Race Details
EVENT INFO
THE EXPO
The CCC will host a 2-day Health & Fitness Expo on Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29th at our new host hotel, the Hyatt Regency New Orleans and will be open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm both days. This is where you can pick up your bib number, timing chip, race t-shirt and much more! Parking for the Expo will be available at 501 Loyola (open parking lot in front of 1250 Poydras Building) & 1301 Girod Street garages for $5 if you show your bib number upon exiting. Please note that the Hyatt provides VALET parking only, at standard rates. CLICK HERE for more info about our Expo
**If you are unable to attend the Health & Fitness Expo, a friend can pick up your bib number & t-shirt for you, but must have a photocopy of your ID or your registration confirmation email with them.
THE START
The new Start line will be at the corner of Loyola and Poydras. All of Poydras street will be closed on race day and fenced off from Loyola to Lasalle for seeded runners. Lasalle to Claiborne will have barricaded corrals for all non-seeded runners. You can access your starting area by going up onto the Superdome from Champions Square and then down Ramp A. Please line up in the area according to the color of your assigned race number. PLEASE GO TO THE APPROPRIATE START AREA. Click here for the Starting Corral Map. Runners will be moved forward to the actual starting area at 3 minute increments. The race will begin EXACTLY at 8:00am for Elites, Group A & Group B. Group C will start at 8:03am and each consecutive group will begin 3 minutes thereafter. Note: All chip timing begins when you cross the start line. You are NOT penalized for starting near the rear. Chip Time will be used this year for official results (not Gun Time).
THE COURSE
This fast, point to point course is a USAT&F sanctioned and certified 10,000 meters. It starts in front of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Poydras St., proceeds down Poydras, bearing a left on S. Peters, and continuing onto Decatur St. The new course runs you through the French Quarter, passing Jackson Square & the French Market, turning left on Esplanade Ave, where it continues all the way down to the front of City Park. The remainder of the course takes place in the park, passing in front of Storyland and the New Orleans Museum of Art before finishing on Roosevelt Mall just outside of Tad Gormley Stadium, exactly 6.2 miles from the start. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COURSE MAP.
SEEDED RUNNERS
In order to qualify for a SEEDED bib number & starting position, you must have a 10k finishing time below 45 minutes. To register as a seeded runner, register online under the Seeded Runners Category and provide race results from a 10k completed in the last 6 months under 45 minutes. Please provide the title of the race you completed, a link to that race's results webpage and your finishing time. The only other race legnth you may use as a qualifier is the Crescent City Fall Classic 5k in November.
THE MICHELOB-ULTRA RACEFEST
This year's post-race festival will be held from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm at the Practice Track in City Park. Runners get in for free, Family and Friends who did not register for the race can pay a $5 cover to enter and enjoy the fun. Free food, beer, water, and fruit will be served. Live entertainment by Papa Grows Funk and Marc Broussard, as well as an Awards Ceremony, will take place on the main stage.
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION
Free parking is available at City Park along Marconi Blvd, in Marconi Meadows, and near the Dog Park. Note: Parking on the neutral ground along Marconi Blvd. is illegal. Additionally, Delgado has agreed to provide race participants with secure race parking in the lots on their campus. A nominal fee will be charged, benefiting their scholarship program. At 5:30 am, buses will begin transporting participants from the corner of Beau Bassich Circle (at the end of Roosevelt Mall, just outside of Tad Gormely Stadium) to Dave Dixon Drive near the start of the race. The last buses assured of reaching the start line on-time must leave City Park by 7:30 am. **You can avoid the pre-race bus lines and get to your starting area quicker if you park downtown. There is ample parking and we provide complimentary bus service from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm to return race participants back downtown. Garage 5 at the Superdome will be open and accessable from the Poydras/Superdome exit from I-10; parking will be $5. There will also be parking for $5 at the open lot on 501 Loyola Ave and 1301 Girod Street garage for Race Participants on Saturday (must have bib # as proof).
If you plan on attending the 100th Anniversary Louisiana Derby Infield Fest after the race (discounted tickets available when you register for the CCC online), we will be providing bus transportation to the New Orleans Fairgrounds from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm as well.
