The Fredericton Marathon is an annual marathon (42.195 km/26.219 mi) race held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The Fredericton Marathon is the oldest annual marathon race in the province of New Brunswick, starting with only a few hundred runners in 1979, it has grown into one of the most well-known marathons in the province, with the 2012 edition being the provincial half marathon championships and featuring over 1,300 runners. The race is a Boston Marathon qualifier, with 65 of the 166 finishers qualifying in the 2012 edition of the run, the most annually in the province.[1] The race is held in mid-May, always one week before the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, the race is sponsored by Scotiabank and hosted by The Capital City Road Runners, a running club in the city.
| Fredericton Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Fredericton Marathon Logo with Scotiabank Sponsorship | |
| Date | May |
| Location | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Event type | Road Race |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Scotiabank |
| Established | 1979, 45 years ago |
| Course records | Men: 2:24:40 (2023) Stanley Chaisson Female: 2:53:30 (2023) Sarah Mulcahy |
| Official site | FrederictonMarathon.ca |
In 2017, Canadian Running Magazine reported Fredericton Marathon to have the highest rate of Boston qualifying performances in Canada, with over 30 percent of finishers achieving the time standard in 2017.[2]
Events
editAlthough the headline event for the Fredericton Marathon is a full marathon race, it also features a half-marathon, 10 kilometer, 5 kilometer, and a youth and kids run, consisting of a 1km or 3km for kids aged 5 - 14, and a 5km challenge for students in high school.[3][4]
Course
editThe Fredericton Marathon starts and finishes at Queen Square at 730 Aberdeen Street, just by University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. The run crosses the Saint John River around the 1.5km mark and runs along paved and gravel trail next to the Nashwaak River. The 5km runners turn around not too far after crossing the river, while all other runners continue on towards Marysville, a suburban neighbourhood of Fredericton, where 10km runners will turn around, leaving half marathon and full marathon runners to continue. Both the half marathon and full marathon runners will turn around after approximately 10.25km and head back to the start/finish line where the half marathon runners will finish and the full marathon runners will be left with another lap to complete.[5]
Records
edit10K
- Male: 33:13 - Byron Wood (Fredericton, NB) 2007
- Female: 39:47 - Rachael McCarvill (Fredericton, NB) 2011
Half Marathon
- Male: 01:13:24 - Alex Coffin (Saint John, NB) 2003
- Female: 01:19:29 - Paula Keating (Miramichi, NB) 2012
Marathon
Challenges
editIn 2013 Fredericton Marathon, Moncton's Legs For Literacy Marathon and Saint John's Marathon by the Sea formed the Tri-City Run. Runners in each of these events, regardless of the distance they run, received medals that can be combined to form a "mega-medal" known as the "Tri-City Medallion."[8] The June 2013 edition of iRun listed the Tri-City run as one of Canada's unique races.[9]
In 2014 the Miramichi Rock 'n' Run race was added to these three races, forming the "New Brunswick Challenge." Runners completing a race at all four events will receive the New Brunswick challenge medal.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 Results". Atlantic Chip Website. Atlantic Chip. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Earn your Boston bib. Here are the best races to run that coveted BQ in Canada". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Fredericton Marathon Schedule". Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ Fredericton Marathon Kids Run
- ^ Fredericton Marathon Race Maps
- ^ a b Dickinson, Marley (2023-05-15). "Weekend recap: Fredericton Marathon course records fall". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Fredericton Marathon
- ^ Run New Brunswick - Road Racing in New Brunswick!
- ^ "iRun.ca | June 2013 Issue - Half-corked marathon, anyone?". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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