Marathon offers alternate routes for church services

With thousands of runners registered to participate and dozens of bands performing along the route, road closures are expected to make a major impact on traffic flow.

Both races start in downtown Raleigh and wind east past Chavis Park, Oakwood Cemetery and William Peace University.

The 1/2 marathon route diverges from the marathon on the campus of NC State and winds back down Western Blvd to return to the Fayetteville Street finish line.

The marathon route heads west to the campus of Meredith College, then south to Lake Johnson before a return through Centennial Campus and to the finish line.