HALF MARATHON

Your registration includes: 

• 21K Finisher’s medal 
• ASICS souvenir shirt 
• Race Bib 

Start Line

21K Start Time: 7:30am

Start Line Location:

The start line will be located on NW Marine Drive, South of Agronomy. Pre-race amenities (including baggage check and toilets) will be located on Agronomy. 

21K participants will be organized in start corrals, based on individual expected finishing time. Your assigned corral will be indicated by the colour on your bib.  On race day, corrals will be identified by coloured flags, look for the flag that matches your bib. 

Start Line Map

21K Start Corrals 

Red Corral: under 1:49 
Yellow Corral: 1:50 – 1:59 
Blue Corral: 2:00 – 2:19 
Purple Corral: 2:19 – 3:00 

Finish Line

The 21K Finish Line is located at the Museum of Vancouver.

Course Map

To view a larger image, click HERE.
To view the Interactive Map, click HERE.

*course subject to adjustments

Course Entry Limits 

21K: Maximum 3,300 participants

Course Time Limits 

21K: 3 hours to complete the course. 

*What happens if I don’t complete the race within the course time limit? 

Water Stations 

Water & Nuun (electrolytes) will be available in the pre-race area, on course, and at the finish line. Water stations will be located approximately every 3km. 

Toilets 

Toilets will be available in the pre-race area, at all aid stations on course, and in the post-race area at the finish. Aid stations will be located approximately every 3km. 

Lactation Stations

The Vancouver Half Marathon & 5K will offer lactation stations at the following locations 

• Near the medical tent located at the Precise Park parking lot at 6672 NW Marine Drive. This area is in close proximity to the 21K start line, the 5K start line, and the 5K finish line. 
• At the 10K aid station located at University Blvd. And NW Marine Dr. 
• At the 16K aid station located on W 4th Ave just east of NW Marine Dr. (across from Jericho commons). 
• Near the medical tent located at the 21K Finish Line, in the Museum of Vancouver parking lot.

All lactation stations will offer a private, outdoor tented area for mothers to pump or breastfeed. 

• Mothers are asked to bring their own pumping equipment if required. 
• Electrical outlets will only be available at the start and finish areas (not on course). 
• Please note, we will not be storing pumping equipment or expressed milk. 

Medical Services 

More information to come. 

ASICS Pacer Team

This year, we will have Half Marathon pacers available for the following times: 1:30, 1:35, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 1:55, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30.

Kids Run

The Vancouver Half Marathon Kids Run is a 1K event for kids ages 2 to 12. 

• Children aged 2-5 years old should run with a parent. 
• Children aged 6-12 years old are in a kids-only division.  
• All Kids Run participants will receive a Finisher’s medal upon completion of the race. This is NOT a timed event. 

 Your Registration includes: 

• Finisher’s medal 
• Participant shirt 
• Kids Run bib  

Start Line

Kids Run Start Time: 10:30am

Start Line Location: Museum of Vancouver. More details to come.

Finish Line

Kids Run Finish Line is located at the Museum of Vancouver.

Course Map

Kids Run Course Map to be shared in May.

Course Entry Limits 

Kids Run: Maximum 150 participants

Adults 

Adults are welcome to accompany their children ages 2-5 during the Kids Run at no additional cost and strollers are permitted to start at the back. 

Port-o-lets 

More information to come. 

Threepeat Challenge

In-Person 21k + Virtual 10K + Virtual 5K

Become a legend of our event and challenge yourself to complete three race distances (In-Person 21K, Virtual 10K, and Virtual 5K) within the race period. All participants will receive an exclusive Threepeat gift, a new pair of Marsquest Momentum sunglasses! 

Your Registration includes: 

• One (1) Finisher’s medal – 21K at the Finish Line on Race Day 
• ASICS souvenir shirt 
• Marsquest Momentum Sunglasses 
• Race bib for the 21K 
• Digital bib and certificate for the Virtual 10K and Virtual 5K. 

Course Entry Limits 

21K: Maximum 3,300 participants

Course Time Limits 

21K: 3 hours to complete the course. 

*What happens if I don’t complete the race within the course time limit? 

