Richmond Road Runners Club will be hosting a 10 mile race Saturday. Driving out of the neighborhood Saturday morning may be interesting. From the map, it looks like the runners will come down Laurel Street to the Oregon Hill Parkway to 2nd Street.

Details
Time: October 2, 2010 from 7am to 10am
Location: Capitol
Street: 10th and Bank Streets
City/Town: Richmond
Phone: capitol10M@rrrc.org
Event Type: 10m, rrrc club race
Organized By: Ed Carmines

Race Route
This Richmond Road Runners Club Eastern Regional Championship race is run on the streets of Richmond. The race is designed for runners. The course is a single loop through Richmond streets. It starts and ends at the State Capitol (9th and Grace Streets). The course goes west on Grace Street, running through Byrd Park and returning by Hollywood Cemetary and Oregon Hill. The course continues up Second Street to Franklin finishing on Bank Street at the foot of the Capitol. The race features chip timing and awards three deep in five year age groups. The course will be USATF certified.

Website
http://www.rrrc.org/events/capitol-10m

From City advisory:

The National Duathlon Festival comes to Richmond next week, restricting some driving and parking on city streets.

On Saturday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Riverside Drive will be closed from the Lee Bridge to West 22nd Street. On Sunday, April 25, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Riverside Drive will be closed from West 42nd Street to the Lee Bridge for the bicycle race portion of the 2010 Richmond Duathlon.

Additionally, the below streets will also be closed during the stated time periods:

2nd Street, from the Lee Bridge to Byrd Street from 4 p.m. Friday, April 23, to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 25

North 5th Street, from Tredegar Street to Byrd Street from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Spring Street, from Belvidere Street North to South 2nd Street, from 4 p.m. Friday, April 23 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Byrd Street, from South 2nd Street to South 12th Street, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Canal Street, from South 12th Street to South 14th Street from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Lee Bridge-One Southbound lane, from South 2nd Street southbound access ramp to southbound Riverside Drive exit ramp from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 24

Lee Bridge, from the Northbound side of bridge from Semmes Avenue to Spring Street to include the Riverside Drive access ramp to northbound side of Lee Bridge as well as the South 2nd Street exit ramp from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Manchester Bridge-One southbound lane, from the Byrd/9th Street exit ramp to Semmes Avenue from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Tredegar Street, from the entrance to Dominion Parking Lot to South 12th Street from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Tredegar Street between the entrance to Dominion Resources and South 10th Street from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Riverside Drive, from the southbound exit ramp of the Lee Bridge to West 22nd Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24

Riverside Drive, from the Railroad Avenue ramp for the Lee Bridge to West 42nd Street parking lot from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

Semmes Avenue, from the Manchester Bridge exit ramp to the Lee Bridge/Cowardin Avenue from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25

In addition to the street closings, parking will be prohibited prior to and during the Duathlon on 2nd Street, 5th Street, Spring Street, Byrd Street, Canal Street, Tredegar Street, and Riverside Drive from 22nd Street to the Bridge on Saturday, April 24, and from 42nd Street to the bridge on Sunday, April 25. Please note this additional street closing: Tredegar Street between the entrance to Dominion Resources and South 10th Street from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April25.

Residents need to be aware that the date of the Richmond Marathon approaches, and with it comes street closings.

Here is some other spectator info. I would also be interested in knowing about Oregon Hill residents who are participating as runners.

Gnarly.

Click here for more info.