Packet pickup was quick and easy - I live right near the South Jersey Running Company in Mullica Hill. When you register you are able to choose your packet pickup location of choice. I was in and out of the store in less than 3 minutes, although they did offer bridge runners 20% off (I refrained but it was a challenge!).

The shirt is a long sleeved cotton t-shirt. You also receive a finisher's medal at the end of the race.

The race emails from the management were informative and they kept good communication lines, which is always appreciated! They suggested getting to the parking lots early and I did just that. Roads apparently started closing around 7am so I arrived at 6:30. Plenty of time to tailgate in my car with water and a banana and play on social media - #runnertailgating.

The race starts on the bridge and ends at Campbell's Field - I'm not sure what they're doing with the stadium now that the Riversharks are no longer playing there but it was well kept and ready to host 4,000 runners and walkers. A plus of being at the stadium was that there are real bathrooms to use prior to the race! Prior to the race they were offering coffee which I saw plenty of people taking advantage of.

The walk from the stadium to the bridge provided a warm up and there were two lines of portapotties along the way.

The race benefits the LARC school, which is a local school that benefits students with disabilities at no cost to the family. It's a great cause and one that I feel really great about supporting while participating in the race.

As the name suggests, there is a bridge involved. The Ben Franklin Bridge, specifically. Once on the bridge, there were no official corrals but they did have pace markers for people to self-seed. I placed myself in between the 11-12 minute mile, which I knew was what I would be doing for this run.

We started exactly at 8:30. I feel like there are two parts of this race. The course begins on the bridge in New Jersey, you run into Philly for the briefest of moments around a loop, and back across the bridge. The second part is through the streets of Camden, along the waterfront, near the Battleship New Jersey, and then back to the stadium. There were 3 water stations and plenty of police and volunteers throughout the route. Not many spectators but the enthusiasm of the volunteers was fantastic!

You finish on the field and immediately after get your medal. I like finishing in the stadium because everything is right there! Plenty of water, chocolate milk, snack bags, bagels, etc. There were lines galore and I wasn't exactly sure what was what so I just found one and stood in it. You can probably imagine my happiness when I found out it was the beer line! SCORE! I think this was the first year that they offered a beer at the end of this race (Yards, for those interested.)

Easy getting to my car and back home before noon! The weather was perfect and it was a great day for a race!

ETA: There were no pictures offered for purchase but the race did post a video of the finish line on their Facebook page.

For more pictures, feel free to swing by my blog post: http://www.scootadoot.org/2016/11/08/2016-cooper-norcross-run-the-bridge-10k/

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