SAN ANTONIO – The highly anticipated inaugural San Antonio Marathon is finally here.
KSAT was at the starting line at 7:15 a.m. Sunday to provide coverage of Sunday’s big running event.
>> What to know about the San Antonio Marathon: Street closures, routes, expo
The marathon and half-marathon started at Main Plaza and is set to end at Hemisfair.
The course time limits for the marathon and half-marathon are seven and four hours, respectively.
Organizers said the races are sold out and expect more than 18,000 participants.
With that said, it will be busy along the routes, especially with road closures. The largest closures will occur as the two longer races pass through downtown, Midtown and Broadway.
Road closures downtown started at 3 a.m. In the other areas, they will close on a rolling basis, starting at 6 a.m.
To view a list of road closures happening on Sunday for the marathon and half-marathon, click here.
As for the forecast, KSAT meteorologists expect for runners to have cool start to the race, with some patchy fog around sunrise. Temps will be in the 60s, with a weak front moving through, briefly kicking up breezy north winds
For the latest running forecast in San Antonio from the KSAT Weather Authority team, click here.
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