The Hope & Healing Place Half Marathon and Relays Course Directions 2026
🏁 The race starts on S. Polk adjacent to a utility pole on the northwest corner of the intersection at S.E. 5th Ave and S. Polk St. (First leg of the 2- and 4-person relays 🔁).
The route continues south, then west on W. 16th Ave., then south on S. Tyler St. (portable restroom 🚻 and Aid Station #1 💧 The Hope & Healing Place), then turning west on W. 24th Ave.
The course then proceeds south on S. Jackson St. and west on W. 28th Ave. alongside Memorial Park (park restrooms 🚻 located here if the city allows them to be unlocked). The route then heads north on S. Hayden St. and west again on W. 24th Ave. to S. Parker St., heading south to W. 32nd Ave., where the course turns west.
The route then proceeds north on S. Crockett St. (Second leg of the 4-person relay 🔁 is located on the corner of 32nd Ave. and Crockett St., along with Aid Station #2 💧).
Proceed past Austin Park (portable restrooms 🚻 located here) with a short northeast detour onto Wimberly Rd., and northwest on Elmwood Dr., then back onto S. Crockett St. Northbound.
The course then turns west on W. 16th Ave. and back north on S. Bonham St. to Julian Blvd., where it proceeds west-southwest, turning west on W. 15th Ave.
The route continues northwest on Dixie St. across Plains Ave., then turns southwest on the “Rail to Trail” paved pathway parallel to Plains Blvd. (Third leg of the 4-person relay 🔁 and second leg of the 2-person relay 🔁 are located here, along with portable restrooms 🚻 and Aid Station #3 💧🥤🍎).
The course continues onto S. Avondale St. heading north. At S.W. 3rd Ave., the route turns east, then north onto Parkview Dr. (Aid Station #4 💧🥤 is located here).
Continue east on N.W. 4th Ave. (park restrooms 🚻 located here if the city allows them to be unlocked), then south on W. Hills Trail and W. Hills Blvd. to complete an excursion around West Hills Park (Fourth leg of the 4-person relay 🔁 is located here, along with portable restrooms 🚻).
The route turns onto S.W. 3rd Ave., continuing west to S. Independence St., where it turns south to S.W. 6th Ave. and then east to Georgia St. (Aid Station #5 💧🥤🍎 is located at LaBella Pizza).
The course then jogs south/southeast onto S.W. 7th Ave., where it continues to S. Van Buren St., then turns north to S.E. 3rd Ave. The race turns east on S.W. 3rd Ave. to S. Polk St., where it then turns south for the home stretch.
🏁 The finish line is on S. Polk St., 79.9 feet north of the starting line near 5th Ave. and Polk St. portable restrooms 🚻 and Aid Station #6 💧🥤🍎 are located at the finish line.
End of Course
There are 5 Aid Stations along the course, 4 portable restroom stops along the course, and 2 park restroom locations along the course (availability not guaranteed).
