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The runners are coming! The runners are coming!

MAY 4, 2025

Have you heard? The Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon is scheduled to return as a two-day event, Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 2025. We’re providing you with as much information as we can so you can best navigate in and out of your neighborhood, especially if you need to drive on the morning of Sunday, May 4.

IMPORTANT INFO

Runners and walkers start and end at Bronson Park in Downtown Kalamazoo

(241 W. South St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007).
 
The Marathon starts at 7:00 a.m., followed by the Half Marathon at 8:05 a.m.

The 10K begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the 5K Run/Walk at 8:40 a.m. 

All runners and walkers will be off all courses by 1:30 p.m. or sooner,

with the majority of runners done by 11:00 a.m.
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Roads in your neighborhood will be open, but for safety reasons, runners will have the right of way. There will be delays as police protection and course monitors will be holding traffic until there are big enough breaks in the groups of runners and walkers.

ROAD CLOSURES

Please plan accordingly if you’ll be driving during the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon along the 2025 courses.


Roads and intersections will close intermittently on Sunday morning when runners are actively crossing. Cars will be able to pass through where there are gaps in the runners, so roads are still passable, but expect delays.

KALAMAZOO

  • South St. from Park St. to Rose St: Friday to Sunday

  •  South St. from Oakland Dr. to Park St: Sunday 6:45 a.m. -  9:00 a.m.

  • St. John’s Place: Friday to Monday morning

  • Kalamazoo Mall from Michigan to South St: Saturday 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 

  • Kalamazoo Mall from Michigan to Lovell St: Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Peregrine Apartments will have access if needed)

  • Rose St: Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

  • Eastbound Stadium Dr. from Howard St. to South St:   Sunday 6:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

  •  Lovers Ln. N. Bound from Kilgore Rd. to Lakeway Ave: Sunday 8:40 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

  • Kilgore Rd: Lane Shift between Skyler Dr. and Lakeside Dr. AND S. Burdick and Lovers Ln.

PORTAGE

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  • Kilgore Rd: Lane shift from Skyler Dr. and Lakeside Dr. AND Burdick St. and Lovers Ln.

  • Lovers Ln: Garden Dr., Romence Rd. Pkwy., Stryker Way, and Milham Ave.

  • Portage Rd: at Ramona Ave. and at Stryker Way

navigate the 2025
marathon with the course maps

We will do our best to be as little of an inconvenience as possible. If you have any questions or for more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
director@zeiglerkalamazoomarathon.com.

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