Run to Feed the Hungry 2009 Race Zones/Areas

How Do I Exit My Neighborhood During Our Race?

We encourage you to avoid driving in your neighborhood between 8:40 am – 10:20 am. If you must drive, please allow us to provide you with the following instructions so that you may safely and efficiently leave your neighborhood.

Area 1 – Use “D” Street and head to the corner of 39th St & McKinley Blvd. A police officer will guide you across McKinley Blvd. to “C” Street once there is a gap in runners. Take a left turn, only, once you reach “C” Street. (Note: runners will arrive at the corner of 39th & McKinley Blvd. at approximately 9:05am).

Area 2 – Take “H” St. to 36th Street. Go right – north - on 36th St to McKinley Blvd. (a police officer will guide you across when there is a gap in runners) and continue on 36th Way). Turn left onto 39th St. to “C” St. Take a left turn, only, once you reach “C” St. (Note: runners will arrive at the corner of 36th St. and McKinley Blvd. at approximately 9:04am).

Area 3 – Exit from any street onto “C” St. Take a left turn, only, once you reach “C” St.

Area 4 – Exit from any street to Elvas Ave. Turn left or right onto Elvas Ave.

Area 5 – Your area will be affected between 8:48am – 9:45am. Please avoid driving during this time period. If you must drive, we will have police officers and/or course monitors to safely guide you through an intersection when there is a gap in runners.

Area 6 – Your area will be affected between 8:45am – 9:30am. Please avoid driving during this period. If you must drive, exit on to “H” St., turn left and head to corner of “H” St. and Alhambra Blvd. A police officer will safely guide you through the intersection when there is a gap in the runners.

Area 7 – Your area will be affected between 9:10am – 10:00am. Please avoid driving during this time period. If you must drive, consider parking your vehicle across “M” St. ahead of time and then exit to Folsom Blvd.

Area 8 – This is a difficult one. Your area will be affected between 8:43am – 10:45am. If leaving between 8:43am – 9:10am, we recommend heading north to “D” St. and taking “D” St. to the intersection of 39th St. and McKinley Blvd. A police officer will guide you across to “C” Street. Turn left on “C” St. only. If leaving after 9:10am, you’ll have to wait until the last walker makes the left turn onto 45th St. before heading up J St. Then you may turn south onto Folsom Blvd. at 46th or 47th St. or simply cross J St. at 46th, 47th, 48th or 49th Streets heading toward Folsom Blvd.

Area 9 – Your area will be affected between 8:40am – 9:45am. Prior to 9:00am, you may cross H St. and exit to Elvas Ave. using any street. Once at Elvas Ave., you can go left or right. After 9:00am, you will need to wait for the 5k runners/walkers to clear 50th & J St. before exiting south toward Folsom Blvd. Our 5k participants should clear 50th & J St. by 9:45am.

Area 10 - River Park Residents: You may exit from Carlson Drive to H Street before 7:15 am and turn right onto 57th Street to reach Elvas Avenue. If leaving River Park after 7:15 am River Park residents must exit via Camellia Ave and head east over the H Street Bridge. Guests of River Park residents can enter River Park by travelling over the H Street Bridge and entering on Camellia. Guests and River Park residents must tell the police officer stationed at Cadillac Drive (the last street before H Street Bridge) that they are headed to River Park. The officer is instructed to allow only River Park traffic to cross the Bridge between 7:15am-10:30am.

Run to Feed the Hungry 2009 Race Course

All information and maps provided by Rich Hanna, Race Director for Run to Feed the Hungry