 This weekend we'll mark the fourth annual Blue Ox Marathon in Bemidji and with the popularity of the marathon growing each year some slight changes in the course have been made to further protect the runners and the motorists. Now some road closures and detours will be posted in two separate locations during the marathon. One of the road closures will be on County Road 20 on the northwest side of Lake Bemidji. Participants will run in the eastbound lane of County Road 20. Eastbound traffic will then drive in the westbound lane on County Road 20. Westbound motorists will be detoured down Country Club Road. The other closure will be the eastbound turning lane on Adams Avenue onto 15th Street. Beltrami County Sheriff's Department is asking both motorists and Blue Ox participants to be aware of each other when sharing the roadways. A little bit of congestion in that area but we're just asking not only for drivers to be cognizant and be aware of what's going on. Again if they're if they're watch the runners and what the runners are doing runners also need to pay attention to what they're doing make sure they're staying in that lane. Down the center of the road there's going to be a row of cones that are going to be marking that so stay inside the area of the designated lane for that run. The Blue Ox Marathon road and lane closures expected to last from about nine in the morning until two in the afternoon on Saturday. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.