Hello Participants,
Important stuff to know!!
1. All Parking will be done on the WEST side of the Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
2. Half Marathon starts out by I-70 and runners MUST take a bus!
3. 5K Starts and Finishes at the 50yd line of Bill Snyder Stadium.
4. Both races start at 7:00am. Please do not be late.
Welcome to year #11. We are really looking forward to race day with us being able to go back to the original half marathon course.
Also want to remind everyone that there are no refunds or transfers. If you can’t make the Half or 5k you can run it virtually and we can get you your shirt and medal. Everything has been ordered and we are ready to roll.
https://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com/fee
Packet Pick Up
Wednesday May 21st @ Manhattan Running Co(1129 Garden Way) – 10:00am-7:00pm
Thursday May 22nd @ Manhattan Running Co(1129 Garden Way) – 10:00am-7:00pm
Friday May 23rd @ Manhattan Running Co(1129 Garden Way) – 10:00am-8:00pm
Saturday May 24th @ Bill Snyder Stadium(West Side, Gate B) – 5:00am-6:45am
- You’ll need to enter in the WEST parking lot through Gate 5 off of Kimball Ave.
**We will be unable to swap shirt sizes for you before the race. You must stick with your shirt until after the race. You will be able to swap shirts after the race.
Half Marathon Participants
· Shuttles will begin at 5:10a and be done at 6:25a. Please do not try to make it to the last shuttle. For this race to start on time we need between 300-400 runners to be on the first round of shuttle that leave by 5:15a. There will be no parking for cars out at the starting line!!! We are staging on the hill right next to the starting line on the east side of 177. Buses will be dropping you off right near the starting line. You MUST ride the bus and not be dropped off for safety reasons!!
To make being at the starting line a more pleasant experience we will have 15 porta potties, and guys there will be a larger unit that is a 6 man urinal for guys. There will also be water, Gatorade, music and you will be allowed to have a drop bag to send back to the starting line with anything you want in it. You will be given a sticker with your corresponding bib number at packet pickup that you can put on the bag you receive at packet pick up. You then can put any warm ups or personal items in that bag and place it on our designated vehicle and it will be taken back to the finish line where you can pick it up when you finish.
We have pacers available for this race. They will be at the starting line and holding a stick with the corresponding pace they will be running for the race.
Check out your route by going to https://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com/map
Bathrooms – All bathrooms will be on the West side of the stadium
On Course – We have water stops every 2 miles approx. There will be water, Gatorade and GU at the water stops. There will be 2 porta potties at every stop except the one on campus. We weren’t allow to put a porta pottie there.
Pacers – We have pacers to help you meet your time goals. They will be holding their pace sticks at the starting line. Find your pace and line up by that please. They will get you to your time goal…follow them!!!
5K Participants
You are going to be starting and finishing on the field as well. Your race will begin promptly at 7:00am! You can see your route by going to this link on our website. https://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com/map
Bathrooms - All bathrooms will be on the West side of the stadium
On Course – You will have a water stop at just past the 1.5 mile mark on your course. There will also be 2 porta potties at that location.
**For any of you Half Marathoners that have family or friends that are coming to watch you we have tried to make the fan experience as easy as possible for them. It will be impossible for them to drive to watch you any part of the 1st 8 miles on 177. Best place to watch on course will be around the Mall at 8.3 miles. City Park around Mile 9. Campus if they want to park in the parking garage or they can wait at the stadium on the field.
**You can also allow your friends or family to track you along the route. We plan to have split points at various points along the course. To sign them up for tracking you please go to this link. https://register.chronotrack.com/event/tracking/eventID/81806
**They can also track with the results link here: https://www.athlinks.com/event/169717/results/Event/1088488/Results
- There will be huge white mile marker signs at every mile along the route.
After The Races
**Awards for top 3 in each age group will begin at 9:00a with the 5K and then immediately be followed by the half marathon awards. Coach Snyder is planning to be there at 9:00a to hand out the awards.
**There will be fruit, granola bars and water in the finish area after the race.
Virtual Runners –
We will be shipping everything out to you starting on Monday after the event!