We are excited to announce that the Dartmouth Natal Day Road Races is back for 2022. The course will be altered somewhat for this year to accommodate set up work taking place for the 2022 World Sprint Canoe Championships. We will return to our usual course in 2023.
The Dartmouth Natal Day Road Races have been held in Dartmouth continuously since 1907, making it one of the oldest races in North America. It consists of 2-mile and 6-mile events, run on a 2-mile course through historic downtown Dartmouth. The course starts and finishes in front of the 250-year old Christ Church on Ochterloney Street and is followed by a reception and awards presentation.
The 2022 World Sprint Canoe Championships will be taking place during the week after our event this year. To facilitate the set up and preparation for this event it has been necessary to shorten the race distances for this year. For 2022 there will be a 1.8 mile race (one loop) and a 5.4 mile race (three loops) on a slightly modified course.
The event attracts many of the top elite runners from around the province, but it is organized as a family-oriented race with lots of multi-generational participants doing the race together. The race is priced to make it affordable to all participants.
Many people the Dartmouth Natal Day Road Races part of their annual Natal Day weekend, either as participants or spectators. The annual Natal Day Parade goes past the start-finish area shortly after the end of the race and there are lots of other activities going on in Dartmouth throughout the day.
The race has been organized by Fast Company Running Club for more than 25 years, with the support of a dedicated group of volunteers and the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Click the button below to register now or see the registration page in the drop-down menu at the top of this page.
The 2022 World Sprint Canoe Championships will be taking place during the week after our event this year. To facilitate the set up and preparation for this event it has been necessary to shorten the race distances for this year. For 2022 there will be a 1.8 mile race (one loop) and a 5.4 mile race (three loops) on a slightly modified course.
The event attracts many of the top elite runners from around the province, but it is organized as a family-oriented race with lots of multi-generational participants doing the race together. The race is priced to make it affordable to all participants.
Many people the Dartmouth Natal Day Road Races part of their annual Natal Day weekend, either as participants or spectators. The annual Natal Day Parade goes past the start-finish area shortly after the end of the race and there are lots of other activities going on in Dartmouth throughout the day.
The race has been organized by Fast Company Running Club for more than 25 years, with the support of a dedicated group of volunteers and the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Click the button below to register now or see the registration page in the drop-down menu at the top of this page.