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The twenty eighth Flying Pig Marathon is Sunday and WLWT will likely be your unique residence for all the festivities. Around 45,000 contributors are anticipated to compete in Flying Pig Marathon occasions, representing all 50 states and 30 international locations. Participants will embrace 64 Streakers, contributors who will compete of their twenty eighth consecutive Flying Pig Marathon. Below is every little thing you need to know for the 2026 Flying Pig Marathon, together with the weekend schedule, race instances and highway closures.SUNDAY SCHEDULEOpening ceremonies for the Flying Pig Marathon and Half Marathon will start at 6:30 am on Sunday.This yr’s begin line will likely be at Rosa Parks Street at Freedom Way.Wheelchair and handcrank racers begin at 6:25 amThe 4-person relay race may even start at 6:30 amThe races will likely be adopted by a Victory Party at Smale Park from 8 am to 3 pm Leading up to Sunday, runners could have the possibility to compete in a number of occasions on Saturday. Below is a take a look at Saturday’s schedule of occasions, together with instances:10K- 7 am5K- 9 amFlying Piglet- 10 amFlying Fur- 11 amThe twenty sixth Mile- 12 pmPigSkills- 1 pm More on the complete Flying Pig schedule will be discovered right here. COURSE CHANGESThe course will proceed its journey via the streets of Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Mariemont, Fairfax and Columbia Township. However, there will likely be some adjustments due to deliberate development on the Fourth Street Bridge and the Brent Spence Corridor Project. Organizers are nonetheless ready on certification for the half and can announce that quickly. The begin line will now happen two blocks east on Rosa Parks Street as an alternative of Elm Street. The end line will nonetheless be on West Mehring Way. The course is now anticipated to go from Taylor Southgate Bridge deeper into Newport, going from Brighton Street to eleventh Street earlier than going again via Covington on Greenup Street then taking Fourth Street to the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge. Once again into Cincinnati, as an alternative of touring through Gest Street in Queensgate, it’s going to as an alternative go third Street to Vine Street to 2nd Street then to seventh Street up to Gilbert Avenue into Eden Park. From there, minor adjustments will likely be made in Mariemont and you will now not run on the bike path to get to Columbia Parkway, however the race will end the identical manner it at all times has alongside West Mehring Way. ROAD CLOSURES The influence of the Flying Pig Marathon would require quite a few highway closures in the course of the weekend of May 3-5, with totally different streets set to shut on totally different days.Sunday will see essentially the most closures, with all the closures set to start no later than 8:15 am For a full checklist of which streets will likely be closed and for the way lengthy all through the weekend, click on right here.WHAT WILL THE WEATHER BE LIKE?This weekend’s highs will likely be within the mid 50s on Saturday and round 60s on Sunday. Runners and squealers alongside the Flying Pig route ought to concentrate on the nippiness within the air each Saturday and Sunday mornings.Plan on pleasantly cool temperatures for this weekend’s Flying Pig occasions!See an in-depth temperature outlook right here.PARKINGThose planning on going to catch the marathon and cheer on the runners ought to plan to arrive early in an effort to keep away from lengthy delays.Traffic is usually busy heavy on race day and a few roads will likely be closed on Sunday morning. For a full checklist of the place you can park and the way to get to these spots out of your location, go to the Flying Pig’s parking information right here. WANT TO BE A SPECTATOR? Spectators are inspired alongside the race route to assist cheer on runners. Spectators can cheer, clap and play music. Race officers encourage anybody who sees a runner who seems to need assist or medical consideration to take their race quantity and inform a course monitor or fluid station volunteer. For assist figuring out the place you can count on to discover your runner in the course of the race, click on right here for an inventory of “Culligan Party Zones.” There are additionally a number of viewing events providing alternatives for viewing and leisure, together with on the Moerlein Lager House. Click right here for an up to date checklist of viewing events as we get nearer to race day. WHO WON LAST YEAR? Sean Ryan was the male winner final yr, crossing the Finish Swine in 2:22:41, marking the seventh quickest profitable run in marathon historical past. Utah State runner Tori Parkinson was the feminine winner within the 2025 Flying Pig Marathon, doing so in 2:40.06.Jonathan Harley efficiently defended his title, profitable a second-straight Flying Pig Half Marathon, crossing the Finish Swine in 1:12:30. Madeline Trevisan, a local of Michigan, was the lady’s half marathon winner, crossing the Finish Swine in 1:24:39.iSee extra info on Flying Pig’s web site right here.