Marathon
We are thrilled to offer a Marathon distance at Legs for Literacy again. We are equaly pleased to announce our Marathon will be a Boston Qualifier.
Race Details
Date: Sunday, October 22, 2023
Official Start Time: 8:00 am
Distance: 42.2 KM
Elevation: 329m
Course Information


Marathon Street by Street
Important Note - Final route is subject to change as a result of the measuring/certification process or any changes from our municipality Partners
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Race Start / Finish - Main Street adjacent Hyatt Hotel & Crowne Plaza at the 4 way Junction of Main / Canada & Highfield Streets.
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Run along Main Street until it merges into Champlain Street.
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Continue along Champlain Street and take a right onto Virginia Avenue.
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Stay on Virginia Avenue and turn right onto Acadie Avenue - route 106.
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Stay on Acadie Avenue as it merges onto Amirault Street (route 109).
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Stay on Amirault and take a right turn into the maintenance yard at Dover Park Soccer Field.
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Turn left and follow path all the way around the perimeter of the soccer fields.
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Take the first paved exit (right)from the path onto the parking lot and tun right again to run through the parking lot toward the park exit.
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Stay on the right side on the pedestrian walkway through the park entrance - gates.
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Emerge from the soccer fields and turn right down the 925 - Dover Road.
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Exit Dover Road on the right where if joins KM 0 of the Riverfront Trail just after Andre Street
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Stay on the Riverfront Trail all the way back to the City of Moncton.
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Just before the Gunningsville Bridge continue left and underneath the bridge onto the trail and run over the Boardwalk.
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Stay on the lower trail until it emerges onto the wider trail running towards the the Traffic Circle & Findlay Boulevard.
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Stay left and skirt the edge of the traffic circle until it joins the bike lane on the Causeway - route 114.
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Cross the river on the Causeway using the protected bike/pedestrian lane.
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At the end of the Causeway follow the trail all the way past the Superstore running parallel to Coverdale Road.
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As the trail approaches Gunningsville Bridge stay on the main trail underneath the bridge towards Riverview.
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Stay on the trail system running on it all the way to Hawke Street.
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Runners turn right onto Hawke Street and run up it until it merges with Hillsborough Road.
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Runners will cross Hillsborough Road* and run along it until they reach the entrance into Mill Creek Nature Reserve.
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Runners will exit Mill Creek and cross over the traffic circle to turn left onto the protected Pedestrian/ Bike lane onto Bridgedale Blvd using the wide pedestrian walkway.
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Runners will turn right down Gunningsville Blvd on the sidewalk.
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Runners will cross over the 4 way junction of Gunningsville Blvd, Coverdale Road and Hillsborough Road and run back towards Moncton on Vaughan Harvey which will have the inside lane closed.
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Runners will continue on Vaughan Harvey Blvd until they reach Canada Street.
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Runners will turn right onto Canada Street.
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Runners will continue on Canada Street until the Finish Line at the Hyatt Hotel on Canada Street Main Street intersection.