Date: Saturday, March 8, 2008
Start Times: 8:00 am for 10k Run and Walk; 7:50 am for Wheelchairs
Where: Downtown Houston: Start on Louisiana Street near McKinney Street. Finish is on Walker Street by Houston City Hall.
Distance: 10 Kilometers (6.2 miles)
Course: Certified by Road Running Technical Council of USATF TX04001ETM. The course starts and finishes downtown with a loop on scenic Memorial Drive along Buffalo Bayou. Fast, flat and fantastic! Get course map HERE.
Entry Fees:
Individual: Until February 28th $20; HARRA Members: $18
At Packet Pick-up $25; HARRA Members: $23
Requests for packet mailing must be received before February 16. Packet mailing fee is $2.00.
Packet Pick-Up & Late Registration:
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Saturday, March 1, 1 pm to 5 pm
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H-E-B, Vintage Park, 10919 Louetta Rd (near Hwy 249)
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Sunday, March 2, 1 pm to 5 pm
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H-E-B, Pearland, 2805 Business Center Drive (near Hwy 288)
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Thursday, March 6, 3 pm to 7 pm
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H-E-B, 2660 Fountainview Drive (at Westheimer)
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Friday, March 7, 11 am to 7 pm
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Fleet Feet Sports, 2408 Rice Blvd (in Rice Village)
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NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICK-UP
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Course Time Limit: The finish line will be open for 2 hours and 30 minutes (a 24 minute per mile pace). The course will re-open to traffic at the following time periods (hours:minutes):
- Mile 1 - 0:24
Mile 2 - 0:48
Mile 3 - 1:12
Shepherd Turn-Around - 1:24
Mile 4 - 1:37
Mile 5 - 2:07
Mile 6 - 2:24
Finish Line - 2:30 (10:30 am)
Water Stations: Water and/or Powerade will be available at the Start, the Finish and periodically along the course.
Medical: Qualified EMT personnel will be at the finish line and along the course.
T-Shirts: All finishers will receive a FINISHER's T-shirt at the post-race party.
Prizes and Awards: Awards will be based on gun time not chip time. Commemorative race posters will be awarded to the first 50 male and first 50 female FINISHERS.
Cash Awards: Note...There will be no duplication of awards.
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Age Groups: Awards will be given 3 deep in each of the following categories: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+
Wheelchair Competition: Push-rim chairs only! Wheelchair race will begin at 7:50 am. Awards to the first place male and female FINISHERS.
Corporate CROC Cup: Unique traveling award presented to the corporation with the largest number of participants entered in the event.Remembers walkers are encouraged! Congratulations to our current CROC holder, HEWITT & ASSOCIATES.
Individual Costumes: One award in each category...
Costumes:
Best current event
Best movie
Best Texas theme
Loudest
Centipedes: A centipede team must consist of at least six attached runners. Each centipede team member must register as an individual in the 10k run or walk. On race morning, prior to the start, please have the entire centipede team CHECK-IN at the VIC tent near the ChampionChip pickup area. One award will be given in each of the following categories:
Fastest
Loudest
Longest
Best Media
Best current event
Best movie
Best Texas theme
Best corporate
Best club
Best school
Race Scoring: Scoring will be done by ChampionChip. You will not be an official finisher if you do not wear the chip on your shoe. Give yourself plenty of time to pick up your chip, in person, on race morning near the start line. Return your chip at the finish line or you will be assessed a $35 replacement fee. If you own your own chip, please provide your chip number to race officials at packet pickup and follow-up on race morning to insure that your chip number is in the system! Wear only the chip assigned to your race registration number. Never wear two chips on the same shoe.
There will be no race day registration or race day packet pick up. Packet mailout will be available for entries that are received by February 14th with a $2 fee.
No wheeled vehicles, including skates, will be allowed on the course. The only exception will be wheelchairs. No pets or jogging strollers.
Ready to plan your attack of this course. Checkout a detailed route map by downloading it here.
The above map is in Acrobat PDF format. You will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later to read this document. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can get a free copy of it HERE.
Proceeds from the HEB Bayou City Classic 10K go toward helping maintain and develop trails for running and walking in our city parks. The trails are available to anyone who lives in or visits Houston looking for a place to exercise, or to find a green haven away from the hustle and bustle of big city life.