List of marathons to run in the Prairies in 2017
Experience the Prairie provinces, from the mountains to the flats, with a selection of 12 marathons in 2017.
Runners have 12 marathons to choose from in 2017 if they’re to race a 42K in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta.
The most iconic of all road running distances will first be offered in mid-April at the Gopher Attack Marathon with the Canadian Prairies racing season ramping up in late spring and early summer. The final Prairies marathon will be in Calgary on Oct. 14.
Several of the 2017 races, like the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon and Banff Marathon, for example, will incorporate Canada’s 150th anniversary into their race day celebrations. (What better place to celebrate Canada’s 150th than in the country’s first national park in Banff?)
See the list of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba marathons, from the flat lands of the Prairies to the Rocky Mountains, below.
Gopher Attack Marathon
Date: April 14
Location: Regina
Woody’s RV World Marathon
Date: May 21
Location: Red Deer, Alta.
Scotiabank Calgary Marathon
Date: May 28
Location: Calgary
Saskatchewan Marathon
Date: May 28
Location: Saskatoon
Banff Marathon
Date: June 18
Location: Banff, Alta.
Manitoba Marathon
Date: June 18
Location: Winnipeg
Near Death Marathon
Date: Aug. 5
Location: Grande Cache, Alta.
Edmonton Marathon
Date: Aug. 20
Location: Edmonton
MEC Edmonton Race Six: The Wall Breaker
Date: Sept. 10
Location: Edmonton
Queen City Marathon
Date: Sept. 10
Location: Regina
Run for the Hills Marathon
Date: Sept. 10
Location: Treherne, Man.
MEC Calgary Race Seven
Date: Oct. 14
Location: Calgary
Other comprehensive marathon lists as compiled by Canadian Running:
– British Columbia
– Ontario
– Quebec
– Atlantic Canada
Did we miss a race? Email them to tim@runningmagazine.ca and it will be added to the list.
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