Pick up your shirt and race number and see the latest sports equipment, clinics, lectures, and more!  This is your chance to get the latest running apparel and talk with the people that know running.

Expo Information

Arthur Ashe Athletic Center

Address:
3001A N. Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23230

2012 Expo Hours:
Thursday, November 8: 5 - 9 pm
Friday, November 9: 11 am - 9 pm

Packet Pickup:

• There is NO packet pick up available on Race Day.
• A photo ID is required to pick up your race packet.
• You may pick up a race packet for another pre-registered runner, provided you have a copy of their photo ID.

Expo Parking and Directions

The Arthur Ashe Center has 2,000 FREE parking spaces located in the surface lot outside the building. For a map of the area around the Ashe Center, click here.

Directions to the Arthur Ashe Center are as follows:

• From NORTH and WEST of RICHMOND
  • From I-95 or I-64, take exit 78 (the Boulevard).
  • At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto the Boulevard (Rt. 161 South).
  • Move into the left lane, make a left at the second traffic light into the parking lot (beside The Diamond). Follow the parking lot around the back of The Diamond's outfield wall to the Ashe Center.
• From SOUTH and EAST of RICHMOND:
  • From I-95 or I-64, take exit 78 (the Boulevard).
  • At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto Hermitage Road.
  • Go straight on Hermitage Road through the first traffic signal.
  • Make a right turn into the Ashe Center/Diamond parking lot. (Directly across from Sherwood Avenue)

Free Downtown Shuttle to Expo

Participants staying in downtown hotels may wish to take advantage of the free shuttle service to the Expo/packet pick‑up. The shuttle will be running from in front of the atrium entrance of the Omni Richmond Hotel on Cary Street near 12th Street. Three 47‑person shuttle buses will run on a continuous loop between the Omni and the Arthur Ashe Center during Expo hours. The last shuttle will depart from the Omni one half‑hour before the Expo closes each day with the final return service leaving the Expo right after closing time.

Exhibitor Information

For more information on how to have your company’s products being sold at the Expo, call 804-285-9495 x248 or email Meghan Keogh at meghan@sportsbackers.org for an exhibitor’s package.

Exhibitors

Check back in late summer for a list of companies and organizations scheduled to participate.