THE 2024 TOY RUN HAS REACHED CAPACITY!
STRIDE TOY RUN DETAILS
Please see details below for the fun run on Sunday morning (8:00AM start time), December 8th, 2024 in
Bowring Park at the Upper Duck Pond (near the playground).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS CAPPED AT 150 PARTICIPANTS DUE TO MEDAL QUANTITY.
This year we will have race bibs for each participant.
Please pick up your bib between 7:00am-7:40am near the start line at the Upper Duck Pond.
Gifts for the VOCM/Salvation Army Happy Tree can be brought to the start line for drop-off.
Please make sure gifts are left unwrapped and do not forget about the older children when purchasing something. There will be a vehicle or two on site to collect gifts.
Routes this year include a 2 km, 5(ish) km and 10 km option.
Please study the routes and know the route that you intend to run. We have asked volunteers to help marshal the courses this year; however, it is not a guarantee that they will be on every corner so it is best for you to be familiar with the route.
PLEASE NOTE:
THIS IS A FUN RUN AND NOT A RACE.
THE STREETS OF ST. JOHN’S WILL NOT BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR THIS EVENT.
MARSHALS WILL BE ON THE ROUTE TO GUIDE AND NOT STOP TRAFFIC FOR RUNNERS.
We encourage you to dress up for this event in your best holiday gear! This is about helping out those less fortunate and having fun while we do it! So show us your holiday spirit, wear green, red, Santa or Elf hats, your best Christmas suit or perhaps a full on costume of the Grinch!
At the end of this race, you will be presented with a one of a kind, handmade medal crafted by one of our Stride members. This medal is unlike any other that you have in your collection and also makes a great Christmas Tree ornament.
DATE: December 8th, 2024WHERE: Bowring Park – Upper Duck Pond (Near the Playground)WHEN: Registration at 7:00am to 7:40amWARMUP: 7:50amSTART TIME: 8:00amCOURSE TIME LIMIT: 2 HOURS
We hope you are as excited as we are for the 2024 Toy Run! See you on Sunday morning. 
The Routes
PLEASE NOTE THAT DISTANCES ARE APPROXIMATE.
IF YOUR WATCH DIFFERS FROM THE POSTED ROUTE, FEEL FREE TO DO A LITTLE EXTRA OR A LITTLE LESS.
10 km Toy Run
– Head out toward Bowring Park Gate entrance
– Turn Left on Waterford Heights North
– Turn Right on Perlin Street
– Turn Right on Brookfield/Waterford Bridge Road
– Continue on Waterford Bridge Road all the way to the Leslie Street Bridge
– Turn Right on the Leslie Street Bridge
– Turn Right on Southside Road
– Turn Right on Bay Bulls Road
– Turn Left on Waterford Bridge Road (Corpus Christi Church is in front of you)
– Head back to the West End Bowring Park parking lot
– Turn Left into the park and back to the Start
5 (ish) km Toy Run
– Head out toward West End Bowring Park parking lot
– Turn Right on Waterford Bridge Road
– Continue on Waterford Bridge Road to Waterford Lane
– Turn Right on Waterford Lane
– Turn Right on Southside Road
– Turn Right on Bay Bulls Road
– Turn Left on Waterford Bridge Road (Corpus Christi Church in front of you)
– Back to West End Bowring Park parking lot
– Back into the park to the Start
2 km Toy Run
– Head out to the Bowring Park West End Parking Lot
– Turn Right on trail
– Veer Right UP trail to the Bowring Park bridge (do not go under bridge)
– Cross on Bridge and stay Left
– At the bottom turn Right and head back up the ‘hill’!
– Turn Left and cross the bridge
– Head back past the pool and playground, back to the start!
Got questions? Contact our Toy Run Event Director at toyrunadmin@striderunningnl.ca
