Guest post by Paula M. O’Neal
The 2nd running of the RunRaleigh Half Marathon & 5K is scheduled for Sunday, April 14, 2013. As with many road races, there are street closures around the race. The race route and start time was designed to minimize any disruption to your respective services and worship schedules and businesses.
In 2012, the race donated over $32,000 to the three local charities and was a huge success. The race benefits three local Wake County charities: SPCA of Wake County, SWOOP, and the Raleigh Police Memorial Foundation. The Half marathon starts at 7am and the 5K starts at 7:30am. Additional information is on the race website at www.runraleighraces.com.
Road closures
The following are road closures for the race. Road closed are in both directions unless otherwise specified.
- 7am-8:00am – Oberlin Rd from Clark Ave to Fairview Rd
- 7am-10:30am – Clark St from Bellwood to Oberlin Ave
- 7am-10:30am – Hillsborough St. from Pullen to Morgan St
- 7am-10:30am – Ashe Ave from Hillsborough to Western Blvd
- 7am-10:30am – Western Blvd from Ashe Ave to Boylan Ave
- 7am-9am – Western & MLK eastbound from Boylan to Rock Quarry Rd
- 7am-9am – MLK eastbound from Wilmington to Rock Quarry Rd
- 7:30am-10am – Garner Rd from Greenway to Peterson St
- 7:30am-10am – State St from Greenway to Peterson St
- 7:30am-10am – Peterson from Carnage to State St
- 7:30am-10am – Wilmington St from I-40 overpass to City Farm Rd
- 7:30am-10am – Fayetteville Rd from Wilmington to MLK Blvd