Race Day Instructions for Seeded and Sub-Seeded Runners:

Seeded and sub-seeded runners must enter the start line at Mission and Main Streets before 7 am on race day. Seeded runners must check in at the table on the corner of Howard and Main Streets. Once runner numbers are marked, seeded runners will be required to stay in the confined area; and leaving the area will result in disqualification. Only elite or seeded runners are eligible to win prizes. Sweats will not be transported from the start to the finish for seeded or sub-seeded runners.

Ready, Set, Go!

Start Line Instructions

Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 8:00 am, Howard and Spear Streets in San Francisco's Financial District.

Enter from Market Street and Mission Street— runners to Spear Street; walkers, striders, families and centipedes to Steuart Street.

There will be no check-in table or late registration on race day.

Dasani Water Stops "Treat Yourself well for Everyday"

1. 2-mile mark at Polk and Hayes Streets

2. 4-mile mark at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park

3. Finish line photos at the Great Highway

Smile!

Sport Photo photographers will be in two locations:

1. Race photos at the 6-mile mark in Golden Gate Park.

2. Just beyond the finish line for posed finishing photos.

Safety and Race Courtesy

• Do not run in from the sides. It endangers you and other runners!

• No roller blades, skateboards or bicycles.

• Use caution with strollers and assisted wheelchairs.

• No animals.

• Walkers and slower traffic, stay to the right and line up at the back of the pack.

• No plastic bags for warm-ups.

• Naked running is not permitted. The police department may arrest or cite violators of Park codes and City ordinances.

First Aid

• First aid stations on the course are located within each mile mark and at Footstock.

• An emergency medical information form with a map showing the locations of the 14 emergency medical stations is on the back of your runner number bib. Please wear your own runner number and fill in the information requested on the back.

You Made It!

Finish Line Instructions:

• Finish line officials will direct you to open chutes to record your official time. DO NOT SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE CHUTES WHILE IN THE FINISH CHUTES.

Post-race Results:

Time results will be available through our website after the race. Names of the first 10,000 timed finishers will be published on Monday, May 19 in a special souvenir edition of the San Francisco Examiner.