Please plan ahead and arrive early! Come enjoy a pre-race warm up session and secure your parking spot right next to the start line. Prior to 7 am premier parking is available in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront parking garage for a $10 flat rate fee. After 7 am, limited parking is available for a $10 flat rate fee in the Convention Center parking garage through the 5th Ave and Harbor Drive entrance.

Due to a Padres game that day there will be no parking allowed in any Padres lots. There will be signs posted at lots D1/D2 (at the base of the pedestrian bridge) and also in the Tailgate Park lot. Your vehicle will be towed if you park in these lots! Also, please be aware of special event no parking areas along the streets in and around the Gaslamp, these are also tow away areas. Parking in these areas will result in a $400 vehicle towing fee. See picture to the right for an example of the signs to avoid. MWR is not liable for towed or ticketed vehicles. All other parking garages in the downtown area are open for Bridge Run parking. TAKE THE TROLLEY! It stops at 5th Ave. and Harbor drive right at the start line. For detailed parking/transportation suggestions visit www.sdmts.com.

For Coronado residents, buses are available to shuttle participants from Tidelands Park on Glorietta Blvd. to the start line downtown from 6:30-7:15 am. Parking is limited in Coronado so please arrive early to ensure this service.

DIRECTIONS TO START LINE

Traveling Southbound

Take I-5 South, exit Front Street, follow to Market Street, turn left on Market Street, follow to 5th Avenue. Harbor Drive is a few blocks south of Market Street. Or for the Hilton and Convention Center parking garages, continue to Harbor Drive. See parking suggestions above.

Traveling Northbound

Take I-5 North, exit J Street, turn left on J Street, follow to 5th Avenue. Harbor Drive is a few blocks south of J Street. Or for the Hilton and Convention Center parking garages, continue to Harbor Drive. See parking suggestions above.

RETURN FERRY/SHUTTLE

You have three FREE transportation choices for your return trip to the race start area.

RACE FERRY

All race participants may enjoy a FREE (included in race entry) Coronado to San Diego ride on a special "RACE FERRY" courtesy of Flagship Cruises and Events. "RACE FERRY" will run continuously from 9:30 am-12:30 pm from the Ferry Landing Marketplace, about a quarter mile from the finish line, and drops you off at the 5th Avenue Landing next to the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in back of the Convention Center.

PUBLIC FERRY - FREE WITH YOUR RACE BIB

The "PUBLIC FERRY" (included in race entry) leaves at 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am and 12:30 pm on a space available basis. It leaves from the Ferry Landing Marketplace and drops you at the Broadway Pier near the Midway Museum, approximately 1-mile from the race start area. Participants must present their race bib number to be identified as a FREE rider, no exceptions. Friends and family of race participants are also invited to ride for a $4.25 fee (ages 3 and under at no charge). Tickets must be purchased prior to boarding from the Coronado Ferry Ticket Landing Dock, OR Peohe's Dock, based on availability.

BUSES

Buses, courtesy of Coach America are available from Tidelands Park, on Glorietta Boulevard to shuttle you back to the start line area next to the Hilton San Diego Bayfront FREE OF CHARGE starting at 8:30 am and continuing until festivities are over at approximately 11 am. Baby strollers and wheelchair access is available. Guide dogs are the only animals permitted on the ferry, buses and race course. Participants must present their race bib number to be identified as a FREE rider, no exceptions.