| Timing | Event |
| 8:30 a.m. | Baggage Check Opens, West of the Black Oak Cafe |
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | “I ♥ High Park” Pancake Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. | Spring Run-Off 8K Start |
| 10:40 a.m. | 8K Awards Ceremony |
| 11:15 a.m. | Spring Run-Off 5K Start |
| 11:45 a.m. | Kids Run Start |
| 11:50 a.m. | Kill The Hill, 5K Awards & Fundraising Ceremony |
8K & 5K Baggage Check will be located underneath the Pavilion, just south of the Black Oak Café on West Road
Baggage Check will be open from 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Race Day.
Please note that parking is not available within High Park on race day and the park is closed to vehicles on the weekends.
Limited parking is available on side streets outside the park and will be enforced on race day — be sure to obey all parking signs.
For a list of Green P parking lots in the area, visit http://parking.greenp.com.
Visit the TTC website for the most up-to-date transit information: www.ttc.ca and check out their Trip Planner at www.ttc.ca/Trip_planner/.
After the race, come and visit the post-race area and see activations from partners: Organika, Marsquest and Parkdale Community Food Bank. Don’t forget to check out the awards ceremonies at the main stage.
RunTOBeer has partnered with Henderson to welcome CRS participants for the post-race celebration on April 1, 2023. From 12-3pm, SRO racers can head to Henderson Brewing Co. (128A Sterling Road) and exchange their bib for their first pour. This will be first-come-first-serve, for the first 200 participants! Of course, Henderson would love for all runners to stay for another, and in true RunTOBeer style, tip generously for that first pour and be amazing with tagging Henderson + RunTOBeer + Canada Running Series!
The Spring Run-Off will be using a colour-coded Event Alert System (EAS) at this year’s event to communicate the status of course conditions to event staff and participants leading up to and on race day.
The levels range from Low (GREEN) to Moderate (YELLOW) to High (RED) to Extreme (BLACK) based on a variety of factors, including weather and event conditions. All event staff and participants should familiarize themselves with the Event Alert System colour indicators prior to the race, remain alert for directions from race officials, announcers and staff and take precautions to prepare for varying weather and event conditions on race day.
Event staff and participants should stay tuned to the current Event Alert System status via email, announcements and the colour-coded flags at the Help Desk in the Pre-Race Area and at the Water & Aid Stations on course on race day.
If you think you’ve won something check the Results sections below:
8K Canadian Winners (Gun Time – top 3 win prizing)
8K Overall Masters Winners (Gun Time – top 3 win prizing)
8K Age Category Winners (Chip Time – top 3 win prizing)
8K Masters Age Category Winners (Chip Time – top 3 win prizing)
8K Kill the Hill Challenge Winners (Chip time – top 1 receives prizing)
5K Open Winners (Gun time – top 3 receive prizing)
5K Age Category Winners (Chip time – top 3 receive prizing)
5K Masters Age Category Winners (Chip time – top 3 receive prizing)
5K Kill the Hill Challenge Winners (Chip time – top 1 receives prizing)
Marathon-Photos.com are the official race photographers of Spring Run-Off.
Marathon-Photos offers an exciting range of print and digital photo options — including race time photos and photo certificates. Digital products can be downloaded the day after payment.
For the best photos, please have your bib number clearly visible — and remember to smile!
*Please note: Due to the sensitive nature of the participants, the Kids Run is not captured by Marathon-Photos*
Who are the best hill runners in Canada Running Series? Who will be crowned the Super Heroes of the Hill at this year’s Spring Run-Off? For over 40 years, runners have been conquering High Park’s Spring Road Hill in the final 365 metres of the Spring Run-Off. This year we want you to ‘Kill the Hill’ and give it everything you’ve got in those last 365m as part of our Kill The Hill Challenge!
Back by popular demand, we will be offering a separate, complete set of race results for that 365m section up the legendary hill. For both 8K and 5K you’ll be able to compare your hill-running strength against Canadian Running stars, as well as your club and crew friends.
Times will be calculated via Sportstats Race Results timing mats in the final 365m of the race and prizes will be awarded to the top man, woman and non-binary athletes in both the 8K and 5K distances, including on-stage photo opportunity with Super Hero capes Marsquest sunglasses! Check the results at sportstats.ca after the race to see if you’re in the running to be the Hero of the Hill. Winners will be announced during our Awards Ceremony beginning at 11:50 a.m.
We want to know who’s got the most pep left in their step as they make their way up Spring Road Hill, carried by the deafening cheers of spectators, family and friends, to the finish line.
*Everyone who registers for the Spring Run-Off will be automatically entered into the challenge, though the elite participants will be excluded from the awards.
Enjoy a delicious post-run “I ♥ High Park” pancake breakfast hosted by Ubuntu. Tickets are $6 for walk-ups with proceeds benefiting the High Park Nature Centre & Ubuntu.
Pancakes will be served in the Party Site from 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
You can also purchase your pancakes on Race Day for $6, while supplies last, cash only. Follow your nose to the Pancake Breakfast tents in the Party Site!
