YES!!

*while spots last...we might sell out so we recommend doing it asap if you would like to participate.

Please note: We do not take any new registrations for the races on race day.

Yes of course! You can change your distance in your Race Roster account up until May 16th. After this date, please change it at the Race Roster check-in desk when you pick up your race kit in person.

*Please do not register for a race and then run a shorter distance race without letting the Race Roster desk know… this makes it difficult for the timing company (for example, if you register for the half and run the 10K, this could in fact give you a winning time for the half marathon on the results page. Also, the photographers tag all photos of you based on your distance and bib number. Completing a different distance makes it more difficult for them too.

Yes you can! Up until May 16th, please email our Race Director shauna@forestcityroadraces.com to do this. After May 16th, please do this a the Race Roster check-in desk at race kit pick-up. The person will need proof of your registration (screenshot or an email) and then they can update the information to their own. You will need to take care of the transaction of fees on your own though.

It is possible to defer your registration to the next year up until Thursday, May 16th for a $25 fee. We hope our participants can understand that we order items for the event and race kits early in the year. We send all the printing to M&T printing group by Monday, May 20th for the June 9th event.

We try to accommodate and be as flexible as we can with distance changes, injuries, cancelations, etc. up to a few weeks prior to the event. After May 16th, please consider your registration similar to a concert or other event ticket that cannot be deferred or refunded (unless you added the registration insurance when you signed up, in that case, please see “can I cancel” below).

We are a non-profit event with ALL proceeds from the event going to the programs and services at the Thames Valley Children's Centre.

If you purchased the race insurance when you registered (check your receipt that was emailed to you or login to your Race Roster account), you just have to fill out a form on the Regsheild website for a refund. They are a third party that sends you a refund. https://requestmyrefund.com/regshield/refund

Alternatively, if you can’t make it to race weekend for any reason, you can switch to the virtual event which runs through the entire month of July. You will still receive your shirt, bib & medal + you’re still supporting the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. All you have to do is complete your distance at any time and then upload your results to the live feed to see how you did against the other participants. Please see more details about the virtual run below and email our Race Director to switch to virtual: shauna@forestcityroadraces.com

The Virtual Forest City Road Races runs through the month of July.

Participants can map out their own course, complete their distance anytime and then upload their results to the live virtual feed leader board to see how they did.

All participants will receive their race shirt, bib, medal and a finish banner.

Race kits will be available for pickup on race weekend. *If you aren’t able to pick it up, we will mail them out after that, we are just trying to avoid mailing fees (more funds for the TVCC), and/or packages being returned due to the medals in them.

Virtual Participants will receive an email on June 28th with how to upload your results.

IF you have the RunKeeper App, it will sync it for you to the leaderboard.

You will have until Wednesday, July 31st to complete your distance and upload your results.

You will receive an Asics race t-shirt *, a bib with your name on the front*, and a finishers medal.

*We pre-order race shirts in specific sizes so they are while sizes last. If we sell out of a size, you may have to choose a different size, we don’t order more shirts than spots that we have available in the races. We send bibs for printing 3 weeks pre-race so that they can be printed, have your race chip put on, be sorted, and then they are sent back to us ready for race weekend. If you order after we have already sent them to print, they will have your number on instead of your name.

Also, if you have changed your distance after this date, you will still receive the bib that was printed for you.

21.1K: 8am on Central Ave.
10K: 10am on Clarence St.
5K: 8:20am ** on Central Ave.
Kids: 11:30am on Central Ave.

Most participants plan to arrive at the park 30-45 minutes prior to their race. Then check their gear in the big registration tent located in the south-west corner near Dufferin Ave. and then head to the start lines.

We begin the opening ceremonies of each race with a greeting from our local amazing Corus radio celebrities, and a good luck from the TVCC at the start lines, 15 minutes before each race.

**Please note that the 5K race is going to start at 8:20 am instead of 8:30 am due to construction and trying to keep participants spread out as much as we can.

This year we are doing:

1st & 2nd place male, female and open in each race!

Our sponsors have also graciously decided to do their own prizing.

M&T Printing Group, BackRoads, and Asics will be presenting their own awards to the winners.

We welcome everyone to come watch the awards ceremonies. They will be located just outside of the registration tent.

Awards will be at:

10:15am M&T Printing Group 5K awards

10:20am: AsicsRunkeeper Half-Marathon Awards

11:00am: BackRoads Brews + Shoes 10K Awards

We will also be sending out $10 off coupons to all of the 1st place finishers in each age and gender category of all the races for next year’s event.

Race-kit pickup is Saturday, June 8th from 10-4pm in Victoria Park, London, ON.

Look for our BIG registration tent which is located near our finish line in front of Canada Life on Dufferin Street.

You will enter the tent through the BackRoads store. Then you will check in at the Race Roster desk. They will guide you through the bib and shirt pickup. Don’t forget your safety pins to attach your bib to your shirt!

*Yes, you can pick up a race kit for another participant, you just need their name and distance.

We highly recommend you pick up your shirt and bib on the Saturday.

We only have a couple of volunteers in the registration tent on the Sunday morning and they are usually helping people with chips/bibs/questions that could take a little longer than normal, so we recommend you give yourself an extra 15-20 minutes on top of the time you give yourself for parking/gear-check/warm-up before your race.

