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Gate River Run
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:008:00 AM
- Distance
- 15.0 km9.3 mi
- 15K
The course
The Hart Bridge starts at mile 7.0 with a 140-foot climb over half a mile, and the organiser says the final mile is mostly downhill.
- The Hart Bridge, the Green MonsterA 140-foot climb at mile 7, then a mostly downhill last mile.
- Four waves from one line on Bay StreetFour waves from one line; Wave 1 is for sub-10:00 miles.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientThe Hart Bridge, the Green MonsterA 140-foot climb at mile 7, then a mostly downhill last mile.
A timing point at 8.3 miles lets runners track their pace for the last mile. Every 15K runner has to reach the Hart Bridge by 10:45 AM, a 20:00 per mile pace.
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Whole courseTacticsFour waves from one line on Bay StreetFour waves from one line; Wave 1 is for sub-10:00 miles.
Wave 1 holds the top 4,600 seeded runners, who need a verified qualifying time at 10:00 per mile or faster. Wave 2 runs 10:00 to 10:59 per mile and Wave 3 runs 11:00 to 16:00 per mile. The race is the USA 15K Championship and the 50th running is on Saturday 6 March 2027.
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Race weekend
Saturday 6 March Race day
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06:306:30 AM
Race day packet pickup Riverfront Plaza -
Time not published
Hart Bridge time limit All 15K participants must reach the Hart Bridge, which starts at mile 7.0, by 10:45 AM, a 20:00 per mile pace.
Other races and side events (5)
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07:507:50 AM
15K adaptive athletes and streakers start Bay Street at Newnan Street. Top 25 seeded women go at 7:55. Runners should be in their start area 15 minutes before their start. -
08:008:00 AM
15K start, Wave 1 Bay Street at Newnan Street (Ford on Bay). Top 300 seeded runners and Wave 1. Wave 2 follows at 8:05, Wave 3 at 8:10 and Wave 4 at 8:15, all from the same line. -
08:458:45 AM
Pinnacle 5K for Charity Riverfront Plaza -
10:0010:00 AM
Brooks Rehabilitation Challenge Mile Riverfront Plaza -
11:0011:00 AM
Junior River Run and Diaper Dashes Riverfront Plaza
Times as published by the organiser, in Jacksonville time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Jacksonville time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
1 gel for Jacksonville, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.5mile 4.7
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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