The BMO Vancouver Marathon is qualifier for both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon. Run it today and earn your spot!
All Marathon participants will receive their Saucony technical shirt at Race Package Pick Up. See below for the sizing chart:
Women's Race Tee
XS
S
M
L
XL
2-4
6-8
8-10
12-14
16
BUST
30-32
32-34
36-37
38-40
41-43
body measurements quoted in inches
Men's Race TEe
S
M
L
XL
CHEST
36-38
39-40
41-43
44-46
body measurements quoted in inches
A paved, spectator-friendly course starting on Pacific Boulevard, east of GM Place. Runners run out and back by the inner harbour of False Creek, through Strathcona and into beautifully forested Stanley Park. Exit at English Bay then cross the Burrard Street Bridge to the spectator-filled cafe, beaches and beautiful homes of Kitsilano, before returning to the finish on Pacific Boulevard, south of GM Place. Some sloping hills and Burrard Bridge with 100’ elevation is crossed 2 times - see course map for more info.
Click on the thumbnail image to the right to get a larger view of the course map (distance in km).
Maps - Printable VersionNew for 2010! We now have 2 printable versions of our course maps - in Kilometres & Miles.
Note: Marathon participants taking longer than 6 hours must start at 6:00 am as a walker. Walkers must register separately. There will be a strict 2pm closure of the entire course, including the Finish line. Runners or walkers arriving after this 2pm closure will not have times recorded.Start at Pacific Boulevard 150 meters just east of Carrall Street, go east on Pacific Blvd. to Quebec Street.
Turn left on Quebec and immediately left again onto Expo Blvd.
Continue on Expo to Abbott Street. Turn right on Abbott to Pender Street.
Turn right on Pender to Columbia Street which becomes Quebec Street.
Continue south on east side of Quebec to Terminal Ave.
At Terminal cross over to west side of Quebec and continue to 2nd Avenue.
Turn right, west onto north side of 2nd, which becomes 6th Ave. which, in turn becomes 4th Ave. to Pine Street.
Turn right, north on Pine St. to 2nd Avenue.
Turn left, west on 2nd to Burrard Street.
Turn left onto east side of Burrard and continue to 4th Avenue.
Turn left on 4th and cross over to south side of 4th. Continue east on 4th which
becomes 6th Ave and 2nd Ave.Continue on 2nd to Quebec Street.
Turn left on Quebec and continue on east side of Quebec which becomes Columbia. Turn left, west on Pender Street to Beatty Street.
Turn left, south on Beatty to Dunsmuir.
Turn left, east on Dunsmuir Viaduct, which becomes Prior Street to Campbell Avenue.
Turn left, north on Campbell to Union Street.
Continue east on Union and turn left (north) on Raymur Continue notth on Raymur to Cordova Turn left, west on Cordova.
Continue west on Cordova to Burrard St. and turn left (south) for one block to Hastings Street.
Turn right (west) on Hastings and continue to Nicola Street and turn left on Nicola St to Pender.
Contnue on Pender / Georgia to Denman & turn right (north) and continue to the seawall path and turn left (West).Follow the seawall into Stanley Park, passing the Rowing Club and turn left through Rowing Club parking lot and on to Stanley Park Drive.
Follow Stanley Park Dive heading east and continue all the way around Brockton Point.
Continue west on Park Drivet to the furthest entrance to Pipeline Road. Turn left on Pipeline and continue south through to the Georgia Street underpass.
Turn right onto Lagoon Drive. Continue on Lagoon Dr. to Stanley Park Drive.
Turn left on Stanley Park Dr. and continue east to park exit onto Beach Avenue. Proceed east on Beach to Pacific Avenue.
Go straight, east on Pacific Ave to Burrard Street. Turn right, south on Burrard Bridge to Cornwall Avenue.
Proceed west on Cornwall. This becomes Point Grey Road.
At Alma Street turn left (South) to 4th Avenue.
Turn right, west on 4th and continue to turn around point.
Return east on 4th to Highbury Street.
Turn left, north on Highbury to Point Grey Road.
Turn right, east on Point Grey which becomes Cornwall Avenue.
Proceed to Arbutus Street, turn left, north on Arbutus to McNicoll.
Turn right, east on McNicoll to Maple Street.
Turn left, north on Maple to Ogden Avenue.
Turn right, east on Ogden to Chestnut Street.
Turn right, south on Chestnut to Whyte Avenue.
Turn left, East on Whyte to Vanier Park waterfront.
Turn right, proceed east through Marina parking lot to pedestrian/cycle path.
Follow pedestrian/cycle path to Creekside Drive.
Continue South along Creekside to 1st Avenue.
Turn right, (west) on 1st Avenue and continue to Burrard Street.
Turn right, north on Burrard Street (over bridge) to Pacific Avenue.
Turn right, east on Pacific Avenue which turns into Pacific Blvd.
Continue on Pacific Blvd to Finish near GM Place.
