FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A marathon that draws thousands of people to downtown Fort Wayne is celebrating its tenth year Saturday.
Fort4Fitness started with a little under 3,100 people in its inaugural year and has grown to a total of 10,000 participants in 2013, and a total number of more than 63,255 finishers from 2008 to 2016 over a number of different races, ranging from a marathon and half-marathon to a 10K and a 4-mile run and walk.
This year’s event sees the marathon start at 7 a.m., with the 10K starting at 7:30 a.m., the half marathon starting at 8:30 a.m., and a 4-mile run/walk starting at 10:30 a.m.
The marathon’s starting line is on Harrison Street between Brackenridge and Baker, ending at Parkview Field.
The event also features a free expo that features both local and national exhibitors, providing attendees with information on health, demonstrations, giveaways and runner merchandise.
The event will also be closing down a number of local roads, according to this list from the Journal Gazette:
Friday
Bass from Hoagland to Fairfield: Closed from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Brackenridge from Ewing to Webster: Closed from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Ewing from Baker to Jefferson: Closed from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday
Saturday
Baker from Calhoun to Harrison: Restricted traffic to CitiLink
Baker from Ewing to Harrison: Closed from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Beechwood from South Wayne to Fairfield: Closed from 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Brackenridge from Harrison to Webster: Closed from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Calhoun from West Wallace to Williams: Closed from 6:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Calhoun from Williams to Packard: Closed from 6:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Calhoun from Packard to Rudisill: Closed from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Calhoun from Rudisill to West Pettit: Closed from 7 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Calhoun from Pettit to Paulding: Closed from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Calhoun from Paulding to Hoover: Closed from 7:50 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Calhoun from Hoover to Don Ross Golf Course to Tillman: Golf course is open, but traffic will be diverted to northbound lanes from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Crestwood from Westover to Sherwood Terrace: Closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Ewing from Baker to Jefferson: Closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fairfield from Tillman to Southfair Court: 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Fairfield northbound from Taylor to Bass: Closed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Foster Park: Closed to traffic from 8:20 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Hartman from Old Mill to Westover: Closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Harrison from Douglas to Baker: Closed from 10 a.m. today to 12:30 p.m.
Harrison from Baker to Wallace: Closed from 6:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hoagland from Pettit to Lenox: Closed from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Hoagland from Pontiac to Williams: Closed from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hoagland from Williams to Bass: Closed from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Indiana from Oakdale to Packard: Closed 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Indiana from Packard to Kinnaird: Closed from 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Kinnaird from Indiana to South Wayne: Closed from 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Lexington from Old Mill to Hartman: Closed fro 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Masterson: Closed at Webster from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Oakdale from South Wayne to Indiana: Closed from 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Old Mill from West Fairfax to Old Farm Circle: Closed from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Old Farm Circle from Old Mill to South Wayne: Closed from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Packard from Calhoun to Indiana: Closed from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pettit from Stratford to Tacoma: Closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Pettit: Closed at South Wayne from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pontiac from Fairfield to Hoagland: Closed from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sherwood Terrace from Hartman to Stratford: Closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
South Wayne from Old Farm Circle to Pettit: Closed from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
South Wayne from Pettit to Pasadena: Closed from 7:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
South Wayne from Pettit to Rudisill: Closed from 7:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
South Wayne from Rudisill to Oakdale: Closed fro 7:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
South Wayne from Kinnaird to Beechwood: 7:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m.
Tacoma from Pettit to West Fairfax: Closed from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Tillman from Calhoun to Lower Huntington/Fairfield: Road is open but restricted to eastbound lanes from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Wallace from Harrison to Calhoun: Closed from 6:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
West Pettit from Calhoun to South Wayne: Closed from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Westover from Hartman to Crestwood: Closed from 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
West Fairfax from Tacoma to Old Mill: Closed from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.