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Marathon races near Victoria

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Recurring Marathon races near Victoria

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Royal Victoria Marathon

The Royal Victoria Marathon takes place on Thanksgiving weekend in Victoria, British Columbia. It offers five race options: a marathon, half marathon, 8K, 5K, and a kids run, attracting over 15,000 participants. The marathon, half marathon, and 8K begin and end in the Inner Harbour. The 5K and kids run are held at Willows Beach Park in Oak Bay. The marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier, and the event is sanctioned by World Athletics. The course winds through Victoria and Oak Bay along quiet streets with ocean vistas, giving it a coastal feel despite the downtown start for the main races. Participants include local runners, visitors from across Canada, international competitors, elite athletes, first-time runners, and those aiming for personal bests. The race was known as the Royal Victoria Marathon for 31 years, experienced a period with different title sponsors, and later reverted to its original name. Organizers state it was developed by runners for runners, and some distances have previously sold out.

High Performance Application - Royal Victoria Marathon 2026

The Royal Victoria Marathon is a road-race weekend in Victoria, British Columbia, run every October on Vancouver Island since 1980. The main event is a full marathon, with a half marathon, 8K, and 1.2K kids run on the same program. The marathon is a certified Boston Marathon qualifier, World Athletics certified, an Abbott World Marathon Majors MTT Age Group Qualifier, and a World Athletics World Ranking Competition. The High Performance Athlete Program brings in competitive distance runners, with a stated focus on helping Canadian athletes develop. The marathon uses a seaside Victoria course with mild to moderate elevation changes, while the half marathon starts beside the Parliament Buildings and runs through downtown with downhill, flat, and mild uphill sections. The 8K is an out-and-back route, with a gradual climb after 2K that can set up a quicker second half. The event draws nearly 10,000 competitors across its races, and high-performance prizes go to the top open and masters men and women in the marathon and half marathon, with an extra incentive for breaking a course record. Robin Pearson, Alex Marshall, and Bruce "Gunner" Shaw started the race, and Cindy Rhodes stands out in its history with six wins.

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Victoria Training Notes

Victoria hosts 4 Marathon races in 2026 within 80 km of the city centre — upcoming dates, recurring series, and other races nearby, all in one place.

Locals stack easy miles on Dallas Road Waterfront, Beacon Hill Park, Songhees Way, and the Galloping Goose Trail. Dallas Road from Clover Point to Ogden Point breakwater gives runners 8 km of paved coastal rhythm, and the breeze can turn Z2 into work. Songhees Way keeps changing with marine traffic in the harbour. Rithet’s Bog, Thetis Lake Park, Mount Doug, and Elk Lake Regional Park handle trail days and muddy intervals. Badass Chicks Run Trails meets Saturdays at 9:00 AM at trailheads around Victoria. Prairie Inn Harriers, Fernwood Social Run Club, Notorious Run Club, and Frontrunners Victoria keep the calendar busy. Royal Victoria Marathon 2026 is the anchor event.

Locals ride the Galloping Goose Trail, Lochside Trail, E&N Rail Trail, Peninsula loop, and Colquitz River Trail for base miles. The Galloping Goose and Lochside Trails stretch about 80 kilometres from Swartz Bay ferry terminal to Sooke, with much of it car-free on paved or packed-gravel trails. Tripleshot Cycling, Victoria Wheelers, Broad St. Cycles, Dirty Girlz Bike Club, Oak Bay Bikes Club & Racing, and TNRG Cycling Club cover road, gravel, MTB, cyclocross, and crit legs. Victoria Wheelers starts Saturday rides at 9:00 am from Oak Bay Bikes. Royal Bay Crit, Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria, and Munn Road Monster Climb are the big markers. Munn Road, Mount Tolmie, Mount Doug, Ten Mile Point, Queenswood, and the Highlands hold the climbing.

Victoria works year round, minus a few days due to the annual snow fall. Locals treat spring and summer as the cleanest block for volume, gran fondo prep, crit sharpness, and longer rides toward Metchosin, Matheson Lake, Sidney, and Lands End. Summer can still cook you on the way back, and Dallas Road can be very breezy even when the water looks calm. The Tour de Victoria route brings Munn Road in the Highlands into the summer conversation. Winter gets very quiet, but runners still use Dallas Road, Beacon Hill Park, Thetis Lake Park, and Elk Lake Regional Park. Cyclists keep rolling for 12 months with rain gear.