Cooper River Bridge Run

Awoke at 5:45am to get in line for bus in downtown Charleston. Was in line at 6:15am. They had plenty of buses, but only loaded 3 buses at a time. They closed the bridge at 7am so we took the long way to get to the start and I was on the bus when the race started. Had to race to the start and no time for a much needed stop at a portapotty, Was able to get to the start just in time to join the back of my assigned corral.

The corrals are a joke no one in the corral was running at their seed time and many were walking. They have signs for walkers to stay to the right, but none did and no marshals to get walkers to the right. Many early bottlenecks meant I didn't reach my stride until mile 3. Another bottleneck on King St. near the finish caused my time to be off by more than 5 minutes.

Why they don't board many busses at once and allow busses to cross the bridge was an epic fail. This is a race that claims to have great organization, but if they can't get you to the start on time I would beg to differ,

I did not know this place was a place but know I'm gonna purchase my April Bridge Run but no run lol.

A shambles in terms of organization and decision making this year. I'll never enter it again. Other races handled postponement and cancellation with dignity and offered runners real choices. These incompetent thieves chop and change their offerings and really just want your money.

The city is one of the all time greats and one worth talking about this place has so much to offer all who drops in.

This was such a wonderful experience! Everything was organized, comfortable and safe. So much fun, I cannot wait to participate next year. Loved the EXPO too!

The Cooper River Bridge changing their date and not allowing people to defer their registration, is highly disappointing. So is the fact that when I emailed them, I only received an automatic reply and haven't heard anything back from an actual person. People don't run this race to do a 10k, they run it for the experience. Subbing in a virtual race if you can't make the new race date or find someone else to take your registration, is ridiculous. This race receives support and sponsors from all around the city, so, you would think during these unprecedented times, they would show a little flexibility. For this reason, it is hard to continue to support this race. It is a sad day to be a runner.