SudburyROCKS 2026

SudburyROCKS returns to Greater Sudbury, Ontario on May 24, 2026. Building on its 20th‑anniversary year in 2025, the event has grown into a major spring road‑race weekend that draws local runners, families and out‑of‑town visitors to Sudbury’s downtown precinct. The weekend includes an expo and race kit pick‑up on Saturday at École Secondaire Du Sacré‑Coeur.

Race day offers a full menu of distances: a full marathon (with a dedicated marathon walk start), an 8‑person marathon relay, a half marathon, 10K, 5K family run/walk, a celebrity challenge and a 1K kids race. Start times begin with the marathon walk at 6:00 a.m., marathon and half at 7:55 a.m., the kids’ 1K at 8:05 a.m., the 10K at 8:35 a.m. and the 5K/family event at 9:00 a.m., allowing groups and supporters to space out their race day routines.

What makes SudburyROCKS distinctive is its strong community focus and charity impact. Proceeds benefit the Health Sciences North Foundation; participant fundraising and event proceeds in 2025 were estimated at more than $60,000. The event runs with the help of several hundred volunteers and emphasizes race‑day amenities: t‑shirts for all registrants, frequent aid stations with water and sport drink, porta‑johns on course and specific support for marathon relay teams and family entries.

Registration for the 2026 edition is now open. Runners planning a destination weekend will find a downtown start/finish, an expo on Saturday for kit pick‑up, and a range of distances that suit first‑timers, relay teams and seasoned marathoners alike.

• Start/finish on Minto Street beside Tom Davies Square (200 Brady St, Sudbury, ON).
• Primarily a road course through downtown Sudbury with sections that require use of sidewalks if requested by police for safety.
• Aid stations approximately every 2 km offering water and sports drink; porta‑johns at every aid station.
• Gels provided on the second loop only of the full marathon course.
• Marathon walk has an early 6:00 a.m. start and an 8‑hour time limit; full marathon run/relay carry a 6‑hour time limit.

• T-shirts included: All registrants receive a men’s or women’s tee in sizes XS, S, M, L, XL and XXL.
• Aid stations every ~2 km: Water and sports drink are available at stations approximately every 2 kilometres, with porta‑johns at each location.
• Charity impact: Proceeds support the Health Sciences North Foundation; 2025 fundraising was estimated at more than $60,000.
• Marathon relay flexibility: Marathon relay entries accommodate teams from 2 up to 8 members.
• Family 5K format: Family 5K teams are for parents with immediate children only, with team sizes of 2–5.