With a course that takes runners over three of this Northern California city’s signature bridges — including Ribbon Bridge, Diestelhorst Bridge and the Sundial Bridge — the aptly named Three Bridges Half Marathon is part of the local Redding Lions Club’s annual Turtle Bay Run road race event.
The race also includes a 10K race and a 2-mile run/walk for everyone from adults to children as young as age five. Mostly fast and flat, the race takes runners closely along the shoreline of the Sacramento River, which runs through the center of the city.
All three races are set to start this year at the Riverfront Amphitheater north of the Redding Civic Auditorium, which lies near Turtle Bay Exploration Park, an ecological park that also includes the nearby McConnell Arboretum which runners trek through after running across the Sundial Bridge, which is also part of the park.