The inaugural San Antonio Marathon will see 18,000 runners this weekend, causing road closures throughout downtown and nearby neighborhoods on Friday and Sunday.
SAN ANTONIO — Thousands of runners will lace up their shoes and hit the pavement in the first-ever San Antonio Marathon this weekend, snaking their way through downtown and local neighborhoods across three races of varying distances.
18,000 runners, to be exact.
The races get underway Friday with an evening 5K before the half-marathon and marathon runs on Sunday morning. Translation: If you’re looking to get somewhere downtown or the near-north side stretching to Olmos Park and Alamo Heights on Sunday, expect to see plenty of red on your preferred GPS app and plenty of orange barricades on the roads.
We’ve got you covered.
Below are the staggered anticipated reopening times for designated parts of San Antonio that will see marathon runners pounding the pavement Sunday. For a map of all road closures and race routes, scroll below the list.
- Downtown area: Races begin at 7:15 a.m., with roads near the starting line at Main Plaza expected to reopen by 9:30 a.m. Road near the finish line area at East Commerce and East Market streets will reopen by 3 p.m.
- King William neighborhood: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 9:30 a.m. King William Street, East Guenther Street, Constance Street, Eagleland Street, Barbe Street, South Alamo Street, St. Mary’s Street and Cedar Street will be impacted.
- Pearl/River North district: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 10:30 a.m. North St. Mary’s Street and Broadway will be impacted.
- River Road neighborhood: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 10:30 a.m. North St. Mary’s Street and East Mulberry Avenue will be impacted.
- Brackenridge Park area: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 11:03 a.m. Mulberry Avenue, Red Oak Road, Tuleta Drive and North St. Mary’s Street will be impacted.
- Monte Vista: Road closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at noon. East Hildebrand Avenue, Shook Avenue, West Mulberry Avenue and Howard Street will be impacted.
- Olmos Park: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 1 p.m. East Olmos Drive, West El Prado Drive, Hillside Drive, East Wildwood Drive and Contour Drives will be impacted.
- Alamo Heights: Road closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 1:15 p.m. Olmos Dam, Crescent Street, Estes Avenue, Cambridge Oval, Bronson Avenue, Petterson Avenue, Terrell Road, North New Braunfels Avenue and East Hildebrand Avenue will be impacted.
- Mahncke Park area: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 11:05 a.m. North New Braunfels Avenue and East Hildebrand Avenue will be impacted.
- Westfort Alliance neighborhood: Roads closed at 6 a.m., anticipated reopening at 11 a.m. Broadway will be impacted.