All Things Marathon: Exchange Points

As many of you already know, the Dallas Marathon has a 5 person relay that runs along the full marathon course.  Back when I dreamed up this dream to run a full marathon, I had the brilliant idea to get together a relay team to run along side me. I have some superb friends who thought I my idea was brilliant as well and were totally down for running my marathon with me.  Thanks so much to Marley, Katie, Kelsey, Ashley and Jill for your support and love. They are rockstar and will all do a fantastic job distracting me and keeping my mind off of the fact that I am running 26.2 miles. 

On race day, I only plan to stop long enough to switch relay runners, take a quick picture, and maybe take a GU or drink some water at each other the exchange points. If anyone is wanting to come and cheer along the course I suggest coming to the exchange points. Below I have listed out all the different relay legs, location of exchange point, my estimated time of arriving at each exchange point and how to drive from location to location with avoiding road closures. 

I had to tweak things a little from last year, a couple of the exchange points have changed since last year but a super big THANKS to Amanda Redding for the original driving directions. I don't think I would have been able to wrap my mush brain around typing it all out from scratch. 

Relay Exchange #	Relay Exchange Location	Approx. Position on Course
1	Reverchon Park on Maple	Mile 5.7
2	Anita between Bremen and DelMar	Mile 10.7
3	Bath House on E. Lawther	Mile 15.3
4	Open Field on West Lawther and Tokalon	Mile 19.7

Leg 1 – Marley – 5.7 miles – 12:00 pace - 68:00 – 9:08

Leg 2 – Katie – 5 miles – 12:00 pace - 60:00 – 10:08

Leg 3 – Kelsey – 4.6 miles – 12:00 pace -  57:00 – 11:13

Leg 4 – Ashley – 4.4 miles – 11:00 pace - 48:00 – 12:01

Leg 5 – Jill – 6.5 miles – 11:00 pace - 71:00 – 1:22

Total time on course: 5 hours, 22 minutes

Estimated finish time (based on 8 am start time): 1:22pm

To Exchange 1 – Take I-30 W, exit 44B for I-35 Denton, exit 430B-430C for Market Center Blvd/Wycliff Ave. Turn RIGHT onto Market Center Blvd. Turn RIGHT onton Harry Hines. Turn LEFT onto Wycliff Ave. Turn RIGHT onto Maple. Park anywhere past Reagan.

Google Map: Maple and Oak Lawn

We will exchange at Maple and Oak Lawn, before the technical exchange point to avoid larger crowds. 

To Exchange 2 – Take Maple back to Dallas North Toll Way, Get on DNTW North. Exit Mockingbird. Take a RIGHT onto Mockingbird. Turn RIGHT onto Matilda. Parking is a battle here. Stonewall Jackson is the best place to park if you can find a spot.

Google Map: Anita Street and Del Mar

We will exchange on Anita between Matilda and Delmar, Team will find an open spot (closer to Delmar) to use for the exchange.

To Exchange 3 – Get back out onto Mockingbird toward Abrams. Turn LEFT onto Abrams. RIGHT onto Northwest Highway. RIGHT onto N Buckner Blvd. RIGHT onto Tarleton. LEFT onto Erie, LEFT onto Luna Pla. Park anywhere in the neighborhood. 

Google Map: Bath House Cultural Center

We will exchange close to the actual exchange point.

To Exchange 4 – Get back to Buckner. Turn LEFT onto Buckner. Take the Mockingbird/Peavy Rd exit. Keep LEFT at fork, follow signs for Mockingbird. Once on Mockingbird you till turn LEFT onto Williamson. Drive all the way down Williamson, it will take you straight to the course. Park as close as you to the crowd/course.

Google Map: W Lawther and Tokalon

We will exchange at the actual exchange point.

To Finish Line – Take Williamson back towards Mockingbird. Turn LEFT onto Mockingbird. Go South/LEFT onto 75. Exit 284A for I-30, take a RIGHT at the fork, follow signs for I-30. Exit 45 for Ervay Street. Merge onto Griffin St. Parking will be crazy.