Blue Nose Marathon

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Blue Nose Marathon
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DateMay
Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established2004, 20 years ago
Official site http://www.bluenosemarathon.com/

The Blue Nose Marathon is a charity road marathon that has been held each spring in Halifax since 2004.

Contents

This marathon is a standard length at 26.2 miles (42.2 km). Since its inception, abbreviated runs are also available including a youth run (2k and 4k), 5k, 10k, 13.1-mile (21.1 km) half marathon, and a team relay, each sponsored by different local sponsors. [1]

History

The marathon was first held in 2004.

In 2005, despite unexpected heavy rain and strong winds, officials were able to reroute the course to avoid dangerous areas, such as a bridge crossing and flooded areas, and started the race with only a one-hour delay. [2]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

Course

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Blue Nose Marathon in 2016

Set within the Halifax-Dartmouth city confines, the Blue Nose Marathon includes a path around Lake Banook and Lake Micmac, crossing Halifax's Macdonald Bridge, and a run through Point Pleasant Park on the south-end Halifax peninsula. [4] All seven events start and finish at the same points, with different courses to accommodate the seven distances.

Sponsors

Each race has its own sponsor each year, current sponsors include: [5]

See also

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References

  1. Race Distances
  2. "Blue Nose International Marathon & Half Marathon | Runner's World". Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Full Marathon Course Description Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Blue Nose Sponsors". Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2013-01-30.

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