Blue Nose Marathon

The Blue Nose Marathon is a charity road marathon that has been held each spring in Halifax since 2004.

Blue Nose Marathon
DateMay
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Established2004, 18 years ago
Official sitehttp://www.bluenosemarathon.com/

This marathon is a standard length at 26.2 miles (42.2 km). Since its inception, abbreviated runs are also available including a youth run (2k and 4k), 5k, 10k, and 13.1-mile (21.1 km) 1/2 marathon, each sponsored by different local sponsors.[1]

History

The marathon was first held in 2004.

In 2005, despite unexpected heavy rain and strong winds, officials were able to reroute the course to avoid dangerous areas, such as a bridge crossing and flooded areas, and started the race with only a one-hour delay.[2]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

Course
External image
Course map of full marathon in 2020[4]
Blue Nose Marathon in 2016

Set within the Halifax-Dartmouth city confines, the Blue Nose Marathon includes a path around Lake Banook and Lake Micmac, crossing Halifax's Macdonald Bridge, and a run through Point Pleasant Park on the south-end Halifax peninsula.[5] All seven events start and finish at the same points, with different courses to accommodate the seven distances.

Sponsors

Each race has its own sponsor each year, current sponsors include:[6]

  • Marathon Team Relay
  • Medavie Half Marathon
  • GoodLife Fitness (10k)
  • Lifemark (5k)
  • Doctors of Nova Scotia (youth run)

See also

References
  1. Race Distances
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://bluenosemarathon.com/race-events/scotiabank-full-marathon/
  5. Full Marathon Course Description Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Blue Nose Sponsors


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