LOST-N-FOUND
The lost and found box will be located at the Volunteer Booth on race day. Any items found or left near the event area will be donated to the local community center 3 days following the event. For inquiries on lost items, please call 760-585-6631.
BAG CHECK
On race day, you'll be able to check in your personal belongings at the Bag Check Area - complimentary of the PAUL ECKE YMCA in ENCINITAS! You may store any items that fit into a 12"x17" bag that will be provided to you. Lines may be long, so please check in your belongings early.
HOURS:
5:45am to 7:00am SHARP.
PACERS
Beast Pacing Team will be there to provide completion times of 1:30, 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, 3:00, 3:15.
RULES
Permitted:
- Service dogs/pets: Must be vested
- Ipods/MP3 players: Keep volume to a minimum
- Racing Chairs (will start at a certain time)
- Strollers (will start in Wave 4)
- All runners MUST maintain a 14:53 min/mile pace
Not Permitted:
- Pets on the course.
- Running with no bib number - you will be taken off the course
- Running with someone else's bib number
- Bicycles, Rollerskates, skateboards, elliptical bikes, etc.
- Bad Attitudes!
WAVE STARTS 1-4
There will be clearly marked signs of the different wave corrals. Your wave number will be printed on your bib, or if you signed up after Feb 5th or replaced another runner, it will be printed on the back of your bib.
Participants that are pushing a wheelchair or have a hand-crank will be starting in the back of Wave 1.
All strollers must begin in the back of wave 4.
WHAT TO EXPECT
On race day, we'll have plenty of porto-potties located at the C Street cul-de-sac near the beach! Oceanfront Portos!! RUDY NOVOTNY and FITZ KOEHLER, Race Announcers, will be making important announcements and giving you all the love and motivation you need! You'll be able to pre-hydrate, visit sponsor booths, and get ready for the best run of the year!!
**The weather forecast is 68 degrees and partly cloudy!
COURSE NUTRITION/AMENITIES
- Water/Ultima Stations: Mile 1, 3, 4.5, 5.7, 7.4, 9, 10, 12
- Honey Stinger Energy Gels - Mile 9
- Swami's Restaurant - Otter Pops - Mile 5
- Pjur Active Anti-Chafing Station - Mile 10
- Lemonade Station by Rising Hearts - Mile 4.5
- Kashi Bar Tent - Mile 4
PORTO-POTTIES
- Start/Finish Line: C Street cul-de-sac (near the beach)
- Every Water Station along the course
CHIP TIMING, RESULTS & AWARDS
RaceWire will be your timing company! The timing chips will be embedded in your bib number. You MUST wear your bib number on the front of your shirt. Your race results will be texted to you shortly after the race. You will also be able to see them posted on the RACE RESULTS BOARD near the finish line.
There is $10,200 in prize money! The awards ceremony will begin at 10am.
Age Division Winners, please report to the AWARDS TENT to pick up your additional medal!
PLEASE NOTE: All winners will be announced, but each winner entitled to prize money will be verified and confirmed within 3-4 days after the race. If discrepancies are found, we will notify you. After each winner is verified and confirmed, we will announce the official winners online and prize money checks will be sent out 4-6 weeks after the event.
Any winners medal that has to be mailed will require a $10 postage fee.
MEDICAL SERVICES
We will have 15 Race Guards and 4 ambulances stationed along the course. We will have a fully staffed MEDICAL TENT at the finish line that can help you with any minor or major issue.
If you have a non-emergency, but cannot complete the course, we will have a SAG Wagon available to pick you up and bring you back to the finish line.
To utilize the SAG Wagon service, you can stop at any water station on the course and they will be able to call for one to pick you up.
VIP RUNNERS
Your BIB number and instructions will be mailed on February 26, 2018 to the address you listed on the registration form. If you would like to pick up your VIP packet at the Expo, please contact us.
VIP Coordinator: megan@surfingmadonna.org or call 760-585-6631
CHALLENGER SERIES RUNNERS
Once you cross the Finish Line, please report to the Challenger Series tent to receive your additional Challenger Series Medal and commemorative pint glass! Your Challenger Series status will be printed on your bib!
For questions, please email megan@surfingmadonna.org or call 760-585-6631
LEGACY RUNNERS
A legacy runner is someone who registers and completes the Encinitas Half Marathon year after year, consecutively. If you ran the Encinitas Half in 2017 and again in 2018, you are a Legacy Runner!
Legacy Runners will receive gifts of appreciation and acknowledgement every year and the gifts will continue to get cooler and cooler!
The 2nd Year Legacy Runners will receive California Poppy Seeds for their home and acknowledgement on their bib.
These will be given to you when you pick up your bib number!