Road Closures Saturday for the Alameda 10-Miler Race

If you're driving through the East End Saturday morning, give yourself extra time. The Cooper Teare Classic, Alameda's 10-Miler and 8K race, is bringing about 700 runners to the streets around Crown Memorial Park, and several roads will close in waves between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.

What Race Is Happening in Alameda This Weekend

The event includes a 10-mile run, an 8K, and a kids run, all on Saturday, Aug. 8. Alameda Police will be posted at major intersections to direct traffic, and course monitors will guide runners along the route. If you live near the course or need to get somewhere early Saturday, plan your route around these closures.

Alameda 10-Miler Road Closures, Street by Street

Here's when and where you'll hit detours:

• Westline Drive (Otis to Shoreline): southbound closed, 6 to 9 a.m.
• Shoreline Drive (Westline to Park): eastbound closed, 6 to 9 a.m.
• Park Street (Shoreline to San Jose Ave): center turn lane closed, 6 to 9 a.m.
• San Jose Avenue (Park to Grand): westbound closed, 6 to 9 a.m.
• San Jose Avenue (Grand to San Antonio): eastbound closed, 7 to 10 a.m.
• San Antonio Avenue (Morton to Caroline): eastbound closed, 7 to 10 a.m.
• Grand Street (San Jose to Otis): southbound bike lane closed, 7 to 10 a.m.
• Otis Drive (Grand to Westline): westbound bike lane closed, 7 to 10 a.m.

Why It's Worth Planning Around

Ten a.m. is the outside edge for all of these closures, so if you're headed out for a Saturday morning errand near the East End, you've got a good window either before 6 a.m. or after 10 a.m. to avoid the detours entirely. If your normal route to Park Street or the tube crosses any of these streets, plan on a few extra minutes or a different path that morning.

If you're a runner instead of a driver, this is also a fun one to cheer on rather than dodge. About 700 people are expected to take part between the 10-mile run, the 8K, and the kids run, so the sidewalks near Crown Memorial Park will have a real neighborhood crowd out cheering. It's a nice reminder that Alameda's flat, low-traffic streets are part of what makes it a good place to run in the first place.

Alameda Police will have officers posted at the busier intersections to keep traffic moving safely around the runners, and course monitors will be stationed along the route to guide both racers and drivers. So even with the closures, this isn't the kind of morning where you'll be stuck waiting with no one directing you.

Check our events page for more of what's happening around Alameda this month.