KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo is ready for race weekend, as the Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run for the Health of It return to downtown.
Last year, approximately 1,700 people helped pull off the races, which are once again expected to draw runners from across the country.
The events include the Kalamazoo Marathon, Borgess Half Marathon, Borgess 10K, Borgess 5K, Priority Health 5K, Meijer Kids Fun Run and the Motivational Mile. Every race starts at 3427 Gull Road, but race times vary.
RACE FORECAST
Cloud cover will work in the favor of runners on Sunday, prevent the race course from getting too hot. A few scattered showers should also keep participants cool as they wind their way through Kalamazoo.
Temperatures should top out in the mid-60s.
GET SET
Late registration and packet pickup for all Sunday race events will happen between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday at the Expo at Wings Event Center, located at 3600 Vanrick Drive. Packet pickup will also be available at 6:30 a.m. the day of the race, at the race site, which is 3025 Gull Road.
Runners who haven’t signed up can still register for an event Saturday and pick up their packet during the Expo event.
(WHERE TO) GO
Runners are asked to arrive as much as an hour before their event, since the campus and nearby roads close as early as 7:45 a.m., and rew roads lead to the race site.
Shuttle buses are available between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. from The Radisson Plaza Hotel at 100 W. Michigan. Return trips will happen every half hour.
The main shuttle site is Borgess Heart Center for Excellence, where buses will be available from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Return shuttles will run every 15 minutes, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Borgess Run offers interactive course maps online, and will livestream the marathon on its website. Each map breaks lists landmarks, water stations and spots to cheer on runners.
WOOD TV8 is a proud sponsor of this year's Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run for the Health of It.
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