This Sunday, the Nike Women’s Marathon will weave its way through parts of the outer Richmond and Golden Gate Park (course map. Here are some closures you should be aware of so you don’t get snagged in bad traffic. Thanks to PAR for this information.

If you’d like to watch the runners huff and puff, see the course map to pick a good spot. Looks like Clement & 36th (mile 9), El Camino del Mar and 26th Avenue (mile 8), Point Lobos & Great Highway (mile 10), and many spots in Golden Gate Park will be good viewing points. The race begins at 7am.

Sarah B.

Closures

OCEAN BEACH PARKING LOT from Stairwell #18 through Stairwell # 27* will be closed from 12 Midnight on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 through Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 12 noon. (See attached diagram for set up)

OCEAN BEACH PARKING LOT from Stairwell #15 through Stairwell # 18* will be closed from 12 Midnight on Sunday, October 18, 2009 until 6:00 p.m. (See attached diagram for set up)

*Stairwell 18 is at Great Highway & Fulton; numbers increase as you head south down the Great Highway.

BEACH CHALET SOCCER FIELD PARKING LOT from 3:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2009 for VIP and volunteer parking.

ALL ROADS ON THE WEST END OF GOLDEN GATE PARK from Transverse to the Great Highway will be closed from 3:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

GREAT HIGHWAY: will be closed from Skyline Blvd/Great highway to Fulton Street from 12:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

Westbound parking lane on JFK from 47th Street to the Great Highway for Bus Staging area from 3:00a.m.-4:00p.m. on October 18, 2009.

Northbound parking lane on the Great Highway from Fulton Street to Cabrillo Street for Bus Staging are from 1:00a.m.-4:00p.m. on October 18, 2009.

Roads through Sea Cliff and Clement/Seal Rock Drive will also be affected.

George Washington High School may be our only high school in the Richmond District, but that doesn’t mean we don’t get to relish a good ol’ football rivalry.

This Friday afternoon, Washington will take on its Sunset District rival, Lincoln High School in the 64th Annual Bell Game. The Bell Game is the annual rivalry football game between Washington and Lincoln, created in 1945 to mimic the Stanford-Cal Big Game.

The game will be held at Washington High, which is located up on the hill at Geary and 30th Avenue. Kickoff is at 3pm. Enter the football field from the 30th & Anza gate. Tickets are $3 with a student ID, $5 for everyone else.

If you’re a GWHS or Lincoln High alum, don’t miss the Bell Game After-Party, a mini-reunion for alumni of both schools that started a few years ago. Tickets are $30 at the door, or $25 in advance. The party is held at St. Monica’s School Auditorium, 5950 Geary Blvd. near 24th Avenue.

Go Eagles!

Sarah B.