Run Information
Run Day Schedule
- 7:30am — run bib pick-up opens near Latin Square, south of Lee Avenue in the pavilion
- 8:30am — 20k run/walk start time
- 9:30am — 10k run/walk start time
- 10:00am — 5k run/walk start time
- 11:30am–6:30pm — Beaches Jazz MainStage Concerts in the park
Runners' Packet Pick-up
Run morning near Latin Square, south of Lee Avenue in the pavilion on Sunday, July 22 from 7:30am until 10 minutes before the start of each run. Click here for a map of the start/finish area (PDF, 89 KB).
Email confirmation is NOT required but photo ID is required to pick-up your bib and souvenir (a cap, shirt or fedora, depending on what you chose).
Baggage Check
We will have an area for bags to be checked in right beside packet pickup in the start area pavilion. Donations to the Toronto East General Hospital are welcomed.
Charity
$15 of the $25 entry fee for the Beaches Jazz Tune-up run is donated to a great cause, The Toronto Beach Rotary Club in support of the Toronto East General Hospital Foundation. You can make an additional donation when you register online at www.eventsonline.ca or you can collect offline pledges using the printable pledge form (PDF, 575 KB) and hand them in on the day of the run at Kew Gardens.
Entertainment
After you have finished your run/walk why not enjoy a fabulous day of Beaches Jazz MainStage Concerts in the park, from 11:30am until 6:30pm.
Course and Map
Click image to see larger map (PDF, 83 KB).
We're taking you on a little tour of waterfront landmarks for these run routes.
All three start at the south end of Kew Gardens and go west on the Martin Goodman Trail (has a green and blue line down the middle of the paved path), following the trail as if going to Harbourfront.
The 5k run or walk: goes out 2.5k, turns around at Leslie.
Landmarks along the way... the beaches, Ashbridges Bay
10k run or walk: goes out 5k, turns around at North Shore Park
Landmarks along the way... huge generating station and murals, shrub-lined pathway
20k run or walk: goes out 10k, turns around at the end of York Quay Centre (just west of Lower Simcoe/Queens Quay)
Landmarks along the way... Cherry Beach, Lift bridge, Redpath Museum, Captain John's floating restaurant, Harbourfront
Kew Gardens is southeast of Woodbine & Queen... to get there take Queen Street east of Woodbine to Waverly, go south and park somewhere along Kew Beach Ave. or Kenilworth if you can. Kew Gardens is at Kew Beach Ave. and Kenilworth.
Water
The run and walk routes along the waterfront do not have fountains so carry your own drink. We WILL have 4 water stations along the route. Please see the course map for exact locations.
Timing
We will have a clock at the finish line, but there will be no official chip timing (NOT A CHIP TIMED EVENT) — please keep track of your own run or walk time.
Getting There & Parking
Click map to enlarge (PDF, 89 KB):
Getting There:
TTC Routes:
- Take 92 Woodbine South Bus from Woodbine Subway Station.
- Take 64 Main Bus from the Main Subway Station.
- Take the 501 Queen St Streetcar.
Driving from the North:
- 401, Don Valley Pkwy South, exit Lakeshore Blvd. East
- Travel along Lakeshore Blvd East (until it become Woodbine Ave.)
- Turn Right on Queen St. East
Driving from the West:
- QEW Toronto to Gardiner Expressway
- Travel along Lakeshore Blvd East (until it become Woodbine Ave.)
- Turn Right on Queen St. East
Parking
You can park on either side of Queen Street or you can park at the following Green P parking lots:
Lee Ave, South of Queen Street East
Hammersmith Ave, North of Queen Street East
Boardwalk, South of Queen Street East
Joseph Duggan Road, South of Queen Street East
Sarah Ashbridge Ave, South of Queen Street East