Road and Bridge Closures
From May 11-12 participants from all areas will be in our great city to take part in this amazing event. The Fredericton Marathon volunteer organizing committee would like to thank Fredericton residents for their continued support.
Please take note of the bridge and road closures as well as traffic changes planned for May 11-12, with possible delays over the two-day period:
Saturday, May 11, 2024
NO street closures
Sunday, May 12, 2024
| Bridge Closures | Bridge Traffic |
| Bridge Street Bridge 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Westmorland Street Bridge 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Reduced to one lane of traffic in both directions |
| Street Closures | Traffic Delays |
| St. John Street (between Aberdeen and Queen streets) 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Queen Street (between St. John and Regent streets) 6:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. St. John Street (between Aberdeen Street and McLeod Avenue) 6:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Aberdeen Street (between St. John Street and the trail) 6:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Delays expected at a number of Northside trail crossings on the following streets from 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Barker Street Kane Street Canada Street at Murray Avenue Canada Street at Marysville Street Bridge Street |
Certified Courses
For the 2024 Stewart McKelvey Fredericton Marathon race weekend, the following courses 5k, 10k, 21.1k and 42.2k are certified.
Pace Bunnies
The True North Pace Bunnies are back in May 2024. Check out the following pace times below.
| Event | Pace Times |
| Sunday 10k | 45 m | 50 m | 55 m | 1 h | 1 h 05 | 1 h 10 |
| Sunday 21.1k | 1 h 50 | 2 h | 2 h 10 | 2 h 15 | 2 h 20 | |
| Sunday 42.2k | 3 h 30 | 3 h 45 | 4 h |
More details can be found at Question 24 on the FAQs page.
Cash Awards
The Fredericton Marathon offers cash awards for breaking the 10k, marathon and half marathon race records. The cash awards for the male and female race records start at $250 for the full marathon and increases by $25 for every year it is not broken to a maximum of $500. For the 1/2 marathon, it starts at $125 and increases by $25 for every year it is not broken to a maximum of $250. For the 10k race, the male and female race records start at $100 and increases by $20 for every year it is not broken to a maximum of $200. Below are the current cash awards for breaking a race record in 2024.
Men’s 10k Record = $140.00
Women’s 10k Record = $180.00
Men’s Half Marathon Record = $200.00
Women’s Half Marathon Record = $175.00
Men’s Marathon Record = $250.00
Women’s Marathon Record = $250.00
Race Records
| Year | Runner | Time | |
| Marathon | 2022 | M – Stanley Chiasson, Charlottetown PE | 2:24:40 |
| 2014 | F – Paula Keating, Miramichi NB | 2:53:30 | |
| Half-Marathon | 2019 | M – Lee Wesselius, River Glade NB | 1:08:07 |
| 2021 | F – Colleen Wilson, Ancaster ON | 1:16:48 | |
| 10km | 2021 | M – Alex Cyr, Wellington PE | 31:27 |
| 2018 | F – Shelley Doucet, Quispamsis NB | 35:57 |