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Your in-person Canadian race guide until the end of 2021

It's not too late to hit your goals by the end of the year at these in-person races

Are you looking for a fall road or trail race? Here are some races that are going ahead this fall. Click on the links for more information. If you know of any other races, let us know by emailing us at info@runningmagazine.ca.

An overhead shot of the Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon in Halifax, N.S.

Eastern Canada

Point Edward Half Marathon – Sydney, N.S. (Oct. 23)

Run for Renee 5K – Gondola Point, N.B. (Oct. 31)

Tely 10 – St. John’s, N.L. (Oct. 31)

Bootstrap Boogie 17K – Saint John, N.B. (Nov. 6)

Flyin Nutz Trail Race – Black Point, N.S. (Nov. 6)

Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon — Halifax, N.S. (Nov. 6-7)

Run to Remember 11K – Mount Pearl, N.L. (Nov. 11)

Halifax Movember Run 6K – Halifax, N.S. (Nov. 20)

Mummer’s Run 5K – St. John’s, N.L. (Nov. 27)

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Ontario

Toronto Women’s Run Series 5K & 8K — Toronto (Oct. 23)

Superhero 5K – Toronto (Oct. 24)

The Wild Mile – Toronto (Oct. 27)

H+P Hybrid Half Marathon – Conestoga, Ont. (Oct. 30)

The Halloween Hustle – Peterborough, Ont. (Oct. 30)

Springbank Halloween Haunting 5K & 10K – London, Ont. (Oct. 31)

The Beav Trail Race (10K/25K/50K) – Milton, Ont. (Nov. 6)

Run Ottawa Cookie 5K – Ottawa (Nov. 7)

KRRA Anniversary Run 10K – Kingston, Ont. (Nov. 7)

Road to Hope Hamilton Marathon – Hamilton, Ont. (Nov. 7-8)

Tannenbaum 10K – Toronto (Nov. 28)

Jingle Bells 5K & 10K – Hamilton, Ont. (Nov. 28)

Egg Nog Jog 5K – Tottenham, Ont. (Dec. 5)

Boxing Day 10-miler & 4-miler – Hamilton, Ont. (Dec. 26)

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Quebec

Trail Du Grand-duc (5K/11K/18K/33K/50K/66K) – Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Que. (Oct. 23-24)

Devil’s Backayrd Ultra – St-Mathieu-du-Parc, Que. (Oct. 23)

Trail du Massif du Sud (6K/10K/21K) – Saint-Philémon, Que. (Oct. 30)

Edmonton has placed a last minute bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Western Canada (Alta., Sask., Man.)

Dash of Doom – Calgary (Oct. 30)

Run Regina Halloween 5K & 10K – Regina (Oct. 22)

Pinawa Classic Road Run 5K & 10K – Pinawa, Man. (Oct. 30)

Lost Lake 11K & 4K – Grande Prairie, Alta. (Oct. 30)

Banff Winterstart 5-miler Night Run – Banff, Alta. (Nov. 6)

Sight Night 5K & 8K – Edmonton (Nov. 13)

Last Chance Half Marathon & 10K – Calgary (Nov. 14)

Vancouver Sea Wall. Photo Courtesy of Culture Trip.

British Columbia

Diez Vista 50K – Port Moody, B.C. (Oct. 24)

Perseverance Trail Run (11K & 3K) – Cumberland, B.C. (Oct. 24)

Cowichan Valley Fall Festival 5K – Chemainus, B.C. (Oct. 30)

Loop the Vedder Trail Half & 10K – Chilliwack, B.C. (Oct. 30)

Monster Dash 5K & 10K Road Race – Kamloops, B.C. (Oct. 31)

Larry Nicholas 9 km Trail Run – Kelowna, B.C. (Nov. 7)

Vancouver STASH Dash 5K – Vancouver (Nov. 10)

Vancouver Historic Half & 10K – Vancouver (Nov. 28)

The Big Elf Run (5K/10K/15K) – Vancouver (Dec. 11)

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