The barricades are stacked, and the countdown clocks are ticking.

San Antonio’s inaugural marathon is now just days away. Across the weekend are three races: a 5K, a half-marathon and a full marathon. In total, 18,000 people are expected to run.

The year’s marathon brings a new course to runners, one that emphasizes neighborhoods and small businesses. After a Monday news conference, KSAT spoke 1-on-1 with San Antonio Sports President and CEO Jenny Carnes.

Carnes said organizers designed the new route to show the Alamo City off.

“We knew we wanted something completely different,” Carnes said. “We wanted to put an emphasis on our own community.”

Runners will travel through neighborhoods like King William, Monte Vista, Olmos Park, Alamo Heights and Pearl.

Small businesses along the new

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