KaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathon2016RaceWeekendInstructions

HonoringJournalistsandHistoriansoftheMarathonWelcometothe38thrunningoftheKaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathon,“TheBiggestLittleMarathonintheWest”!WestrivetomakeRaceWeekendthemostsuccessfulforYOU,ourrunners.Pleasereadthisdocumentsothatyouunderstandoursimpleguidelinesforatroublefreeweekend.

RaceWeekendScheduleofEvents

HealthandFitnessExpoNapaValleyMarriott3425SolanoAvenue

Napa,CA94558Friday,March4th1:00pm-6:00pmSaturday,March5th,9:00am-5:00pmMarathonCollege10:00am-2:30pm

RaffleDrawing2:45pm

MarathonRaceDayMarch6,2016

5:15amShuttlesleaveselecthotels5:15amShuttlesleaveVintageHighSchool1375TrowerAvenueNapa,CA

945587:00amStartofRace

12:30pmAwardsCeremony1:00pmMarathonCourseCloses

Top10ThingsYouNeedtoKnowAboutOurRace

1. TheMarathonisanoheadphonesrace.Runnerswhochoosetowearheadphoneswillbedisqualifiedfromtherace.

2. TheMarathonCourseisarollingnet-downhillpointtopointcourse.YouwillberunningamongstthemostbeautifulvineyardsintheNapaValley.

3. ShuttlesleavefromselecthotelsandVintageHighSchool(1375TrowerAvenue)at5:15amsharp.

4. Runnersareprovidedaspecific“NapaValleyMarathon”bagforbagdrop.Atthestartingline,placeyourbagintheallocatedbusses.

5. ThisracedoesnothaveofficialpacersaspertheUSATFandRRCArulesofachampionshipevent.

6. AsicsistheofficialapparelsponsorfortheKaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathon.WeencourageyoutowearyourAsicsgearduringtheraceandbeeligibleforachancetowinshoesandrunningwear.

7. Entriesarenon-refundableandnon-transferable.

8. SpecialDrinks.Youmaydropyourspecialdrinksinwaterbottlesinselectboxesatthestartinglineandwewilltransferthemtheaidstations.Thisisdonebetween6:30am-6:45am.

9. TheMarathoncourseislimitedto6hoursandthefinishlinewillcloseat1:00pm.

JoanBenoit-Samuelsoninpastyears VolunteershandingoutshirtsattheexpoduringMarathonCollege

Expo• LocatedatNapaValleyMarriott3425SolanoAvenueNapaCA94558• Friday,March4th,20161:00pm-5:00pm• Saturday,March5th,20169:00am-6:00pm

Registration RunnersarerequiredtopickupbibsinpersonattheNapaValleyMarriottpriortoraceday.Bibsmaynotbepickedupforotherrunners.AllparticipantswillberequiredtopresentgovernmentissuedcolorIDandsignawaiveratthebibpick-up.Therewillbenoracedayregistration.

RaceTechnicalLongSleeveShirts Longsleevetechnicalraceshirtswillbeissuedattheexpo.Runnersmayexchangeclean,unwornshirtsforasizedifferentthanspecifiedatregistrationSUNDAYaftertheraceatVintageHighSchool.Exchangescannotbehelduntilallrunnershavehadanopportunitytopickuptheirshirtspriortotherace.

NapaValleyMarathonDuffelBagandSponsorGoodiesDuffleBagswithsponsorgoodiescanbepickedupattheexpo.Atagwithyoubibnumberisprovided,pleaseusethisbagtoparticipateinthesweatbagdropatthestartoftherace.Remembertoleavevaluablesathomeoratthehotel.TheKaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathonisnotresponsibleforlostorstolenarticles.

MarathonCollegeEnjoyseminarsonthehistoryandartofthemarathonfromkeyplayerswhohavedocumentedandinfluencedtheexplosivegrowthofthesport.Joinusattheexpofrom10:00amto2:30pmforadviceandstoriesfromrecordbreakers,sportswriters,broadcasters,moviemakers,doctors,andotherinfluentialpeopleheretocelebrateyourmarathonweekend.

CharityBaskets Supportlocalschoolsandenhanceyourraceweekendwithachancetowinoneofseveralluxurygiftbaskets.ProceedsgodirectlytotheJennyLandrithEndowmentScholarship,sendinglocalmiddleschoolstudentstomarinebiologycamp.Ticketscanbepurchasedattheexpo,basketswillberaffledat2:30pmattheexpoandmustbeclaimedby8:00pmSaturday,March5th.

PastaDinner AvoidlonglinesandreservationsbypurchasingPastaDinnerticketsattheexpo.Enjoyavarietyofpastastosuiteverypalate,fruit,salad,beverages,anddessertfor$30perperson.Advancepurchaseandlastminutepurchaseticketscanbepickedupattheexpo.Seatingislimitedandremainingticketsforthe4:30pmand6:00pmseatingsareavailablefirstcome,firstserveuntilsoldout.

RaceDay

The2016KaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathonbeginsat7:00amsharp.

WeencourageyoutowearAsicsgearwhilerunningthisrace.WearesponsoredbyAsicsandwillofferapairofshoestotworunnerswhosharephotosofthemselvesrunninginAsicsgearduringtherace.

HeadphonesTheKaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathonhasastrictpolicyregardingtheusageofheadphones.CourseOfficialswillbemonitoringthestartingline,course,andfinishlineforanyoneusingheadphonesduringtherace.Thisissubjecttoadisqualification.Furtherinformationaboutourpolicycouldbefoundonthiswebsite:http://napavalleymarathon.org/headphones-policy/

ShuttleBustothestartoftheRaceKaiserPermanenteNapaValleyMarathonprovidescomplimentaryshuttlestothestartinglinefromVintageHighSchool.Theseshuttlesleaveat5:15amsharp.Parkingisextremelylimitedatthestartinglineandthereisnodirectaccessforvehicles.PleasehelpusrespecttheverysmalltownofCalistogaandlimitourtrafficfootprintbytakingashuttle.Severalhotelpartnersalsooffercomplementaryshuttlesforgueststothestartline,listedbelow:

• NapaValleyMarriott• HiltonGardenInn-RunnersstayingatHiltonmustwalktotheNapaValleyMarriott.• EmbassySuites• RiverTerraceInn• WestinVerasa-RunnersstayingatWestinmustwalkovertotheRiverTerraceInn

RaceControlTheCaliforniaHighwayPatrolhasorganizedthetrafficandracecontrolarounda“rollingclosure”onthecourse.Forthefirst12.5milesofthecourse,theroadwillbeclosedtoalltraffic.Fortheremainingmilesoftherace,thesouthboundlanewillbeclosedforrunners.Thenorthboundlanewillbeavailableforemergencyuseonly.Spectatorcarsarenotallowedontheracecourse.

AidStationsThereare13aidstationsonthecourse.Clifproductwillbedistributedataidstation13.9and18.4.MedicalStaffwillbepresentataidstationsstartingatmile9. Themarathondoesnotprovideanalgesicsalongthecourseoratthefinishline.

Eachaidstationwillbeuniformintheapproachforfluids.1. Gatorade2. Water3. Specialfluidsthathavebeenidentifiedforthataidstation

BringYourOwnBottleLessenyourimpactontheenvironmentbybringingyourownbottle.Youhelpcreatelesswasteandlittlerwhenyourefillyourbottleatanyoftherefuelingstationsalongthecourse.

AgriculturalAreaHelpuspreservethebeautyoftheNapaValleybyrefrainingfromlitteringoutsideofaidstationsandusingthereceptaclesprovidedateachmilemarkeralongthecourseroute.Packagingfromfuelpacketsisdifficulttoremoveandisharmfulwhenitdriftsintonearbyfieldsandstreams.

BostonQualifierThecourseisacertifiedBostonQualifiercourse.Runnerswillbequalifiedforthe2017race.

PacingandUnofficialRunnersPacingisn’tallowedaccordingtotheUSATFrulesofcompetition. ThiseventissanctionedbytheUSATFandistheRRCAWesternRegionalChampionship.Therearetworefereesoncourseonthedayoftheevent. Bibsmustbepresentonthefrontofyourbodytobequalifiedasanofficialrunneroftherace.Unofficialrunnersorracebanditsarenotpermittedonthecourseandwillbeaskedtoexitbyoneofouroncoursemarshals.Banditspresentaliabilityandsafetyissue,aswellasadisservicetothosewhohavepaidtheirentryfee.

SagVanIfyoubecomeinjuredorcannotfinishthe race,therearetwosagvansalongthe coursetotransportyoutothefinishline.

MarathonFotoHelpourofficialracephotographerMarathonFotocaptureyourracememoriesbywearingyourbibvisibleonthefrontofyourclothing.

FinishLineCongratulations!Bythispointoftheraceitistimetojointhefestivities.

TheendoftheraceisatVintageHighSchool1375TrowerAvenue,NapaCA94558

Aftercrossingthefinishline,participantswillbeawardedafinishersmedal,aheatblanketifconditionswarrant,andwillhavetheopportunityforafinisherphotowithMarathonFoto.Afterexiting,runnerscanreunitewithfamilyandfriendsinthequadoutsideofthefinishlineareaandenjoypostracerefuelinginthecafeteria.

CampusPleasekeepinmindthatourracefinishesonaschoolcampus,prohibitingfourleggedfriendsandalcohol.Thankyouforrespectingthiscommunityspaceandupholdingtheserestrictions.

GymBagpickupandpost-racemassageisavailableinthemaingymoffthequadandshowersareavailableinthelockerrooms.Bagscanbepickedupbypresentingyourracebibtoagymvolunteer.

AwardsThetopMaleandFemalewinnerwillbepresentedtheirweightinwineplusanetchedmagnumofwineatthe12:30pmawardsceremony.TheNapaValleyMarathonisnotresponsibleforshippinganyawardedwine.TheCeremonywillbelocatedinthecenterofthequad(weatherpermitting)orwillbelocatedintheGymduringinclementweather.ThetopMaleandFemaleMastersrunnerwillalsobepresentedanetched3literofpremiumNapaValleywine.Allotherawardswillbemailedtothe awardwinnersaftertherace.

ShuttlesAftertheRaceShuttlestotheselectedhotelsareprovidedaftertherace.TheselectedhotelsareNapaValleyMarriott,RiverTerraceInn,HiltonGardenInn,EmbassySuitesandWestinVerasa.IfyoustayedinCalistoga,thereisapublicbus,VINE10thattravelsfromNapatoCalistogaeveryhour.RunnerstakingthepublicbustoCalistogashouldhopontheshuttletotheMarriottfirstthenwalkacrossthestreettotheVinebusstation.

DiscardedClothingTheNapaValleyMarathonwillhaveadiscardeditemsandclothingsiteatthestartoftherace.Anyitemsdiscarded,willbecleanedanddonatedtoalocalcharity.

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