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.
This may sound like a joke request, but it’s not.
Does anyone live along the route anywhere from mile 14 on? If so, any chance we could post up in front of your house with an extension cord and a foreman grill to set up our Bacon Station? Yes, we’d need to plug the cord in somewhere on your property. No, we don’t intend to contribute to your electrical bill, but we’re very liberal with our bacon.
Previous station:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30465576@N07/sets/72157621722526643/
But we don’t live on the route this time, so we need some lovin’ from someone along there.
Drop me an email: expuestosiempre@gmail.com
You should also try emailing the blogger at http://www.njudahchronicles.com. He’s in the Sunset and may know of some options. Good luck! – Sarah B.
Just want to make sure that 9th ave into the park then 19th to Park Presidio to the bridge will be open today. Looks like it, but can anyone confirm?
Thanks
Does anyone know the name of the band that played at the 13 mile turnaround mark today? They were great!
Not sure, Kim. Only thing I found was this article which is sort of vague:
http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikerunning_events-en_US/2010/10/04/race-day-oncourse-entertainment