Road Closure Info

Dear Neighbor,

Mark your calendar – Saturday, October 16 – the running of the 10^th Annual Baltimore Running Festival. We hope you look forward to this day with a sense of pride, as the Baltimore community will once again be on display for runners from around the country and the world to see.

You have not disappointed in the first nine years of the event. The runners greatly appreciate the enthusiasm you have shown as they pass through your neighborhoods – the cheering, the candy and fruit, the colorful balloons, the cool mist from a garden hose – all great gestures that make this event so wonderful. 

We understand the race impacts your routine for a few hours on a fall Saturday, but we’d like to share with you the positives aspects of the race that you may not be aware. Did you know that a total of $90 million dollars has been pumped into the Baltimore economy as a result of the race? Did you know that the Festival has generated nearly $5 million for charity? Local charities such as Baltimore Reads, Moveable Feast, Kids on the Hill and Heath Care for the Homeless, to name a few, have all benefited from the event.

As we make plans for this year’s race, we would welcome any input from you so that the event has a positive impact on your community. Thank you.

• COURSE MAP & STREET BY STREET
• TIMING OF RUNNERS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
• STREET CLOSURES
• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• WAYS TO GET INVOLVED ON SITE
• SUPPORT FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
• CHEER WORDS
  
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Course Maps (Couses the same as 2009): 

To view 2010 marathon map, click here.

To view 2010 street-by-street, click here

RUNNERS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The chart below gives the times runners should be in your neighborhood. If you live on Mile 17, you could expect to see the first runner arrive at 9:25a and the last runner to pass at 12:47p. (times are approximate.

• Road Closures: Please keep in mind the race starts at 8:00 AM and concludes at 3:00 PM. Roads will close approximately one (1) hour before the scheduled time of the first runner passing through. 

Street Closures for 2010 Baltimore Marathon

• Corner of Russell and Camden – closed at 6 AM for set-up
• Paca to McCulloh - closed from 7 AM to 8:30 AM
• McCulloh to Greenspring – closed from 7:10 AM to 8:50 AM
• Greenspring to Beechwood to Mansion House to Hanlon to East to Wyman Park Dr (In Druid Hill Park) – 7:15AM to 9:50 AM
• Wyman Park to Art Museum Dr – closed 7:30 AM to 10:00AM
• Art Museum Dr to 28^th St – Closed 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
• 28th to St. Paul St. – closed from 7:35 AM to 10:05 AM
• St. Paul/Light St. – closed from 7:45 AM to 10:35 AM
• Key Highway to Lawrence to Fort Ave. – closed from 8:15 AM to 10:20 AM
• Fort Ave. to Hull St to Key Highway Extension – closed from 7:50 AM to 11:30 AM
• Key Highway to Light St. – closed from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM
• Light St./Pratt/President to Lancaster – closed from 8:05 AM to Noon
• Lancaster and Aliceanna – closed from 8:10 AM to 12:15 PM
• Boston/Lakeview/O’Donnell – closed from 8:15 AM to 12:30 PM
• Linwood Ave to Madison St. – closed from 8:20 AM to 12:50 PM
• Madison St./Washington St. to St. Lo – closed from 8:25 AM to 1:00 PM
• Harford Rd to Pelham Ave. – closed from 8:35 AM to 1:35 PM
• Lake Montebello to 33^rd to Guilford Ave. – closed from 8:40 AM to 2:00 PM
• Guilford to 28^th St. to Howard – closed from 8:50 AM to 2:30 PM
• Howard St. to MLK – closed from 8:55 AM to 3:00 PM
• Euatw to finish – closed from 9:05 to 3:20 PM

Street Closures for 2010 Half-Marathon

• Light and Conway – closed at 7:30 AM for set-up
• Calvert to Fayette – closed from 8:45 AM to 9:55 AM
• Fayette to Broadway – closed from 8:55 AM to 10:05 AM
• Broadway to Pratt – closed from 9:00 AM to 10:15
• Pratt to Patterson Park to Eastern to Linwood – closed from 9:05 AM to 10:45 AM

Street Closures for 2010 5K

• Entire course closed from 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
• Start at Russell and Camden
• Cross Pratt – Paca to Madison/McCulloh St.
• McCulloh to right on Preston St.
• Turn around at Preston & Howard St.
• Left on Eutaw St
• Eutaw St – cross MLK
• Eutaw St. to finish

We appreciate the efforts of the Baltimore Police Department and Department of Public Works. These folks do their best to lessen the impact in your neighborhoods while keeping the racers safe.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

• 10a- 9p @ M&T Bank Stadium
• Heath & Fitness Expo--You will find great prices and information on apparel, shoes, active gear, nutritional supplements & health care products. The Expo is FREE & open to the public.

Saturday, Oct. 16th

• 8a @ Camden & Russell Sts.
• Start of the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon & Legg Mason Team Relay
• 8:30a @ Camden & Russell Sts.
• Start of the United Way 5K
• 9:30a @ Eutaw & Lee Sts.
• Start of the Baltimore Kid’s Fun Run
• 9:45a @ Conway & Light Sts.
• Start of the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Half-Marathon
• 10a - 3p @ M&T Bank Stadium
• Celebration Village Finish Line Party-  Watch the racers finish and enjoy live music, interactive games, food and drink. All Village activities are FREE & open to the public.
• 12p @ M&T Bank Stadium
• The Awards Ceremony will take place on center stage located in the Celebration Village.

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BALTIMORE RUNNING FESTIVAL--A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT
Celebration Village
We encourage the Baltimore community to make a “party” out of the day. Join us in the Celebration Village on race day, Saturday, October 10 where we will have live music from 9 AM to 3 PM, interactive games, food and drink. The Village is FREE and open to the public. Come on down to the Village to cheer your family, friends and neighbors as they cross the finish line. The Awards Ceremony will take place on center stage located in the Village.

Volunteer
The Festival needs about 1,000 volunteers to support the racers. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering to help with the 9th Annual Baltimore Running Festival, it is not too late to sign up.

Volunteers are needed at the Health & Fitness Expo for Packet Pick-Up as well as on race day for a number of different duties. Your support is great appreciated.

Special Olympics Maryland, the community partner of the Baltimore Running Festival, has established an online registration form for all volunteers. To access this site visit the Volunteer Link. Or call Janet Novak at 410.789.6677