*We welcome kids of all ages and abilities into the kids’ fun run. We have had close to new-borns in strollers participate to teenagers on the front of the line racing. Rob (our official starter) will let everyone know that fast runners should be at the front, joggers behind, and walkers towards the back. He will also thank the kids for participating on behalf of the TVCC kids!

*We welcome parents to participate with their children or meet them at the end of the finish chute. We also welcome strollers and all assistance devices.

*All kids will receive a bib (with their name on it if they register on or before May 16th), and a medal. There is the option to buy an official kids race t-shirt in registration.

*Kids will go through the post-race food tent for goodies and are welcome to checkout our fun-zone. We have bouncy castles and basketball as well as some fun things from our Ontario Dairy Farmers sponsors and Growing Chefs!

*The kids’ fun run is approximately 700m. It is not a chip-timed event however the clock at the finish line is running for it.

It starts on Central Ave, goes around Wellington and finishes on Dufferin Ave in front of the Canada Life building.

*Once our kids’ race is sold out, we can’t add more participants to it. We cap it at 250 participants so that our start corral isn’t too packed, and everyone can spread out. We also can’t print their names on their bibs after they have been sent to print. However, if the race is not sold out when we send them to print, M&T prints extra bibs with a blank space on them so that you can write their name on it.

You're not alone!! We think most people are nervous and it takes a lot to push yourself outside of your comfort zone.

Just remember that it is ALL for an amazing cause, it will all be over in within a few hours depending on your distance.

Some people are racing for a personal best time, some are jogging leisurely, and some people are casually walking.

Our goal is to provide an amazing course for those who are out to race and a fun, flat, course and/or for those who are out to walk for a great cause, that is safe for everyone!

Prior to covid-19, our event ran in April for 40 years! Due to the pandemic we have had to change to a June event due to other park bookings.

We fully realize that it might be hot on race morning. (or it could surprise us and be chilly?… who knows what the weather is actually going to be in South-Western Ontario on a mid-June morning?!)

Starting the races earlier isn’t as easy as some might think. We have hundreds of people out on the courses + the road crews setting up pylons, barriers, signage, water stations, and some services that do not start their shifts prior to 7am.

We also have the races spread out to “perfect” timing so that we don’t have any bottleneck or bunching of participants at any point on the courses. We can’t adjust the timing of just one race and it’s next to impossible to have the courses set up earlier than they already are.

With all of that said, we have tripled the amount of water that we typically have at the water stations and finish lines. We also have more medical staff whom are also equipped with ice, cold compresses, and water.

PLEASE make sure you are well hydrated in the days leading up to the race and on race morning.

Please also, don’t overdress!

If you’re feeling like you’re overheating, please slow down (and/or consider taking a slow walking break), take an extra cup (or two) of water at the water stops and splash them over your head.

We hope everyone has a safe race and a good time on our courses!

The courses are up on our site. Please note that we are making small changes to them because construction has cleared up. Our final courses will be posted as soon as they are certified.

Our course director Arnie has worked VERY hard on these new courses. He hopes participants enjoy going over Black Friers bridge, up through Gibbons, doing a loop through Western University (the 10K does a loop of UC hill), through old North, a short section on the new path at Richmond that takes you along the river and back into campus (for the half-marathon), and then back to the park for a finish through our brand-new finish chute

They are FREE with your registration (while sizes last). Any leftovers will be available for purchase at Harry’s Store in the registration tent on the Sunday for $20

There is free 2 hour parking on all surrounding city streets on Saturday, and free parking on Sunday

*Note: Central Ave, Wellington St., and Dufferin Ave. surrounding the park will be closed for the races on Sunday morning.

YES! It will be located in the registration tent. Organized and run by our wonderful volunteer Nancy (please say hello to her).

There is also gear check for our VIP participants in their designated VIP tent.

Yes! We (very thankfully) have over 300 volunteers and a large portion of them are course marshals out on the course.

PLUS!, Doctors from Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, lots of medics from St. John’s Ambulance, London Police, Western Police, and cyclists all out on the course with you!

There are 5 water stops in the half marathon as well as porta-potty’s or public washrooms located near each stop.

Our title sponsor is proudly held by Canada Life and our Major Sponsors are proudly held by ASICS Runkeeper, BackRoads Brews + Shoes, M&T Printing Group and McFarlan Rowlands.

However, we always welcome supporting sponsors! Every little bit helps the Thames Valley Children’s Centre! We can work with you to customize your sponsorship to fit your company. Please fill out the form on our sponsor page or email shauna@forestcityroadraces.com

We fully support Canadian elite athletes! IF this is you, please email shauna@forestcityroadraces.com We would love to have you compete in our races.

We have lots of options for organizations to get involved in the races. It is a wonderful co-worker morale-boosting event in support of the TVCC kids. You could gather a group and run one of our water stops? (We welcome you to get as creative as you would like with music, flags, cheer squads… the water station would be all yours!), we also welcome you to register as a team and meet on race morning to support each other. Please email shauna@forestcityroadraces.com if you would like to discuss options and we thank you for taking the initiative to get others involved in our event