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

Elm 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

Click here for a PDF of the Start Area Map

Click here for a list of on-course aid, fun, and entertainment stations

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

Start near intersection of Elm St. and W. Freedom Way – ALL
Head north on Elm 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 left off the Taylor Southgate Bridge to 3rd St. – ALL
Turn right on to Monmouth
Turn right onto 5th Street (continue over the Memorial Bridge into Covington) – ALL
Turn right onto the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge – ALL
Turn left onto 3rd Street – ALL
Turn right onto Gest St. – RSO
Bear right onto the 7th Street Viaduct – ALL
Continue 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 (turns into Dr. Martin Luther King Drive) – LSO
Turn left onto Gilbert Avenue – LSO
Slight left onto Sinton Avenue – ALL
Turn right onto Nassau Street – ALL
Turn left onto Gilbert Avenue – LSO, switch to RSO at Eden Park Drive
Turn right onto Elsinore Place – ALL
Turn left onto Reading Road (continue onto Central Parkway) – LSO
U-turn at Walnut Street (Run on opposite side of Central Parkway) – ALL
Turn right onto Eggleston Avenue – 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