Nor’easter brings cold, windy conditions for 2021 Gate River Run

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Gate River Run in Jacksonville will take place on Saturday, March 19.

It’s the largest 15K race in the nation.

There will be 8,000 runners participating in the race in person, which is about half of what we normally see.

The first wave of the race will kick off at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The runners expo and packet pickup ends Friday. If you signed up for the run, you had to pick a day and time to attend.

Masks are required when picking up the race packets and at the start and finish lines.

WEATHER

The First Alert Weather team says runners will need to wear a jacket on the way to the race Saturday morning. Runners should expect windy and cool conditions with temperatures in the low 50s with overcast skies.

TRAFFIC

Roads will be blocked off to make way for the 15K race, impacting traffic on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20.

Runner Expo Closures: Duval Street between Randolph Blvd and Franklin Street will be closed from noon on Friday until 1 p.m. on Saturday. Randolph from Adams to Duval will be closed from 1 p.m. until noon on Saturday.

Race Day Closures:

• Duval Street (Jacksonville Fairgrounds to Main Street Bridge): 7:15 AM – 8:45 AM
• Randolph from Adams to Bay . 7: 15 AM until 9 AM
• Main Street Bridge: 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
• Riverplace Blvd – Prudential Drive: 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
• San Marco Blvd (Prudential to Laverne): 8:00 AM -9:30 AM
• River Road and River Oaks Road: 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
• Hendricks Ave (River Oaks to Alexandria): 8:20 AM – 10:00 AM
• Alexandria and Belote: 8:20 AM – 10:15 AM
• Atlantic Blvd. West Bound (Belote to Holmesdale): 8:20 AM – 10:30 AM
• Holmesdale, Nicholson, Olive and Gay: 8:20 AM – 10:45 AM
• Atlantic Blvd. West Bound (Gay to Hart Bridge): 8:20 AM – 11:00 AM
• Hart Bridge Southeast Bound (Atlantic Blvd to Duval Street: 7:45 AM -11:30 AM

For more information regarding the Gate River Run, click here.

Cox Media Group