- Age Limitations
- Bag Check
- Course Time Limits
- Defer to Next Year
- Dogs
- Event Schedule
- Hotels
- Location of Race
- Parking
- Prizes
- Race Results
- Race-Kit Pick-up
- Refunds
- Road Closures
- Routes
- Sell Registration
- Sold-Out
- Strollers
- Switch Race Distance
- Switching Swag
- Tartan Twosome
- Transfer Registration
- Wait List
- Water Stations
- Weather – Rain or Shine
Age Limitations
For the safety of younger runners, the following age limitations have been set for Maritime Race Weekend registration:
- Children under the age of 6 are not eligible to register. Children are cannot be carried or be in strollers.
- Children between the ages of 6-12 years are permitted to run the 5K race, but must be accompanied along the route the entire time by a registered participant over 18 years of age. Parents/guardians not registered for the race are not permitted to run/walk the route with their child.
- Children 12-18 years are permitted to run the 10K with parental consent.
- Adults 18 years or older can register for all races.
Bag Check
Sorry, we do not offer bag check. Unfortunately, we don’t have the extra volunteers and space required to keep your valuables safe.
Course Time Limits
For the safety of you and our team, we have time limits on the routes.
Friday 5K: time limit is 1.5 hours.
Saturday 5K and 10K: time limit is 2 hours.
Why is the time-limit 2 hours? First and foremost, we want you to be safe and not extend physical activity beyond a healthy length of time. Another important factor is team exhaustion. By the time we reach 2 hours on race-day – most volunteers, police, traffic control, pirate crew, timing company and announcer have worked a 6-8 hour day. Most of these roles cannot be relieved during the race. Plus, our permit for road detours is for 2 hours.
Do we have early start-times?
No, our permit does not allow for early start-times. We also believe that it is dangerous to send you out in the dark on unserviced and unmonitored highways.
Event Schedule
Race-kit pick-up is at Soles in Motion (133 Baker Drive, Dartmouth) – Thursday, September 15 (2pm-8pm) and Friday, September 16 (2pm-8pm).
IMPORTANT: There is no race-kit pick-up at Fisherman’s Cove. Race-kit pick-up closes at 8pm on Friday, please plan your travel schedule accordingly.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
7pm: Sunset 5K @ Fisherman’s Cove (Eastern Passage)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8am: Sunrise 5K and Coastal 10K @ Fisherman’s Cove (Eastern Passage)
Note: Pirate Jamboree (free beer) has moved to Garrison Brewery (we’ll email participants details)
Hotels
This is where pirates tell us they like to stay. Contact us if you need recommendations.
Discounted rate of $169.00+tax (standard room) & $189.00 (suite). Just off Highway 118, in Dartmouth Crossing Shopping Center. Wake up to our free hot breakfast and unwind in our indoor pool and have fun on the waterslide. WiFi and parking are on us. To make reservations, please proceed to this link and complete the following: Click here to book room at Hampton Inn & Suites.
1. At the top of the screen select the dates of your stay and how many rooms you’d like to book
2. Select “special rates” and input “MRW” in the group code box
3. Select “rooms & rates”
Guest can also call toll free at 1-877-406-7701 and quote group code “MRW”
Located in the heart of Dartmouth Crossing, the brand new dual-branded (two-in-one!) hotel, Courtyard & Residence Inn by Marriott is offering a discounted rate of $179.00+tax (standard room). Parking is of course always complimentary as well as WiFi. Courtyard guests enjoy access to our outside patio, firepit & BBQ, over-sized indoor heated pool with waterslide, whirlpool, fitness center and Bistro Bar & Dining. Click here to book room at Courtyard by Marriott.
To view photos of guest rooms please visit www.marriott.com/yhzcd
Location of Race
Sunset 5K, Sunrise 5K and Coastal 10K start/finish is at Fisherman’s Cove (Wharf Road, Eastern Passage)
BUS
There is public transportation into Eastern Passage via Metro Transit. The bus schedule is regular and there is a bus stop at Fisherman’s Cove.
DRIVING (We encourage carpooling!)
If you are driving, we encourage participants to arrive at least 1 hour before the race starts to ensure time to find parking
BOAT
New this year! There is a public doc at Fisherman’s Cove.
Parking
There are plenty of streets and public parking lots in the area. Next to Fisherman’s Cove is prime parking and likely to fill early. There are also large parking lots by the schools, baseball and soccer fields accessed via Oceanlea Drive.
There is absolutely no parking on Shore Road on Friday or Saturday. Please respect that “Lanes” are actually private driveways and not public parking. Please do not park in commercial parking lots intended for customers.
Prizes
Pirate Costume Prizes:
1st place $100, 2nd place $75 and 3rd place $50 PLUS bragging rights!
Win the race or set a course record? Awesome. You will receive free registration to next years event, giving you the opportunity to defend your title. We no longer have cash prizes for winning race or setting course record.
We give out more than 275 early-bird and online prizes every year. Unfortunately, we cannot mail prizes. Prizes can be picked-up at race-kit pick-up. After race day, unclaimed prizes are either given to volunteers or re-used the next year as giveaways.
