San Francisco Marathon 2022: Route, Course Map, Times, Road Closures and Details

The San Francisco Marathon celebrates its 45th year in 2022, and as such, it's only appropriate that this year's race is setting itself up as the biggest and most inclusive in its history.

According to the Examiner, 25,000 runners are registered for this weekend's race, including those who will participate remotely using a virtual rendering of the course. In addition to the full 26.2-mile marathon, there will also be a half-marathon, a 10K, a 5K, and an ultramarathon relay (with two- and four-person teams).

The race is also aiming to be more inclusive than ever, creating a nonbinary category that will receive scoring and age-group awards alongside the men and women in the full marathon and the two half-marathons.

Though oppressive heat has been sweeping the U.S., weather in the Bay Area on Sunday will be typically temperate, with a high of 65 and a 15 percent chance of rain as of Friday evening, per weather.com.

Let's break down all the information you'll need to know as the race circles the city this weekend, including road closures, the course map and when and how to watch the runners.

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San Francisco Marathon 2022 Details

Date: Sunday, July 24

Start time: 5:30 a.m. PT / 8:30 a.m. ET

End time: 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET

Start location: Embarcadero at Mission

End location: Embarcadero at Folsom

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A map of the marathon route can be found on the San Francisco Marathon website. As for course highlights, the race begins in the shadow of the Bay Bridge on the Embarcadero, weaves through Fisherman's Wharf, the Marina Green and Crissy Field and then carries runners across the Golden Gate Bridge.

After running along the bay out to Cavallo Point, runners return back to the city and run through the Presidio, into Golden Gate Park and down Haight St.

Next comes the Mission District and views of the Chase Center, home to the Golden State Warriors, and Oracle Park, home to the San Francisco Giants. Then the Bay Bridge returns as runners finish again along the Embarcadero.

The roads impacted by the marathon's path through the city are, as would be expected, numerous.

Some of the major closures include northbound Embarcadero and King Street (from 3rd Street to Broadway) and southbound Embarcadero (from Broadway to Harrison Street) from 12:01 a.m. PT the morning of the race to 3 p.m. PT after the race has concluded.

As for major bridge closures, the Golden Gate Bridge is closed to drivers from the Presidio from midnight to 10 a.m.

Public transit is also affected. For a full list of road closures and affected public transportation lines, head over to KRON4's website.

Finishers will receive a special shirt, food and drink, a finisher medal and a special 45th-anniversary medal with a to-be-revealed design.