The 2025 Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon will take place on September 20, 2026.

Registration for the 2025 Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon begins May 2026! See all registration dates here

Confirmation of your race day entry will be emailed to you once payment has been processed. Printed confirmation of registration or government issued photo ID will be required at race package pick-up.

We are anticipating over 700 participants this year!

Yes, there are age restrictions for each race.

• Full Marathon: Participants must be 18 years or older on race day.

• Half Marathon: Participants must be 18 years or older on race day, or have legal guardian approval.

• All other distances: Participants must be 18 years or older on race day, or have legal guardian approval.

A Full Marathon is 42.195 kilometers or 26.2 miles.

A Half Marathon is 21.0975 kilometers or 13.1 miles.

Runners participating in the 3km - 42.2km distances will receive a race package before race day. Details for the dates, times & location of Race Package Pick Up will be shared soon!

When picking up your race package, please bring your confirmation number and a piece of ID. If you would like to send a designate to pick up your race package please send an email request to fortmcmurray.marathon@rrcwb.ca. Remaining packages will also be available for pick up at the registration tent on race day.

Please note: There is no race package pick up required for the CEDA Kid’s Fun Run. Each Kid’s Fun Run participant will receive a commemorative medal and a runners bib on race day.

Route maps will be posted on each distance page

All Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 3km participants will receive a t-shirt at race package pick up. If the shirt size that you requested when you registered does not fit there will be an opportunity to exchange your shirt on race day based on availability.

All races are non-transferable, non-refundable and non-deferrable. You may not sell, transfer or give your bib to another person. This applies to all race participants and is in effect whether you are injured or have an unexpected family/business or medical emergency. There are NO exceptions. The Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon reserves the right to ban participants who attempt to sell a bib/run with a bib that is not theirs from all future participation.

During the registration period, as long as your desired race distance is not sold out, you can transfer to another distance prior to the race. Please visit your participant dashboard in Race Roster to transfer. The cost to transfer is as follows:

• Upgrading: The difference between your original category and the one you are upgrading to + $5 transfer fee + processing fee

• Downgrading: $5 transfer fee + processing fee

Street closure information will be available in the weeks to come.

The start and finish area will be located on the outgoing lane of MacDonald Drive.

Walkers are invited to participate in all events with precautions for the marathon distance. Marathon walkers are asked to start at 7:30 AM with marathon runners.

Please seed yourself accordingly. The course will be open for 7 hours where all walkers must be finished thereafter. After 2:30 PM, the roads will have to be re-opened and walkers will be moved up to the sidewalks.

Running with your pet is not permitted, in order to ensure the safety of our participants we kindly request all pets remain off of the course.

Yes, however we request that anyone running with a stroller begin their race at the back of the race group, in order to ensure the safety of the other participants.

The pacers, will be available for the Marathon, Half and 10K. Each pacers goal time will be clearly indicated. At the race start, please line up near your pacer and please do not crowd them – allow room for other runners to pass. For more information on pacers, visit your specific distances page.

Yes, there will be markers every 2km along the route.

Yes, please reference each course map to see the location of water & medical stations.

For the safety of the participant and those around them, headphones are strongly discouraged. However, there is no risk of disqualification for utilizing them. Should a participant put themselves or others at risk through an unsafe act, the chair and route directors determine the cause was directly or indirectly through the use of these items, the race chair reserves the right to disqualify the participant.

We will have entertainment stationed throughout the course and at the Start/Finish area. If you are interested in being an entertainer for the Fort McMurray Marathon, please contact us for more information.

• Gatorade 42.2K: 7:30am

• Servus Credit Union 21.1K: 8:00am

• Higher Health 10k: 8:30am

• WBEA 5k: 10:00am

• Pembina 3k: 11:00am

• CEDA Kid's Fun Run: 12:00pm

Photographs will be taken along the course and at the finish lines. Race day photos will be posted on the Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon Facebook. An official podium photo booth will be set up in the activation area, please visit the booth to recieve a race portrait.

All finishers in every race category will receive a commemorative medal.

Your chip is disposable, and does not need to be returned.

Family and friends will be able to gather in the viewing area to meet all participants after the race and enjoy the festivities.

Please remember to enjoy the festivities in the activation area, brought to you by our wonderful sponsors and supporters.

On race day, live results will be available online here: Results