Now Kids Can Rock, too!

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Location: Brackenridge Park/San Antonio Zoo- Course Map
Download Kids Rock Antonio Final Instructions

Make it a family affair in San Antonio this November! Register your kids for the first-ever Kid’s Rock San Antonio presented by YMCA, a non-timed, non-competitive fun run for children in grades K – 5.

All participants receive an official race number, T-shirt, race goodie bag, colorful finisher’s medal post-race refreshments and FREE admission to the San Antonio Zoo after the race!

Registration Information

Entry Fees: $30- online registration closes 11/7

Each participant receives:

Official Race Number
T-shirt
Colorful Finisher’s Medal
Goodie Bag
FREE admission to the San Antonio Zoo after the race!*
FREE admission to Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio’s Headliner Concert on Sunday night at the Alamodome featuring Los Lonely Boys and Grand Funk Railroad!*

* Your race number is your ticket.

Each age group race is limited to 550 participants and will close when full. Online registration and hard copy entry forms will be accepted until 11/7.

Registration WILL be available at the Health & Fitness Expo on Friday, November 13. Race day registration is NOT available. For hard copy entries please call 800-311-1255.

Race Number Pick-Up

Parents/ guardians/ teachers have two options for picking up race numbers for their children. There will be no race day registration OR packet pick-up available. Please plan ahead.

Option A: Express Packet Pick-Up

Tri- Point YMCA* | 3233 N. St. Mary’s | San Antonio, TX 78212
Dates: Tuesday, November 10-Thursday, November 12
Times: 11am- 7pm

*Suggested pick-up location for locals. Race registration will NOT be available on-site. Packet pick-up only.

Option B: Packet Pick-Up and Late Registration

Health & Fitness Expo* | Alamodome | 100 Montana Street | San Antonio TX 78203
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009
Times: 11am- 7pm
Event Parking at the Alamodome: $10

* Registration WILL be available on-site.

Race Schedule & Information

Date: November 14, 2009

Distance: One-mile

5th Grade: 8:30am- Orange Numbers
4th Grade: 8:45am- Purple Numbers
3rd Grade: 9:00am- Green Numbers
2nd Grade: 9:15am- Yellow Numbers
1st Grade: 9:30am- Blue Numbers
Kindergarten: 9:45am- Red Numbers (1/2 Mile)

Please plan on arriving at least one hour prior to your start time. Expect traffic and delays and please plan accordingly.

*Race times are subject to change

The Course

The one-mile fun run will start in Brackenridge Park / San Antonio Zoo on Red Oak near the train pavilion. The course will run south on Red Oak Road to Mulberry, east on Mulberry for a short stretch and back into Brackenridge park via Wildlife/Wilderness/Waterworks Trail and Brackenridge drive, finishing near Joske Pavilion.

The Kindergarten ½-mile course will also start at Red Oak and Tuleta Drive heading south, hit a turn-around on Red Oak (for an out and back) and reroute onto an inner dirt trail that finishes on Brackenridge Rd. at the same finish line as the other race participants.

Kids Rock San Antonio Course Map

Finish Line/ Secure Zone

Kids Rock San Antonio will finish on Brackenridge Road near Joskes Pavilion. Once the child crosses the finish line, they will enter the Secure Zone – a safe, fenced off area for race participants only. There they will be escorted by volunteers and receive water, healthy post-race refreshments provided by Whole Foods, and a colorful finisher’s medal. Once they exit the Secure Zone they may not return.

Once participants finish the race, they can celebrate, reunite with family and head over to the San Antonio Zoo, where each participant receive FREE admission after the race (your race number is your ticket).

Note: Parents and spectators will not be permitted to enter the Secure Zone. This area is fenced off and is for participants only. Parents can watch the finish at the fencing and retrieve their child at the exit of the Secure Zone.

Post- Race ‘Kid Check’ (Grades K-2)

For the safety of the children, a ‘kid check’ system will be enforced at the Secure Zone exit for all participants in the Kindergarten, 1^st and 2nd grade races. Each race number for these grade groups has a duplicate numbers- one to be worn by your child and one for the child’s parent or guardian that will be used to ‘claim’ your child at the Secure Zone exit. At the end of the Secure Zone exit, kids will be released to the parent or guardian who possesses the matching race number. For the 3rd – 6th grade races, please plan to meet your child at the exit of the secure zone. Plan ahead and have a meeting place and time in case you become separated.

To assist with post- race meet-up, the ‘Kid Check’ Secure Zone exit will have separate exit chutes based on the last number in their child’s bib number. Parents/guardians/ teachers must present their child’s duplicate bib number to reunite with their child. Zones will be assigned as follows:

Exit 1: Race Numbers ending in 0, 1 or 2
Exit 2: Race Numbers ending in 3, 4, 5 or 6
Exit 3: Race Numbers ending in 7, 8 or 9

Sponsor A Child

$35 Can Ignite a Child’s Love of Running

A tax-deductible donation of $35 will guarantee that one child gets to experience the fun of Kids Rock and will feel a part of the exciting Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon. Every Kids Rock participant receives a goodie bag, t-shirt and that big, shiny finisher’s medal that every marathoner treasures.

Sponsor-a-Child today!

Modified Marathon Training Program

A modified marathon training program is available to help kids run, jog or walk their way to the finish line. This free modified marathon training program, specifically designed for children, provides a general training running or walking guide that includes a 25.2 mile lead up training progress chart for children to track their mileage. The training program also includes fitness tips to help kids kick off and maintain an overall healthy and active lifestyle.

2009 Kids Rock San Antonio 10-week Training Log- download here!

Kids Rock Training Program kick off: September 9

School Rock Challenge

The San Antonio Sports School Rock Challenge, created by San Antonio Sports will launch September 9 in participating area elementary schools. For ten weeks, children in grades K-5 will follow a running or walking training schedule during which they’ll cover 25.2 miles. Their program will culminate with school-based celebrations on Friday, Nov. 13 during which they’ll complete their final mile and the 26.2 mile marathon!

For information call 210.820.2102

Help Kids Rock! – Volunteer

Help over 3,500 kids make their way to the finish line. Volunteers are needed to help make race day a success on Saturday, November 14. Be part of the run… it’s fun!
Contact David Blank at San Antonio Sports – dblank@sanantoniosports.org or 210.820.2191

Sponsorship Opportunities

Target and reach children by sponsoring Kids Rock San Antonio! Various sponsorship levels are still available. For sponsorship information, please contact: rnrsa@eliteracing.com or call 800-311-1255.

For More Information

E-mail: rnrsa@eliteracing.com
Phone: 1-800-311-1255

Kids Rock San Antonio presented by YMCA