Runners, take your marks: the Marathon Beneva de Montréal is returning for its thirty first 12 months this September, and because the largest working occasion in Quebec, it’s going to undoubtedly be a weekend to recollect. From September 22 to 24, runners of all ranges may have the chance to take part in races ranging in distance from one kilometre as much as the marathon and can be capable of uncover town’s parks, riverbanks, and wide-open areas alongside the best way.
Members have the choice to decide on between a number of particular person and group choices, together with:
- Marathon
- Half-marathon
- 10K, for which the group is proud to accomplice with the Quebec Breast Most cancers Basis
- The Sports activities Specialists 5K
- The 1K I Love Fruits and Veggies, Motion’s Little Steps Marathon
- and plenty of different race combos
Runners who actually need to get probably the most out of the occasion may choose to take part in two races over the course of the weekend.
“This 12 months marked the return of our group to the helm of this signature metropolis occasion, and we hope to deliver individuals from world wide collectively to run at their very own tempo in a setting that’s extra festive than ever,” mentioned Sebastien Arsenault, president and CEO of the occasion. “This coming September 23 and 24, Montréal will transfer to the marathon beat and have a good time town’s main end-of-summer celebrations.”
There’s greater than $30,000 up for grabs within the elite program, together with prize cash for the highest male and prime feminine runners from Quebec, and for breaking the course file, which was set in 2022 in 2:09:25. The 42.2-km distance is licensed by Athletics Canada for athletes accumulating factors for various classifications.
Run for a trigger
This 12 months’s race weekend will embody the return of the Run with Coronary heart program, and runners have the chance to assist greater than 50 charitable organizations which have registered for this system for 2023. Because the title sponsor, Beneva can be awarding grants to 9 excellent organizations, and the Marathon Beneva de Montréal group can even give $1 to the Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme for every registered participant.
This 12 months’s occasion has additionally been licensed “carbon impartial” by Planetair, which implies the Marathon Beneva de Montréal and its companions will offset its GHG emissions and invite individuals to do likewise once they register, in addition to collaborating in different sustainable occasion initiatives.
Amongst this 12 months’s race ambassadors is Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Quebec’s 1,500m record-holder.
“Pushing your self farther is the one factor that unites us all in racing. That’s why I’m glad to be a tempo bunny on the half-marathon this 12 months and assist runners attain their targets,” says Philibert-Thiboutot. “It’s so inspiring to see hundreds of individuals cross the end line, typically in a combination of euphoria and ache because the seemingly insurmountable has been conquered. Let’s have a good time our sport and set new private targets on the Marathon Beneva de Montréal!”
Find out how to register
To take part on this 12 months’s race weekend, head over to the occasion web site to register to your race of selection. There are alternatives to race as a single participant and in groups, and there can even be an tailored sport class that permits individuals with bodily, mental or visible limitations to participate within the races. Costs vary from $20 for the one-kilometre children’ run, to $130 for the marathon.