Race Results
We are proud to have Atlantic Chip timing our event, results are posted on their website. Atlantic Chip uses the latest in chip technology and ensure accuracy and quick results!
Race-Kit Pick-up
Race-kit pick-up is at Soles in Motion (133 Baker Drive, Dartmouth) – Thursday, September 15 (2pm-8pm) and Friday, September 16 (2pm-8pm).
Can a friend pick-up your race kit? YES! If you cannot come to the race-kit pick-up yourself, then a friend can pick-up your race-kit and deliver it to you (but they cannot participate in the race as you). We do not hold or ship unclaimed race-kits after race-kit pick-up.
IMPORTANT: There is no race-kit pick-up at Fisherman’s Cove. Race-kit pick-up closes at 8pm on Friday, please plan your travel schedule accordingly.
Refunds
We sympathize with life’s uncertainties, but we do not offer refunds. It wouldn’t be fair to say yes to some and no to others based on circumstances, so we so do not make exceptions to this policy.
Road Closures
Additional vehicles and traffic and bus delays are expected on Sept 16 & 17, 2022 as 2,000 visitors travel to Eastern Passage each day to participate in Maritime Race Weekend.
The duration of the race is:
- Fri, Sept. 16th from 7PM – 8PM
- Sat, Sept. 17th from 8AM – 10AM
We are working to improve and reduce the impact on residents travelling along Shore Road. We will install pylons along the yellow center-line on Shore Road (between Fisherman’s Cove and Caldwell Road) and runners will be asked to stay within the boundary, in order to allow for one-way traffic.
For a majority of the time, vehicles will be permitted on the road unless deemed unsafe by the RCMP. For safety reasons, we have the following rolling-closures planned:
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- Vehicles will not be granted access to Shore Road while the participants pass by on Friday, Sept 16 between 6:55pm – 7:25pm
- Saturday, Sept 17 from 7:55am – 8:40am. Depending on your location along Shore Road the rolling closure could affect your street from 10 minutes to 45 minutes.
- 20 min closure is planned on Saturday, Sept 17 on Caldwell Road (between Shore Road and Ocean View Manor) from 8:10am – 8:30am
We thank everyone in advance for your patience, once participants pass your street the road will be accessible again to vehicles. Depending on your location along Shore Road the rolling closure could affect your street from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. RCMP will be managing these rolling closures.
We have 3 routes! Review route maps!
Did you know? Maritime Race Weekend is a not-for-profit organization and has donated $117,155 to local community groups: Oceanview Manor, Seaside FM, The Beacon, multiple children’s sports teams and Fisherman’s Cove! We helped build playground and installed 2 free library boxes in our community too. Fresh fruit, eggs, milk and bagels are donated to local school breakfast programs. This race helps tourism, our community and local businesses.
Our community’s event improves every year, because of the helpful suggestions from residents and support from Barbara Adams (MLA) and Becky Kent (Councillor).
Thank you!
Sell Registration
Deadline to sell, switch or transfer registrations was August 31, 2022. Sorry, no extensions.
Sold-Out
We are sold-out and do not have a wait list. Our event sells-out every year, we always encourage people to sign-up early.
Options:
- SPECTATOR: It’s almost just as fun to watch (and less sweaty). Please come to cheer from the sidelines.
- VOLUNTEER: We always need extra help on Saturday, Sept 17 from 6am-10am. Please email us if you like sunrises and can help during that time.
Strollers
Sorry, we cannot permit strollers to participate in the Maritime Race Weekend – but we do encourage your children to attend and cheer from the sidewalk. Only registered participants with a race-bib will be granted access onto the route. Children are cannot be carried along the route.
Switch Race Distance
Yes you can switch your race distance, no problem. Switches are processed at race-kit pick-up, tell the volunteer when you pick-up your race-bib.
Switching Swag
Due to the cost of hoodies, we didn’t buy extras and will not be offering size switches.
Tartan Twosome
The Tartan Twosome is choosing to run TWO races of TWO days. Are you up for the challenge?
Run the Sunset 5K on Friday night and your choice of the Sunrise 5K or Coastal 10K on Saturday morning for the Tartan Twosome PLUS you’ll earn a THIRD MEDAL!
Consider this your official warning – the Tartan Twosome challenge is capped and sell-outs every year!
Transfer Registration
Deadline to sell, switch or transfer registrations was August 31, 2022. Sorry, no extensions.
Wait List
We are sold-out and do not have a wait list. Our event sells-out every year, we always encourage people to sign-up early.
Options:
- SPECTATOR: It’s almost just as fun to watch (and less sweaty). Please come to cheer from the sidelines.
- VOLUNTEER: We always need extra help on Saturday, Sept 17 from 6am-10am. Please email us if you like sunrises and can help during that time.
Water Stations
We have 1 water station providing water along the 5K route just before half-way mark. For the 10K, we have 3 water stations approximately 2.5K, 5K and 7.5K.
Weather – Rain or Shine
Yes!!! Weather won’t dampen the spirits of pirates – we run/walk regardless of what mother nature has planned.
Any other questions please contact us.