Longest Day Race – June 16, 2017

The following is a notice from Campus and Community Planning.

The Longest Day Race is taking place on June 16.

Date: Friday, June 16, 2017 – 18:30 to 21:00
Location: Various campus areas

Event Details:

• Setup at 9:00am.  Takedown to 10:30pm
• 1,700 participants; 300 spectators
• Fundraising for the Junior Diabetes Resaerch Foundation and the Junior Development Track & Field
• Start on Stadium Road at Main Mall.
• Finish line and event fair at Thunderbird Stadium parking lot
• Access to St. John Hospice maintained at all times via Marine Drive and West Mall  to Stadium Road
• Building access to be maintained at all times via gaps in runners.
• Sound system will be used at finish line from 5:30pm – 9:00pm to announce runners and awards at levels that will not impact Hospice residents.
• Non-amplified music will be playing at various points on Main Mall – Koerner Plaza, at Agricultural Road, around Martha Piper Plaza, Fairview Commons and Main Mall grass meridian between Kaiser and The Barn Daycare..
• To minimize disruption to the residents, Main Mall from Thunderbird Blvd to Stadium Road designated as a “quiet” and “no cheer” zone.
• Food and alcohol will be served in the Stadium parking lot.

Road closures – see map.

• 6:00pm – 8:45pm – Stadium Road CLOSED from East Mall to West Mall
• 6:30pm – 8:00pm – East Mall southbound CLOSED from Thunderbird Boulevard to West 16th
• 6:45pm  8:30pm – West Mall northbound CLOSED from Stadium Road to Stores Road
• Access to St. John Hospice maintained via SW Marine Drive and West Mall to Stadium Road via gaps in runners
• Access in/out of Hawthorn Place driveways on West Mall will be available via gaps in runners with the help of Traffic Control Personnel
• Access to/from Hawthorn Place will be via Thunderbird Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall

For more details please follow this link.