Thunder Road Marathon Map

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ELEVATION MAP



Water and Powerade will be available at the following places along the course:
Mile 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23.5, and 25.
Gel will be provided at mile markers 16 and 20.

Race Time: 8:00 a.m., December 13, 2008

Thunder Road Marathon Turn-by-Turn Directions

Street Directions

Restriction

Approximate Mile

Lead Runner

Time Clear

Start on College Street between Stonewall and E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (f/k/a 2nd St.), heading Nouth

Unrestricted – All Lanes

Start

8:00 a.m.

8:04 a.m.

Turn Right on 3rd Street

Unrestricted – All Lanes

0.10

8:00 a.m.

8:05 a.m.

Third Street & Kings Drive = 1 Mile Mark

Unrestricted – All Lanes

1.00

8:05 a.m.

8:17 a.m.

Turn Left on Charlottetown Blvd. (f/k/a Independence Blvd.)

Restricted to two Northbound Lanes

1.10

8:06 a.m.

8:19 a.m.

Turn Right on Randolph

Unrestricted – All Lanes until crossing Caswell, then restricted to two Southbound lanes

1.15

8:06 a.m.

8:19 a.m.

Turn Right on Colville

Unrestricted – All Lanes

2.20

8:12 a.m.

8:34 a.m.

Turn Left on Providence Road

Two Southbound Lanes

3.50

8:20 a.m.

8:52 a.m.

Clear Wendover on Providence

Same Restrictions

4.20

8:24 a.m.

9:01 a.m.

Turn Right on Sharon Lane

Two Westbound Lanes

5.00

8:28 a.m.

9:12 a.m.

Turn Left on Arbor Way

Unrestricted – All Lanes

5.50

8:31 a.m.

9:19 a.m.

Turn Right on Sedley Rd.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

6.20

8:35 a.m.

9:29 a.m.

Turn Right on Lemon Tree

Unrestricted - All Lanes

6.90

8:40 a.m.

9:38 a.m.

Turn Left on Foxcroft Rd.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

7.10

8:40 a.m.

9:41 a.m.

Turn Left on Sharon Amity

Unrestricted – All Lanes

7.50

8:42 a.m.

9:47 a.m.

Turn Right on Sharon Rd

All Northbound Lanes to Wendover then Unrestricted – All Lanes

7.75

8:44 a.m.

9:50 a.m.

Clear Wendover on Sharon

Same Restrictions

8.20

8:46 a.m.

9:56 a.m.

Turn Left on Chilton Place

Unrestricted – All Lanes

9.10

8:52 a.m.

10:09 a.m.

Turn Left on E. Queens Road

Unrestricted – All Lanes

9.35

8:53 a.m.

10:12 a.m.

Straight as E. Queens Rd. Turns into W. Queens Road (Clear Selwyn Ave.)

Restricted to two Westbound Lanes

9.40

8:53 a.m.

10:13 a.m.

Queens Road W. at Princeton

Restricted to two Westbound Lanes

10.00

8:57 a.m.

10:21 a.m.

Straight onto Kings Drive Crossing East Blvd.

Two Northbound Lanes up to Hosp. Ent. / Brunswick - Then Unrestricted – All Lanes to Morehead

10.70

9:01 a.m.

10:31 a.m.

Turn Left onto Morehead St.

Two Eastbound Lanes (runners head west facing traffic).

11.35

9:04 a.m.

10:39 a.m.

Turn Left on Berkeley Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

11.90

9:08 a.m.

10:47 a.m.

Turn Left on Lexington Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

12.10

9:09 a.m.

10:50 a.m.

Turn Right on Romany Rd.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

12.20

9:09 a.m.

10:51 a.m.

Turn Left on Myrtle Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

12.45

9:11 a.m.

10:55 a.m.

Turn Right on Park Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

12.50

9:11 a.m.

10:55 a.m.

Turn Right on Euclid Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

12.60

9:12 a.m.

10:57 a.m.

Turn Left onto Morehead St.

