Rules & Regulations

Following is a list of the most important rules and regulations surrounding the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon events.

Please check out the race FAQ for more questions and answers.

1. Age Restrictions:

You must be 16 years of age or older on race day to be eligible to participate in the Scotiabank Marathon and 14 years of age or older on race day to be eligible to participate in the Centaur Subaru Half Marathon. Parents/guardians are urged to ensure that young runners have the training and pace judgment needed to complete the event comfortably and safely. Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Directors and staff reserve the right to require proof of age.

2. Course Safety/Road Closure:

The Scotiabank Calgary Marathon is a foot race. For safety and liability reasons courses are limited to registered runners only. Inline skates, bicycles, skateboards, and running with dogs is strictly prohibited. Non-compliance with these safety rules will result in disqualification. Traffic will be controlled by the police and course marshals, but runners should take extreme caution at all times

3. Course Closure, Walk or Run:

Walkers are invited to participate in all events with precautions for the marathon distance. Marathon walkers are asked to start at 7 am with marathon runners. Please seed yourself accordingly. The course will be open for 6 1/2 hours where all walkers must be finished thereafter. After 12:30pm, some roads will have to be re-opened and walkers will be moved up to the sidewalks.

4. Headphones and Music Players:

The Scotiabank Calgary Marathon races take place primarily on roadways and we are not able to obtain complete closures of all course route roadways. To ensure the safety of all runners, headphones and music players are not allowed. When runners share a roadway with traffic, it can be very dangerous to wear a headset. Headsets tend to isolate runners from vehicle traffic, signals from race officials or city police.

5. Strollers:

Strollers are only permitted on the AstraZeneca 5km Family Walk or Run. Strollers are prohibited on all other courses.

6. Course Availability:

All race courses are limited to registered event participants only.