Run The Parkade

Run The Parkade

Event Details

• Date: 2026-09-26
• Location: 545 Superior St, Victoria, BC
• Registration Fee: $28/participant
• Event URL: Register Here

Description

Picture it: Dark concrete under your feet. LED lights slicing through the night. A live DJ set and Teams tearing through a parking lot after hours.

No rooftop, no open lot - this one runs underground. Loud, dark, and electric, and built for anyone who wants a piece of it.

The Course

400m of hairpin turns, and straightaways, lit up and set to music.

Competition Format

Bracket-style, single elimination, 1 team, 4 runners, 400m each.

• Heats: 8 heats of 6 teams. Go up against 5 other squads, top 2 finishers move on.
• Semifinals: 4 heats of 4 teams. Win your heat, you're through.
• Final: The 4 semifinal winners face off for the title of Run the Parkade Champions.

Each teammate covers 400m, then hands off the baton. Fastest combined time takes the heat.

If you are a part of a team, make sure to register under that team!

Teams of 4. 48 teams max.

One rule that matters: every team needs at least one runner who identifies as female or non-binary.

No team yet? Sign up solo, we'll get you placed. Still unmatched by race day, we'll randomly slot you into a squad. Nobody gets left out.

And this isn't just for the young and fast. Whether you're 19 or 60, a first-timer or a seasoned racer, if you've got the energy, we want you there.

Participant Benefits

• Food and Snacks: On site.
• Demos: Try on demo shoes.
• Live DJ: Set from Malnacidos Collective.
• Free Socks: A free pair of custom Outway socks for every participant.

And a night you'll be replaying in your head for weeks.

Event Timeline

• Check In: 6:00 PM
• Course Preview: 6:45 PM
• Heats Start: 7:00 PM
• Semifinals Start: 8:20 PM (or earlier)
• Final Championship Race: 9:10 PM (or earlier)
• Soft Closure: till 10 PM

Dress Code

Suit up bright. Reflective and bright gear encouraged: the more you glow, the more fun it becomes (and yeah, it helps you see and be seen out there).

Volunteers

Can't race but want in on it? We need volunteers too, email batu@frontrunners.ca to help make this happen.

Join Us

Victoria's never seen a night like this. Let's make it one nobody forgets.

GRAB YOUR CREW. GET READY TO RUN THE PARKADE.