Organizers for the 2022 Carmel Marathon Weekend are planning for more than 3,500 participants today, which is the largest field in its 12-year history. The popular race will bring in participants from 43 states as well as a strong field of elite runners expected to break course records.
The race course begins and finishes at the Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts with the course reaching east-to-west from Hazel Dell Parkway to Illinois Street. Motorists looking to avoid the marathon course are recommended to use 116th and 146th Streets for east/west routes, and Keystone Avenue and U.S. 31 for north/south routes. All events begin at 8 a.m., with a maximum course time of 6.5 hours. The course and finish line will officially close at 2:30 p.m. All lanes of all roads will open throughout the morning immediately following the last race participant.
Both lanes of City Center Drive, eastbound and westbound, will remain closed until 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 for the start/finish area of the race. Traffic will be able to access Carmel City Center on Saturday from the south via Range Line Road starting at 8:40 a.m.
Other temporary single-lane delays will occur between approximately 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 as follows:
- City Center Drive between Range Line Road and 3rd Avenue SW: Until Saturday at 5 p.m.
- Range Line Road: Southbound between Main Street and Elm Street: 7:50 to 8:30 a.m.
- Range Line Road: Southbound between Elm Street and City Center Drive: 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Range Line Road/Westfield Boulevard: Southbound between City Center Drive and 106th Street: 8 to 8:35 a.m.
- Range Line Road: Northbound between Executive Drive and City Center Drive: 7:50 to 8:25 a.m.
- Range Line Road: Northbound between City Center Drive and Main Street: 7:50 to 8:30 a.m.
- Main Street: Full closure between 3rd Avenue SW and Range Line Road: 7:50 to 8:35 a.m.
- Main Street: Delays at Monon Greenway: 7:50 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
- 106th Street: Eastbound between Westfield Boulevard and Gray Road: 8 to 9:20 a.m.
- 106th Street: Westbound between Hazel Dell Parkway and Gray Road: 8:05 to 9:35 a.m.
- North Range Line Road at Circle Drive: Runners crossing US 31 exit ramp and North Range Line Road: 8:10 to 8:40 a.m.
- Clay Terrace Boulevard: Runners crossing at 146th Street: 8:10 to 8:50 a.m.
- John Street: From 146th Street to Thornberry Drive: 8:15 to 9 a.m.
- Thornberry Drive: From John Street to Pearl Street: 8:15 to 9 a.m.
- Hazel Dell Parkway: From 126th Street to 106th Street: One southbound lane ONLY closed: 8:20 to 10:25 a.m.
- Dellfield Boulevard: Eastbound between pool and Hazel Dell: 8:20 to 10:25 a.m.
- Bridgeton Lane: Eastbound to Gladecrest Drive: 8:20 to 10:30 a.m.
- Gladecrest Drive: Northbound to Autumn Gate Way: 8:25 to 10:30 a.m.
- Autumn Gate: Northbound to 126th Street: 8:25 to 10:30 a.m.
- 126th Street: Westbound between Hazel Dell Parkway and Gray Road: 8:30 to 10:40 a.m.
- Limberlost Drive: Northbound between 126th Street and Harrison Drive: 8:35 to 10:50 a.m.
- Harrison Drive: Northbound between Limberlost Drive and Main Street: 8:35 to 10:50 a.m.
- Main Street: Westbound between Harrison Drive to Hawthorne: 8:35 to 11 a.m.
- Hawthorne Drive: Northbound between Main Street to Smoky Row Road: 8:40 to 11:10 a.m.
- Smoky Row Road: Westbound from Carmel High School stadium to Range Line Road: 8 to 8:30 a.m.
- Smoky Row Road: Westbound between Hawthorne Drive to Range Line Road: 8 to 11:40 a.m.
- Smoky Row: Delays at Monon Greenway: 8 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.
- Gradle Drive: Delays at Monon Greenway: 9:10 to 11:40 a.m.
- 111th Street: Delays at Monon Greenway: 9:15 to 11:55 a.m.
- 106th Street: Delays at Monon Greenway: 9:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
- 96th Street: Westbound closed between Monon Greenway parking entrance to College: 9:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- College Avenue: Southbound closed between Pennsylvania Parkway and 96th Street: 9:25 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.
- Pennsylvania Parkway: Southbound curb lane closed between 111th Street and College Avenue: 9:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.
- 111th Street: Westbound lane closed between Pennsylvania Street and Illinois Street: 9:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.
- Illinois Street: Northbound curb lane closed between 111th and 136th Street: 9:40 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.
- Oak Ridge Road: Northbound closed between 136th and Nevelle Lane: 10 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
- Nevelle Lane: Eastbound closed between Oak Ridge and Rohrer Road: 10:05 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
- Rohrer Road: Northbound closed between Nevelle Lane and 146th Street: 10:05 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.
- 146th Street: One eastbound lane restricted under Monon Greenway: 10:05 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.