Event Description
RUN THE ALAMO 13.1 HALF & ALAMO MARATHON along with the sweetest run in town, The ALAMO 3.1/6.2 Krispy Kreme Doughnut Dash THE Original Home Grown, Down Home, Spring Time 1/2 Marathon, 10k & 5k in San Antonio is fiercely independent like our true Alamo heroes and honored to celebrate them and our 9th Anniversary.
Your day will start with a multiple musket volley & LIVE CANNON BLAST just down the street from the historic cradle of liberty, The Alamo, as you pulsate past some of San Antonio’s best cultural icons on your way back to HemisFair Park and an amazing post race party.
Event details and schedule
March 8th, 2020
START TIME ~ 6:45AM
6:15-6:30: Gather on E. Nueva inside HemisFair Park jsut east of S. Alamo
6:30: Final Instructions /Prayer / National Anthem
6:45: BOOM!!! Historic live CANNON BLAST & MULTIPLE Musket Volley START! RUN THE ALAMO 13.1 / 26.2 MARATHON along with The ALAMO 3.1 / 6.2 Doughnut Dash
***BAG CHECK*** We will have bag check for our runners starting at 5:15am. Please make sure your bag is marked with your bib#. Bag Check location Hilton Pavilion at S.Alamo & E. Nueva.
RACE DAY PARKING
Federal Lot on Cesar Chavez just West of IH-37 before S. Alamo St. All street metered parking on streets north of The Alamo are FREE on Sundays. The City has parking garages at 240 E. Houston & at 400 N. Saint Mary’s that are only a few blocks from The Alamo with very reasonable rates as seen here: http://www.sanantonio.gov/ccdo/parking/parkingmap.aspx
The COURSE
We are excited to treat you to another EPIC Certified Course for what we believe to be one of the most scenic running courses around including ALL 5 World Class Missions for our Alamo 26.2 Marathoners. Our historic course takes in THE best that San Antonio has to offer; showcasing the cultural icons that reflect the wonder, charm and history of our glorious city & heritage.
Course Time Limits: You will have plenty of time to complete the course with a 4 HOUR TIME LIMIT for THE ALAMO 13.1 HALF and 7 HOURS for The ALAMO MARATHON.
We’ll have plenty of Aid Stations every 1 – 1.5 miles stocked with plenty of water & gatorade to replenish you.
PACKET PICKUP & EXPO – ***NEW LOCATION***
Saturday, March 7th – Venue Villita – 11AM-6PM - San Antonio, TX.
If you are picking up a packet for a friend or family member, you must have them SIGN THIS WAIVER and bring it with you in order to receive their packet.
VENDORS FIXIN’ TO BE AT OUR EXPO (bring lots of dough (& credit cards) to lay on our fine sponsors!):
HOKA
Krispy Kreme
Austin Tri-Cyclist
Bondi Band
Arbonne