RACE T-SHIRTS
The 2013 Race T-shirts will feature a one-of-a-kind 35th Anniversary Emblem designed by our Commemmorative Print artist, Tuna Seither. You can pick up your Race T-shirt at our Expo (must have bib number present) or after the race at the Michelob-Ultra RaceFest in City Park.
RACE WEEKEND
Thursday, March 28 & Friday, March 29, 2013
10:00 am The Health & Fitness Expo opens at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans on Loyola Ave.
- Pick up your Race Number (with timing chip-will be attached to the back)
- Pick up your Race T-Shirt (must have bib number present)
- Register for the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic
- Buy CCC Merchandise by TASC
- Sample the FREE food and drinks
- Shop the Expo Vendors
At 8:00 pm The Health & Fitness Expo at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans ends.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
RACE DAY
5:30 a.m. Buses begin running from City Park (at Beau Bassich Cricle) to start area (Champions Square)
7:45 a.m. Final Announcements, Dignitary Welcome and the National Anthem
8:00 a.m. The Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic Begins!
8:30 a.m. The Michelob-Ultra RaceFest begins near the finish on the Practice Track field (free for runners, $5 for public)
10:00 a.m. Complimentary Bus Transportation begins taking participants back downtown to Poydras St.
10:30 a.m. Awards Ceremony and Giveaways begin on main stage
Click here to see the Age Group & Local Awards! Top 500 posters will be distributed in Results Tent
11:00 a.m. Marc Broussard and Papa Grows Funk resume playing
1:00 p.m. The RaceFest officially ends; complimentary bus transport back downtown ends
LINEUP AND START
The new start line will be at the corner of Loyola and Poydras. All of Poydras street will be closed on race day, and fenced off from Loyola to Lasalle for seeded runners. If you are a seeded runner, you will be able to access your corral by exiting Champions Square at Lasalle, then turning right.
Lasalle to Claiborne will have barricaded corrals for all non-seeded runners. You can access your starting area by going up onto the Superdome from Champions Square and then down Ramp A. Please line up in the area according to the color of your assigned race number (see color assignments below). Your bib number will also match the color of your assigned corral. PLEASE GO TO THE APPROPRIATE START AREA. Doing otherwise can prove unsafe as faster runners try to pass in very congested areas.
NEW WAVE START
Runners will be moved forward by volunteers to the actual starting area at 3 min incremements. The race will begin EXACTLY at 8:00am for Elites, Group A & Group B. Group C will start at 8:03am and each consecutive group will begin 3 mins after. Depending on your location, it may take a few minutes for you to actually reach the start. Be patient and courteous. There will be a large running digital clock at the start line. Deduct the time on that clock from your overall time to determine your actual finishing time or check your *chip time*. Everyone will be chipped and timed. Chip Time will be used this year for the official results (not Gun Time). For more information regarding your timing chip, click here.Walkers are a great part of the Classic. We ask that walkers be particularly aware of those trying to pass. Please be considerate of not lining up more than two abreast. All walkers will begin at 8:30am, and will be lined up on Sugar Bowl Dr.
Note: All chip timing begins when you cross the start and finish lines. You are NOT penalized for starting near the rear. Slower runners and walkers present a danger to themselves and others when they try to start near the front. Please be courteous to your fellow participants.
ParkingExpo - The 501 Loyola Parking Lot & 1303 Girod Street garage will allow participants to park for $5 (for up to 3 hours only) all of Race Weekend (Thursday-Saturday), but must show bib number upon exiting for discounted rate! These are self-park lots. Please note that parking at the Hyatt is VALET ONLY, and standard rates apply.
Race Day - Runners can be dropped off downtown, near the start, by taking the Poydras ramp, then a left on Claiborne, and proceeding down Perdido or parallel streets and exiting towards Tulane. They can also park in Garage 5 at the Superdome ($5 cash only), accessable only by the Poydras/Superdome exit from I-10. If you wish to park near the Finish, by City Park, you can take advantage of our complimentary bus shuttles downtown, which will be picking up at Beau Bassich Circle from 5:30 am - 7:45 am.
