Shuttle Buses
Transportation to the Start line will be available for GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon and Half Marathon participants only with a valid shuttle ticket. Tickets are available for $5.00 each. Buses will depart from the Hilton Hotel located at Richmond and University across the Street from the Sheraton Centre Hotel beginning at 6:30 am. The last bus will depart from this location at 7:30 am. Buses will also depart from the Courtyard Marriott 475 Yonge St. at College; and on Yonge St. Just North of Eglinton beginning at 6:30 am. These buses are for participants only and you Must show your bib to board. Please don’t wait until the last minute. Look for the Yellow Laidlaw School Buses.

At Queen’s Park
At the finish area at Queen’s Park: Laidlaw School buses will be parked on Wellesley just east of Queen’s Park Crescent East to return participants to the Courtyard Marriott, Sheraton Centre, and the Hilton. These shuttles will leave approximately every 20 minutes beginning at 10:30 am.  Alternatively, it is recommended that participants use the TTC (public transportation - subway) from the Queen’s Park or Museum Subway stations (only a 5 min walk) to go back to Mel Lastman Square, or home. There will be no shuttle service back to Mel Lastman Square.

Wear your number (bib) on the front of your shirt. List important medical and contact information on the back.

Attach to your shoe only. Chips will be recovered at the finish line. You will be charged $40 if it is not returned. If you do not run the race, please return by mail to Sportstats 190 Colonade Rd. Unit #6. Ottawa, ON K2E 7J5.

All Marathon and Half Marathon participants may check their bags at the Bekins trucks located just south of Mel Lastman Square on North York Blvd. -- look for the Bekins trucks on North York Blvd. Half Marathon participants MUST check their bags by 7:30. Marathon participants MUST check their bags by 8:15. You will be able to retrieve it at Queen's Park near the finish line. Please make sure that you attach the tag provided in your race kit and that you write your bib number on it. Do not pack valuables.

For the safety of all participants, we strongly recommend you do not wear iPods, walkmans, or similar devices which inhibit your ability to hear surrounding sounds.

The Half Marathon and Marathon begin on Beecroft, south of North York Blvd., behind Mel Lastman Square at 8 am and 9 am respectively. The 5k starts at 8am at Queen's Park north of Wellesley.

Stations are located at least every 5k. Gatorade and Cedar Springs Water are available on the course. The water tables come before Gatorade at each station. Please be considerate of those around you when discarding used cups. PowerGels are available at the 20.5k, 26k, and 36k aid stations prior to the water tables. There are toilets at each station. Medical/First Aid personnel are located at each Aid Station including MLS, 15k, 24k and Queen's Park. There are also several on course medical vans. If you are in distress, please inform a race official immediately.

The 1st mile, every 5th mile, and each km are marked. Split times are called at 1 mile in both the Marathon and Half Marathon. Clocks will be located at the Start, 1/2 way point of the Marathon, and Queen's Park. The 1/2 Marathon markers are orange; The Marathon are blue.

All participants on the course after 6 hours may be asked to move onto the sidewalk and obey normal traffic laws. Race marshals will pull any person running without a bib off the course. We urge paying participants to discourage anyone from participating unofficially.

NO BIB, NO RUN!

As well as the entertainment at each Aid Station on the course, we have an additional 10 to 15 "Entertainment Stations" featuring Rock Bands, Bag Pipers, Japanese Drummers, DJ's, Buskers, Cheerleaders, School Bands, Cadet Bands, Boom Boxes and our very own original "Boom Bikes" to help you get to the finish line.

If you are, know of, a band, busker, group, or entertainer who may be interested in supporting a great cause, let us know at (416) 972-1062 ASAP

Remember to smile and keep you hands from obstructing your bib number as you cross the finish line for your official TM picture. After you cross the finish line, proceed to the end of the chute as quickly as possible. Food, massage, shower (at Hart House), and medical are all available. Family Reunion area is located in the S.E. section of Queen's Park.

Runners will be provided with bagels, Cedar Springs Water, Gatorade, bananas, oranges and plenty of other refreshments at the finish area in Queen's Park. Pizza Pizza and other vendors will be on site for both participants and spectators. All left over food will be donated to Second Harvest.

Showers and change room facilities are available at Hart House, a short distance from the finish line. A huge team of massage and physiotherapist will be available to all Full and Half Marathoners to help work out some of the aches and pains you may be feeling.

A full and very experienced medical team will be on hand to assist any participant in need, as well as a team of chiropodists to help treat your sore feet.

Visit the University College Annual Book Sale on Sunday October 18 from noon to 8 pm. Thousands of books at bargain prices! All proceeds support the Library and student activities. University College is located on the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus at 15 King’s College Circle, just west of Hart House, and only minutes away from the finish line of the GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon.