High Performance Application - Royal Victoria Marathon 2025

Royal Victoria Marathon High Performance Program Application

Opening June 3, 2025

Welcome to the application page for high performance athletes wishing to compete in the marathon, half marathon, or 8K events on Sunday, October 12th, 2025.

Deadline for Applications:
- Marathon - July 15
- Half Marathon - August 1
- 8K - September 15

The process to apply:

1. Apply through our online application system (opening on June 3, 2025). Marathon applications will close July 15, half marathon applications will close August 1 and 8K applications will close on September 15, 2025.

2. An email will be sent to you from our High Performance Coordinator upon review of your application. Note: The number of comp entries that will be given out will depend on the number of applications received and the verified finishing times. You are not guaranteed a comp entry even though you have met the standard.

3. If your application is accepted, you will be sent a comp code to register for the event on the RVM race registration page. Athletes will be responsible for registering for the event within a window of time.

4. If your registration is not accepted, you will be contacted. We would encourage you to still register for the event and enjoy RVM!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kevin at elite@runvictoriamarathon.com.

Marathon
The marathon offers a beautiful, seaside course with mild to moderate elevation changes along the way. The course is World Athletics certified, is a Boston qualifier and is both an Abbott World Marathon Majors MTT Age Group Qualifier and a World Athletics World Ranking Competition. The 2025 Royal Victoria Marathon is the provincial BC Athletics Marathon Championships.

Half Marathon
The half marathon course is considered fast. It will start at the same time as the marathon beside the stately Parliament Buildings and winds its way through downtown and offers a quick, rolling course with long sections of downhill and flat as well as mild uphill sections. The course is certified accurate by a World Athletics-certified B-level measurer.

8K
The 8K is run on an out-and-back route where the gradual up after 2K allows for a very fast second half — also on a certified course.

The High-Performance Athlete Program
The High-Performance Athlete Program allows the Royal Victoria Marathon to offer top Canadian and international marathon, half marathon, and 8K runners an environment in which they can succeed. The goal of the program is to create an excellent event and to foster the development of Canadian runners and is designed to attract competitive distance athletes.

High Performance Program prizes are awarded to the top male and female, open and masters, marathon and half-marathon athletes, as well as an incentive for breaking the course record.

The registered, not-for-profit Victoria Marathon Society administers the annual Royal Victoria Marathon and associated events.

Standards

Kevin O'Connor, High Performance Program Coordinator

elite@runvictoriamarathon.com