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Raleigh: City of Oaks Marathon lists 29 Sunday road closures

The organizer's table starts Glenwood Avenue at 3 a.m. Most rolling shutdowns sit between 7 and 9:45 a.m. CBS 17 cited that page and wrote "nearly 30."

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Triangle Local Staff · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The City of Oaks Marathon detours page posts a chart of 29 road segments and says those stretches will close and reopen on a rolling basis as runners pass.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon detours and road closures page (fetched Oct. 31, 2026)
  • That page says the race starts at 7 a.m. on Glenwood Avenue, that most of the listed shutdowns fall between 7 and 9:45 a.m., and that the course is closed to traffic.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon detours and road closures page (fetched Oct. 31, 2026)
  • The same chart lists Glenwood Avenue from Peace Street to Hillsborough Street from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon detours and road closures page (fetched Oct. 31, 2026)
  • The 2026 athlete guide dates the event Sunday, Nov. 1, in Raleigh, and lists the full and half marathons at 7 a.m. and the 5K and 10K at 7:20 a.m.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon 2026 athlete guide
  • That guide says roads near the start begin closing at 6:45 a.m., except Glenwood Avenue, Johnson Street, and N. West Street, which it times at 3 a.m. The published chart does not give Johnson Street or N. West Street their own rows.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon 2026 athlete guide; comparison with the detours chart
  • CBS 17, posted 12:35 p.m. Saturday and updated 12:48 p.m., independently pointed readers to the marathon website, timed the Glenwood Avenue block at about 3 a.m. Sunday, and used the 7 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. start clocks.Confirmed by CBS 17 (posted Oct. 31, 2026, 12:35:51 p.m. ET)
  • The station's headline said "24+." Its homepage title said 28. The body said nearly 30. This file uses the 29 rows on the organizer's chart.Confirmed by Comparison of CBS 17 (Oct. 31, 2026) and the City of Oaks Marathon detours chart
  • CBS 17 placed the start near 400 Glenwood Avenue, at the Hibernian Irish Pub, and described a loop through downtown, along Hillsborough Street, and on a greenway north toward Lynn Road. Those three lines are the station's. They are not on the closure chart.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (Oct. 31, 2026)
  • The station wrote that about 1,000 people ran the 2025 marathon and about 3,000 registered for that year's half. The organizer pages we read do not print those 2025 figures.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (Oct. 31, 2026)
  • WRAL, after a Tuesday city briefing, wrote that Glenwood Avenue would close between Hillsborough Street and Peace Street from Saturday afternoon until the race finished. The Sunday chart begins that same stretch at 3 a.m.Confirmed by WRAL (Oct. 27, 2026); comparison with the City of Oaks Marathon detours chart
  • A Saturday afternoon load of the city's Closures and Detours page listed construction alerts, including E. Lenoir Street through Nov. 6. It did not list the marathon.Confirmed by City of Raleigh Closures and Detours page (fetched Oct. 31, 2026, afternoon Eastern)
  • The organizer page says police and course monitors will stand at each intersection, that Raleigh police will help with detours, and that cars may be helped across "when deemed safe by the officer in charge." CBS 17 repeated that last phrase and credited organizers.Confirmed by City of Oaks Marathon detours page; CBS 17 (Oct. 31, 2026)

Still unknown

  • Whether the city will add the race to its own Closures and Detours list before Sunday
  • Whether Raleigh police will move the 3 a.m. or 6:45 a.m. start-area times earlier, as the organizer page says they may
  • Exact reopen times on race day. The chart is a plan, not a live board

What this means for you

Roads
The organizer's chart lists 29 Sunday segments. Glenwood Avenue from Peace Street to Hillsborough Street is timed 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Most other rows begin at 7 a.m. and reopen between 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. WRAL's Tuesday briefing page used a Saturday-afternoon start for that Glenwood Avenue block. The city's Closures and Detours page, read Saturday afternoon, did not list the race. This site is not the city or the organizer. Use the detours page before you drive.
Public safety
This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from City of Oaks Marathon detours page; City of Raleigh Closures and Detours page

This site is not the City of Raleigh, the Raleigh Police Department, or the City of Oaks Marathon. For the written list, use cityofoaksmarathon.com/detours-road-closures. For later city notices, use raleighnc.gov. This is not an emergency notice. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Raleigh, the City of Oaks Marathon posted a chart of 29 road segments for its Nov. 1 race that it says will close and reopen as runners pass.

The organizer's page times the start for 7 o'clock on Glenwood Avenue. It writes that most of those shutdowns fall between 7 and 9:45 a.m., and that the course is closed to traffic. A companion athlete guide for Nov. 1 lists the full and half marathons then, and the 5K and 10K at 7:20.

That chart lists Glenwood Avenue from Peace Street to Hillsborough Street from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. The guide adds that streets near the start begin closing at 6:45 a.m., except Glenwood Avenue, Johnson Street, and North West Street, which it times before dawn. The published rows do not give Johnson Street or N. West Street their own lines.

CBS 17, writing Saturday afternoon, independently pointed readers to that website. It timed the Glenwood Avenue block around 3 Sunday morning and used the same 7:00 and 7:20 start clocks. The station's headline said "24+." Its homepage title said 28. The body said nearly 30. This file uses the 29 rows on the organizer's chart.

