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Monday, September 7, 2026
Island Lake Conservation Area
Orangeville, Ontario
14th annual Island Lake Classic 5K & 10K starts and ends in picturesque Island Lake Conservation Area, in Orangeville. Groomed trails and numerous bridge crossings along the Vicki Barron Lakeside Trail highlight the natural elements that this park has to offer.
Please note, admission to the park is free for participants and volunteers.
Registration closes in
Registration fees Spots remaining: 394
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
10K Run Spots remaining: 196
Price changes in 19 days 19 hours-
(age 10 years and over) Run the full loop. Ontario HST and optional add-ons will appear at checkout
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Register for 10K Run$56.71
BEST PRICE!
Now registering Nov 28 – Jan 15 -
$62.15Jan 16 – Apr 30
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$67.60May 1 – Jul 30
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$78.50Jul 31 – Sept 4
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5K Run/Walk Spots remaining: 198
Price changes in 19 days 19 hours-
Run or walk portion of the lake and forest trail, all ages. Ontario HST and optional add-ons will appear at checkout
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Register for 5K Run/Walk$45.82
BEST PRICE!
Now registering Nov 28 – Jan 15 -
$51.26Jan 16 – Apr 30
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$56.71May 1 – Jul 30
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$67.60Jul 31 – Sept 4
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Virtual Run - Canadian Participants
Live too far away? Schedule conflicts? FOMO? No problem! Sign up for our virtual event and we will send you a custom medal and GottaRunRacing cooling buff and you can participate any day, anytime, anywhere! Virtual Run Packages will be mailed in late summer via Canada Post.
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Register for Virtual Run - Canadian Participants$51.26
includes shipping within Canada
Nov 28 - Sept 4
Purchase Products
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Register for Purchase ProductsBuy Extra SwagNov 28 - Sept 4
10K RUN - begins at 9:00am
5K RUN/WALK - begins at 9:25am
KIDS FUN RUN - 8:40am
Open to children 10 years of age and UNDER. Parent must register child on race morning at kit pick up - no charge. Approximate 200m route - fast and flat course around the park. Parent can take pictures or run with their child. Begins at 8:40am
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SWAG & AWARDS
SWAG
Every finisher will receive a medal and a custom 2026 Swag Item - To Be Announced!
AWARDS
Overall 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers male/female in both events will be acknowledged atop our podium with a sweet prize!
A token of appreciation and a photo opp on the podium for age groupers in both events.
| Age Group Prizes | ||
| 19 – under | ||
| 20 – 29 | ||
| 30 – 39 | ||
| 40 – 49 | ||
| 50 – 59 | ||
| 60 – 69 70 + | ||
CUP-LESS EVENT * WATER STATIONS * RACE EXPO * KIT PICKUP
CUP-LESS
Unnecessary waste is something we are committed to eliminating at our events. We all need to do our part to keep the trails beautiful and pristine and to that end, we have eliminated disposable cups at the start/finish and aid stations.
WATER STATIONS
There will be 1 water station on the 5K course, approximately at the halfway mark and 2 water stations on the 10K course (at approx. 4K and 8.5K).
RACE EXPO
Be sure to visit our community partner booths before or after the race!
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KIT PICKUP
Pre-Race Kit Pickup will be held on Sunday, September 6 from 10am to 3pm @ Cycling Elements in Orangeville - click here for address.
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Race Morning starting at 8:00am and up to 9:20am.
There will be NO race day registrations and NO refunds.
VIRTUAL RUN
Live too far away? Schedule conflicts? FOMO? No problem! Sign up for our virtual event and we will send you a custom medal, bib and swag item so you can participate any day, anytime, anywhere! Virtual Run Packages will be mailed in late summer via Canada Post. Watch our virtual run of both distances on YouTube - see below!
*To our American friends
At this time we can no longer ship to US based addresses due to the tariffs imposed on shipments from Canada. If the situation changes, we will resume shipping to the US. Thanks for your understanding
30 Minute Treadmill Run of Island Lake Classic
60 Minute Treadmill Run of Island Lake Classic
THE FINE PRINT
* No refunds. If event is cancelled, all participants will be transferred to the 2026 Virtual Run option.
* No in ear headphones however bone conduction style is highly recommended - check out our partner, Shokz to pick up a pair!
* Our race insurance does not allow for pets or strollers on course.
* No race day registrations.
TIMING & RESULTS
Chip Timing by Enfield Timing
RESULTS
click here for Results of the 2025 event
click here for Results of the 2024 event
click here for Results of the 2023 event
click here for Results of the 2022 event
click here for Results of the 2021 event
click here for Results of the 2019 event
click here for Results of the 2018 event
click here for Results of the 2017 event
click here for Results of the 2016 event
click here for Results of the 2015 event
click here for Results of the 2014 event
GIVING BACK
Island Lake Conservation Area has been an amazing partner of the Island Lake Classic for over ten years. Their recent 25 year plan includes several new improvements to the park, one of which includes the Vicki Barron Trail Re-Route Project.
If you would like to help support the Park, you can make a donation with your registration and you can also ask your family/friends to support your run by sending them the donation link.
Here's a message from the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation:
To the Island Lake Classic Participants,
Thank you! Your incredible support has helped us get through another challenging pandemic year.
Your fundraising efforts through the Island Lake Classic raised $1700.00 in 2025!
Like many other charities, we continued to adapt our fundraising methods to COVID-19 realities. It was only through the profound generosity from donors like you, that critical environmental projects carried out by Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) continued throughout 2025.
This includes Building the Credit Valley Trail and its FIRST Indigenous Placemaking Site: The Crane Gathering Space.
The CVC Foundation is committed to raising $10 million dollars in support of the Credit Valley Trail (CVT) – the priority for our Land Securement efforts. When complete, the CVT will be a 100-kilometre continuous, connected, river valley trail stretching from the headwaters in Orangeville through Caledon, Halton Hills, Brampton, Mississauga right to the shores of Lake Ontario. We are already on the path to success! Since the 2017 approval of the CVT Strategy, we have raised $3.7 million from countless partners and donors like you and your organization.
And the trail is growing. Last year with your help, the Crane Gathering Space, CVT’s northern trailhead located at Island Lake Conservation Area in Orangeville, opened. The Crane Gathering Space is a place for community building, teaching, ceremony and other events. It is a dedicated space for Indigenous peoples to express their culture and language to deepen their ancestral connections and traditional understandings of the Credit River and surrounding valley lands while informing all visitors of that heritage.
As we reflect on 2025 and all that you helped us achieve, we remain inspired by your commitment to our local environment and hopeful for what the new year may bring. Thank you for helping shape the future and for investing in the shared natural legacy of our Credit River watershed.
The CVC Foundation
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Event schedule
- Sun, September 6, 2026 10:00 a.m. - Pre-Race Kit Pickup @ Cycling Elements
- Sun, September 6, 2026 3:00 p.m. - Pre-Race Kit Pickup Ends @ Cycling Elements
- Mon, September 7, 2026 8:00 a.m. - Race Kit Pickup begins and will remain open until last race starts
- Mon, September 7, 2026 8:40 a.m. - Kids Run starts
- Mon, September 7, 2026 9:00 a.m. - 10K Run Begins
- Mon, September 7, 2026 9:25 a.m. - 5K Run/Walk Begins
Contact information
- Event contact
- Jodi McNeill
- Website
- Visit website
