Nike women’s race series coming to Toronto

A new women’s race is coming to Toronto in June of 2015.

Nike, the company behind popular women’s races in San Francisco and Washington is drastically expanding the series in 2015. The year will see 20 women’s races in major cities around the world, Toronto being the new eastern North America race. It was announced the company would not host their Washington women’s half-marathon again after their fall 2014 race.

The Toronto race will be a 15K run on the islands, held on June 14. Entrance to the event will be a lottery-style selection, happening on March 9.

The Nike women’s race series is hosting races ranging in distance from 5K to the half-marathon in a major cities all over the world.

Toronto already hosts a vibrant women’s only race series, the Toronto Women’s Run Series with three races on May 24, Aug. 22 and Oct. 24, each in the city’s Sunnybrook Park.