May 17, 2009

Start Time: 8:00 am

USA Track & Field Certified 12K

Always the Third Sunday in May

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

ING Bay to Breakers is a USA Track and Field certified 12K (7.46 miles). From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill. Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the course gradually flows alongside the Panhandle and through Golden Gate Park.

Click on the map above for a larger image of the course.

RESTRICTIONS (updated for 2009)
For everyone's safety and enjoyment NO ALCOHOL, WHEELED OBJECTS or NUDITY will be allowed. Over-sized costumes must line up at the back and cannot be wheeled objects. Additionally, no pets, roller blades, skateboards, bicycles, or plastic bags for warm-ups are allowed on course.

RACE PACKETS
There is no packet pick-up or registration on race day.

Race packets include your timing chip, runner number and instructions.

MAILING OPTION

Participants who register prior to May 1st can opt to have their race packets mailed to them for an additional fee. We will begin mailing packets on April 17, 2009.

PACKET PICK UP

There is no packet pick up on race day.

Those who register after May 1st (or who did not purchase the mailing option) must pick up their race packet at the ING Greater Body Expo. The Expo is located at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco. Expo hours are from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Friday, May 15th and from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 16th.

DON’T FORGET YOUR TIMING CHIP

Your timing chip is included in your race packet and must be placed on the top of your shoe and securely weaved/tied through your shoelaces. In order to receive an official time for the race you must be wearing the chip as you cross both the Start and Finish lines.

FINISH LINE CLOSES PROMPTLY AT NOON

(Course Diverted at 11:30)

To accommodate City requirements regarding the opening of the Great Highway to vehicular traffic, the Finish Line will close promptly at Noon. The course will be diverted to ING Footstock (at Spreckels Lake/36th Ave) beginning at 11:30am. Runners who do not reach Spreckels Lake/36th Avenue by 11:30am will not have an opportunity to finish the course or cross the finish line.

LEAVE NO TRACE

Be kind to our hosts and our neighbors and clean up after yourself. Don't abandon your floats, costumes, empty carts and unwanted trash. Please use the designated dumpsters and toilets along the course and help us to keep the City clean.

SAFETY AND COURTESY

RUNNERS to the LEFT | WALKERS to the RIGHT

Once the race begins runners should stay to the left of the course and walkers to the right.

Line up behind the Start Line and do not run in from the sides. It endangers you and other runners!

• For your safety please stay on the roadbed. Sidewalks, adjacent streets and parks are not a part of the course and are not monitored for the safety of our runners.
• Use caution with strollers, baby joggers and assisted wheelchairs. Assemble at the back of the pack and stay to the right-hand side of the street on the course.

 

COURSE DIRECTIONS

• Start at the intersection of Howard & Main
• Proceed on Howard to Ninth
• Turn right on Ninth
• Continue to Market
• Cross Market and veer left onto Hayes
• Continue on Hayes until Divisadero
• Turn left onto Divisadero
• Turn right onto Fell
• Continue on Fell to Golden Gate Park
• Take JFK Dr into the Park
• Follow JFK Dr through the Park until the Great Highway
• Turn left on Great Highway into the Finish Line

WATER STOPS

Keeping yourself properly hydrated is one of the most important things you can do to ensure you have a safe and pleasant experience at the race. Check out the USA Track & Field Training Library on Hydration for the latest recommendations. Water stops are located at the following locations:

1. Polk and Hayes Streets (2-mile mark)
2. Scott and Hayes Streets (just past the top of Hayes Street Hill)
3. West of McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park (4-mile mark)
4. Finish line at the Great Highway

PORT-A-JOHNS

Restrooms are located in various locations along the course.

RACE PHOTOS - SMILE
Sport Photo will be in several locations. Wear your bib high on your chest for visibility.

• Race photos at the 6-mile mark in Golden Gate Park
• Finish Line photos on the Great Highway
• Just beyond the finish line for posed finishing photos

FIRST AID

• First aid stations on the course are located within each mile mark and at ING Footstock.
• An emergency medical information form with a map showing the locations of the emergency medical stations is on the back of your runner number bib. Please wear your own runner number and fill in the information requested on the back.

FIRST AID SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE RED CROSS

FINISH LINE INSTRUCTIONS
Once you have crossed the Finish Line please keep moving past the water station and keep the area clear for other finishers.

TIMING RESULTS

IMPORTANT: You must cross the timing mats at both the Start and Finish lines in order to get your official time.

• Look for ChampionChip staff with timing wands, who can print your finishing time on the spot!
• Results will also be posted on our website, where you will be able to print an Official Finishers Certificate.
• The top 10,000 timed finishers will be published in a special souvenir edition of the San Francisco Examiner on the Monday following the race. You can order a copy by sending a check for $5.00 payable to “The Examiner,” along with your name and address, to The Examiner, Attn: ING Bay to Breakers Souvenir Edition, 1213 Evans Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124. Availability is limited. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.

PARTICIPANT T-SHIRTS

Participant T-shirts can be picked up before the Race at the ING Greater Body Expo or after the Race at ING Footstock. You MUST have your runner bib with you in order to receive your shirt. A limited number of youth-size shirts are available.

HOW TO GET OUR SHIRT AFTER THE RACE

For a $6.00 shipping and handling your shirt can be mailed to you after the race. Send your runner number, mailing address, shirt size and payment to ING Bay to Breakers, 600 Townsend Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94103. Your runner number will be returned with your shirt. Make check payable to Bay to Breakers. Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. All shirts must be claimed by June 8, 2008.

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EXHIBITOR and VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES
For information contact katie@ingbaytobreakers.com

Goodie Bags

ING Bay to Breakers distributes 20,000 goodie bags. In the past we have distributed these bags at the ING Greater Body Expo, but this year we will be distributing them near the finish line. For more information on bag insert pricing, please contact Matt Nolin at (366) 688-3886 or matt@sampleguy.com.