Queen City Road Race is Saturday
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The 41st Annual Queen City Road Race, scheduled for Saturday, April 27, is quickly approaching and there is still time to register in person or online.
Online registration can be completed at www.cityofclarksville.com/parksrec and is available until noon on Thursday, April 25. Participants registering in person may come by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation main office, 102 Public Square, through Friday, April 26 or register on-site at Austin Peay State University in the tent located between the Foy Center and Fortera Stadium the morning of Saturday, April 27.
For those registered in the 5K and one-mile event, bibs and t-shirts will be available for early pick up from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 26 at Clarksville Parks & Recreation’s main office, 102 Public Square. Bibs and t-shirts will also be available at the Foy Center beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Be aware that as the 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, there will be several road closures to accommodate the safety of the runners on Saturday, April 27.
Marion Street, between Drane and Henry Streets, will be closed to traffic beginning at 8 a.m. for the start of the race. The southbound lane of N. 2nd Street to Main Street will be closed, as well as the eastbound lane of College Street and University Avenue to 8th Street beginning at 8:30 a.m. Parking will be available in the lot in front of Burt School and the lot behind the Foy Center.
The 41st Queen City Road Race is presented by the City of Clarksville and co-sponsored by Austin Peay State University, the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, Clarksville- Montgomery County School System Coordinated School Health, NorthCrest Medical Center, and Clarksville Living Magazine.
For more about the Queen City Road Race, including a race schedule, course maps, volunteer info please visit www.cityofclarksville.com/qcrr or call (931) 645-7476. Stay tuned to www.facebook.com/clarksvilleparksandrecreation for further information.