Eppie's Great Race

Runners' Distance - 5.82 miles:

• Start on bike trail near bridge at William Pond Recreation Area.
• Proceed on bike trail west for about two (2) miles.
• Leave the bike trail and proceed on the up-ramp to the levee near Rio Americano High School.
• Proceed west on the levee to Watt Ave Bridge.
• Take down-ramp off of levee, proceed under bridge and take up-ramp to the levee.
• Continue west on levee to the Guy West Bridge.
• At the Guy West Bridge take the down-ramp directly to the bike staging area.
• Make your hand-off to the cyclist.

Cyclists' Distance - 12.5 miles:

• Start on the Guy West Bridge hand-off area.
• Proceed east on bike trail to Arden Bar Bridge.
• Cross bridge and proceed through River Bend Park (formerly Goethe Park).
• Follow bike trail east to Sunrise Ave footbridge.
• Get off bike and run to bridge to make hand-off to the paddler.

Paddlers' Distance - 6.35 miles:

• Start at the Sunrise Ave. footbridge hand-off area.
• Proceed downriver to the River Bend Park (formerly Goethe Park) landing area.
• All paddlers will then exit their watercraft and cross the finish line on foot - except the stern paddler in the Tandem Recreational Canoes.

Kids Duathlon - 2-mile run, 5.5-mile bike:

• State near Guy West Bridge at California State University Sacramento.
• Runners will go one mile north along the levee bike path.
• Return one mile on the same route to the starting area.
• The cyclists will bike 5.5 miles on the American River Bike Trail to the finish in William Pond Park.
• It is a short walk from there across River Bend Park's Richey Footbridge to the finish area of Eppie's Great Race®.