Two new records and two new courses stole the spotlight at the ๐ฐ๐ด๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป.
Despite Sundayโs downpour, marathoners, half marathoners, and 10K runners took on the cityโs bridges, streets, and trails โ while Saturdayโs 5K participants and kids of all ages filled downtown Fredericton. In total, ๐ฏ,๐ฒ๐ณ๐ญ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ were registered across the weekend.
Saturdayโs Evisitnb ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ delivered fireworks of its own. Forty elite athletes raced two loops of the downtown core, and ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐น:
- ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐ (Sweets Corner, NS) set a new womenโs record in 16:39, smashing her own 17:27 mark from last yearโs inaugural race.
- ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ (Central Chebogue, NS) clocked a blistering 14:01, beating the previous 14:28 record set by Mike Tate (London, ON).
Nearly $๐ด,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ was awarded to the top four elite women and top four elite men, along with recognition for the two new course records. The EVisitNB Elite 5K remains the only race east of Quebec City included in the 2026 Athletics Canada Road Race Label program.
This year also introduced a new 10K course and relocated the Trites Orthodontics Youth Fun Run to Queen Street and Officersโ Square โ bringing even more energy into the heart of downtown.
Keep an eye out for registration details for May 2027.
A huge thank you to every participant, volunteer, sponsor/partner, and supporter who helped make the 48th annual Stewart McKelvey Fredericton Marathon.