Course Description
The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon is a beautiful course, that “flies” along the streets of Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Mariemont, Fairfax, and Columbia Township. Our course presents a well-balanced, diverse tour of some of the best neighborhoods in the area.

Turn by Turn Directions
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 the 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 the 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 right onto Madison Road – RSO
- Turn right onto Erie Avenue – RSO
- Slight left to continue on Erie Avenue – RSO
- Turn right onto Murray Rd and continue past the traffic triangle to the turnaround point. Turn around on Murray Rd. and head back to Erie Avenue. – RSO
- Turn right onto Erie Avenue – RSO
- Turn right onto Bramble Avenue – RSO
- Turn right onto Settle Street – ALL
- Turn left on Murray Avenue – ALL
- Turn right on Berwick St./Thorndike Road – ALL
- Slight left to continue on Thorndike Road – ALL
- Slight left to continue on Thorndike Road – ALL
- Slight left to continue on Thorndike Road – ALL
- Turn right onto East Street – ALL
- Turn right onto Miami Road – RSO
- Turn right onto Wooster – RSO (curb lane only)
- Turn right onto Madisonville Road – RSO
- Continue straight onto Murray Road – ALL
- Continue straight onto the bike path – ALL
- Turn left onto Germania St. – ALL
- Bear left onto Bancroft St. – ALL
- Turn right onto Watterson Road – ALL
- Turn right onto Elder Street – ALL
- Turn left onto Southern Avenue – ALL
- Turn right onto Columbia Parkway – RSO (one lane only)
- Take Eastern Ave exit ramp on right – ALL
- Continue onto Eastern Avenue – RSO
- Turn left on Stanley Avenue – RSO
- Turn right onto Kellogg Avenue – RSO, transition to SS at Delta/Strader
- Continue onto Riverside Drive – SS
- Turn left onto Mehring Way – SS
- Finish on Mehring Way at the first crosswalk west of the Roebling Bridge overpass near Anderson Pavilion/Carousel
The course will close at a continuous pace of 16:00 minutes per mile. Anyone who cannot maintain the 16:00 minute per mile pace must move to the sidewalk as the course closes to allow regular traffic through. Runner services cannot be guaranteed for participants beyond the 16:00 minute per mile pace.
- Minimum age for Marathon: 18 years old on race day