The South Coast Running Club presents The 42nd Annual Circle the Bay30K Run or Walk Championship30K Run or Walk RelayRRCA Sanctioned
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2015

Time:
6:30 a.m.- 30K walk & walk relay starts
8:00 a.m. - 30K run & run relay starts

This challenging course covers 30 kilometers (18.6 miles), from Ferry Road Park in North Bend through Coos Bay's waterfront finishing back at Ferry Road Park. Aid stations with water are located at about 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 miles. For 3-person relay teams, each participant will travel about 10K. There are two exchange zones on the course. Find course maps and other details at southcoastrunningclub.org and Day of Race (DOR). The first leg is relatively flat, the second is moderately rolling, and the third is for your hill lover!

Age Divisions for Individual 30K (both men and women): 14 and under, l5-18, 19-24, every 5 year, and 80+.

Relay Team Categories: All Men; All Women; and Mixed.

Relay Team Age: Grandmasters (50+); Masters (40+); Youth (under 18); Open; and Walkers.

For no extra charge, a registered 30k individual participant may take the first leg on a relay team, but please coordinate and use one vehicle per team.

All walkers start at 6:30 a.m. Pick up packets or register by 6:15 and carry food and water.

Individual 30K and Relay team #1 runners start at 8:00 a.m. DOR registration and packet pick up are from 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at Ferry Road Park.

Registration closes at 7:30 a.m. Come dressed to run; no space is provided for changing/showering. There are plumbed toilets at the start/finish area and chemical toilets at the exchanges.

Runners should assemble at the starting line no later than 7:50 a.m.

Participants registered by 07/17/2015 receive a technical, short sleeve shirt. Participants, their fans, and all volunteers are invited to enjoy our well-known, post-race food and beverages. 30K finishers will be awarded the Circle the Bay medal! A limited amount of shirts will be available for purchase DOR.

The awards ceremony, to 8 places, will begin at about 11:15 a.m. in Ferry Road Park.

30 km Course Records
Male - Don Stearns - 1:39:14, 1992
Female - Heather Tolford - 1:55:35, 1989
M Masters - Scott Buckles - 1:47:43, 1995
F Masters - Karen Louise White - 2:18:02, 2004

Relay Course Records
Men "O Wow" - 1:44:38, 2000
Women "Rogue River Express II" - 2:04:57, 2001
Mixed "Consolidation in Action" - 1:56:34, 2002
Youth "No Clue" - 1:48:31, 2000

This event has the best volunteers in the known universe! If your sweetheart, lover, friend, child, or parent is not participating in the event, and would like to earn a volunteer's t-shirt and unending gratitude, contact the Race Director.

The course is open to vehicle traffic so be extremely cautious. Many safety people protect participants; please be safe, have fun, and remember the vehicles are tougher than walkers & runners.