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Saturday,
June 14, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Not your
normal 10k!
Welcome to the XTERRA James River
Scramble 10k to benefit the James River Park System. Run
over a unique course bringing together some of Richmond's greatest
riverfront attributes, including Brown's Island, the Canal Walk,
James River Park, Belle Isle and the Floodwall. This
is not a race for walkers!
For a course map and description,
click here.
| What: |
XTERRA
James River Scramble 10k |
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| When: |
Saturday,
June 14, 8:00 a.m.*
*Runners will be started
in 4 waves of up to 300, based on each participant's estimated
finish time. The wave breakdowns will be determined once
registration is closed.
All participants must check
in prior to race, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
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| Where: |
Race
starts and finishes on Brown's Island. Directions:
Take I-95 Exit 74-A onto the Downtown Expressway.
Take first exit on Canal Street heading West. Make
a left onto 5th Street South and take it to the riverfront.
Parking
update: Due
to construction of the new MeadWestvaco headquarters on
the site of the former Federal Reserve parking lot, the
recommended parking location is in the deck of the "Riverside
on the James" complex. To access the deck, come south
on 10th street and cross the vehicle bridge across the canal
into the complex. There is a $5 charge for the deck.
Please note that Tredegar
Street between 5th & 7th Streets is closed due to construction.
Please do not come down 5th Street to Tredegar Street as
access is limited and there is nowhere to make a U-turn.
You will only cause traffic backups. |
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| Who: |
Hosted
by the Sports Backers,
in conjunction with the
A benefit
for the James River Park System. |
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| Cost: |
Through May
31: $20 |
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June
1 - June 12: $25 |
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Includes:
t-shirt, awesome course, recovery food and snacks. |
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| Register: |
Online
through June 12, or until the race reaches capacity (1,200),
whichever comes first. THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION!
Entries
are non-refundable and non-transferable.
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| Entry
Confirmation: |
Click
here to see if your entry has been received. No
confirmations will be mailed. |
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| Packet
Pickup: |
On Brown's Island
beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Race Day. |
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| Prizes: |
Awarded
to overall male and female winner.
Age Group Awards, top three.
19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ |
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| Event
Charity: |
Richmond
MORE is the official charity partner of the James
River Scramble and the Urban Assault. When you register, please
consider making a donation to Richmond MORE to provide funds
for trail maintenance and trail upgrades in the greater Richmond
area. This all volunteer group has built dozens of miles of
new trails in the past few years. Visit our website for more
information on current Richmond MORE projects and to learn
how you can get involved in trail building in greater Richmond. |
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| More Info: |
Call the Sports Backers at
(804) 285-9495. |
Course Description:
To see the course as a full-screen graphic, click
here.
To download and print out a PDF of the course, click
here.
The start is on Brown's Island. Go under the Manchester Bridge
and head east on the canal walk to 14th Street. Go right and across
the river on 14th Street over the Mayo Island Bridge. Make a right
on the Floodwall walkway and continue up the floodwall (where
the best views are of downtown and the river) and under the Manchester
Bridge. Here you will have to climb a series of very steep steps
on the side of the old Manchester Bridge. The runners will
go up the stairs and across the bridge over the railroad tracks
to the back-side of the new SunTrust Building and go under the
Lee Bridge along Riverside Drive and go up to the 22nd Street
pedestrian bridge and back to the river. Continue west along the
gravel road to the James River Visitors Center. Return on
a series of trails back to the "dryway". Cross the "dryway"
by rock hopping across the dry river bed to Belle Isle. Go up
a steep trail and along the top of Belle Isle heading east and
back down a major hill and then back across the footbridge to
Tredegar Street and back east to finish on Brown's Island.
Updated
on 3/17/2008
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