Run Info
- Run Day Schedule
- Packet Pickup
- Mylaps Championchip Pickup
- Start Line
- Getting There & Parking
- Course Description & Maps
- Course Restrictions
- Finisher's Medals & iTab Customization
- Water Stations
- Baggage Check
- Port-o-Lets
- Costume Contest
- Going Green (new page)
2011 Run Day Schedule
| 6:45am | 10k Packet Pickup with Bibtag timing and Baggage |
| 8:15am | ZooRun 10k Start |
| 8:45am | 5k Packet Pickup with Bibtag timing and Baggage |
| 10:00am | ZooRun 5k Start |
| 10:10am | 10k Awards Ceremony |
| 10:15am | Cub Run Packet Pickup — No Cub Run baggage check |
| 11:30am | Cub Run Start |
| 11:45am | 5k Awards Ceremony & Costume Contest |
Packet Pickup
Packet Pickup will be held at the Delta Hotel Toronto East, located at 2035 Kennedy Road and HWY 401.
We recommend that you please pick up your race packet prior to race day.
IMPORTANT! Please bring a printout of your registration email confirmation OR a piece of photo ID to packet pickup.
A friend or family member can pick up your packet provided they have your email confirmation AND/OR a permission letter.
- Thursday and Friday September 20–21
Delta Hotel (Toronto East), 2035 Kennedy Road
Toronto, ON (north of Hwy 401)
Thursday 12:00 to 7:00pm / Friday 12:00 to 8:00pm
in the York Room, Main Floor - Saturday September 22
Toronto Zoo (No Team Pickup on Race Morning - all team bibs will be alphabetically sorted with the individual runners):
10k: 6:45–7:45am
5k: 8:45–9:45am
Cub Run: 10:15–11:00am
Mylaps Championchip Pickup
Mylaps BIBTAG Timing system
The ZooRun 10k & 5k will use the Mylaps BIBTAG Timing system. This means you only have to pick up your BIB at packet-pick-up/registration; this timing chip is embedded in your bib number. On race day, you should wear your bib #/BIBTAG on the front of your shirt. For optimum performance DO NOT bend, fold or mutilate your bibtag! And remember, now it's "NO BIB = NO TIME!"
To read more about the latest technology coming to Canada with the Mylaps BIBTAG and Sportstats Timing company, click here.
BibTag Instructions — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Your timing chip or "bibtag" is placed on the back of your race bib. It must be correctly worn for your race time to be accurately captured.
- Do not remove the "bibtag" or foam spacer from your bib.
- Do not fold your bib or excessively bend or twist the "bibtag".
- Wear your bib on your chest/abdomen. Do not wear on your back, side, leg or arm.
Start Line
10k Start Line Organization
Corrals
All 10k participants will be organized in coloured corrals based on your expected finishing time provided on your registration form. Your assigned corral will be indicated by a coloured stripe on your bib. On race day, look for the coloured flag at the start line that corresponds to your bib and line up there.
Predicted Finishing Time
Your predicted finishing time is very important to ensure you start the event beside participants of a similar ability. If you are new to running it is sometimes hard to predict your time, here are some guidelines to assist you:
- 2011 10k male winner — 29:34
- 2011 10k female winner — 33:45
- 2011 10 average — 1:00:00
- 2011 10k median — 1:13:00
Competitive Age Category Runners
If you expect to be racing for a Top 3 place in your age category, you need to make sure you have been assigned to the Red start corral. Awards will be based on Gun Time so you need to start near the front.If a corral change is required, please email before September 10 or visit the HELP DESK at packet pickup.
Wave Start
The race will start in waves 5 minutes apart:
- Red — Wave 1
- Yellow — Wave 2
- Blue — Wave 3
- Green — Wave 4
- Purple — Wave 5
5k Start Line Organization
There will be signs set up at the start line for the 5k. Please line up BEHIND the sign that corresponds to your estimated finishing time.
We will be doing 4 waves again this year and they will be 2 minutes apart.
The signs and waves will be:
- Sub 28 minutes (wave 1)
- 28-31 minutes (wave 2)
- 32-35 minutes (wave 3)
- 36 minutes + (wave 4)
Getting There & Parking
The Toronto Zoo is located north of Hwy 401 on Meadowvale Road in Scarborough. Take the Meadowvale exit from the 401 and go north. Click here for Map and Directions to the Zoo.