CBS 17 also placed the start near 400 Glenwood Avenue, at the Hibernian Irish Pub, and described a loop through downtown, along Hillsborough Street, and on a greenway north toward Lynn Road. Those three lines are the station's. They are not on the closure chart. The station wrote that about 1,000 people ran the 2025 marathon and about 3,000 registered for that year's half. The organizer pages we read do not print those 2025 figures.

WRAL, after a Tuesday city briefing, wrote that Glenwood Avenue would close from Hillsborough Street to Peace Street starting Saturday afternoon and stay shut until the race finished. Sunday's table begins that same stretch at 3 a.m. The two clocks are not the same.

A Saturday afternoon load of the city's construction-and-event closures board listed work alerts, including E. Lenoir Street through Nov. 6. It did not list the marathon.

The organizer page says police and course monitors will stand at each intersection, that Raleigh police will help with detours, and that cars may be helped across "when deemed safe by the officer in charge." CBS 17 repeated that last phrase and credited organizers.

This site is not the city or the race. For the written list, use the organizer's detours page. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What we don't know yet

Whether the city will add the race to that municipal board before Sunday. Whether officers will move the 3 a.m. or 6:45 a.m. start-area times earlier. Exact reopen times on race day.

Photos

Text-only. No station or race photos are used here.

Why it matters

Sunday morning drivers need the organizer's written list, the 3 a.m. Glenwood Avenue row, and that CBS 17's 24-plus, 28, and nearly-30 lines are not the 29 rows on that chart. Tuesday's briefing pages used a different Glenwood Avenue clock.

Updates

  1. Oct 31, 2026, 2:12 PM

    The organizer's public chart lists 29 Sunday segments, with Glenwood Avenue from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. CBS 17 independently cited that website and wrote "nearly 30." The city's Closures and Detours page still omitted the race.

Sources

  1. Detours & Road Closures (City of Oaks Marathon, fetched Oct. 31, 2026, afternoon Eastern: produced with the City of Raleigh and Raleigh Police; start 7 a.m. on Glenwood Ave.; course closed to traffic; rolling reopen as runners pass; most shutdowns 7-9:45 a.m.; start-area streets may close earlier at Raleigh Police discretion; police and course monitors at each intersection; detours supported by RPD and course marshals; cars may be assisted across when deemed safe by the officer in charge; chart of 29 rows, including Glenwood Ave from Peace St. to Hillsborough St., 3 a.m.-1 p.m.; Western Blvd from Ashe to S. Boylan westbound only, 7-7:45 a.m.; Faircloth, Hillsborough from Pullen to the I-440 northbound ramp, and Gorman at Hillsborough until 1 p.m.; North Hills Drive 8 a.m.-noon. Does not print Johnson Street or N. West Street as separate 3 a.m. rows. Does not print 2025 runner counts, Hibernian, or Lynn Road. Text-only; no race map used.)

    Official sourcePublished by City of Oaks Marathon / Capstone Event Group · Checked Oct 31, 2026, 2:10 PM

  2. 2026 City of Oaks Marathon athlete guide (cover date 11.1.2026, Raleigh; Sunday, Nov. 1; full and half 7 a.m., wheelchair 6:55 a.m.; 5K and 10K 7:20 a.m., wheelchair 7:15 a.m.; arrive by 6 a.m.; start-area closures begin 6:45 a.m. except Glenwood Ave, Johnson Street, and N West St at 3 a.m.; course closed to traffic; produced with the city and Raleigh Police. Not a live reopen board. Text-only.)

    Official sourcePublished by City of Oaks Marathon / Capstone Event Group · Checked Oct 31, 2026, 2:10 PM

  3. 24+ Raleigh road segments closed Sunday morning for City of Oaks Marathon; get full list and times (CBS 17 / WNCN, posted Oct. 31, 2026, 12:35:51 p.m. ET, last_modified 12:48:50 p.m.; homepage title 'Marathon closing 28 Raleigh roads Sun. AM - see list'; nearly 30 roads from downtown to north Raleigh; Glenwood Avenue from Peace Street to Hillsborough Street around 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the marathon website; start near 400 Glenwood Avenue, Hibernian Irish Pub; full and half 7 a.m., 10K and 5K around 7:20 a.m.; loop downtown, Hillsborough Street, greenway north toward Lynn Road; 2025 about 1,000 marathon runners and about 3,000 half registrants; names Western Boulevard, Wilmington Street, Blue Ridge Road, Gorman Street, and North Hills Drive; drivers may be assisted across when deemed safe by the officer in charge, organizers said; linked the official list. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page can return 403 here. Text-only; no CBS 17 or race photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 (WNCN) · Checked Oct 31, 2026, 2:10 PM

  4. Portion of Glenwood Avenue to shut down for Halloween night ahead of marathon (WRAL staff, later Tuesday page: Glenwood Avenue closed between Hillsborough Street and Peace Street from Saturday afternoon until the City of Oaks Marathon is finished. Used only for that Saturday-afternoon clock. Text-only; no WRAL photos used.)

    Published by WRAL · Checked Oct 31, 2026, 2:10 PM

  5. Closures and Detours (City of Raleigh, fetched Oct. 31, 2026, afternoon Eastern: construction alerts including Pearl Road through Dec. 17, E. Lenoir Street through Nov. 6, S. Blount and E. Lenoir through Nov. 6, and S. Wilmington Street from Nov. 2. No City of Oaks Marathon listing on that page. Text-only.)

    Official sourcePublished by City of Raleigh · Checked Oct 31, 2026, 2:10 PM

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