Register now for the 33rd annual Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.
START LINE
12th Street and Wisconsin Avenue on the Marquette University campus
Wheelchair: 10:15 a.m.
Only self-propelled manual wheelchairs. Assemble in front of the start line. 8k option only.
Runner mass start: 10:30 a.m.
Elite runners line up at the front of the pack. All other runners, line up according to your estimated pace. 8k option only.
Walkers: Immediately follow runners 3- or 5-mile option.
Click here for the 2010 route map.
PARKING
Free parking is available for event participants on a first-come, first-served basis in lots P and H outside Maier Festival Park. Enter these lots from Polk or Erie streets.
START LINE SHUTTLE SERVICE
A free shuttle service transports participants parked at Maier Festival Park south gate to the start line. Service begins at 7:30 a.m. and continues until 9:45 a.m. A wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus is available. Note: Participants are responsible for their own transportation after the event.
FAMILY DROP OFF
As an option to the shuttle bus service, we encourage families with strollers and wagons to utilize the family drop off no parking zone in the 700 block of N. 16th Street next to McCormick Hall, between Wisconsin Avenue & Wells Street OR the flat open lot on the corner of 16th Street & Wells Street. These locations are considered “safe zones” where the driver may drop off passengers, avoiding heavy traffic, before returning to the parking area at Maier Festival Park to use the shuttle.
FREEWAY FLYER SERVICE
Flyers leave three area Park-Ride lots (see below) at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., taking participants to 16th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, just a few blocks from the start line. Return flyers pick up participants after the event at Maier Festival Park south gate at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Freeway Flyer fees
$6 for adults
$3 for children (ages 6-11), seniors (age 65 and over) and disabled persons.
Children age 5 and younger ride free.
Freeway Flyer schedule
The buses will leave each lot at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The buses will provide return service from the Maier Festival Park south gate (near the Marcus Amphitheater) at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Lot A
Route 49
Brown Deer Road and west of I-43
Lot F
Holt Route 40
Holt Avenue west of I-94
Lot K
State Fair Park Route 44
State Fair Park at I-94, east of 84th Street
FINISH LINE CELEBRATION
Join the celebration at Miller Oasis stage at Maier Festival Park following the run and walk. Admission is free for all registered participants. Food and beverages will be sold. Maier Festival Park policy prohibits carry-in food and beverages. Enter the finish line celebration at the mid gate.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Race results will be available at www.alsrun.com immediately following the event. Medals will be presented at the awards ceremony the day of the event to the top
three finishers overall in male and female run and wheelchair divisions. Medals also will be awarded to the top three finishers in the following men’s and women’s age categories:
• 18 and younger.
• 19-24 years.
• 25-29 years.
• 30-34 years.
• 35-39 years
• 40-44 years.
• 45-49 years.
• 50-54 years.
• 55-59 years.
• 60-64 years.
• 65-69 years.
• 70-74 years.
• 75-79 years.
• 80 and older.
TEAM RESULTS
Trophies will be awarded to the top three corporate, academic and community division teams, determined by the combined time of each team’s top five finishers. Trophies will be mailed within three weeks after the race.
ROUTE ENTERTAINMENT
Please enjoy the entertainment along the route and help us thank the individuals and groups who have donated their time and talent.
Albatross
Captain Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swan
Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes and Drums
La Bak the Magician
Marquette University Band
Marquette University Golden Eagle
Marquette University Cheerleaders
Milwaukee Admirals Mascot- Roscoe
Milwaukee Public Theater
Verlo Mattress Man
Festival City Barbershop (Milwaukee Chapter)
Oak Creek Cheerleaders
The Ricochetts