Mile by Mile Course Description

Full Marathon Course Turn-by-Turn Directions

7:25 AM – Marathon Wheelchair Start

7:30 AM – Runner Start – wave start, marathon and ½ marathon start together.

  • Start – On Broadway just north of Post Street, whole road running south.  
  • 0.7 – Under many freeway overpasses.  
  • 1.0 – Past Maverick Park on the left.
  • 1.6 – Left at 4th Street, whole road.
  • 1.8 – Right at Bonham, whole road. 
  • 2.0 – Right at Crockett inside Lady Bird Fountain.
  • 2.05 – Left around/in front of Menger Hotel.
  • 2.1 – Right at Dillard’s store to Alamo Plaza.
  • 2.2 – Past the Alamo on the right.
  • 2.3 – Left at 3rd, whole road.
  • 2.55 – Right at Navarro, whole road.
  • 2.7 – Right at St. Mary’s, whole road.
  • 3.0 – Cross McCullough
  • 3.5 – Under the 35 freeway.
  • 3.7 – Left at E. Euclid, whole road.
  • 3.8 – Right at Atlanta, whole road.
  • 3.9 – Right at the Y to Gillespie, whole road
  • 4.0 – Left at Evergreen, whole road.
  • 4.15 – Right at McCullough, whole road.
  • 4.8 – Left at E. Craig, whole road.
  • 5.2 – Cross San Pedro Ave.
  • 5.4 – Left at Flores Street, whole road.
  • 5.6 – Right at Ashby, whole road.
  • 5.7 – Left at Flores, whole road.
  • 6.0 – Left at Myrtle, whole road.
  • 6.3 – Right at San Pedro, whole road.
  • 6.5 – Left at Cyprus Street, whole road
  • 6.8 – Right at Main Ave, whole road.
  • 7.1 – Under the 35 freeway.
  • 7.3 – Zig zag to Main at San Pedro.
  • 7.9 – Left at Commerce, whole road.
  • 8.0 – Right at St. Mary’s.
  • 8.45 – Right at Durango, right (west bound) side.
  • 8.75 – Left at Main Ave, whole road.
  • 9.2 – Left at Guenther, whole road.
  • 9.3 – Left at King William, whole road.
  • 9.5 – Left at Turner, whole road.
  • 9.6 – Right at Pancoast, whole road.
  • 9.7 – Right at Durango Blvd, eastbound (right) side.
  • 9.8 – Right at St. Mary’s.
  • 10.7 – Past Carolina Street.  ½ Marathon split.
  • 10.75 – Past Brackenridge High School on the right, stay to the right side of the road. marathoners only.
  • 10.9 – Under rail road bridge, right side of road, return marathoners on the other side.
  • 11.0 – Right at Mission Road, Roosevelt Park on the left, right side of road. (two way marathoners to Mission Pkwy)
  • 11.5 – Under the 10 freeway.
  • 11.55 – Cross Steve’s Road to Mission Road.
  • 11.9 – Past Mission Conception on the left.
  • 12.3 – Past Hansford, stay to right, return marathoners on the left to Mission Pkwy.
  • 12.8 – Cross Misson Pkwy., stay straight on Mission Road, whole road, Riverside Golf Course on the left.
  • 13.4 – Cross South Cross Blvd.
  • 13.9 – Left at Roosevelt, whole road, Mission San Jose in front.
  • 14.0 – Right at San Jose Drive, whole road.
  • 14.4 – Left just before Napier, whole road.
  • 14.5 – Sharp right around big grass triangle, whole road.
  • 14.6 – Left at Mission Road, whole road.
  • 15.1 – Left onto Military Highway.
  • 15.3 – Continue east on Military Highway in number two lane, leaving middle lane turn lane and one lane on each side for gradual 180-degree turn to runners right.
  • 15.5 ­–  Following turn-around on Military Highway, run west to Mission Road, turn left.
  • 16.5 – Mission Rd. curves to the left, Stinson Field (airport) on the right.
  • 17.1 – Past Emilio Guerra Road.
  • 17.3 – Left at Mission Road thru the park gate, whole road.  Mission San Juan Capistrano on the right.
  • 19.0 – Under Military Highway.
  • 19.4 – Right at Padre Drive, whole road.
  • 19.6 – Past Mission San Jose loop on the left.
  • 19.7 – Past Pyron Road.
  • 20.4 – Right at White Ave, whole road.
  • 20.6 – Left at Mission Pkwy., whole road.
  • 21.7 – Right at Mission Road over the bridge, stay to the right, outbound marathoners on the left.
  • 23.7 – Left at St. Mary’s, right half, under rail road bridge.
  • 23.9 – Right at Playmore, whole road.
  • 24.0 – Left at Presa Street, marathoners stay to the right side of road. * half marathoners will be on the left side up the road.
  • 24.7 – Right at S. Alamo, marathoners stay to right side of road, half on the left.
  • 24.9 – Right at Durango, marathoners on the right, half on the left
  • 25.4 – Bowie/37 SB off ramp.  ½ marathon turns left, marathon stay straight to Adams.
  • 25.4 – Pass Bowie/37 SB off ramp, move to left of center island under freeway.
  • 25.5 – Left at Adams/ Freeway, whole road.
  • 25.9 – Right at Market/Montana.  Marathon stay to the right,  marathon on the left.
  • 26.1 – Right at Cherry Street, marathon right side, ½ marathon left.
  • 26.2 – Finish on Cherry Street at Wyoming, right side.  Parallel to ½ marathon.   

