(KNSI) – The CentraCare M Physicians Orthopedics Earth Day Run takes over downtown St. Cloud on Friday and Saturday.
Friday evening’s events feature the Health & Fitness Festival, the kids’ free 1K, the 5K run/walk/roll, and the 5K corporate challenge. In order for the events to go off without a hitch, beginning at 10:00 a.m., West St. Germain Street will be shut down between 4th Avenue South and 10th Avenue South for the health fitness festival. That will be followed up in the late afternoon with the kid’s 1K race.
From 5:00 to 8:30 p.m., the closures expand to 6th Avenue from West St. Germain up to 2nd Street North. The 5K race will then head east over Veterans Bridge, reducing traffic in both directions to one lane until Riverside Drive SE. Riverside is shuttered entirely until the dead end at Munsinger Gardens. When the runners reach that spot, they turn around and retrace their steps back to downtown. Drivers aren’t out of the woods by late Friday.
Saturday morning’s events are the Bernick’s half marathon and half marathon relay. There are a ton of closures for that, which can be found below.
• West St. Germain Street from 9th/10th Avenue to 4th Avenue. **NOTE W St. Germain Closure will begin at 6:00 a.m.
• 6th Avenue from West St. Germain S to 1st Street N
• 1st/2nd St N from 6th Ave N to Riverside Dr. SE, including Veterans Bridge, will be open to traffic; however, lanes in both directions will be narrowed to accommodate space for runners.
• Riverside Drive SE from East St. Germain Street to 10th Street SE
• 10th Street SE from Riverside Drive SE to 13th Avenue SE
• 13th Avenue SE from 10th Street SE to 13th Street SE
• 13th Street SE from 13th Avenue SE from to 10th Avenue SE
• 10th Ave SE from 13th Street SE to University Drive SE
• University Drive SE from 10th Avenue SE to 15th Avenue SE
• 15th Avenue SE from University Drive SE to 9th Avenue SE
• 9th Avenue SE from 15th Avenue SE to Minnesota Boulevard SE
• Minnesota Boulevard SE from 9th Avenue SE to Kilian Boulevard SE
• Kilian Boulevard SE from Minnesota Boulevard SE to University Drive South
• University Drive from Kilian Boulevard to 5th Avenue South
• 5th Avenue South from University Drive to 16th Street South
• 16th Street South from 4th Avenue South to 7th Avenue South
• 7th Avenue South from 16th Street South to 18th Street South
• 18th Street South from 7th Avenue South to alley to 8th Avenue South
• Clearwater Road from 8th Avenue South to 33rd Street South
• 33rd Street South from Clearwater Road to Lancewood Drive
• Lancewood Drive from 33rd Street South to Montrose Road
• Montrose Road from Lancewood Drive to Clearwater Road
• Beaver Island Trail from Clearwater Road to 1st Avenue South
• 1st Avenue South from 3rd Avenue South to 8th Street South
• 8th Street South from 1st Avenue South to 4th Avenue South
• 4th Avenue South from 8th Street South to 7th Street South
• 7th Street South from 4th Avenue South to 5th Avenue South
• 5th Avenue South from 7th Street South to 6th Street South
• 6th Street South from 5th Avenue South to 1st Avenue South
• 1st Avenue South from 6th Street South to 4th Street South
• 4th Street South from 1st Avenue South to 8th Avenue South
• 4th Street South from 8th Avenue South to 9th Avenue South
• 9th/10th Avenue South from 4th Street South to West St. Germain Street
**NOTE: north/south traffic will be maintained on the section of 9th/10th Ave, however northbound traffic’s access to/from 4th Street S, Hwy 23/2nd St, 1st St S and W St. Germain will be closed.
It takes 13 miles of barricades, volunteers and traffic control to make the event a success. The events draw over 1,000 people to the streets every year.
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