Parking and Admission Information at the Zoo for Race Morning:
Participants receive complimentary parking and entrance into the zoo on race day. Participants leaving the zoo before 12:30pm can simply show their bib to security upon exiting the parking lot to avoid charge. Participants leaving after 12:30pm must first acquire a parking pass at Guest Services (near the front entrance) before exiting. Please have your bib ready to provide as proof of participation. Spectators can enter the zoo for half price on race day. Vehicles without participant drivers/passengers must pay for parking, which is $10.00 per vehicle.
5k Participants — please do not arrive at the Zoo on race morning until after 8:45am unless arriving with a 10k participant. The main parking lot will be closed off for the 10k start until 8:45am.
By TTC
The TTC operates two bus routes to the Toronto Zoo, from four rapid transit stations. At the Zoo, all TTC buses serve a bus stop conveniently located close to the main entrance.
The 86A Scarborough bus route operates to the Zoo from Kennedy Station every day during the summer. Buses run from about 6am to 8pm. After Labour Day, 86A Scarborough buses operate to the Zoo from Monday to Friday only.
The 85 Sheppard East bus route operates to the Zoo from Don Mills Station and Rouge Hill GO Station on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 85A "Via Toronto Zoo" and 85B "To Toronto Zoo" buses serve the Zoo directly, from about 7am to 8pm. Other 85 Sheppard East buses serve the Sheppard Avenue/Meadowvale Road intersection, where customers can transfer to 86A Scarborough buses for the short trip into the Zoo.
Both TTC bus routes that serve the Zoo, as well as Don Mills Station, Kennedy Station, and Rouge Hill GO Station, are accessible to customers who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
For more route information, visit the TTC at www.ttc.ca or contact them at 416-393-4636.
By GO Train
The Toronto Zoo is just minutes from the Rouge Hill GO Station. Board a TTC 85 Sheppard East bus to the Zoo right at the station. For GO Train information, please visit www.gotransit.com.
Course Description & Maps
2012 COURSE MAPS COMING SOON!!!
10k—Start time 8:15am. Run on the roads outside of the Zoo, then run a scenic loop through the Zoo grounds. For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, baby joggers, strollers, Nordic poles, animals and unauthorized wheeled devices will not be allowed in this race.
See 2011 map — 2012 map coming soon: 
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5k—Start time 10:00am. See lots of fantastic animals during your scenic loop through the Zoo. The 5k walk is a fundraising event and will be chip timed. For the safety and enjoyment of all participants, baby joggers, strollers, Nordic poles, animals and unauthorized wheeled devices will not be allowed in this race.
See 2011 map — 2012 map coming soon: 800 KB
Cub Run—Start time 11:30am. Children are encouraged to run this short (approximately 500 metres), scenic loop that runs right past the kangaroos, butterflies, and red pandas! Adults are welcome to accompany their children during the cub run.
2011 10k and 5k maps: Click to view larger versions (800 KB)
Course Restrictions
The Oasis Zoo Run will be one of the most scenic runs you will do in Toronto — however, the narrow pathways make the course suitable for runners and walkers only. For the safety of all participants, baby joggers, strollers, Nordic poles, animals and unauthorized wheeled devices are not permitted in the race.
If you are visually impaired and would like to be matched with a guide runner, please contact Achilles Canada at www.achillescanada.ca.
Finisher Medals
Finisher medals for all 10k & 5k finishers!
Customize your Oasis ZooRun 10k or 5k medal with your very own name and finishing time! Pre-order your engraved iTab online on our registration page or here if you've already registered. On completion of the Race, you will receive your iTaB by mail, which fits neatly into a recess on your Medal.
Water Stations
Located at the start, finish and on-course at 2.5k, 4.5k and 7.5k.
Baggage Check
10k Baggage check opens at 6:45am and will close at 7:55am.
5k Baggage check opens at 8:45am and will close at 9:40am.
All bags will be available for pick-up at the finish line.
Donations will be accepted for Baggage check with all proceeds going to the Toronto Zoo.
Port-o-Lets
Are available at the start and finish. Washrooms are located throughout the Zoo.
Costume Content
The Toronto Zoo is pleased to provide the prizing for the Oasis Zoo Run costume contest.