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Vancouver Marathon 2027

✓ Verified date — May 2, 2027
Date
May 2, 2027
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Distance
42.2 km
Difficulty
Not rated

The 2027 Vancouver Marathon takes place on Sunday, May 2, 2027 in Vancouver, Canada. Point-to-point course starting near the top of Little Mountain at Queen Elizabeth Park and finishing downtown near the Vancouver Convention Centre. Race-week weather is typically 7°C to 15°C.

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The course

Point-to-point course starting near the top of Little Mountain at Queen Elizabeth Park and finishing downtown near the Vancouver Convention Centre. Heads south through Kerrisdale, around the University of British Columbia campus and Pacific Spirit Park, then alongside Jericho and Kitsilano beaches and around the Stanley Park Seawall to the downtown finish. Rolling terrain with around 270 m of climbing (a notable early climb in miles 4-7); mostly paved with some gravel/path sections near the Seawall.

Course summary source: marathons2025.com

Course map & elevation

Distance

42.8 km

Elevation gain

143 m

Elevation loss

234 m

High / low

104 / 0 m

0 km0 m – 104 m42.8 km

🛰️ Community-sourced GPX with DEM-corrected elevation — not an organizer-verified course.

Race-week weather

Typical high

15°C

Typical low

7°C

Year-to-year swing

±1.7°C

Rain

2.3 mm/day

Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 16 km/h.

Difficulty

ClimbingNot rated
DownhillNot rated
Heat1/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
bmovanmarathon.ca ↗
Start time
08:30
Field size
Not listed
Boston qualifier
Yes

Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km · 8 km

When is the Vancouver Marathon 2027?

The 2027 Vancouver Marathon takes place on Sunday, May 2, 2027.

Training for the Vancouver Marathon?

Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness and your schedule.

Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

Race Time Predictor
Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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