Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Toronto Waterfront Marathon Today we embrace the same path, together as one. The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is the Grand Finale and signature event of the Canada Running Series.

Today, we choose TO run.

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Founded in 1990, the Toronto Waterfront Marathon is owned and organized by Canada Running Series Canada's #1 big-city marathon, host of the Athletics Canada National Marathon Championships and a World Athletics Elite Label race.

Every runner has a ritual. For many, it starts with coffee. We’re excited to welcome Nespresso as the coffee partner of ...
09/15/2026

Every runner has a ritual. For many, it starts with coffee.

We’re excited to welcome Nespresso as the coffee partner of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, bringing Coffee+ to race weekend and becoming part of the moments before and after the miles - from the first morning sip to the post-race celebration.

Join us at the finish line for a well-deserved Nespresso Coffee+. ☕️🎉

09/14/2026

5 weeks to go! 🫣

At this point, it’s not about cramming in as many KMs as possible or trying to become a completely different athlete.

It’s about staying consistent, practicing what you’ll need on race day, recovering well and starting to trust the work you’ve already put in.

The finish line is getting closer.

Keep showing up. Keep it simple. Trust your training.

Meet some of the athletes chasing history at the 2026 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 🇨🇦 October 18. Swipe through for a...
09/12/2026

Meet some of the athletes chasing history at the 2026 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 🇨🇦 October 18. Swipe through for a taste of their stories. Full features are on the blog (link in bio).



Noah Kipkemboi 🇰🇪

3rd in 2024. 2nd in 2025. Now Noah Kipkemboi is back for the top step. The Kaptagat-based Kenyan trains alongside Eliud Kipchoge and says Toronto’s crowds are what keeps him going, “here everyone is shouting ‘go,’ giving us motivation.”

Stephen Kissa 🇺🇬

Uganda’s national record holder from 2022-2026 (2:04:48) makes his Toronto debut. Stephen Kissa trains alongside Olympic champions Joshua Cheptegei and Victor Kiplangat in Kapchorwa, and calls Stephen Kiprotich his mentor. His goal: “I am really happy if I can 2:03 or 2:04.”

Beatrice Cheserek 🇰🇪

Last year was her marathon debut; this year she’s chasing a course record. Beatrice Cheserek jumped from 5th in Toronto to 2nd in Seville, and this time her husband Cyrus will pace her personally through the streets of Toronto.

John Gay 🇨🇦
Tokyo Olympic steeplechaser, now marathon hopeful. John Gay is done playing it safe: “I will swing for whatever the time it is going to take to win a national championship.” His debut race in Ottawa gave him a taste and Toronto’s his shot at gold.

Rachel Hannah 🇨🇦

The defending national champion is back to defend her title. Rachel Hannah, based in Port Elgin with husband/coach Joe Chappell, has run Toronto five times and knows the course inside out: “There’s a lot of spots where you can see your competitors... that is really helpful.” At 40, she’s chasing a marathon PB.

Dayna Pidhoresky 🇨🇦

Toronto is where it all started for Dayna Pidhoresky: the 2019 Olympic trials win here sent her to Tokyo. Now the Vancouver-based runner, coached by husband Josh Seifarth, is eyeing a second national title after a strong Congers Marathon win earlier this year.

Round 2! 🎉 More marathoners, more milestones, more reasons to mark October 18 on your calendar. First-time 42.2kms, unbe...
09/12/2026

Round 2! 🎉

More marathoners, more milestones, more reasons to mark October 18 on your calendar.

First-time 42.2kms, unbeaten streaks, and a couple of Forest City friends racing towards Toronto.

Swipe to meet them all. ➡️

Full stories on the blog (link in bio).

Connor Black 🇨🇦

Former Canadian Cross Country champion, now chasing one last shot at Olympic gold. Connor Black is stepping up to the marathon as his best chance at the 2028 games: “There’s 80 spots. I think if I am going to give it one last goal it has to be in the marathon.” He teaches high school by day, trains under Reid Coolsaet by night.

Jeremy Coughler 🇨🇦

A dad, chiropractor, and now marathon debutant. Jeremy Coughler is squeezing 110km weeks in around patients and parenting son Otto, and still targeting a 2:14–2:16 debut. “I am trying to just view running as something I am doing because I love to do it.”

Florence Caron 🇨🇦

Canadian 10k (road) and 10,000m (track) champion Florence Caron makes her marathon debut on home soil. The La Malbaie native traded cheerleading for running mid-pandemic and hasn’t stopped PR’ing since, now she’s stepping up to 42.2km at the national championships, with her husband there to pace her.

F***y Kiprotich 🇰🇪

Two marathons, two wins! And he’s just getting started. 24-year-old F***y Kiprotich already has a 2:06:53 personal best from Vienna, and he’s coming to Toronto for his first race in North America with one goal: “My target is to run under 2:06!”

Ayinadis Teshome 🇪🇹

Ethiopian women have won 7 of the last 10 Toronto Waterfront titles and Ayinadis Teshome wants to keep that streak alive. Fresh off a 2:20:51 PB in Seoul, the 23-year-old has the Toronto course record from training partner Waganesh Mekasha (2:20:44) in her sights.

We’re bringing the west coast out east for marathon weekend thanks to flair airlines ✈️🌎💨We can’t wait for west communit...
09/12/2026

We’re bringing the west coast out east for marathon weekend thanks to flair airlines ✈️🌎💨

We can’t wait for west community team members Leticia & Amir to join us here in Toronto on race weekend this fall.

Check out why Amir and Leticia love running - very important reminders as we get closer and closer to the big day! 💚

Thanks for joining us and give them a warm Toronto welcome if you see them on race weekend!

Pat on the back time! 👏💙You put in the KMs.You showed up on the hard days.You did the work.Now trust it. 5 weeks until R...
09/12/2026

Pat on the back time! 👏💙

You put in the KMs.
You showed up on the hard days.
You did the work.

Now trust it. 5 weeks until Race Weekend! 💪

Just one cutback and a few more long runs, a short taper, and you’ll be at the start line. 🎉

09/08/2026

That marathon training grocery list is no joke. 😋🍎🥐🍗🍝

At least it’s sweet treat o’clock every night… for the carbs

09/04/2026

It’s time to meet the 2026 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon shirt. 👕✨

This year’s design carries meaning that goes far beyond the finish line, and who better to tell that story than the artist behind it?

In this week’s , we’re joined by Emily Kewageshig, an Anishinaabe visual storyteller and contemporary Woodland artist from Saugeen First Nation No. 29, who spent formative years studying and working in the Toronto area. You’ve probably seen her work for the Toronto Argonauts, CBC, and other Canadian institutions.

Hear from Emily as she shares more about the inspiration, symbolism and story woven into this year’s design and what it means to bring that story to the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.

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