This weekend you have the opportunity to put yourself along the route of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon and help welcome athletes and spectators from across nation!
This weekend, Downtown Orlando will host America’s best male and female runners for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 10 am. The course runs through downtown Orlando and its surrounding neighborhoods, showcasing the heart of our community to the world.
Fans will be able to cheer on the Olympic hopefuls as many as three times from the same spot along several sections of the course, including Orange Avenue and the two-mile stretch of South Street and Anderson Street.
Please note that participants, volunteers, event staff, and spectators must pass through a security screening prior to entering the Spectator viewing zones. View prohibited items.
PARKING FOR THE EVENT:
Click here for a list of lots and garages downtown. Click here to reserve a spot in a downtown lot or garage (availability is limited)
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS:
All pedestrian crossings along the race course will be open until 9am
Beginning at 9 am, all pedestrian traffic will be limited to the dedicated pedestrian crossings listed below:
South Street and Orange Avenue
South Street and Rosalind Avenue
Summerlin Avenue and Anderson Street
Summerlin Avenue and South Street
Mills Avenue and Anderson Street
Mills Avenue and South Street
Bumby Avenue and Anderson Street
Bumby Avenue and South Street
Bumby Avenue and Livingston Street
Bumby Avenue and Robinson Avenue
Robinson Street from Orange Avenue to Rosalind Avenue will reopen for pedestrian traffic at 10:30 a.m.
After the race, pedestrian crossings are expected to reopen at approximately 2 p.m. once runners have cleared the area (unless otherwise noted above).
PLACES TO WATCH:
Start Line
Address: 407 N Magnolia Ave
Best Viewing Time: 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Seneff Arts Plaza
Address: Located at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
419 S. Orange Ave
Best Viewing Time: 10:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Food trucks, comfort stations, official merch available for purchase
City Hall Plaza
Address: 400 S. Orange Ave
Best Viewing Time: 10:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
See the runners three times
Finish Line
Address: 195 N. Rosalind Ave
Best Viewing Time: 10:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Ticketed Grandstand Seats. Purchase tickets here. See the runners three times
CONTACT:
The city and its event partners have also established a website, and a dedicated email and hotline so that residents and businesses can access impacts specific to their location and contact the event producers and city directly with any questions as it relates to transportation plans for the event.
This access is available now and leading up to the event.
Website – Orlando.gov/olympicroadclosures
Email – hello@orlando2024trials.com
Hotline – 407-385-1511
On the day of the event, the community can call the city’s Emergency Information Center at 321-235-5438 from 7 am to 1 pm with questions or concerns regarding the race.
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