Organizers say registrations for the marathon, a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, and the half-marathon sold out
More than 9,000 participants will take part in this weekend’s Royal Victoria Marathon events, the highest number since 2014.As of Friday, 1,861 runners had registered for the marathon, 3,828 for the half marathon, 2,087 for the 8K, 613 for the 5K and 458 for the Thrifty Foods Kids Run.
The marathon and half-marathon are Sunday with an 8 a.m. start, and the 8K at 7:15 a.m. Runners will snake through the streets of Victoria and Oak Bay, with the start and finish lines in the legislature precinct. Top-seeded in the marathon Sunday is Josphat Kipkoech from the legendary running nation of Kenya, who has a personal best time of 2:13:58.
“This checks all the boxes and is one of the easiest things for us to support and sponsor,” said Keith Wells, executive-director of the Greater Victoria Sport Tourism Commission. “It fills the hotels and restaurants and makes for a vibrant weekend.” People can still register for available spaces in the 8K, 5K and Kids Run at the Race Expo in the Victoria Conference Centre’s Crystal Garden. That’s where participants can pick up their race packages on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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