The Cape Breton Fiddlers Run was established by the late Lydia Dickson in 2004. Since then, runners and walkers from across from Canada and beyond have come to take part in the 5km, 10km, half marathon, team-relay and Boston qualifying marathon.
With a mission to promote physical fitness and healthy living locally, the Fiddlers Run is more than just a race. The Fiddlers Run encourages people of all ages to live healthier through Learn to Run clinics that take place all year round, the Doctors’ Nova Scotia Youth Run and the many volunteers, sponsors and community partnerships that support the event.
Race Venue: Victoria Park Armories, Esplanade, Sydney, N.S.
Start times: Full Marathon - 8:00am
All other races - 8:30am
The Cape Breton Fiddlers Run is a Run Nova Scotia supported race.
Kit Pick Up - Sat. Sept. 19 from 2pm to 6pm at the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club 246
Esplanade, Sydney, NS. If you can't make Saturday's Kit Pick up there will be limited time
for kit pick up race morning at the race venue from 7am to thirty minutes before your start
time.
Late Registration - We will accept registrations on September 19 from 2pm to 6pm at the
Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club.
Race day Registration - At race venue from 7am to 7:30 am for the Full Marathon and from
7am to 8am for all other distances. This is strongly discouraged. You risk missing the cut
off so please try to register before race day.
T-shirts - The t-shirts were ordered Sept. 2. We have estimated the number and sizes of
shirts required for race day. We hope our estimates are correct, but we can only guarantee
the correct size shirt for those who registered before Sept. 2.
Pre-race Pasta Meal - There will be a complimentary pasta meal provided by Boston Pizza
and Aliant for the first 150 registrants.
Location: Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club
Saturday, Sept. 19 from 4pm to 6pm.
Entertainment provided by: Easy 13
This is a great chance to mingle with your fellow runners and meet our awesome Race
Director David Gabriel.
Race day - Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Victoria Park Armories will be open to the public at 7:00am.
Parking - Please park on surrounding streets and walk in to the venue. The venue will be
restricted to authorized vehicles only and the entire area will be closed to traffic once the
race starts.
Bag storage - There will be an area set aside for bag storage. Please do not leave any
valuables in our storage. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Walkers - Walkers are welcome in all events except the Full Marathon. If you plan to walk
the Half Marathon you must notify the Race Director by Sept. 19 and you will be required to
start at 8am with the Full Marathoners.
Course Support - There will be volunteer Course Marshals positioned along the route.
CBRM Police will patrol the route during the race. There will be first aid support on the
course.
Water stops - All water stops will provide both water and Gatorade. There are 6 water stops
in total along the route with 5 intended for all events and the 6th only available for the Full
Marathoners.
Portable toilets - Portable toilets are located for your convenience at the start/finish area, at
the 10k turnaround on Lewis Dr. and at the Half Marathon turnaround at the Westmount
Legion.
Safety - You will be running on open streets filled with traffic.. Please be careful. In the
interests of safety we strongly encourage you to not wear portable music devices during the
race.
Awards Ceremonies - There will be awards ceremonies for the top finishers in each event.
These will be held shortly after the winners of each event have completed their races.
There will be announcements in the venue indicating when these ceremonies will begin.
All participants will receive a finisher's medal and can print a free race certificate from
Atlantic Chip's site after the event.
Post Race Nutrition - There will be a selection of post race food available in the venue for
all participants.
Weather - The Cape Breton Fiddlers Run is a rain or shine event.
Refund Policy - The Cape Breton Fiddlers Run has a no refund policy. If you are unable to
run we will defer your registration to 2010 provided the Race Director is notified in writing
by Sept. 14, 2009.
