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Bay People's Walk 5km Information:
Date: January
15, 2006
Time: 8:00am
start
Location: Chula
Vista Marina, see course map
A non-competitive event held in conjunction
with the USATF 30km Racewalk National Championships, the People's Walk
5km will be on a course adjacent to the 30km race course. Participants
will be encouraged to cheer on the Olympic hopefuls, learn about racewalking,
and enjoy a healthy walk through the scenic Chula Vista Marina area.
Please mail $5 (check payable to
San Diego USATF) and Printable Registration Form and Waiver to:
South Bay People's Walk 5km
4053 Mississippi Street
San Diego, CA 92104
Registration
Form and Waiver Word version
Registration
Form and Waiver PDF version
The first 300 entrants will receive
a free NEW BALANCE t-shirt!
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First 300 entrants receive free New
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Directions:
Directions from San Diego:
Take I-5 south to E St. exit,
straight at stoplight onto Bay Blvd. south. Take a right on Lagoon
Dr. at stop sign. Take a right on G St. at stop sign. Take first left
onto Sandpiper Way and go to intersection with Marina Parkway. See
map for parking options.
Directions from San Ysidro:
Take I-5 north to H St. exit. Go
left on H St. to Bay Blvd. Take a right on Bay Blvd. Take a left on
Lagoon Dr. at stop sign. Take a right on G St. at stop sign. Take
first left onto Sandpiper Way and go to intersection with Marina Parkway.
See map for parking options.
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Road
closure and detours:
The City of Chula Vista Police will
close the northbound lane of Marina Parkway/J Street to through traffic
from 7:30am until 12:30pm from the intersections of J Street/Bay Blvd
and Marina Pkwy/Sandpiper Way. Traffic will be rerouted north along
Bay Blvd to F St, west along F St to G St and south to Sandpiper Way.
See detour map.
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30km
Race Information
Date: January
15, 2006
Time: 8:00am
Location: Chula
Vista Marina. Start/finish area will be at the intersection of Marina
Parkway and Sandpiper Way. The 2km loop course is fully enclosed on
the northbound lane of Marina Parkway/J Street.
Awards: 30km
Men's and Women's Senior Division, medals to top six. 30km Masters,
medals to top three in each five-year age division. Open 10km and 20km,
no awards. The 30km race is the first stop on the USATF Racewalking
Grand Prix 2006 with points given to the top ten finishers in each National
Championship event.
Registration:
30km race registrations are
on-line at the USATF website:
http:/www.usatf.org/events/2006/USA30kmRWChampionships
Course Description
(see map):
The 30km competitors will start
at the intersection of Marina Parkway and Sandpiper Way, head south
around the bend where Marina Parkway becomes J Street, and walk east
to the intersection of J
Street and Bay Boulevard. They will then loop around a half-circle
of cones, return along the same route, and repeat the loop fifteen
times.
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Race
history:
The City of Chula Vista has hosted
the USATF 30km Racewalk Championship twice before, in 2004 and 2005.
The course has also been used for the 2002 USATF 50km Racewalk Nationals
and the 2004 US Olympic Team Trials 50km Racewalk. Olympians, Olympic
hopefuls, and national-class competitors of all ages and from all over
the United States will come to Chula Vista to compete in the race. In
2006, for the first time, there will be a non-competitive People’s
Walk 5km held in conjunction with the championship race. The South Bay
community is invited to cheer on the Olympic hopefuls and enjoy a healthy
walk in Chula Vista's scenic marina parks.
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Contact:
Mailing Address:
South Bay People's Walk 5km
4053 Mississippi St
San Diego, CA 92104
Email:
olympicwalk@yahoo.com
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