Name: Canada Day 5K
Start: 2023-07-01T08:30:00-04:00
Location: Spencer Smith Park, Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON, Canada

Canada Day 5K/10K

and Kids 1K

In Person and Virtual Races

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

Spencer Smith Park, Burlington ON

Celebrate Canada Day with us in-person or virtually. The 1KM kids race makes this a great event for the whole family!

Save when you register for multiple races!

Register for 2 or more of our 2023 races and you will save 30% on registration fees for each race! You must register for at least two events at the same time to be eligible for the discount.

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Volunteer Sign up

Our races would not be possible without the amazing help of all of our volunteers. If you or someone you know is interested in being a part of this great event, we would love to have your help. 

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TO REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER

Event schedule

Sat, July 1, 2023 8:30 AM - Opening Ceremonies
Sat, July 1, 2023 8:50 AM - 1KM Race Start
Sat, July 1, 2023 9:10 AM - 5KM and 10KM Race Start

Race Kit

This race offers the BEST Canada Day race kit around!

Each race kit includes your choice of shirt, a finisher medal and more!

Technical t-shirt

Technical tank top

Event Details

The in-person race will take place at Spencer Smith Park in Burlington. In the case of cancellation of the in-person race, we will not be issuing any refunds or returning the difference in pricing. If the in-person event is cancelled you will be switched into the virtual race.

Address: Spencer Smith Park - West Lawn - Behind Spencer's Restaurant - 1340 Lakeshore Rd Burlington, ON

Race Start Times:

8:20AM - Race warm up led by OrangeTheory Fitness

8:30AM - Opening Ceremonies

8:50AM - 1KM kids race start

9:10AM - 5KM and 10KM race start

Race Results:

The 5KM and 10KM races are chip timed, race timing services will be provided by Speed River Timing. Results will be available at speedrivertiming.com within seconds of you crossing the finish line.

Awards:

There will be prizes for the overall male/female in both the 5KM and 10KM events. The overall winners will receive a prize package following the race. We will also be doing age category awards at the finish line starting at 9:45AM. Age category winners will receive a trophy.

Race Kit Pickup:

Thursday, June 29th

Burlington Running Room Store *LOCATION UPDATED*
3300 Fairview St.
Burlington, ON

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Friday, June 30th

Burlington Running Room Store *LOCATION UPDATED*
3300 Fairview St.
Burlington, ON

1:00PM - 6:00PM

Saturday, July 1st (RACE DAY)

Spencer Smith Park - West Lawn
(Behind Spencer's Restaurant)
Burlington, ON

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Strollers and Dogs:

Strollers are permitted in the race, we just ask that if you are running with a stroller you start at the back of the corral. Due to high temperatures, we kindly ask that you keep your dogs and pets at home to keep them safe.

Weather:

The race will happen rain or shine, we only cancel in the event of extreme conditions. Please plan according to the weather on race day. It is your responsibility to ensure you are taking steps to keep yourself safe.

Air Update (Friday, July 30th at 2:55PM):

As of right now, tomorrow's Canada Day race is scheduled to proceed as planned. The current forecast is predicting that the air quality tomorrow will be at a moderate risk (level 5). If things change, we will notify you by email. Please do what is best for you and your individual health status. It is your responsibility to choose to participate or choose a distance/effort level that reflects your abilities and health factors given the conditions. Anyone who wants to switch to a shorter distance, or a different event listed on vrpro.ca can do so by emailing us at info@vrpro.ca

Parking:

There is lots of parking available in nearby public parking lots along Lakeshore Rd.

Brock Ave South Lot - 456 Brock Ave Burlington
Elgin St Parking Lot - 1360-1376 Elgin St Burlington
Waterfront Parking Garage - 414 Locust St

Race Route

The 5K route will take you along Burlington's Beautiful walking trails. The route is an out and back style course and is fast and flat. The 10K runners will complete two loops of the 5KM route (2 x 2.5K out and backs).

Route map for Canada Day 1/5k Route 2019 by Mark Arnott on plotaroute.com

Virtual Race Details

Track your virtual run/walk and submit your results for the Canada Day Race using the ASICS Runkeeper™ app

The Virtual Canada Day race can be completed anytime between June 15th and July 15th

How to track your run/walk and record your results using the Runkeeper^TMapp:

1. From your mobile device, go to your Race Roster dashboard for this event HERE
2. Click on the “Connect to my app” button, where you will be asked to confirm your name within the app (confirm your name and the event will be added to your app)
3. Revisit the Runkeeper™ app when you are ready to participate. From your start screen, click the flag symbol (bottom right) and select the race to start recording.
4. Complete your distance and save the activity. Your results will be automatically posted to the Race Roster leaderboard HERE
5. From the results page, click on your name to see your finisher summary

How to submit your results without Runkeeper^TMapp:

Please submit the results for your virtual race on the results page.