Two Eastbound Lanes (runners head west facing traffic).

13.10

9:15 a.m.

11:04 a.m.

Turn Left on College St.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

13.45

9:17 a.m.

11:08 a.m.

Straight as College Street turns into Tryon St.

Two Northbound Lanes (runners head south facing traffic)

13.50

9:17 a.m.

11:09 a.m.

Bear Left on Camden

Unrestricted – All Lanes

13.90

9:19 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

Turn Right on Tremont

Unrestricted – All Lanes

14.30

9:21 a.m.

11:20 a.m.

Turn Right on S. Tryon St.

Two Northbound Lanes

14.70

9:24 a.m.

11:25 a.m.

Turn Left on West Blvd.

Two Westbound Lanes

15.00

9:25 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

Turn Right on Mint St.

Two Northbound Lanes

15.30

9:27 a.m.

11:34 a.m.

Clear Morehead on Mint - Runners are restricted to Northbound two lanes of traffic in front of Stadium on Mint St. b/t Morehead and Stonewall/Graham

Same Restrictions

16.10

9:32 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

Clear Stonewall on Mint

Same Restrictions

16.35

9:33 a.m.

11:48 a.m.

Turn Left on 4th St.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

16.55

9:34 a.m.

11:51 a.m.

Turn Right on Cedar St.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

16.90

9:36 a.m.

11:56 a.m.

Turn Right on Trade St.

Westbound Lanes heading east (runners head east facing traffic)

16.98

9:37 a.m.

11:57 a.m.

Clear Tryon on Trade St.

Same Restrictions

17.55

9:40 a.m.

12:05 p.m.

Turn Left on N. Caldwell St.

Two Northbound lanes on Right Hand side of median.  Then two left hand lanes after runners clear 6th St., then right two lanes after runners clear 12th St.

17.85

9:42 a.m.

12:09 p.m.

Bear Left on Parkwood Ave.

All Northbound Lanes

18.75

9:47 a.m.

12:21 p.m.

Turn Left on Davidson Street

All Northbound Lanes

19.27

9:50 a.m.

12:28 p.m.

Turn Right on 35th St.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

20.45

9:57 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

Turn Right on The Plaza

All Southbound Lanes

21.10

10:00 a.m.

12:53 p.m.

Bear Left on The Plaza at Parkwood

All Southbound Lanes

21.90

10:05 a.m.

1:04 p.m.

Turn Right on Central Ave.

Right Hand (Westbound) Curb Lane

22.78

10:10 a.m.

1:17 p.m.

Turn Right on Pecan Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

22.90

10:11 a.m.

1:18 p.m.

Turn Right on Chestnut Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

23.33

10:13 a.m.

1:24 p.m.

Turn Left on Thomas Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

23.40

10:13 a.m.

1:25 p.m.

Turn Left on Belvedere Ave.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

23.66

10:15 a.m.

1:29 p.m.

Turn Left on Hawthorne Ln.

Unrestricted – All Lanes

23.77

10:16 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Turn Right on Central Ave.

Two Westbound lanes

24.45

10:19 a.m.

1:39 p.m.

Bear Left on Central at 10th

Two Westbound Lanes

24.70

10:21 a.m.

1:43 p.m.

Turn Right on 7th St.

All Westbound Lanes

25.10

10:23 a.m.

1:48 p.m.

Turn Left on McDowell St.

Two Southbound Lanes

25.35

10:25 a.m.

1:52 p.m.

Turn Right on 2nd St. to Finish

Unrestricted – All Lanes

25.85

10:28 a.m.

1:59 p.m.

Finish on 2nd at Caldwell and Brevard.

 

26.20

10:30 a.m.

2:04 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Neighborhood Color Code Key

 

 

 

 

Eastover

 

 

 

 

Foxcroft

 

 

 

 

Myers Park

 

 

 

 

Dilworth

 

 

 

 

SouthEnd

 

 

 

 

Wilmore

 

 

 

 

Gateway

 

 

 

 

NoDa

 

 

 

 

Plaza - Midwood