5K Walk • Sunday, October 21, 2018 • 8 am
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5K DIRECTIONS
5k Start Line Location: Lakeshore Blvd., west of Ontario Dr.
5k Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Please give yourself lots of travel time on race morning.
We strongly recommend everyone use Shuttle Buses or Go Transit to get to the start of the 5k race and then they can leave directly from Nathan Phillips Square after they have completed their 5k race.
GO Train — Lakeshore West Train
Union Station to Exhibition Station (7 minute travel time).
Note – The 7:43 a.m. train will not leave you enough time to get to the 5k start line on time.
If you would like to get back to Exhibition Place after the race, there are GO trains leaving Union Station to Exhibition that only take 7 minutes. Calculate your fare using the GoTrain Fare Calculator.
Shuttle Buses — Before the Start of the 5k Race
2018 information coming soon.
5K PARKING
Parking is available at Exhibition Place. Please note that you will be responsible for finding your own way back to your vehicle — there will not be a shuttle service available after the race.
Our suggestion for getting back to Exhibition Place after the race would be to take a GO train from Union Station to Exhibition. Calculate your fare using the GoTrain Fare Calculator.
Driving Directions
Lake Shore Blvd will be closed from Windermere Ave to Parliament St from 5:00am–12:30pm on race day. Please use the following driving directions to access Exhibition Place.
If you would like to get back to Exhibition Place after the race, there are Go Trains leaving Union Station to Exhibition that only take 7 minutes.
Access Eastbound on Gardiner Expressway
- Exit at Lake Shore Blvd
- North on Windermere Ave
- East on Queensway and continue onto King St
- South on Strachan Ave
- West onto Manitoba and continue on Canada Blvd
Access Westbound on Gardiner Expressway
- Exit at Dunn Ave and continue north
- East on King St
- South on Strachan Ave
- West onto Manitoba and continue on Canada Blvd
Access from downtown core — west of Bay
- South on Bathurst St — please note Bathurst will be closed from 8am–10:45am between Bloor St & Lake Shore Blvd
- West on Fort York Blvd
- West on Fleet St
- Cross Strachan intersection and continue onto Manitoba Dr
Access from east of Bay 6am–10am
- Travel south on Jarvis — Front St will be closed at 8:00am–3:00pm so there may be delays while police allow traffic through
- Take the westbound Gardiner Expressway
- Exit at Dunn Ave and continue north
- East on King St
- South on Strachan Ave
- West onto Manitoba and continue on Canada Blvd
BIKE PARKING
If you wish to travel to the race by bicycle, there are a number of FREE bicycle parking locations around Nathan Phillips Square. The locations and number of spots are as follows:
- On the West side of City Hall beside the Playground (20 spots)
- On the corner of Elizabeth St. and Hagerman St. behind City Hall (58 spots)
- On Temperance St. just east of Bay St (50 spots)
- On the Southwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square along Osgoode Lane (28 spots)
Please note that these are public bicycle parking spots and are on a first come, first served basis. Any bikes that are parked in these locations will not be monitored by Canada Running Series staff or volunteers. Canada Running Series will not be responsible for any damage to bicycles while parked in these locations during the event.
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