Traffic Alert: Race for the Cure Weekend Road Closures

Several roads will be closed on Sunday, Oct. 25, during the annual Susan G. Komen Maryland Race for the Cure in Hunt Valley.

The race starts on Shawan Road at McCormick Road. There’s a 5K and a 1-mile run/walk, both starting on Shawan Road at McCormick Road. The route takes runners right onto York, right onto Schilling (where 1-mile race ends), left onto McCormick, right onto Beaver Dam, right onto Gilroy and left onto Schilling.

Participants will start arriving at 6 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m.

Police advise drivers to avoid the area from 6 to 11:30 a.m. due to heavy traffic and the following road closures:

• Shawan Road at York Road: No westbound traffic will be allowed to travel on Shawan Road after 5:45 a.m. At 7:30 a.m. all southbound traffic on York Road will be allowed as far as the Giant parking lot.
• Shawan Road at the entrance to the Hunt Valley Towne Centre (east entrance, across from Verizon): No traffic will be allowed to exit the Towne Centre parking lot after 6 a.m.
• Shawan Road at main entrance to Hunt Valley Towne Centre (near Light Rail): No traffic will be allowed to exit the Towne Centre parking lot after 6 a.m. (Once the race ends on Shilling Road., eastbound Shawan Road will be opened).

Race Day Schedule
7 a.m. Registration, Tents Open
7:40 a.m. Aerobic Warm-up
8 a.m. 5K (3.1 miles) Timed Run/Recreational Run followed by 5K (3.1 miles) Walk and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk & Kids for the Cure
9 a.m. Awards Ceremony
9:40 a.m. Parade of Pink (Survivor Recognition Walk)
9:50 a.m. Survivor Photo
10:00 a.m. Survivor Dance Party

Get more race day details from the Susan G. Komen Maryland Race for the Cure 2015 page.