The 2024 Crazylegs Classic is Saturday, April 27. Two different courses (8K and 2 mile) will travel through campus, causing lane closures and Metro Transit detours. Anticipate delays in the campus area from approximately 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The City of Madison Police Department and UW–Madison Police Department will direct and adjust closures on a rolling schedule as the final participants move through an area.
Each course will begin at Library Mall/Lake Street and finish outside the Kohl Center. Several streets on the UW–Madison campus will be closed or reduced to one lane. Impacted campus streets include:
- Breese Terrace
- Charter Street between Dayton Street and Observatory Drive
- Dayton Street between Randall Avenue and Frances Street
- East Campus Mall south of Dayton Street
- Lake Street north of University Avenue
- Langdon Street between Park Street and Carroll Street
- Lathrop Drive
- Marsh Drive between University Bay Drive and Walnut Street
- Observatory Drive except west of Walnut Street
- Orchard Street between Dayton and Spring Street
- Park Street north of University Avenue
- Randall Avenue between Dayton and Monroe Street
- Spring Street between Randall Avenue and Mills Street
- University Avenue between Breese Terrace and Walnut Street
- Walnut Street between Marsh Drive and University Avenue
Madison Metro Route 80 will detour on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Route C will skip westbound stops along University Avenue, from Breese Terrace through Walnut Street. Details are available at Metro’s detour information page.
Pedestrians and bikes using the Southwest Path between W. Washington Avenue and N. Orchard Street should seek an alternate path or use caution and walk their bikes as runners will be using the path from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Parking permit holders coming to campus on Saturday morning should expect traffic delays and detours. See the chart below for impacted lots and relocation instructions.
| Lots | Impacts |
| 87 | Closed approximately 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Permit holders may relocate to Lot 91 or please refer to the campus parking map to find an alternate parking location (green or yellow lots). |
| 60 | 90 stalls in the southeast corner closed approximately 5 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday. Rest of lot accessible but an alternate route may be necessary on Saturday due to road or lane closures: Walnut Street/Marsh Drive entrance closed 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. |
| 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 26, 33, 36, 41, 44, 45, 48, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 80 | May be inaccessible approximately 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please refer to the campus parking map to find an alternate parking location (green or yellow lots). |
| 12, 17, 21, 23, 27, 30, 38, 39, 40, 64, 65, 67, 81 | Lots accessible but an alternate route may be necessary due to road or lane closures. |
| 4, 34, 35, 37 | Lots accessible, but an alternate route may be necessary. UWPD will allow traffic to cross the race route when there are sufficient gaps between runners. Lot 4 and Veterinary Medicine patients are recommended to avoid Walnut Street and instead take Babcock Drive to a police-directed path from Observatory Drive through Lot 59. Patients who do travel from University Avenue to Walnut Street will also be UWPD-directed but may experience longer traffic delays. |
| Moped Lots 690, 691, 694 | Inaccessible Saturday. Please refer to the campus moped parking map for alternative locations. |