2026 Solstice 5K - Vancouver

The Solstice 5K - Vancouver is an evening 5K run/walk starting at Stanley Park Drive in Vancouver, with a 7:00 p.m. start timed around the long daylight of the summer solstice. It offers an in-person race and a virtual option for people elsewhere in Canada; registration is limited to Canadian residents. The event page lists 110 participants and remaining spots across the in-person and virtual entries. The posted race information directs runners to the Stanley Park address rather than a detailed turn-by-turn course map. The clearest hook is the format: a short summer-evening 5K where participants are encouraged to race the sunset. Everyone receives a pair of HOKA Rincon 4 shoes and a finisher medal; the medal features a miniature Earth that orbits the sun. Virtual participants get the shoes and medal shipped to their home address, while in-person runners are urged to register early because shoe sizes are limited and exchanges are not offered.