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Around the Bay 30K price increase after Nov. 3
North America’s oldest road race will see a big price increase Nov. 3. Around The Bay 30K will raise entry prices at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday night for the 2014 running of the event. The 30K price will...
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Watson, Sexton win 93rd Boxing Day 10-Miler
Rob Watson capped off a very busy year by winning one of Canada’s most historic races, the Boxing Day 10-Miler in Hamilton, Ont. The Vancouver-based runner was back in his hometown of London, Ont. and...
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Video: The Around the Bay 30K course
Hamilton, Ont.’s Around The Bay 30K is Canada’s oldest road race. For the 2014 edition of the event, the race directors have altered the course in order to avoid potential train stoppages. We decided...
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Destination Race – Around the Bay 30K
Location: Hamilton, ON Date: Sunday March 29, 2015 Events: 30K & Relays, 5K Fees: $70-90 (30K); $200-375 (Relays); $38-43 (5K) Participants: 12,750 (30K – 9,000; 5K – 2,500; Relays – 1,250)...
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Around the Bay racers getting cold feet
Some Around the Bay runners are trying to sell their race numbers after a cold winter which has been difficult to train through. The race, which will be held in Hamilton, Ont., on Sunday, March 30, has...
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DuChene and Kimugul win Around The Bay 30K
Krista DuChene comfortably won Hamilton’s Around The Bay 30K for the second time on Sunday. Her time of 1:47:13 was more than seven minutes ahead of second place finisher Lisa Avery of Orillia, Ont....
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Around the Bay celebrates 120 years
The oldest road race in North America (it’s even “Older than Boston,” as the race shirt proclaims) celebrated it’s 120th anniversary Sunday on a sensational sunny morning in Hamilton, Ont. More than...
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A conversation with Around The Bay’s Grim Reaper
Hamilton, Ont.’s Around The Bay 30K is known for being a really old road race (it was 120 this year) and for being very hilly. It’s also known for the Grim Reaper – a dark, imposing presence that...
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Catching up with Krista DuChene
Krista DuChene won the Around the Bay 30K on Sunday, March 30, and is one of Canada’s top female road runners. She holds the second fastest Canadian marathon time ever from the Scotiabank Toronto...
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Still smiling
I had a goal to run the Around The Bay 30K race in a PB time of 1:56. I trained hard through the winter and stuck to my schedule despite tough training conditions — freezing temps, icy roads, knee deep...
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2015 Around the Bay is over “the hill”
Some would say the 2015 Around the Bay race just got over “the hill”. This year’s course will be excluding the grueling 500m incline that leads to the finish. Construction on the rail bridge at the...
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Still more room at Around the Bay
Hamilton’s Around the Bay is a month away and there’s still room for more runners– 2,000 of them to be exact. This is the first time the race has been this empty. “This year is the first year where...
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RaceGuide’s must-do races and events in March
With the arrival of March and the official start to spring just weeks away, many runners are turning their attention to upcoming races and events. Here from RaceGuide are a few must-do events taking...
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Around the Bay: What you need to know
The 121st running of Around the Bay is next Sunday, March 29. The oldest race in the country will be largely the same as in previous years, but it’s always important to make sure you know the details....
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Some questions with Tim the Grim
With Around the Bay less than a week away, the race’s Grim Reaper is getting ready to haunt another running of the event. Tim the Grim, as he calls himself, has been helping runners through the last...
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Second cold winter for Around the Bay runners
The weather forecast for Sunday’s Around the Bay 30K seems set to fall in the chilly but bearable single digits, but those set to race have just gotten over training through their second notably cold...
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RaceGuide’s Race of the Week: Around the Bay 30K
Event: Around the Bay Road Race Location: Hamilton, Ont. Date: Sunday March 29, 2015 Race(s): 30K, 5K, 2- and 3-person relays History: Since 1894 (121 years). Run 105 times Charity: St. Joseph’s...
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Kimugal and Pidhoresky win Around the Bay 2015
There was lots of excitement at Around the Bay in Hamilton today. Paul Kimaiyo Kimugal, 35, won the race clocking a 1:33:48. The Kenyan journeyman was last year’s champion as well. This year he ran...
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Was Around the Bay really 30K?
If there’s one thing road runners love to complain and argue about is when a race course is too long or too short. There’s nothing worse than a marathon that’s actually an ultra or a 10K that, well,...
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Cold winter in east leads to lower spring race turnout
Over the weekend Around the Bay, for the second year in a row, saw a drop in numbers from what it has come to expect, likely due to another notably cold winter in Ontario. The race had about 1,000...
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