Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event

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Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event : Kids Race
Running : Run 6.2 Miles
  • Race Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015
  • Start Time: 8:30 am
  • Entry Fee:$45
  • Location:Camden RiverSharks/ Ben Franklin Bridge
  • Address: 401 N. Delaware Avenue
  • City/State/Zip:Camden, New Jersey 08102
  • Country: USA

Race Fees

10K Fee: $45 Early Bird Fee available until July 30th, $55 August 1st – October 15th
10K Registration will close when we reach our cap of 4,500 or on October 15th.

Dedication Bib: $100
Participants will have the opportunity to Run/Walk for a Reason through our Dedication Bib Program. Run or Walk for someone or something greater! Tell us who you are running/walking for or why you are doing this race. We will post your dedication on our facebook page. A larger portion of the entry fee is donated to Larc School. Each Dedication Bib participant will receive a VIP long sleeve tech shirt.

Walk Fee: $25
*children 10 and under are free for the walk but must be registered and accompanied by an adult
Walk Registration will cap at 1,000. There is no in-person registration at the running stores.

Kids Event Fee: $10
*Kids Event takes place at 8:45 am. Due to the timing of the Kids Event, kids and their supervising adult will not be able to participate in the walk or the run.

ALL ENTRIES

  • NO MAIL IN REGISTRATION
  • NO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION AT THE RUNNING STORES
  • T-shirts guaranteed to the first 4,500 10K registrants
  • T-shirts guaranteed to the first 1,000 walk registrants
  • There are no refunds
  • Walker & Kids Event Registration will be available on event day

RUNNERS ONLY:

  • NO EVENT DAY REGISTRATION
  • All runners must be paid registrants
  • No jogging strollers in the 10K competition
  • No IPODS or MP3 Players in 10K competition (USATF rule for safety and insurance reasons)
  • Must complete the race in 90 minutes
  • All 10K Finishers will receive a medal

WALKERS ONLY

  • Walkers must complete the 2 mile walk in 50 minutes
  • Children 10 and under are free but need to be registered and accompanied by a
    registered adult
  • There will be event day registration for Walkers & Kids Event

Runners, who have placed in the top five overall or top three masters in this event last year, contact Larc School at [email protected] by October 1st to receive a comp entry.

Course Information:

10K Course Written Directions:

  • Start at toll gates on the Jersey Side
  • Run over the bridge on westbound lanes, turnaround on Philly side at the break in the barriers. TURNAROUND IS ON THE BRIDGE.
  • Run back over bridge on eastbound lanes.
  • Bear to the right at the base of the bridge and take 2nd right onto Broadway.
  • At the light, make a right onto Cooper Street.
  • Follow Cooper Street to 3rd Street and make a left onto 3rd Street.
  • Take 3rd Street to Clinton Street and make a right onto Clinton Street.
  • Follow Battleship Place around to the Promenade/Brick Walk.
  • At the circle by the Battleship, go around then bear off to the paved driveway up the hill to the circle at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and go around the circle onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  • Continue to 3rd Street and turn left onto 3rd Street.
  • Take 3rd Street to Federal Street and turn left onto Federal Street.
  • Take Federal Street to Delaware Ave and turn right onto Delaware Ave.
  • Take Delaware Ave to Market Street and turn right onto Market Street.
  • Take the first left onto N. Front Street.
  • Take the first left onto Cooper Street.
  • Take Cooper Street to Delaware Ave and turn right on Delaware Ave.
  • Stay on Delaware and take left into Campbell’s Field, Right Field Entrance.
  • Run across right field toward center field..
  • The finish line will be staged in center field.

2-Mile Bridge Walk Written Directions:

  • Start at the toll gates on the Jersey side. Line up well behind the runners.
  • Walk up to the 1-mile marker staying close to the center barrier in the westbound lanes.
  • Turnaround at the 1-mile marker now walking close to the water still in the westbound lane but walking back down the bridge toward the Jersey tolls.
  • The Walker Finish Line is where the start took place.
  • Walkers must complete the bridge walk in 50 minutes or less.

Directions:

This event is hosted at Campbell’s Field by the Camden campus of Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey. All participants must report to Campbell’s Field (401 N. Delaware Ave, Camden, NJ 08102) before the start of the event. You will be led to the starting point on the Ben Franklin Bridge.

LEAVE EARLY! ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAFFIC AND ROAD CLOSINGS! THE ROADS WILL START CLOSING AROUND 7AM! This is necessary in order to have the bridge completely closed by 8am for set up and line up.

Click Here for a Map

Directions to the Stadium:

From Philadelphia – Ben Franklin Bridge
Cross the Ben Franklin Bridge. Stay to the right. Immediately past the toll booths, turn right onto the first city street, which is 6th Street (if you miss the first, turn right onto the second street, Broadway). Either way, make the second right onto Cooper Street. Follow Cooper Street to Campbell’s Field. ALT. ROUTE: Go through light at Cooper Street. Take next right onto Market Street and follow Market Street to Delaware Ave. Turn right. The next light is Cooper Street. The parking lot will be on your left.

From Philadelphia – Walt Whitman Bridge
Cross theWalt Whitman Bridge. Stay to the right and take 676 Camden Waterfront Exit. Follow that to Exit 5B. At the stop light turn left and go the short block to the next stop light and take another left. At the very next light (Cooper Street) take a right and follow that down to the Waterfront and Campbell’s Field parking lots. ALT. ROUTE: Go through light at Cooper Street. Take next right onto Market Street and follow Market Street to Delaware Ave. Turn right. The next light is Cooper Street. The parking lot will be on your left.

From 676
Take Exit 5B (the last exit before the Ben Franklin Bridge). Take a left off the exit ramp (one way street) and follow it until you reach the big intersection, which is Haddon Ave. (7th street). Take a left onto Haddon Ave. and then take a right onto Cooper Street (you may be directed down Market Street). Either way, follow Cooper Street or Market Street to Campbell’s Field. ALT. ROUTE: Go through light at Cooper Street. Take next right onto Market Street and follow Market Street to Delaware Ave. Turn right. The next light is Cooper Street. The parking lot will be on your left.

From 30 – The Admiral Wilson Blvd.
Take the last exit before the Ben Franklin Bridge—Camden Business District exit. Follow the road to the big intersection (the toll booths will be directly ahead). Take a left at the stoplight onto Haddon Ave. (7th street). Take a right onto Cooper Street (you may be directed down Market Street). Either way, follow Cooper Street to Campbell’s Field. Or take Market to Delaware Ave, turn right and take to next intersection (Cooper). Parking will be on your left.

Address: 401 N. Delaware Ave, Camden, NJ 08102


Don’t want to drive? Catch a Ride!

PATCO Stop: City Hall Station, Market Street and North 5th Street, Camden
http://www.ridepatco.org/

www.riverline.com


Walking over the Bridge

The south walkway is open daily 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weather permitting. The north pedestrian walkway will remain closed during the current construction phase of the Ben Franklin Bridge / PATCO Track Rehabilitation Project.

For up-to-date open status of the walkway, please call (856) 968-2255 or (215) 218-3750 ext 2255 during business hours (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.). After hours and on weekends, please call DRPA Police Radio at (856) 968-3301 or (215) 218-3750 ext 3301.

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