It is with great pleasure that the Marathon welcomes you. We are very happy to have you among our runners. We look forward to seeing you Sunday October 1! Beyond performance, self-fulfillment!

Please read this guide to the end. We will not be able to answer the questions answered in this guide.

Date : Sunday October 1st, 2023

First start: 8h00

Bib pickup

Place

Décathlon Boisbriand Sport Store
2525 rue d’Annemasse, Boisbriand, Qc J7H 0A3

Schedule

Thursday, September 29 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Friday, September 30 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 1st 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The times for the race bib pickup correspond to the store’s opening hours.
It will not be possible to collect your bib on the day of the marathon or at any other time outside the scheduled hours.

To pickup your bib

You must attend in person.
You must present a valid identity card with photo (Driver’s license, health insurance card, passport).
No other person can collect your bib (no exceptions).

Participant’s wristband

When picking up your bib, a wristband will be put on your wrist. You must wear your wristband to access the start area. You must keep this wristband on until you leave the finish area after your race.

If your wristband is damaged, you may be denied access to the start area.

Bus to the start

Bus departure

Bus departure : Saint-Jérôme Old Train Station.
Address : 160 Place de la Gare
Entrance : By the South, via rue Latour, Saint-Jérôme.

To get on board the bus

You must wear your bib. “Marathon”
“Autobus” must be printed on your bib.
Only runners with bibs will be allowed on the bus.

Bus schedule – Val-David- Marathon start

The buses leave as soon as they are full.

First departure: 6:05 am
Last bus: 7:40 am
Trip to start: 30 minutes (about)

Only MARATHON bibs with “AUTOBUS” printed on it, will be accepted on these buses. Runners are responsible for showing up in time to catch their bus according to their start time.

Make sure you don’t leave anything on the bus
No bus will bring back the runners to the start line after the race

Parking in Saint-Jérôme

There are several car parks available in the vicinity of the Station.

Old Saint-Jérôme station: Entrance via rue Latour, Saint-Jérôme.
Quartier 50+: 425, boulevard Jean-Baptiste-Rolland Est, Saint-Jérôme QC J7Z 4J4
Aréna Melançon: 451, rue Melançon Saint-Jérôme, QC, J7Z 4K3

Access to the start site, village de Val-David

Bus

The runners are dropped off at the PLACE DU MARCHÉ in Val-David, in the heart of the Village, two steps away of the start site.

Cars

For runners who choose to take their car to go to Val-David, you should know that parking spaces are limited. The entire area of the village center will be closed to traffic. Parking is prohibited in the streets of Val-David. It will not be possible to drive to the start site. Traffic will be diverted to parking lots on the outskirts.

Gear check

You can leave your personal belonging at the start of the Marathon.

You must use the bag that will be given to you with your bib.
No other bag will be accepted at Gear Check.
Your bag with personal belonging must be ready to hand over to the volunteers before entering the start area.
Personal belonging that you leave must be kept to the minimum.
To identify your bag, you must use the detachable part of your bib that you will tie around a rope of the bag using the T-wrap that you will have received at the same time as your bib.
It is strongly recommended that you do not leave any valuables in the bag that you will leave at Gear Check. It is the sole responsibility of each runner to identify their bag correctly. The organization of the Marathon will not be responsible for any lost, stolen or otherwise damaged items.
You can collect your bag on arrival.

Important

All bags not claimed on the day of the Marathon will be donated to community or charitable organizations. After the Marathon weekend, it will no longer be possible to collect your bag.

Starts

Marathon start area

The start area is located in the park: Léonidas Dufresne.

Called for starts

Be vigilant not to miss your start! You must report to the starting corral as soon as your start number is called.

Access to the starting corral

You must wear your bib to access the start corral. You will need to wear your participant wristband.

Participant wristband
You will need to show your participant wristband to access the start corral. If a runner shows up with a damaged wristband, a check will be made and the runner must confirm his identity. The runner could miss his start. If the verification is not conclusive, the runner will not have access to the start corral and will not take the start. His bib number will be removed from the list of participants.

Clothes

The clothes you intend to leave behind just before the start or along the course will be donated to charities.

It is not possible to change your start for a faster start.

Start # 1 : 8h00
Start # 2 : 8h05
Start # 3 : 8h10
Start # 4 : 8h15
Start # 5 : 8h20
Start # 6 : 8h25
Start # 7 : 8h30
Start # 8 : 8h35
Start # 9 : 8h40
Start # 10 : 8h45
Start # 11 : 8h50
Start # 12 : 8h55

Your bib number

Number of starts: 12
Number of runners per start: 250 (environ)
Your start number is written on your bib.

Click here to know your bib number

Pacers

List of planned pacers.

If there is no pacer in your starting wave, it is possible to take the following start.

Start # 1 : 2h59

Start # 2 : 3h20

Start # 4 : 3h30

Start # 4 : 3h40

Start # 5 : 3h40

Start # 6 : 3h50

Start # 8 : 4h00

Start # 9 : 4h10

Start # 10 : 4h20

Start # 10 : 4h30

Start # 11 : 4h30

Finish line area – PLACE DE LA GARE – SAINT-JÉRÔME

While waiting for the arrival of the runners, meet up with friends and family at Place des Festivals in Saint-Jérôme. Kiosks and activities for young and old await you. With Decathlon, try new sports.

Awards to winners

Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the marathon. First three men and women all categories. The trophies are awarded after the race.

Top three men and women by age categories:
18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 +

The rewards will be mailed in the weeks following the race. The chip time will determine the top three in each category.

Timing – SPORTSTATS

The race will be timed by Sportstats. Your friends and relatives can follow you on the Sportstats app. There will be no results tent at the finish site, the results will be available on the Sportstats site.

SPORTSTATS

IOS/IPHONE

ANDROID

ANDROID (Google play)

CERTIFICATS

You will be able to download your certificate of participation, directly on the results page.

MARATHON PHOTOS

DOSSARDS