If you want to participate with a friend, select the same finishing time during registration to put you in to the same corral. Please note this does not guarantee placement in the same corral.
The Green Bib is a new program, and we understand that participants may have made a mistake in their registration. We encourge all participants to closely consider their registration options to ensure they’re choosing their preferred option.
If you would like to switch into the Green Bib registration, please email us at info@canadarunningseries.com and tell us which sustainability charity (Trees for Life or Trans Canada Trail) you’d like your donation to go towards.
If you would like to switch out of the Green Bib so you receive a shirt and medal, please email us at info@canadarunningseries.com and confirm your shirt size and gender so we can make the switch for you.
Please note, all switches are subject to space availability, and changes may not be able to be made based on sell-outs or short time frame leading into race day.
Yes, toilets are located at the Start and Finish areas and on-course at water stations for all distances.
Unfortunately we have limited kids/youth size shirts and they are only available for the kids race.
Yes. International participants are welcome at our in-person events.
The Green Bib Program gives participants with the choice about whether to receive a race shirt as part of their race day experience. If a participant chooses the Green Bib option, a donation will be made to a participating sustainability charity in lieu of a race shirt. On race day, they will be wearing a green bib to indicate this choice.
At Canada Running Series, we’re always looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact, and we want to provide our participants with that same ability. By offering the green bib as a registration option, we allow our participants to be in choice about what they receive as part of their race experience.
Recreational, push rim & motorized wheelchairs (with a speed limit of no more than 5 km/hour) are allowed on course. Handcycles will not be permitted on course due to timing of course closures.
If you wish to participate with an assistive device not listed here, please contact us at crswest@canadarunningseries.com.
Yes! Please review our pregnancy and postpartum deferral policy below.
Who is eligible:
Anyone who is a registered participant, and is or becomes pregnant prior to race day and chooses to not participate in the event due to such circumstances. For clarification, Canada Running Series considers postpartum to be 24 weeks following the birth of a child.
How to request a pregnancy or postpartum deferral:
To obtain a pregnancy or postpartum deferral, the participant must:
Submit a pregnancy or postpartum deferral request in writing to info@canadarunningseries.com any time after registering for the event, but no later than 14 days before race day.
Provide written confirmation of the participant’s pregnancy signed by a physician, registered midwife, or other medical professional.
What does a pregnancy or postpartum deferral provide:
A participant who obtains a pregnancy or postpartum deferral will have their original registration deactivated and will be provided a promo code that can be used to register for one of the next two subsequent events. The promo code must be used to register for the same Canada Running Series Event as the original registration. If it is not used within the following two years, no refund or additional deferral will be provided.
If a participant becomes pregnant again during a pregnancy or postpartum deferral period, they may request a second consecutive pregnancy or postpartum deferral. This would permit them to defer their race entry a second time.
Canada Running Series will allow no more than two consecutive pregnancy deferral requests per event. If the individual is unable to participate after requesting two consecutive deferrals, the participant understands they will not be offered a refund. However, participants are allowed to request additional non-consecutive pregnancy or postpartum deferrals for future pregnancies.
21K Bag Check will be open from 6:00am – 11:30am on race day.
5K Bag Check will be open from 8:30am – 11:30am on race day.
The 21K race begins at 7:30am at UBC.
The 5K race begins at 9:30am at UBC.
The Kids Run begins at 10:30am at the Museum of Vancouver.
More detailed course maps and descriptions will be available in May.
