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Blue Nose Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:008:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K · Kids' race · Relay
The course
The marathon runs through Halifax and Dartmouth, and the organiser names the harbour, Lake Banook, the North End, Point Pleasant Park and the Halifax waterfront as its main sights.
- Halifax and Dartmouth, harbour to lakeHalifax and Dartmouth: harbour, Lake Banook, North End, Point Pleasant Park.
- Halifax is a little hillyOrganiser: Halifax is a little "hill-y", but the whole city cheers.
- Boston Qualifying, and an age-group qualifierA Boston Qualifier and a Wanda Age Group Qualifier.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkHalifax and Dartmouth, harbour to lakeHalifax and Dartmouth: harbour, Lake Banook, North End, Point Pleasant Park.
The organiser describes the course as a tour of Halifax and Dartmouth. The sights it names are the harbour, Lake Banook, the North End, Point Pleasant Park and the Halifax waterfront.
Race kit pick-up is across the harbour in Dartmouth, at the Zatzman Sportsplex.
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Whole courseGradientHalifax is a little hillyOrganiser: Halifax is a little "hill-y", but the whole city cheers.
The marathon page says Halifax has gained a reputation for being a little “hill-y”, “but it’s nothing you can’t handle”, and adds that the whole city will be cheering the runners on.
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Whole courseTacticsBoston Qualifying, and an age-group qualifierA Boston Qualifier and a Wanda Age Group Qualifier.
The organiser lists the marathon as a Boston Qualifying event. It is also an Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group Qualifier: in the one-year qualifying period, athletes in nine age groups earn ranking points at marathons around the world, and the top ranked runners are invited to the Wanda Age Group World Championships.
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Race weekend
Friday 21 May Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up At the Blue Nose Marathon Expo, Zatzman Sportsplex, 110 Wyse Rd, Dartmouth. All kits must be collected before race day.
Saturday 22 May Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–16:004:00 PM
Race kit pick-up At the Blue Nose Marathon Expo, Zatzman Sportsplex, 110 Wyse Rd, Dartmouth. All kits must be collected before race day.
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Sunday 23 May Race day
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08:008:00 AM
Marathon start Official start time. -
14:002:00 PM
Official race closure Official race closure time, 2:00 PM.
Times as published by the organiser, in Halifax time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Halifax time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Halifax, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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