Cincinnati, the Kentucky riverfront and rolling road closures
The distance-specific page confirms Sunday, May 2, 2027 at 06:30. The route passes through Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Mariemont, Fairfax and Columbia Township. Read the full-marathon map when planning spectator meeting points: the shared opening of a festival does not mean the half-marathon route or finish timing applies throughout the full race.
The overview names Rosa Parks Street as the start and Mehring Way as the finish. The same page also carries older turn-by-turn text beginning on Vine Street and links a new start-area map. Use the final published start-area map and participant instructions to choose your entrance. Do not build an arrival plan around a street name copied from an older route paragraph.
The organizer closes roads on a rolling 16-minute-per-mile schedule. Runners behind that progress may have to use sidewalks, where continued on-course support is not guaranteed. It also requires runners to reach Frisch’s Mainliner between miles 17 and 18 by 12:15; those missing the deadline are transported to the Eastern Avenue section. Check how these rules apply to your start wave before deciding whether your sustainable pace fits.
Rehearse fueling and any planned walking breaks within your established training load, including their effect on overall elapsed pace. A watch’s moving pace excludes stops and can overstate progress against a road reopening schedule. If the cutoff leaves too little margin for your present ability, choose an appropriate distance or a later event instead of trying to recover time with an aggressive early pace.
Confirmed race date
Flying Pig Marathon: May 2, 2027. Verified on October 14, 2026 against the official event information.
Current race profile
The organizer remains authoritative if the course, distance program, venue, registration or schedule changes. Historical conditions are not a forecast; use current organizer advisories and the race-week forecast.
Training calendar anchors
These dates are calendar arithmetic, not proof that a plan length is appropriate.