2008 Course Maps & Narratives are available for downloading below:

In response to 2007 participant feedback, as well as to accommodate recent changes to the pathways near the starting area that could affect participant safety, several improvements have been made to the 2008 course. These adjustments will be officially re-measured and certified to comply with our Boston certification.

The opening 3km loop will now be run in the opposite direction, compared to last year. If you ran last year, you used to start off facing east into the sun and ran the opening 3km loop counter-clockwise. This year, you will line up on the opposite side of the starting tower, facing west with the sun at your back, and run the opening 3km loop clockwise. However, you will still finish the race in the same direction as previous years. So, you will start the race facing west (sun at your back) and finish the race facing east (sun shining on your triumphant, smiling face), the same way you've been finishing in previous years.

NOTE: The McDonald's Mini Marathon and the Super Masters Mini Marathon course will be run in the SAME "OLD" DIRECTION as previous years. See map below.

(Updated May 5/08) The "spiritually-challenging" 180-degree out-and-back turnaround on Lakeview Avenue near the 40km mark has been minimized (yay!). This was accomplished by adjusting the far north-west residential section (around the 29km mark near Ritter Avenue). Here is how that new north-west section lays out:

• Come off the pathway heading north and turn right, heading east on Ritter Avenue (same as before)
• Turn left onto Sneddon Street, heading north
• Cross Mikkelson Drive, staying on Sneddon Street. (police and/or marshals will be at the intersection)
• Turn left (west) onto Read Avenue
• Follow Read Avenue to Toothill Street
• Turn left onto Toothill Street, heading south
• Cross Mikkelson Drive again (police and/or course marshals will be at the intersection)
• Turn left (east) back onto Ritter Avenue, then turn right get back onto the paved pathway again, heading south

At approx. the 31km mark, south-bound runners will once again use the paved pathway on the south-west side of Wascana Creek. You may recall this was part of our course from 2003-2005, but construction prevented us using it in 2006-2007. Well, the construction on that side of Wascana Creek is finally done, so we're bringing that short section of the course back for 2008.

• This is the section of pathway that's located directly east of Duncan Crescent in Dieppe Place.
• It starts on the far side of the creek opposite from Rick Hansen Park and then winds south, following along the creek side, until you cross the wooden pedestrian bridge that's located just north of the Dewdney Avenue pedestrian underpass.

 

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• 2008 Aerial Overview of Start/Finish Area & Near-by Parking (PDF file. Updated May 29/08)

 

• 2008 Full / Relay Marathon Map (PDF file. Updated June 2/08)

• 2008 Full / Relay Marathon Course Narration (PDF file. Updated May 5/08)

 

• 2008 Half Marathon Map (PDF file. Updated May 21/08)

• 2008 Half Marathon Course Narration (PDF File)

 

• 2008 Mini Marathon / Super Masters Mini Map (PDF file)

 

• 2007 Course Photo Tour (PDF file. 2008 version coming ASAP)
  • Note: This is a large file and may take some time to download

 

• Full Course Elevation Chart (PDF file)

 

• General Pace Charts for Full, Half Run and Half Walk events (PDF file)