Flying Pig Marathon Weekend

Half Marathon

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Race Overview

All registered participants will receive a shirt, premium gift, limited-edition poster and virtual goodie bag.

All Half Marathon finishers will receive a finisher’s medal, mylar blanket and finish-area refreshments. Finisher’s certificates will be available to download after the race.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Starts

Rosa Parks Street

Start Time

6:30 am

Distance

13.1 mi / 21.10 km

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Course Description

The half marathon starts with the full marathon and relay field and goes through Cincinnati, Newport, and Covington. The two groups will run together for approximately nine miles; then, the half marathon field will turn back toward downtown and end at the Marathon finish line.

Click here for a PDF of the Course Map

RSO – means use right side only as runners flow around the course.
SS – means all southside lanes etc.
ALL – means all of street.

Start on Vine St. between 2nd and W. Freedom Way – ALL
Head north on Vine St. – ALL
Turn right onto 2nd Street – ALL
Continue down the LL Ramp – ALL
Left on to E. Pete Rose Way
Turn right the Taylor Southgate Bridge into Kentucky - ALL
Turn right off the Taylor Southgate Bridge to 3rd St. – ALL
Follow 3rd St around the 2nd roundabout until it turns into Lowell (route 9)
Left on W 9th St
Right on Brighton St
Right on 11th St (continue over the Girl Scout Bridge into Covington) - ALL
Turn right off the bridge
Continue on Prospect Ave. - ALL
Left on E 11th St. - ALL
Right on Greenup - ALL
Left on W 4th St. - ALL
Turn right onto the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge - ALL
Turn right onto 3rd Street – ALL
Turn Left onto Vine St. - ALL
Turn right on 7th Street - ALL
Continue onto Gilbert Avenue - RSO
Turn right onto Eden Park Drive - ALL
Enter the traffic circle and take first right to continue onto Eden Park Drive - ALL
Turn right onto Lakes Drive - ALL
Turn right onto Eden Park Drive - RSO
Turn right onto Victory Parkway - RSO
Turn right onto East McMillan Street - ALL
Turn left onto Woodburn Avenue - ALL
Turn left onto Madison Rd – LSO
At the traffic triangle, stay north of the triangle to go around and turn left on Victory
Slight right to Yale Ave – ALL
Quick right on to Alms Pl – ALL
Left on Myrtle Ave – ALL
Left Park Ave – ALL
Right on William Howard Taft – ALL
Left on Gilbert - LSO, switch to RSO at Eden Park Drive
Turn right onto Elsinore Place - ALL
Turn left onto Reading Road – LSO
Turn left onto Eggleston - ALL
Turn left onto Court St - ALL
Turn right onto Reedy - ALL
Left on Eggleston – RSO
Turn right onto E. Pete Rose Way - RSO
Turn left onto Mehring Way – NS/RSO
Finish on Mehring Way at first crosswalk west of Roebling Bridge overpass near Anderson Pavilion/Carousel