The marathon starts on Rosa Parks Street and finishes on Mehring Way, taking in streets in Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Mariemont, Fairfax and Columbia Township. The course closes at a steady 16-minute-per-mile pace, and anyone who has not reached the Mainliner checkpoint between miles 17 and 18 by the set time is bussed to the Eastern Avenue section. It is a USATF-certified 26.2 miles, and half marathon, 10K and 5K races run on the same weekend.
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