The Start Line is located at 177 S. Broadway in Downtown Akron, OH 44308.
Please note that we are expecting 14,000 runners as well as thousands of volunteers and spectators making their way to downtown Akron on race morning. You should plan to be in the downtown area NO LATER THAN 6:00 a.m.
The routes below offer minimal road closing interference with directional signage to suggested marathon parking. Additional signage will be placed downtown to direct foot traffic to the starting line.
FROM NORTH VIA TURNPIKE & RT. 8
I-80 East to Rt. 8 South. Follow Rt. 8 South to Perkins St. exit. Turn right on Perkins St., turn left on High St.
Follow marathon parking signs for suggested parking:
D3 & D4 on High St.
FROM NORTH VIA I-77 & WEST VIA I-76
I-77/I-76 (they run concurrently briefly) to Grant/Wolf Ledges exit. Turn right on Wolf Ledges, right on South St. and then a right on Broadway.
Follow marathon parking signs for suggested parking:
D7 & L5.
FROM NORTH AND SOUTH VIA I-71
I-71 to I-76 East to Grant/Wolf Ledges exit. Turn right on Wolf Ledges, right on South St. and then a right on Broadway.
Follow marathon parking signs for suggested parking:
D7 & L5.
FROM SOUTH VIA I-77 & EAST VIA I-76
I-77/I-76 to Rt. 8 North. Exit at Perkins. Turn left on Perkins, turn left on High St.
Follow marathon parking signs for suggested parking:
D3 & D4 on High St.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NEW UPDATES:
- Parking will no longer be available at the Polsky deck.
- Please plan for delayed exiting from parking decks along race course. Exiting High Street decks begin at 8:30 a.m. Exiting Broadway decks begin at 9:45 a.m. Please refer to the Road Closing Schedule & Downtown Akron Parking Map to the right.
- High Street will be closed will have delayed exiting until after 9:00 a.m. due to Road Closing Schedule.