2009 Cooper River Bridge Run

Gobena captures women's title to complete Ethiopian sweep

For only the third time in 11 years, a non-Kenyan won the women's division in the Cooper River Bridge Run. Amane Gobena, a 26-year-old Ethiopian, won Saturday's 10K race with a time of 32 minutes, 25 seconds to edge countrywoman Teyba Naser by three seconds. Read More

Ethiopia's Regassa wins Cooper River Bridge Run

Tilahun Regassa appeared to thoroughly enjoy his Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday morning. Regassa, a 20-year-old from Ethiopia, runs with an odd gait - his right foot turns in awkwardly on each stride - and likes to look around as he races. Regassa took in the Lowcountry sights under a cloudless blue sky, kept a close eye on his competitors, and gradually wore down his fellow elite runners to claim the men's overall title in the 32nd annual Cooper River Bridge Run. Read More

Bridge Run: When and where

Welcome to the 32nd annual Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk. Here's what you need to know this morning — whether you're participating, spectating or avoiding it. 5-8 a.m. Read More

Bridge Run update: Two inducted into Bridge Run hall of fame; traffic congested near Gaillard

Typical for the Friday before the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk, traffic is horrendous in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant. Read More

Gaining Speed: Competition growing in wheelchair division

One of the reasons the Cooper River Bridge Run is considered among the elite road races in the United States is because it invites top athletes from around the world to participate. Read More

Better weather expected for race

Runners should find Saturday sunny and cool

A rainy Thursday and a shortened Cooper River Bridge Run Expo may be a recipe for congestion and headaches today at Gaillard Auditorium, as an estimated 25,000 people are expected to pick up packets between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Read More

15 things you need to know about the Bridge Run

It's been a few years since the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk offered the excitement of the last run on the "old bridge" and the first one on the "new bridge." And yet the Bridge Run is an evolving, dynamic event. Here are 15 things that participants, from those four guys who have run them all to the occasional fairweather friends and newbies, need to know about the 32nd edition of Charleston's biggest single-day participant event, which starts at 8 a.m. Saturday on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. Read More

Bridge Run registrations coming in fast

After a relatively slow weekend of registrations, an intern at the Bridge Run office said at 1 p.m. today that they have been slammed with people calling to register and that they are closing in on the 37,000 mark. Read More

The Calm before the Run

April 4 race will be here before you know it, so it's time to sign up & and get tuned up

The 32nd annual Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk is a mere month away, so it's an ideal time to sit down with the calendar and plot out your plan for participating in the Lowcountry's harbinger of spring's warmer days. Competitive runners, whether competing with a friendly foe or two or with yourself, will need to figure out what kind of shape they are in by running in one of nearly a dozen different races held in the area during March. Joggers and walkers need to find friends and family members who may want to join them for the event. Read More

Malot gives Kenyan women another Bridge Run crown

A year after a 1-2 finish by Ethiopian runners, the women's division of the 31st annual Cooper River Bridge Run turned out to be another Kenyan conquest. Leah Malot competing in her first Bridge Run on Saturday and earned a $5,000 paycheck by winning the 10-kilometer race with a time of 33 minutes and 22.6 seconds to beat fellow Kenyan Janet Cherobon, who ran a 33:36.8. The winning time didn't even come close to putting Malot in the top 10 all-time times, but it gave her country, Kenya, another title. Read More

Cooper River Bridge Run rookie pulls away from three former champions

With oppressive humidity bearing down and a warm headwind in their faces, even the mighty Kenyans labored as they sprinted up the Arthur Ravenel Bridge on Saturday morning in the 31st annual Cooper River Bridge Run. "It was a tough run," said Kenyan Robert Letting. "Very tough." Read More

A tradition: Tell me about your Bridge Run

For those who have run the Cooper River Bridge Run, past and present, the years come and go. Read More

A true survivor to cross bridge

Sudanese refugee overcame tough odds, now aids others

At the starting line of the 31st annual Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday, more than two dozen East Africans will stand out as the "elite runners" - world-class, professional athletes who will claim most of the top 15 fastest times for males and females. Another one, Jany Deng, won't be far behind. But he's not running as a professional. Read More

Sure, NOW it rains ... It's just what events don't need on weekend

Rain, rain, go away, come back when there aren't three big outdoor events in one weekend. The outlook was soggy as vendors for the Flowertown Festival set up their tents Thursday in Azalea Park. Dean Garrard of Birmingham, Ala., sloshed through 3 inches of water on the ground of the booth where she will sell handmade baby items. Read More

Elite females to highlight Bridge Run field

Saturday's Cooper River Bridge Run will feature a stronger field of female elite runners than usual. Eleven of the top 13 seeds are from either Kenya or Ethiopia and have broken 34 minutes for a 10K. Read More