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Around the Bay 30k Road Race

Hamilton
Hamilton City Hall
Hamilton City Hall. Photograph by Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser's 2026 route starts on Leander Drive at Pier 4 Park, runs east on Burlington Street and north on Beach Boulevard to Eastport Drive, then comes back west along North Shore Boulevard and Plains Road.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Out along the Beach Strip, back over Valley Inn HillValley Inn Hill, Dundurn Castle and a finish on Discovery Drive.
  • Four and a half hours to finish4.5 hours from the wave start.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut along the Beach Strip, back over Valley Inn HillValley Inn Hill, Dundurn Castle and a finish on Discovery Drive.

On the way back the course takes Spring Gardens Road up Valley Inn Hill, turns left onto Plains Road, then left at Dundurn Castle onto Tecumseh Street. From there it runs Locke Street and Barton Street to Queen Street North, which turns into Stuart Street, then Bay Street North, Strachan Street West, James Street North and Guise Street East. The finish is north on Discovery Drive, with water, food and medals in a tent over the ice rink. The 15K starts on Eastport Drive and the 10K near LaSalle Park, both on the same route.

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Whole courseTacticsFour and a half hours to finish4.5 hours from the wave start.

The organiser adds that, at the discretion of the police, participants may be asked to walk along the sidewalks and obey traffic rules. The race date is Sunday 4 April 2027, and the 30K entry fee is $120 plus a processing fee and taxes.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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4 gels for Hamilton, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.5
  2. km 14.5mile 9
  3. km 21.8mile 13.6
  4. km 29.1mile 18.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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At a glance

distance
30.0 km18.6 mi
10K · 15 km · 30 km · 5K
cut-off
4:30 h
4 h 30 min

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Questions about the Around the Bay 30k Road Race

When is the Around the Bay 30k Road Race 2027?

Sunday 4 April 2027.

How do I enter the Around the Bay 30k Road Race?

Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: CA$120 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site

What is the time limit at the Around the Bay 30k Road Race?

Runners have 4 h 30 min to finish.

More about the race

Sources and licence

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We take no entries and are not part of the race. Everything above comes from the organiser, on the day named.

Date and entry information from the organiser.

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