The Wichita Prairie Fire Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K races are this Sunday, Oct. 9th, and the 9-mile course will impact travel in the city. Runners from 33 states, Canada and Ireland have signed up for the race.

WPD and volunteers will be at intersections to control traffic along the route.

Officials are advising residents to avoid the race routes if they do not wish to encounter delays.

Road crews will begin setting the course at 3:00 a.m. with the races starting at 7:30 a.m.  Crews will begin reopening streets after marathon runners have cleared an area on their second loop.

List of road closures below

 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10:

Closed: E 2nd, from N Moore St to N St. Francis

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10:

Closed: N St. Francis, E Central to E 2^nd St;
N St. Francis, E 1^st  to E Douglas Avenue;
Closed:  Douglas Avenue, N Water on west to N/S Ridgecrest on the east;
Closed:  N Water, W Douglas to W 2nd;
Closed:  W 1st, N Water to N McLean;
Closed:  1st/2nd Street Bridge
Closed:  Northbound lanes of McLean, 1st/2nd Street Bridge to 13th Street;
One lane of East Bound 13th Street closed to traffic, McLean to Perry;
Perry, W 13th to W 12th;
12th, Perry to Amidon;
Amidon, W 12th to W Murdock;
W Murdock, Amidon to Woodrow;
Woodrow, Murdock to Pine
Pine, Woodrow to Stackman;
Closed:  Stackman, Pine to Museum Blvd
Closed:  Museum Blvd., Stackman to Central
Closed:  Central, Museum Blvd. to Veterans Pkwy
Closed:  Veterans Pkwy, Central to 2^nd
Closed:  2nd St, Veterans Pkwy to N Moore St
Nims, W Central Pkwy to N Murdock St;  5K Route: Will open to tennis center upon completion of race.
W Stackman Drive, Nims to W Pine St  5K Route

CROSSING DOUGLAS:

Crews will begin placing barricades for the course at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday. If you need to cross Douglas prior to 7:30 a.m., please use Broadway, Washington, or Hillside. Once WPD arrive for their assignment, the following intersections will also open for north and south bound traffic: Hydraulic, Grove and Oliver.

RACE SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Packet Pickup at Wave, 650 E. 2nd Street, Wichita KS 67202 (On-site registration available).

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9

7:30 a.m. Prairie Fire Marathon & Half Marathon Start

7:50 a.m. 5K and Friendly 5K Start

8:50 a.m. 5K Awards inside WAVE

10:00 a.m.  Half Marathon Awards inside WAVE

10:50 a.m. Entrance to the 2nd loop closes for Marathoners.

11:30 a.m.  Marathon Awards inside WAVE

2:30 p.m.  Course Closes