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Information
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SunTrust/NBC12
Party Locations Cater to Spectators
Friends or relatives wanting to spectate along the
course will want to visit one of our special SunTrust/NBC12
Party Zones. Each location will feature music, refreshments
and an on-air personality. These Party Zones will serve
as a hub for spectators to show their support and enthusiasm.
For a complete list of locations and directions, click
here.
Music
Along the Course
Live
musical acts will be playing along the course to help
inspire and motivate participants.
Check back as race day approaches to see who will be playing at the Ellwoood Thompson's Local Market Finish Line Festival. For a list of bands scheduled to play, click here.
Ellwood
Thompson'S Local MARKET POST-RACE CELEBRATION
The Ellwood Thompson's
Local Market Post-Race Celebration will take place from
the finish line at 9th Street all the way to 12th Street. Along with Post Race food for the participants,
bands and street performers, children’s activities
will take place. Be sure to bring your friends and family
to celebrate the runners' accomplishments!
Race
Day Parking
NOTE:
The directions listed below take into account street
closures on Race Day.
With
over 90 parking decks and lots in the downtown area,
there is plenty of parking available on Race Day.
Remember that the Start & Finish lines are located
only 6 blocks apart. It is recommended that 8k runners
park near the start to allow for more parking near
the finish for marathoners. Here is a partial listing
of the parking decks open on Race Day:
| Parking
Near the Start (recommended for 8k
entrants) |
Spaces |
| 5th
& Marshall |
800 |
| 7th
& Marshall |
300 |
| Parking
Near the Finish |
Spaces |
| James
Center (10th & Canal) |
700 |
| 12th
& Canal |
400 |
| 100
Virginia Street |
300 |
| Crowne
Plaza (5th & Canal) |
200 |
5TH
& MARSHALL DECK (Located approximately 3-4 blocks from all race starts at the
northeast corner of 5th and Marshall Streets. Entrances
are located on 5th and on Marshall.)
From the North & West: Take I-95 South/I-64
East to the 3rd Street exit (Exit 75). Follow 3rd
Street South to Marshall Street. Make a left on Marshall
Street. The entrance to the deck is located on the
left side of Marshall Street, immediately after crossing
5th Street.
From the East: Take I-64 West and use the 5th
Street exit (Exit 190). Follow 5th Street and make
a right onto Jackson Street. Make a left onto 3rd
Street. Follow 3rd Street South to Marshall Street.
Make a left on Marshall Street. The entrance to the
deck is located on the left side of Marshall Street,
immediately after crossing 5th Street.
7TH
& MARSHALL DECK (Located approximately 1-3 blocks from all race starts at the
southwest corner of 7th and Marshall Streets)
From the North & West: Take I-95 South/I-64
East to the 3rd Street exit (Exit 75). Follow 3rd
Street South to Marshall Street. Make a left on Marshall
Street. Go East on Marshall Street and make a right
on 7th Street (this is normally One Way in the opposite
direction, but a police officer will be there to direct
cars onto 7th Street. The entrance to the deck will
be immediately on your right.
From the East: Take I-64 West and use the 5th
Street exit (Exit 190). Follow 5th Street and make
a right onto Jackson Street. Make a left onto 3rd
Street. Follow 3rd Street South to Marshall Street.
Make a left on Marshall Street. Go East on Marshall
Street and make a right on 7th Street (this is normally
One Way in the opposite direction, but a police officer
will be there to direct cars onto 7th Street. The
entrance to the deck will be immediately on your right.
JAMES
CENTER DECK (Located adjacent to the Finish Line on the north
side of Canal Street between 10th & 12th. On Race
Day, there are available entrances on 10th, 12th and
Canal Streets.)
From the East or West: I-64 to I-95 South.
Follow the directions below.
From the North or South: I-95 from the north
or south to Exit 74A (Downtown Expressway). Take Canal
St. Exit and turn right onto 10th Street. Entrance
to deck is on your right.
12TH
& CANAL DECK (Located 2 blocks from the
Finish Line on the northeast corner of 12th and Canal
Streets)
From the East and West: I-64 to I-95 South.
Follow directions below.
From the North: I-95 South to Exit 74B (Franklin
Street). Turn right onto E. Franklin St. Turn left
at light onto 14th Street. Turn right at third light
onto Canal St. Go two blocks and Turn right onto 12th
Street. Parking deck entrance is on your right.
From the South: I-95 from the north or south
to Exit 74A (Downtown Expressway). Take Canal St.
Exit. Make first left onto 10th Street heading South.
Make first left on to Byrd Street heading east. Follow
Byrd Street as it curves back under Expressway and
then stay straight across Canal Street to 12th Street.
Parking deck entrance is on your right.
100
VIRGINIA STREET DECK (Located 4 blocks from the Finish Line on the northwest
corner of Canal and Virginia Streets)
From the East and West: I-64 to I-95. Follow
directions below.
From the North: I-95 South to Exit 74B (Franklin
Street). Turn right onto E. Franklin St. Turn left
at light onto 14th Street. Turn right at third light
onto Canal St. Go one block and Turn right onto 14th
Street. The entrance to the deck is on your left.
