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Where to watch
A course-aware spectator plan for Memphis.
Read the geography first
The course returns toward its starting district. Use the map to choose a fixed anchor and the finish, and never build a plan that requires crossing the live route.
Gold is the selected modeled course; route provenance is stated beside the flyover.
Landmarks that make useful anchors
FedExForum
Course mile 0.0
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Raymond James Tower
Course mile 3.1
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Moving around race morning
Plan on foot power and rideshare, not on buses. Nothing fetched here confirms that Memphis Area Transit Authority buses or the Main Street Trolley run early enough to deliver you to a corral before an 8 a.m. marathon start, and the race's own transportation guidance skips transit entirely in favor of two designated rideshare points and reserved parking. The one hard constraint is the 6 a.m. parking cutoff (6:15 a.m. per the Downtown Memphis page), which is early enough that a first-run trolley or bus is unlikely to help even if it exists. Getting back to your room after finishing is the easy half: the finish is in the same downtown core as the hotels, so a walk works, and if you drove into a yellow zone your car is not leaving until after 11:30 a.m. regardless.
Course geometry provenance is stated beside the player; elevation profiles always use the same route loaded there. City geometry is OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Aerial imagery is from USGS and USDA; other images carry their own source credits. Weather figures use Open-Meteo reanalysis for December 1-9 across 2016-2025 at the start line. Schedule, prices and expo hours were checked in 2026-08-27 and are the fields most likely to move: confirm them on www.stjude.org/get-involved/fitness-fundraisers/memphis-marathon.html before you book anything. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.