* Final course road to open to traffic will be Market/Montana at 3:45 PM, 7 1/2 hours after last marathon starter (projected as 8:15 AM).


1/2 Marathon Course Turn-by-Turn Directions

7:25 AM – Marathon Wheelchair Start
7:30 AM – Runner Start – wave start, marathon and ½ marathon start together.

  • Start – On Broadway just north of Post Street, whole road running south.
  • 1.0 – Past Maverick Park on the left.
  • 1.6 – Left at 4th Street, whole road.
  • 1.8 – Right at Bonham, whole road.
  • 2.0 – Right at Crockett inside Lady Bird Fountain.
  • 2.05 – Left around/in front of Menger Hotel.
  • 2.1 – Right at Dillard’s store to Alamo Plaza.
  • 2.2 – Past the Alamo on the right.
  • 2.3 – Left at 3rd, whole road.
  • 2.55 – Right at Navarro, whole road.
  • 2.7 – Right at St. Mary’s, whole road.
  • 3.7 – Left at E. Euclid, whole road.
  • 3.8 – Right at Atlanta, whole road.
  • 3.9 – Right at the Y to Gillespie, whole road.
  • 4.0 – Left at Evergreen, whole road.
  • 4.15 – Right at McCullough, whole road.
  • 4.8 – Left at E. Craig, whole road.
  • 5.4 – Left at Flores Street, whole road.
  • 5.6 – Right at Ashby, whole road.
  • 5.7 – Left at Flores, whole road.
  • 6.0 – Left at Myrtle, whole road.
  • 6.3 – Right at San Pedro, whole road.
  • 6.5 – Left at Cyprus Street, whole road.
  • 6.8 – Right at Main Ave, whole road.
  • 7.3 – Zig zag to Main at San Pedro.
  • 7.9 – Left at Commerce, whole road.
  • 8.0 – Right at St. Mary’s
  • 8.45 – Right at Durango, right (west bound) side.
  • 8.75 – Left at Main Ave, whole road.
  • 9.2 – Left at Guenther, whole road.
  • 9.3 – Left at King William, whole road.
  • 9.5 – Left at Turner, whole road.
  • 9.6 – Right at Pancoast, whole road.
  • 9.7 – Right at Durango Blvd, eastbound (right) side.
  • 9.8 – Right at St. Mary’s, inside the island then whole road.
  • 10.7 – Left at Carolina Street, whole road. ½ marathoners split.
  • 10.8 – Left at Presa Street, half marathoners stay to left side of road, marathoners on the right.
  • 11.4 – Right at S. Alamo, half on left side of road, full on right.
  • 11.6 – Right at Durango, half on left side of the road, full on right.
  • 12.1 – Left at Bowie/37 SB off ramp, whole road.
  • 12.6 – Right at Market Street, whole road.
  • 12.8 – Under the 37 freeway, cross Adams/Frwy to Montana Street, stay to the left side of road, marathoners on the right.
  • 13.0 – Right at Cherry Street, half marathon left side, marathon on right.
  • 13.1 – Finish on Cherry Street at Wyoming, left side. Parallel to marathon.