Event Info

Half Marathon, Relay & 10K

Route Description

The half marathon will start at 8:00am at Windsor Park. After winding its way through the charming downtown core and historic residential setting of Oak Bay, the course loops out and back along the scenic seaside route of Beach Dr and finishes back at Windsor Park. The course is certified.

The 10K will start at the same time (8:00am) and will follow along the same course but has a turnaround just after Newport on Beach Dr.

Walkers / Early Start

Walkers are more than welcome to join the Oak Bay Half Marathon fun and festivities. Walkers and runners who plan to take over 2hrs 30min now have an option to start at 7am. All early bird starters will be recorded at the startline at 7am. You do not need to pre-register for the early start / Walkers division.

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 timing tag 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. Please note the exchange zones have been moved slightly from previous years.

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.

Dairyland Kids Run

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.

And don’t forget that we’ll have Santa Bear from C-FAX Santa’s Anonymous!

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

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 (both ways)

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

There are unfortunately NO RETURNS given on registrations for any reason, including but not limited to; injury, schedule conflicts, event cancellation, etc. We will offer a deferral of one year provided written contact before April 15th of that same event year.

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 & Saturday (10:00am – 6:00pm) 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.

Clipper Vacations Stations

Stay tuned for discount code.

Harbour Air

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Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Stay tuned for discount code.

Course Map

New course map coming soon!

Where to Park

Road Closure Info – 2023 Update coming soon!

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 & Newport 6:00 12:00

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

Zone 2 Oak Bay Ave/Hampshire to Beach/Victoria to Finish 8:05 11:05

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

Zone 4 Beach/Windsor to Beach/Rutland 8:20 10:25

Zone 5 Beach/Rutland to Beach/Ripon 8:30 10:00