LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The largest annual day of road racing in Kentucky is just days away. The GE Appliances Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and Marathon take place Saturday, April 30 beginning at 7 a.m.
2022 is marks the 49th running of the miniMarathon and the 21st for the Marathon. Runners will begin at Louisville Slugger Field in downtown and will run through neighborhoods and, of course, the infield of historic Churchill Downs. The finish line is at Lynn Family Stadium.
This year is a return to more “normal” race conditions. The miniMarathon course will be like what they planned for the 2020 course, with a 13.1-mile run starting at Louisville Slugger Field. The Marathon course combines the 2020 and 2021 courses. Marathon runners will go through Churchill Downs, the Big Four Walking Bridge, and the Ohio River Greenway before also finishing at Lynn Family Stadium. You can see maps for all of the races here.
The return of in-person racing also means road closures for non-runners. The Louisville Downtown Partnership released the list of street closures and you can see them here:
Main Street, closed from S Jackson Street to 21st Street
20th Street, closed from Main Street to Jefferson Street
Market Street, closed from 21st Street to 12th Street
13th Street, closed from Market Street to Broadway
Broadway, closed from 14th Street to 3rd Street
4th Street, closed from Broadway to Central Avenue
Central Ave, closed from 2nd Street to Taylor Avenue
3rd Street, closed from Central Avenue to W River Road
Preston Street, closed from Main Street to E River Road
E River Road, closed from Preston Street to 1250 E River Road
E Witherspoon Road, closed from Floyd St to River Road
Adams Street, closed from E Witherspoon Road to Quincy Street
Park Avenue, closed from 4th Street to 6th Street
6th Street, closed from Park Avenue to Magnolia Avenue
Magnolia Avenue, closed from 4th Street to 6th Street
No one will be allowed to park or stop in the areas listed above from Midnight Friday, April 29 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30.