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Québec City Marathon 2026: A Weekend of Racing, Community and Great Moments

Marathon de Québec 2026: un week-end de course, de communauté et de beaux moments

Du 2 au 4 octobre, la ville de Québec a été plongée dans la frénésie du Marathon de Québec. Un week-end où les coureurs se rassemblent pour courir, célébrer et faire vibrer la communauté de course d’ici.

Le Marathon de Québec, c'est toujours un des moments forts de notre année au Coureur nordique. Des mois d'entraînement, des objectifs personnels, beaucoup de fébrilité et surtout, une communauté de coureurs qui se rassemble pour célébrer la course à pied.

Cette année, on avait envie de faire les choses en grand. Entre notre rallye urbain Aux lièvres, notre shakeout d'avant-course et notre cheer zone sur le parcours du marathon, on a eu droit à un week-end bien rempli!

Retour sur quelques-uns de nos moments préférés.

Aux Lièvres: an urban rally to kick off the festivities

We kicked off the weekend Friday night with Aux Lièvres, a running rally organized with ALTRA, XACT and SLOWFASTSLOW.

The concept? Teams of four ran through the streets of Québec City in search of different checkpoints. A mix of running, orienteering, strategy and, above all, lots of fun, with a little spice ;)

Teams had to be fast, but also resourceful to find their way through the city. Once the challenge was over, everyone met up at La Barberie to keep the evening going over a drink.

A great way to start the weekend with a different vibe from a traditional race!

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One last shakeout before the big start

Saturday morning, we met up with a great crew of friends from the community for a shakeout run organized with HOKA at La Base.

For the occasion, we also invited Zephyr, a Montréal artist, to customize pairs of HOKA Rocket X3. A unique touch for our guests' running shoes!

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A cheer zone with energy to spare!

On Sunday, while runners took over the streets of Québec City, our team set up at Pizza 900 on rue Saint-Paul to cheer on the participants.

With adidas, we set up a cheer zone at kilometre 35 of the marathon and kilometre 15 of the half marathon. A strategic spot where a little extra encouragement can make all the difference!

We wanted to create a place where friends, families and running fans could come together to give runners one last boost of energy before the finish line.

And you showed up!

Thanks to everyone who came to make some noise with us. Seeing so many people rally to cheer on runners, whether friends or complete strangers, is exactly what we love about our community.

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Performances worth celebrating

Beyond the events, the Québec City Marathon is above all a chance to celebrate the efforts and achievements of runners.

What a weekend for our crew!

First, congratulations to everyone who lined up at the Québec City Marathon. And a special thank you to those who proudly wore our colours and logo on the course.

On the team side, huge congrats to Ismaël, Pierre-Antoine, Louane, Alexis and Félix on their races!

We also had a great group of ambassadors all over the courses, with a few performances that deserve a special mention.

Marie-Hélène Laberge won the women's half marathon in 1:19:06. In the marathon, Jonathan Tedeschi won in 2:21:34, setting a new course record, while Christopher Buisset finished 4th in 2:27:54. In the 10K, Anthony Larouche took the win in 0:32:29.

In short, lots of our runners on the start lines, on the podiums and all over the streets of Québec City. So great to see you!

Our partners

A weekend like this wouldn't be possible without such committed partners!

A huge thank you to ALTRA, HOKA and adidas for getting the Québec City running community buzzing all weekend long.

And a special thank you to XACT, our nutrition partner for the weekend, for their energy, ideas and involvement in our activations!

We're pretty lucky to have brands that are so involved in our community. Thank you for making it all possible!

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