your actual race bib number to claim your T-shirt.

POST-RUN/WALK PARTY:
Invite your friends to cheer for you at the finish line and celebrate at the post race party at Tidelands Park in Coronado. Enjoy refreshments, live music, sponsor booths and children’s activities. Make plans to stick around for the awards presentation and terrific drawing prizes from approximately 10 am. You must be present to win drawing prizes.
COMMAND CHALLENGE:
Win the title of “Largest Participating Bridge Run/Walk Command,” by participating in the non-race competitive Command Challenge. Assemble the largest group of military members, families and friends. Have each person register individually and write the command name in the Command Challenge space provided on the entry form. Register the most participants and your command wins the title and a prize! The Command Challenge is NOT a competitive military running team. See below for military running team information.
COMPETITIVE RUNNING TEAM:
The 25th Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk is looking for competitive running teams of five (5) people to compete in either the MILITARY or CIVILIAN division. Assemble your group of five (5) running members, register together as a group and compete. The top three MILITARY and top three CIVILIAN Running Teams are presented an autographed Padres Baseball Award during the awards ceremony at the end of the race.

WATER:
An ample supply of water is available at the start and finish lines and also before the bridge at Chicano Park. It is your responsibility to remain sufficiently hydrated throughout the race.

UNIQUE AWARDS:
Authentic autographed Padres Baseball Awards are presented to the top three finishers in each age and military and civilian running team divisions at the awards table.

Results:
Results are posted by 5 p.m. on event day
The 25th Original Bay Bridge Run/Walk starts on One Park Blvd. at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront, near the Convention Center and travels south along Harbor Drive to Cesar E. Chavez Parkway. Participants head east to National Avenue, then up and over the Coronado Bay Bridge to the finish line inside Tidelands Park.
Walkers are encouraged to bring cameras to take some great photos of San Diego and Coronado from on top the bridge. Baby strollers, wheelchairs and guide dogs are permitted. Skateboards, bikes, in-line skates and pets are prohibited.

VOLUNTEERS:
Not up to running or walking the bridge? Be a volunteer! We are looking for motivated individuals or groups to volunteer at the race start at the Hilton Bayfront, San Diego. The race mid-point is Chicano Park under the bridge, and the race finishes in Tidelands Park, Coronado. Volunteers are asked to be available from 5-8:30 am if working the race start, 6-9:30 am if working Chicano Park and from 6-11 am if working the finish area. And to thank you for your hard work, all volunteers receive an event T-shirt and refreshments. For more information or to volunteer e-mail volunteers@mwrsw.com.