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Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon

WHEN: June 24 WHY YOU SHOULD GO: A big city race to kick off the summer

Like other Canada Running Series races, the Scotiabank Vancouver Half is expertly organized and provides a premium, big-city feel, without the chaos of a megarace in the U.S. At around 5,000 runners, this pure half-marathon (it’s not tucked into a marathon weekend) feels exciting without being overwhelming.

The course is a stunner, running point-to-point, staring around the beautiful campus at ubc, and ending in Stanley Park, which is always a great spot for a race. Along the way, the course tours some of Vancouver’s most stunning neighbourhoods. And this course is blazing fast, with about 100m of net downhill.