Event Info

Aid Stations

Old Victoria Water Company are the official sponsors of the Oak Bay Half Marathon. Hydration stations will be located at:

Beach and Oliver (both ways)
Beach and Cranmore (both ways)
Beach and Lansdowne

XACT Nutrition

There will be Xact Electrolytes at each aid station and Xact Nutrition Bars at Beach/Lansdowne.

Rest Areas

Toilets will be provided at the start/finish area. They will be located behind the post race festivities area. On course toilets will be located at:

Beach and Oliver
Beach and Cranmore
Cattle Point

Finisher Medals

Every finisher of the half-marathon, 10k & relay will receive a souvenir medal. Kids run finishers will receive finisher ribbon.

Refunds/Deferrals

Please note: There are no refunds or deferrals allowed for 2025, though you are able to purchase refund protection insurance while registering, which we highly recommend. You can transfer your registration to another person up until April 15, 2025 for an administrative fee. No exceptions. Sorry.

10K Race

Course Description

The 10K will start at 8:00am (with the Half Marathoners and Relay teams). Runners and Walkers welcome!

This scenic 10K will send runners all the way to Newport & Beach. Participants will hit the turnaround and run back along the course to McNeill to St.Patricks to Windsor and the finish at the park.

Dairyland Kids 1k – 10:30am Start

Who can run in the Kids Race?

Participants must be 14 years and younger. All registered participants will receive a cotton T-shirt and finishers ribbon.

Kids Run start line is on Transit next to the playground.

Course Restrictions

Baby Joggers and animals are not allowed to participate in the Oak Bay Half Marathon or Relay. This is for safety reasons. Due to road closures/access there is a 4hr time cut off for the event. Half Marathon participants not past the 16km mark by 10am will be directed straight to the finish up Windsor and will not complete the course.

Package Pick Up

Where: Frontrunners Shelbourne (3659 Shelbourne St) 250-384-4786

When: Friday (10:00am – 6:00pm) & Saturday (10:00am – 5:00pm) before race day.

If you are unable to pick up during those times, you can designate a friend to pick up on your behalf. Race Numbers can be picked up in the morning but we will not have race shirts available.

All shirts will be given out as requested and if a different size is needed, we will have shirt exchange at Frontrunners Shelbourne beginning Monday. Sizing will be limited.

Relay Legs

The Relay has 3 exchange zones. These zones mark the completion of one leg and the beginning of the next leg. In this zone, a chipped wrist band is passed from one runner to the next. These zones are marked on the race map. The legs are approximately 5.5 km, 5.0 km, 5.0 km and 5.6 km. The exchange points are:

#1 exchange: Beach & St Patrick – near water station

#2 exchange: Beach & Cattle Point

#3 exchange: Beach & Cranmore – near water station

NOTE:

Relay runners exchange at Cattle Point #2 going out (through Cattle Point)

Relay runners exchange at Beach and Cranmore coming back from the turnaround not going out.

Each relay exchange point is approximately 2km away which gives participants the ability to run between the zones and watch other exchange points before heading to their own. There is no shuttle to the zones.

Half Marathon Turn by Turn

Start on Windsor
Left on Hampshire
Left on Central
Left on New Port
Left on Oak Bay Ave
Let on Hampshire
Left on Lafayette
Right on Monterey
Left on Beach
Right on Cattle Point Loop
Left on Exeter
Turnaround
Right on Beach
Right on Monterey
Left on Lafayette
Right on Hampshire
Right on Windsor

To Finish

Course Map

Where to Park

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2025 info coming soon.

Road Closure Info

Roads will be closed for between 30-90 minutes to allow the race to take place. If you live on the race route, please park off the road, or on a side street to facilitate a safe race. If you need to leave your house while the race is in progress please use the utmost caution; police, traffic control personnel and volunteer marshals will direct you across the flow of runners and off the race course as soon as possible. If you live on Beach Drive please proceed South using the side of the road away from the water and leave Beach Drive at the first available opportunity. Please note that Newport Rd and Oak Bay Avenue will only be closed for ~30min then will be completely open. This is the best route for exiting the area.

We will work hard to minimize any traffic interruptions while still maintaining the safety of the participants. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.

Estimate road closure times are below:

Zone Description Start End

Start/Finish Windsor Rd between Transit & St. David 6:00 12:00

Zone 1 Windsor/Transit to Oak Bay Ave/Hampshire 7:25 8:35

Zone 2 Windsor/Hampshire to Beach/Monterey to Finish 8:05 11:05

Zone 3 Beach/Monterey to Beach/Windsor 8:10 10:55

Zone 4 Beach/King George Terrace to Beach/Rutland 8:20 10:25

Zone 5 Beach/Rutland to Beach/Exeter/Landsdowne 8:30 10:00