Wherever you are! The joy of a Virtual Race is that you can start right outside your front door. In order to avoid crowds and to adhere to social distancing we urge that you not follow the original route. Please follow the guidelines outlined by your local government regarding recreating outdoors to ensure you are keeping yourself and your community safe. Follow normal street lights and traffic regulations like any typical solo training that you do.
You have from October 1st to 31st at 11:59 p.m. to input your Virtual Race time in to Race Roster
You can do the full distance at once or break it into smaller increments over several days. Once complete, you can input your results on the Race Roster Results Page. Please note, if you do smaller increments, you will need to input your cumulative time manually.
Virtual Race Safety Tips
– Avoid high traffic pedestrian and vehicle areas. Run or walk close to home in your neighbourhood during a quieter time of day.
– Complete your run on a treadmill, if this is an option that is available to you and that you would prefer.
– Wear appropriate clothing. Be visible and dress for the weather.
– Bring water and/or nutrition if you’re planning a longer route.
– Carry a cell phone with you during your virtual race and tell someone the route you’re running in case of an emergency.
* follow the advice of your local public health authority, to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
If already registered:
To fundraise for one of our official charity partners, all you need to do is customize your fundraising page which was automatically created for you during registration. To do this, go to “Donate to Participant” HERE, search for your name and access your profile.
Ensure you are signed into your Race Roster account (upper right hand corner). Then click on “Edit fundraising profile” under the profile picture – Select your charity, edit your fundraising message, set a goal & upload a photo!
If not registered for the race:
1. During your race registration, select your charity from the fundraising team drop down menu.
You will be registered for the race and for fundraising all in one step!
Can I change the shirt size I initially requested?
You are able to change your shirt size, based on availability, online before the deadline of September 26th at 11:59 p.m.
How to Change your Shirt Size
1. Login to your Race Roster Participant Dashboard
2. Confirm that you’re managing the correct race registration (2024 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon). To switch the event and manage a different race registration click the <- All events button and select the appropriate event.
3. Click the Edit registration button.
4. You will then be taken to the Edit registration details page where you can make any updates to your registration. Each part of your registration is broken up into respective fields.
5. Once you have made the appropriate edits, click the green Save button to complete the process.
After September 26th, there will be an opportunity to exchange the un-worn shirt at the Help Desk on Sunday, October 20th – between 8:30am-3:00pm in Nathan Phillips Square. Exchanges are not guaranteed as they are based on availability.
Unfortunately, due to course limitations and event permitting, and to ensure we’re creating a positive and safe experience for our participants, there is limited space in each distance.
The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon often sells out of some or all distances. Once a distance is sold out, we are unable to open more spaces, and we do not maintain a waitlist for our events.
If an event sells out, entry transfers may still be available from other participants. To learn more about how to transfer a race entry from another participant, click here.
We hope you will join us for another of our Canada Running Series events. You can find our events here: www.canadarunningseries.com
You should receive a confirmation email as soon as your registration is confirmed. If you did not receive a confirmation please follow these steps:
– Sign in to your Participant Dashboard.
– Click the confirmation number listed beside your virtual event distance
– Your registration confirmation details will pop up in a new window. You can select to print this receipt for your records
Marathon participants must be 18 years old by the end of the Virtual Race period/In-Person Race Day.
Half Marathon participants must be 16 years old by the end of the Virtual Race period/In-Person Race Day.
Can children participate?
Yes, in the 5K.
We highly recommend that children under the age of 12, participating in the 5K event, run with an adult over the age of 18.
Thank you for your interest in working with Canada Running Series. You can see all of our current opportunities here: http://canadarunningseries.com/about/join-our-team/ .
