Richmond Marathon brings new routes, street closures

What's changed: All three races have new starting locations along Broad Street, while the finish line moves from to Fifth and Byrd Streets instead of near Tredegar.

• The 8K will take a more direct route along Broad while half-marathoners will follow a new stretch of Hermitage and Princeton Roads.
• Also new: The full marathon sold out faster than ever, with all 7,200 spots claimed by June, per Sports Backers.

The closures: Fifth Street between Bragg and Byrd will close Thursday at 6pm while additional stretches close Friday at 10am and noon. All reopen Saturday at 6pm.

• Newly listed Saturday closures include Seventh and 10th streets, Brown's Island Way and Princeton Road, with varying hours between 4am and 6pm.

Zoom in: Other affected roads include Broad Street, Monument Avenue, Arthur Ashe, Brook Road and Forest Hill Avenue.

The bottom line: If you're not running or cheering someone on, maybe move your car to avoid getting towed and then sleep in.

Go deeper: See the full road closures list, GRTC detours and spectator party zones