October’s TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon can now name itself a race weekend. On April 16, Canada Operating Sequence introduced it has been granted a allow from the Metropolis of Toronto to host the annual Waterfront 5K race on Saturday, reasonably than on marathon Sunday.
The 5K occasion will nonetheless be run along with Sunday’s marathon and half-marathon, however will now be held on Saturday morning, bringing a real occasion weekend vibe to Toronto this fall because the race celebrates its thirty fifth anniversary.
Up to now, the 5K occasion has adopted a point-to-point course, beginning at Ontario Place on Toronto’s Lakeshore Blvd. and ending in entrance of Toronto Metropolis Corridor in Nathan Phillips Sq.. Based on race director Alan Brookes, the 2024 5K route has not but been finalized, however will seemingly be a looped course beginning and ending at Nathan Phillips Sq..
Registration for the Toronto race weekend 5K opened on Tuesday and can have a cap of 8,000 contributors. Runners may also enter a number of occasions, combining Saturday’s 5K with Sunday’s marathon or half-marathon. These already registered for the marathon or half-marathon will obtain an e-mail with a $10 low cost code in the event that they select to register for the 5K.
“We’re thrilled with this improvement and consider it can take the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon to the subsequent degree,” stated Charlotte Brookes, nationwide occasion director for Canada Operating Sequence. “It indicators the subsequent period of working in Toronto, with an entire weekend of races, as seen at different world marathons in New York Metropolis, Boston, London and Chicago, and right here in Canada in Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax and Regina.”
Brookes expects Saturday’s 5K to create a full weekend of power and pleasure in Toronto: “It’ll convey extra individuals into town, improve the financial impression, and supply a possibility for anybody supporting a beloved one doing the marathon and half on Sunday to additionally take part within the 5K on Saturday,” she stated.
This yr’s Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Half-Marathon will happen on Sunday, Oct. 20, with the 5K on Saturday, Oct. 19. For extra data and to register for Toronto race weekend, go to www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com.
