(SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.)— Motorists should expect road delays and a closure on Highway 89 on Sunday, September 26 during the Lake Tahoe Marathon.

Residents and visitors on the West Shore traveling northbound should plan to arrive in Tahoe City before 7:30 a.m. or wait until after 10 a.m. as traffic will be held at many West Shore neighborhoods for runners. The Marathon starts in Tahoe City at 8 a.m. and the road typically opens behind the participants at a rate of 11 minutes per mile.

In South Lake Tahoe, Highway 89 northbound traffic will be closed three miles north of Camp Richardson at Spring Creek Road from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Camp Richardson and Fallen Leaf Lake Road will remain open at all times. Highway 89 southbound traffic will be open, however, motorists are subject to 30 to 45-minute delays.

Runners and walkers have a host of events to choose from during the Lake Tahoe Marathon Race Week (September 22-26), including the Marathon, coined “a Sunday morning run you’ll never forget,” that winds down the West Shore from Tahoe City to South Lake Tahoe’s Pope Beach for a post-run bash; 20-Mile Run and Walk; 10K; 5K; 3-Day Triathlon; Marathon Relays; Half Marathon; 35 and 72-Mile Bike Races; Speed Golf; free Kids Fun Run, as well as a handful of ultra races, including the Tahoe Triple (three consecutive marathons in three days) and the Tahoe Double Dare (two back-to-back 72-mile races around the lake in opposite directions)

For more information or to register, call 530-544-7095 or visit the Lake Tahoe Marathon website at www.laketahoemarathon.com.