Motorists are advised to watch for runners and exercise patience Saturday morning on several city streets during the Hoptown Half Marathon and a 5K run.
The half marathon will depart from the Christian County Justice Center at 8 a.m., and the 5K will follow at 8:20 a.m., according to a press release from Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation. Organizers expect approximately 300 runners to participate.
The route for the half marathon will be as follows:
- Justice Center parking lot (starting line)
- Ninth Street (from Seventh Street to South Virginia Street)
- Main Street (from Seventh Street to West 14th Street)
- Canton Street (from SouthMain Street to Bypass)
- Bypass (from New Work Fellowship to Foston Chapel Road)
- Foston Chapel (from Bypass to Hopkinsville Greenway rail-trail)
- West 15th Street (rail-trail to Bethel Street)
- Bethel Street (from 15th Street to Ninth Street)
The 5K route is as follows:
- Justice Center parking lot (starting line)
- Ninth Street (from Seventh Street to South Virginia Street)
- South Main Street (from Seventh Street to South Wooldridge Road)
- Alumni Avenue from South Main Street to Latham Avenue)
- Latham Avenue (from Alumni Avenue to Cox Mill Road)
- Sterling Drive (from Cox Mill Road. to Faulkner Drive)
- Faulkner Drive (from Sterling Drive to Greenway Rail Trail)
- 15th Street (rail-trail to Bethel Street)
- Bethel Street (15th Street to Ninth Street)
“Runners have been instructed to stay on the right-hand side of the road except while on the bypass, where they will use the left-hand shoulder and travel opposite the flow of traffic. Law enforcement vehicles will accompany runners at the front and rear of the course,” the release states.
Police will accompany lead runners for traffic clearance, and a race official will remain at the back of the pack to act as a “sweeper.”
“Several streets will only allow one-way traffic during the race period. Race officials and local law enforcement have worked together on plans to minimize traffic disruptions,” the release states.
