Vancouver Marathon, live.

Beaches, parks and the Stanley Park Seawall

The BMO Vancouver Marathon runs on the first Sunday of May, 2 May 2027, on point to point courses past beaches, parks and the Stanley Park Seawall.

Organised by the non-profit Vancouver International Marathon Society, known as RUNVAN, the BMO Vancouver Marathon began with 32 finishers in 1972. It now draws over 25,000 registrants from more than 65 countries, relies on about 3,000 volunteers and regularly reaches capacity. The 2027 races are on Sunday 2 May, with package pickup at the expo on 30 April and 1 May.

The marathon starts at 8:30 at Queen Elizabeth Park on Midlothian Avenue. The route takes in Pacific Spirit Park, a turnaround on Blanca Street, Point Grey Road to Kitsilano Point and the full length of the Seawall around Stanley Park, the world's longest uninterrupted waterfront path, before finishing on West Pender Street between Bute and Thurlow. The limit is six hours, with four hours for the first 30 km, and participants must be 18 or older.

The half marathon, the largest race of the day, starts at 7:00 from Queen Elizabeth Park on its own fast, downhill course through Chinatown, Yaletown and the West End to the same finish, with a three hour limit and a minimum age of 16. The 8KM starts at 9:30 inside Stanley Park on Lagoon Drive, runs under cedar and hemlock and through Coal Harbour, and measures about 8.125 km.

These are destination races, ranked among the world's best by Forbes, CNN and USA Today, with views of mountains, cherry blossoms and shoreline. On race day community block parties line the course, with activations at UBC, Kitsilano, English Bay and downtown, and spectator stands and big screens wait near the finish.

On Livebib you can follow a participant who chooses to share their own live position from the phone they carry. This is not the organiser's timing, and the official results come from RUNVAN.