Relay

We expect over 150 teams representing the top corporations in Canada to participate in this eight-person relay from Mel Lastman Square to the Finish Line at Ontario Place. Relay Teams can register online or offline by printing the Relay pdf.


For information on the Princess Margaret Hospital pledge program click here.

PRINTABLE PLEDGE FORM | TIPS FOR COLLECTING PLEDGES (PDF)

More information will be provided at registration when teams pick up their kits.

Watch The Relay (Duration: 4:43)
Relay Video (Windows Media) Relay Video (Quicktime)

If you have already registered, please click here to modify your team’s roster.


Specifics

Relay Transfer Points

Relay transfer points are located approximately every 5k and it is the responsibility of each team to get their runners to the proper points. Please see below.

Position Location
Start - Behind Mel Lastman Square on Beecroft South of North York Blvd.
5k - 3446 Yonge St. & Deloraine
10k - North West Corner of Yonge St and Chaplin Cres
15k - Davenport Rd and Dupont The South East corner
20k - 328 Bayview Ave Audi parking lot
25k - 550 Front St West
30k - 1491 Lakeshore Blvd West. Just east of the Boulevard Club
35k - Humber Bay Rd West and 2225 Lakeshore Blvd West

For detailed relay transfer points and other important information, click here. Corporate teams will receive Karbon shirts. Non-Profit teams will receive cotton shirts. Participants who register by May 1 will receive a customized, multicoloured event bib with your name on it. NO REFUNDS, Exchanges, deferrals or substitutions on entry fees.


Start Time

7:50 AM – On Beecroft behind MLS south of North York Blvd. Sorry, no in-line skates, roller-skates, bicycles, strollers or dogs will be allowed on the course.For the safety of all participants, we strongly recommend you do not wear iPods, or similar devices which inhibit your ability to hear surrounding sounds. In an effort to minimize traffic congestion and for public safety; we do not permit walkers in the Relay due to time restrictions set by the City of Toronto. We require that all participants in the Relay maintain a 12 minute per mile pace and may be asked to move on to the sidewalk and obey normal traffic laws if running slower than a 12 minute per mile pace. Those of you who can run faster…..please feel free to do so.


Aid Station & Timing

Aid Station Number Station Type Location (km) Location (miles)
1 Water/Gatorade Start/MLS Start/MLS
2 Water/Gatorade 3 km 1.9 miles
3 Water/Gatorade 5 km 3.1 miles
4 Water/Gatorade 7 km 4.3 miles
5 Water/Gatorade 10 km 6.2 miles
6 Bananas only 12.5 km 7.8 miles
7 Water/Gatorade 13 km 8 miles
8 Water/Gatorade 15 km 9.3 miles
9 Water/Gatorade 17 km 10.6 miles
10 Water/Gatorade 20 km 12.4 miles
11 Water/Gatorade
& Powerbar Gels
23 km 14.3 miles
12 Water/Gatorade 25 km 15.5 miles
13 Powerbar Gels only 27.5 km 17.1 miles
14 Water/Gatorade 28 km 17.4 miles
15 Water/Gatorade 30 km 18.6 miles
16 Water/Gatorade 33 km 20.5 miles
17 Water/Gatorade 35 km 21.7 miles
18 Water/Gatorade 37 km 23 miles
19 Water/Gatorade 40 km 24.9 miles
20 Water/Gatorade 41.5 km 25.8 miles
21 Water/Gatorade Finish/OP Finish/OP

Aid stations will be supplied with Water and Gatorade. There will be 21 Aid Stations along the route each supported by medical personnel. PowerBar PowerGelswill be available at the 20.5km, 26km and 36km aid stations for the marathon only. Split times will be called at the 1 mile mark. The course will be marked every kilometre, as well as every 5 miles.  All events will be timed using the BibTag timing system.


Expo

The GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon Expo is FREE and open to the public during registration and bib/shirt pick-up at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd. Hall ‘D” .  ALL participants, including RELAY TEAMS must attend the expo to pick-up their shirt and BibTag. The hours are: Friday 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For more information about the expo please click here.


Race Kit

Kit Includes: BibTag and race shirt (sizes cannot be guaranteed)

Pickup Location: Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes’ Blvd. Hall “D” Pickup Dates: Friday May 2nd  and Saturday May 3rd. Pickup Times: Friday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Kits will not be mailed.  You will require your confirmation number (if registered online) and bib number and may be asked for photo ID.  Bib numbers will be emailed to each participant on the Thursday prior to the race. Registered participants may pick up for themselves and up to two additional participants and require their proper information.

Only participants traveling from out of town (for the Marathon and Half Marathon only), may pick-up their BibTag and shirt (limited sizes available) at Mel Lastman Square from 6:30 AM on Race day. Please arrive early, as you want to make sure to get your BibTag and shirt before the gun goes off.


Race Day Information

For information concerning final instructions, please click here.


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