1. Make sure you are logged into your participant dashboard here.

2. Go to the virtual results page: https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/6eyhkrkcuuwa32cc/results

3. Click the submit a virtual result button

4. Enter your time it took you to complete the race and submit your results.

Everyone who posts their results will receive a virtual finisher's certificate.

Sponsors and Partners

Thank you to all of our Sponsors and Partners



Save $5 on a car wash with coupon in your race kit!

Anthony Tullo Music

Canadian Musician, Anthony Tullo will be performing live at the 2023 Canada Day Races!

Award winning Rock/ Alternative country artist Anthony Tullo is from Oakville Ontario Canada. Anthony is a 2017 Top Ten Rising star CMAO nominee and a 2018 CMAO Top five male artist of the year nominee. His song Ten seconds to sundown hit rotation on Sirus radio and his song Shotgun ready tops his Spotify approaching 300,000 streams. Anthony headlined the Mragowo Amphithreatre in Poland 2019 to a sold crowd of 10,000 people. While touring Poland and making radio and Television appearances, he was awarded the Optimist award in Znin Poland. Along with his success in music and three albums under this belt, he has also been successful in film. Tullo has shared the screen with names like Tia Carerra (Relic Hunter) , Casper Van Dien (Melrose Place) and Catherine Oxenburg (Dynasty). Anthony produced his own Indie feature "A Secret Cross in 2012 that won him the International award of excellence at the LA Movie awards. Tullo recently produced the short film REPENT which earned him nine awards from the USA, Canada and Italy and India. Look for his music on Itunes and Spotify.

WEBSITE: www.anthonytullomusic.com

OFFICIAL FACEBOOK MUSIC PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/anthonytullomusic/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/anthonytullomusic/?hl=en

SPOTIFY OFFICIAL PAGE: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1a2N2MTn0aVZN3teoblWwk

YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_liNDiCVoMmmmERzFF1kRA

View Anthony Live at his upcoming concert:

SATURDAY OCT 21ST

OAKVILLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEASON 2023/24

STUDIO THEATRE

TICKETS $35 GO ON SALE END OF MAY BEGINNING OF JUNE

Anthony Tullo - Canada Day Race Playlist

Registration fees

Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees

In-person 5K Closed

Online registration closed

Includes a technical Canada Day t-shirt!
1. CA$60.00
  
  Early bird pricing
  
  Oct 21 – Apr 30
2. CA$65.00
  
  Regular Pricing
  
  May 1 – Jun 22
3. CA$70.00
  
  Late Pricing
  
  Jun 23 – Jul 1

In-Person 10K Closed

Online registration closed

Includes a technical Canada Day t-shirt!
1. CA$65.00
  
  Early bird pricing
  
  Oct 21 – Apr 30
2. CA$70.00
  
  Regular Pricing
  
  May 1 – Jun 22
3. CA$75.00
  
  Late Pricing
  
  Jun 23 – Jul 1

In-person Kids 1K Closed

Includes entry into the 1KM event and a finisher medal. T-shirts are available to purchase for an additional $10.00

CA$25.00

Oct 21 - Jul 1

Virtual 5K Closed

Participate virtually from wherever you are!

CA$50.00

Oct 21 - Jul 1

Virtual Kids 1K event Closed

Participate virtually from wherever you are! For an additional $10 you can purchase a Canada Day Shirt.

CA$25.00

Oct 21 - Jul 1

Top donors

No.	Name	Amount
1	Shirley Desrosiers	CA$108.31
2	Jill Cameron	CA$55.60
3	Linda Rouse	CA$54.63

Top fundraisers

1	View fundraiser page for Peggy	Peggy Samms CA$138.03 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Peggy
2	View fundraiser page for Shirley	Shirley Desrosiers Raised: CA$108.31	View page for Shirley
3	View fundraiser page for Anousha	Anousha Usman Raised: CA$50.23	View page for Anousha

Contact information

Event contact: VR Pro Inc
Email: info@vrpro.ca