Everything to know about the 44th annual Mountain Goat: Road closures, route, bands, beers, more

Syracuse, N.Y. — The 44th annual Mountain Goat road race kicks off Sunday morning with nearly 1,700 runners planning to participate in the 10-mile iconic run through Syracuse’s parks and neighborhoods.

The race starts at 9:15 a.m. Sunday and lasts a little more than two hours. The race begins and ends downtown on South Salina Street next to Clinton Square.

The route takes runners west to the Woodland Reservoir, through Upper and Lower Onondaga Parks and Kirk Park, along the Creekwalk through the South Side, then through Thornden Park near Syracuse University before returning downtown.

There is a half-mile run for kids that starts at 8:50 a.m.

The race ends with a big party in Clinton Square, including food, drinks and music by Infinity starting at 10:30 a.m. Meier’s Creek Brewing Company brewed a special Mountain Goat beer to commemorate the event — a German style pilsner called “Whatever Floats Your Goat.”

Anything But Beer will open its patio at 201 S. Salina St. at 9:30 Sunday morning for runners or spectators. They’ll serve brunch and craft beverages, including a new fruit punch seltzer celebrating the race called “44 Problems But The Goat Ain’t One.”

Four blocks in downtown Syracuse will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday:

• West Water Street, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street
• Erie Boulevard West, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street
• Clinton Street, from Genesee Street to Washington Street
• Salina Street, from West Genesee Street to Fayette Street

Other streets along the route will be closed at varying times between 9 a.m. and noon, as runners make their way through the city:

Want to run in the race? It’s not too late to sign up. It costs $75 to sign up if you do it before midnight on April 28. After that, it costs $85. You can register at mountaingoatrun.org.

Visit syracuse.com Sunday afternoon to see photos and results from the race.