F.A.Q.s
2023 Important Details Below
Start Times - We are pushing the 5k start time back to 10:15am
- 8:30 AM - Full & 20 mile waves
- 9:15 AM - Half waves
- 10:00 AM - 10k waves
- 10:15 AM - 5k waves
Start/Finish Line - Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113
Parking - Parking WILL BE TIGHT especially for the 10k and 5k runners. Street parking is available throughout the area and plan for a short jog to the brewery or consider biking to the race.
Most Important Rules
1. All participants will be on sidewalk or trails the entire time.
2. This is rules of the road meaning stopping at traffic lights, yielding for traffic, and obeying traffic laws.
3. Sure, we love when you go fast but we are here to celebrate Cleveland, get a quality training run in, have a beer, and raise money for our charities.
Timing and Tracking
- Download RaceJoy (free in any app store). DO THIS BEFORE YOU ARRIVE. You will be assigned your bib number at Pick Up. You will follow the prompts and your friends/family can also watch your progress.
- All participants will get a Chipped Bib as well to collect your start and finish time. Please start with your wave! If you start late, you must tell the timer.
Runner Swag
All participants will receive a Pint Glass, Bib, and Beer Ticket for Forest City Brewery. Those that purchased or fundraised for a shirt/hoodie will also receive that. For the large fundraisers (over $100), we will mail your Champion Mug out post event.
Fundraising
We will honor all fundraising awards reached through Friday of next week. If you reach your fundraising amount, we will arrange getting you your apparel via shipping or pickup. Thanks for being rock stars! 100% of the donations go directly to your selected charity.
Course, Maps, and How We Mark It
All routes are marked with YELLOW plasticore signs pointing you the direction to go, an AMERICAN FLAG to further catch your eye, and ORANGE GROUND STICKERS for more technical points. The side of the road that has the markings is THE SIDE WE EXPECT YOU TO BE ON. Keep straight on a given road unless we tell you otherwise. We will have Cue Sheets for pickup tomorrow as well as Strava and RideWithGPS links below. The course is well marked and will be checked again at 6am tomorrow. Please keep your eyes up and familiarize yourself with your course. This will make running tomorrow much more fun!
Safety and Emergencies
We will have 7 roaming Support Vehicles though please keep an eye on your fellow runners. In the case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. In the case of a scratch, bonking, twisted ankle, or other non-threatening issue that you simply need a ride back to the finish, call the event hotline at 216-870-4902. We can send someone to pick you up.
STAVA LINKS
Marathon - https://www.strava.com/routes/3079396636973558778
20 Miler - https://www.strava.com/routes/3079397097045891482
Half - https://www.strava.com/routes/3079397216363341818
