CAF Teaming up with the Gate River Run!
For 2010, the Gate River Run has welcomed the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Florida Chapter as a new charity partner. CAF helps people with physical disabilities stay active by helping them participate in the sports they love!
All event participants are invited and welcome to join Team CAF at the Gate River Run as part of CAF's Race for a Reason program. All proceeds will help local challenged athletes with the purchase of adaptive sports equipment or specialized travel or training expenses.
To join Team CAF, visit the link below and sign up on the CAF Race for a Reason web site. A one-time $25 registration fee gets you a CAF technical T-shirt and easy to use tools for a fund raising campaign. REMEMBER – you must also separately register for Gate River Run through mail-in or online registration and pay the full race entry fee. Signing up for Team CAF Florida does not automatically register you for this event.
» www.TeamCAFFlorida.kintera.org
Don't Miss the Carbo Dinner!
Friday, March 12, 2010
11:00 AM until 8:00 PM
Dinner, supplied by Pizza Palace, which includes all the spaghetti you can eat, a fresh salad and bread, will be served in the Expo Hall at the Fairgrounds. You can sign up in advance on your entry form, or pay at the door!
Buffet Cost:
Adults $9.00
Children $5.00
Are you up for the challenge?
The Florida 15K Challenge is a unique opportunity for athletes to compete in a tri-city, 15K competition across the State of Florida. Runners who participate in each of the top three 15K races in the state - the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic, Gate River Run and Miracle Miles - will receive a commemorative medal* in honor of this accomplishment. Medals will be awarded during the Miracle Miles race in September. Race participation is subject to verification and will be based on paid entry into each of the three races. For more information, please visit: www.FL15KChallenge.com
The Gate River Run is Going Green!
No more postcard confirmation!
Starting this year, we will be emailing you confirmation of your entry instead of sending out postcards. Because of this, you must put your email address on your entry form! If you don’t have an email address or you don't receive a confirmation, you will be able to go to runningjacksonville.com, enter in your last name and city, and your confirmation will pop up for you. This way you will know you are registered and will know your race number before you go to the expo to pick up your packet. Make sure you bring your ID with you to the expo!
Recycleable Single Use Timing Chips!
Participants in the 15K will be issued a disposable, RECYCLEABLE timing chip at the Runner’s Expo. We will have recycling bins set up at the finish line for you to deposit your chip, or you may keep it for a momento!
Recycle those bottles!
We will have blue bins set up in and around the post race area for recycling! Please recycle all your plastic products!
2009 Men's Winner: Anthony Famiglietti
2009 Women's Winner: Amy Yoder-Begley
The JumboTron
Get Ready for the 2010 Gate River Run!
The 33rd Annual Gate River Run promises to be the biggest and best ever. Last year over 18,000 runners and walkers participated in one of the three featured events. The 15K is the main event with over 14,000 runners and walkers. The Gate River Run is the largest 15K in the United States and will once again served as the USA 15K Championship. The other featured events are the Florida Times-Union 5K for Charity and the adidas Junior River Run. Both of these events had over 2,000 participants last year.
The Gate River Run has all the ingredients of a great running event. The course starts at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, runs through the heart of downtown Jacksonville where the race crosses the St. Johns River over the Main Street Bridge, then runs through historic San Marco, down Atlantic Blvd to the beautiful and scenic St. Nicolas area, and then crosses the river for the second time over the green monster, the Hart Bridge, to finish on Duval Street back at the stadium.
Live bands perform at ten different locations on the course to keep you pumped up through-out the race, water stations are located at every mile, medical stations can be found at several points along the course, and thousands of spectators come out for yard parties all along the route. The Gate River Run is more than a race. It is a major happening in Jacksonville. We hope you join us for all the fun and excitement!
The Gate River Run in 90 Seconds!
Get Registered!
You can register online or download a printable entry form from this web site right now, or starting January 1st, you can pick up an entry form at any Gate Food Store, Publix, Toyota Dealership or at 1st Place Sports.
» Register Online Now!
Start Training!
It's time to get off the couch, lace up those shoes, and start whipping yourself into shape for the big race. We can help! There is a very basic training schedule on this site that has been tested and proven for years. The schedule is for the beginner. You even have time to get ready for the 15K, so download the training schedule and start your training today.
Look Forward to the Following:
- » The Florida Times-Union 5K for Charity
- » adidas Junior River Run
- » Diaper Dash
- » 3 Day Runner's Expo
- » 5,000 Seeded Starting Positions
- » Technical Shirts for 15K Entrants
- » Jumbotron at Finish
- » Publix Post Race Celebration
- » Scrolling Results on Jumbotron
- » 70 Kegs of Miller Beer
- » 12 Live Bands on the Course
- » $80,000 in Prize Money
- » 15K Finisher Medals
- » Top 10% Finisher's Running Hats
- » Accurate ChampionChip Timing
Gate River Run Sponsors
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