From the South: I-95 from the north or south
to Exit 74A (Downtown Expressway). Take Canal St.
Exit. Make first left onto 10th Street heading South.
Make first left on to Byrd Street heading east. Follow
Byrd Street as it curves back under Expressway and
then stay straight across Canal Street to 12th Street.
Make a right on to Cary Street heading east. Go two
blocks and make a right on to Virginia Street. Parking
deck entrance is on your right.
CROWNE
PLAZA DECK (Located 6 blocks from the Finish
Line on the southeast corner of Canal and 5th Streets.)
From the all directions: I-95 from the north
or south to Exit 74A (Downtown Expressway). Take Canal
St. Exit and go five blocks to 5th Street. Make a
left on to 5th Street. The entrance to the deck is
on your left.
To
print out a list of parking decks and rates, courtesy
of RideFinders.com, click
here.
To print out a corresponding map of downtown, courtesy
of RideFinders.com, click
here.
For
a helpful downtown map from the Richmond Convention &
Visitors Bureau, click
here.
Race Day ROAD
CLOSINGS/Traffic Pattern Changes
To view a list of road closings and traffic pattern
changes for Race Day, click
here.
RUNNER ARRIVAL SCHEDULE
Want to know when to expect runners at a certain point
along the marathon course? Print
out our Pace Chart that shows you when participants
with the most common predicted times will be arriving
at each mile mark.
SunTrust/
NBC12 Party Zones
Recommended Directions
For friends
and family of marathon competitors we have put together
a spectator tour of the course. The tour includes the
start and finish of the marathon as well as three different
spots on the marathon course. Because of road closings,
the preferred routes are sometimes different than you
would normally travel.
Start
(Broad Street and 7th Street)
It is recommended that you park north of Broad Street
for the start of the race. There is a large surface parking
lot just off 9th street north of Marshall. This is a good
lot for spectators. After watching the start of the race
you will want to go to the first party spot at River Road
Shopping Center
Starbuck’s
River Road Shopping Center (Mile 7)
Take 7th street north to Interstate 95 North. Once on
95 North take 64 West. Get off at the Glenside Drive Exit
(heading south). Make a right turn on Forest Avenue. Follow
Forest for several miles and it will cross Patterson Avenue.
Continue on Forest and it will eventually turn into Ridge.
Stay straight on Ridge until River Road. Go left on River
Road for ½ mile. River Road Shopping Center is
on your right. Park in the shopping center lot and the
party spot will be across Huguenot Road in front of Starbucks.
Do not park on the Starbucks side of the road. You will
get trapped by the runners.
CVS
on Forest Hill Avenue (Mile 12.9)
From River Road Shopping Center proceed south on Cary
Street across the Huguenot Bridge. Continue on the Huguenot
Bridge until Chippenham Park way (Route 150) and take
the second exit heading east. Take Chippenham Parkway
east until Jahnke Road. Make a right turn onto Jahnke
Road and go back under Chippenham Parkway. Make a right
turn onto Forest Hill Avenue. Park on the right hand side
of the road by Blockbuster and cross the street by foot
to the party in the CVS lot.
If you are leaving and Huguenot
Bridge is Closed.
Return on River Road going west. Continue until Parham
Road (150). You will make a right turn off of River
Road to get on the exit ramp and at the light at the
end of the ramp make a left and go south and east on
Parham Road (150). Parham Road turns into Chippenham
Parkway once you cross the James River. Take Chippenham
Parkway east until Jahnke Road. Make a right turn onto
Jahnke Road and go back under Chippenham Parkway. Make
a right turn onto Forest Hill Avenue. Park on the right
hand side of the road by Blockbuster and cross the street
by foot to the party in the CVS lot.
CVS on the Boulevard (Mile 19)
Return the way you came on Jahnke Road and get on Chippenham
Parkway heading west. Take the first exit onto the Powhite
Parkway heading north. Have 70 cents ready for the toll
booth. Stay on Powhite Parkway across the river. Stay
in the left Lane and continue on 195 North. In two miles
you will see an exit onto 95 south. Take 95 South and
at the first exit after ¼ mile get off on the Boulevard.
At the bottom of the exit ramp take a right hand turn.
Stay in the right lane and you will cross over an overpass
over the railroad tracks. The party spot is on your left
prior to the intersection with Broad Street. Park on the right hand
side of the road. (Do not drive across the runners’
path or you will get trapped by the runners).
Finish
Line Festival (Mile 26.2)
Take the Boulevard to the north and get onto I-95 North.
Once on 95 stay right and exit right away onto 64 west
and 195 south. Get into the left lane on the exit ramp
and take 195 south. After 2 miles exit onto the Downtown
Expressway (50 cent toll). Get off at the 7th and 9th
Street exit off of the Downtown Expressway. Stay right
on the exit ramp and this puts you onto Byrd Street. Go
left at 10th Street and park on the street or in parking
lots in this area. The finish line is at 10th and Cary.