Water Stations 

Water & Nuun (electrolytes) will be available in the pre-race area, on course, and at the finish line. Water stations will be located approximately every 3km. 

Toilets 

Toilets will be available in the pre-race area, at all aid stations on course, and in the post-race area at the finish. Aid stations will be located approximately every 3km. 

Medical Services 

More information to come. 

Inputting Your Results 

Participants will be able to input their distances and times from June 1st – 30th . Once you have completed your activity, you will track it on the Race Roster Results Platform by following these steps: 

• Go to the Race Roster Results Platform 
• Log in to your Race Roster account 
• Click the ‘Post An Activity’ button 
• Add your activity details 
• Select ‘Submit Activity’ 

ASICS RACE SHIRT

RACE MEDAL

RACE BIB

THREEPEAT SWAG

Race Kit Pickup

All participants in the in-person race must pick up their race kit at race kit pickup location: Forerunners – Main Street (3889 Main Street, Vancouver BC)

Race Kit Pickup Hours

Wednesday June 21 – 10am-6pm

Thursday June 22 – 10am-8pm

Friday June 23 – 10am-8pm

Saturday June 24 – 10am-5pm

Training

Are you signed up to run, but not sure of where to start for training? The ASICS Runkeeper app is here to offer the support you need ahead of race day.

As part of your registration, ASICS will provide free access to the Runkeeper Go™ premium experience. The app features training plans and guided workouts led by ASICS running coaches. Additionally, users can easily set goals, train, and track their progress in the build-up to the event.

Put the worries of training aside and focus instead on the fun part of reaching your finish line!

Other Training Options

Forerunners  Training Clinic – Half Marathon training program

SportMedBC – 10K to Half Marathon training Program

Elites & Awards

The ELITE LIST for the 2023 Vancouver Half Marathon can be found HERE.

For information on our Elite Program, please visit this site: ELITES & PRIZES

• “Canadian” is defined as: Citizens; Landed immigrants; and Refugees with official status who have been domiciled in Canada for at least one year (proof may be required). 
• BC defined as: BC athletics membership, or having domiciled in BC for 12 months and mailing address in BC. 
• Master defined as: athlete being 40 years old plus, day of event. 
• Half Marathon Age Categories: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+ 
• 5K Age Categories: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+ 

Prize money winners in the Open, Canadian and Masters categories can triple dip and collect prizing in all three categories, but collecting prize money in any one category removes you from winning an age category medal. 

Don’t just win your prize, claim it! Participants have 30 days to claim any prizes. Please send an email to awards@canadarunningseries.com with your mailing address, age category and the place you came in and your prize (iTab Medal Ribbon Hanger) will be mailed out to you.  

Event Records: 

Men: 63:10 Patrick Nthwia KEN 2007
Women: 70:50 Lioudmila Kortchaguina CAN 2003

Hotels

Whether you are you looking to stay downtown or close to our start line at UBC, here are a couple of options for you:  

UBC Campus

and

Holiday Inn & Suites – 1110 Howe Street

Adaptive Athletes

• Both the 5K route and the Half Marathon route involve a turnaround, with a minimum radius of about 12m
• The Half Marathon route involves both downhill and uphill sections of up to 2 km and with a grade between -8% and +8%
• Race Kit pickup occurs at Forerunners Main St. in the four days leading up to race day. The site is accessible and has an accessible washroom.
• Every water station on course has an accessible toilet and accessible toilets are also located at the start and finish areas of both race routes
• The start and finish areas are fully accessible
• There is accessible parking available in the UBC West Parkade, approximately 400m from the start area
• There will be accessible shuttles running between the Half Marathon start and finish areas between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
• Adaptive athletes will be assigned a corral based on their expected finish time noted during registration. Please contact us at crswest@canadarunningseries.com to request an early start option.

• Recreational and pushrim wheelchairs
• Walkers (permitted on the 5K course only)
• Motorized wheelchairs (permitted on the 5K course only, must not exceed speed of 5km/hr)

Stay Connected

Use our official event hashtag #VancouverHalf to connect with our running community. Join our Vancouver Half Marathon Facebook Event Page and follow us on Instagram @runcrswest.