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Limestone Race Weekend

Date/Time

Date(s) - Saturday, April 25, 2026 - Sunday, April 26, 2026
All Day


The Kingston Road Runners Association invites you to beautiful downtown Kingston for the city’s largest annual running event. Choose from the 5K, Waterfront 10K, or the Historic Half Marathon Race. There’s even a 2K Tom Compton Memorial Run for kids.  It’s the original, all-volunteer community event.

Register by April 9th to ensure that you will receive  a shirt (5K, 10K & Half) & Finisher medal (Half).

Absolutely NO race day registrations.
Strollers are not permitted. Cyclists not affiliated with the event are also not permitted, and unsanctioned usage will result in a participant’s disqualification.

KRRA supports many local charities.  Proceeds from the Limestone Race Weekend will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club South East and Start2Finish Running and Reading Program.

Kintec: Footwear + Orthotics Limestone Race: Injury Prevention & Footwear Seminar

Join Kintec Kingston, proud Gold Sponsor of Limestone Race Weekend, for an interactive evening preparing the running community for Race Day.

Click here to register for seminar.

Event Details

Races will take place on the weekend of April 25/26th, 2026. The Waterfront 10K and the Tom Compton Memorial Run (2K) for kids will take place on Saturday, April 25th. The 5K & Historic Half Marathon will be on Sunday, April 26th.

Saturday, April 25th

At Kingston Penitentiary – west side parking lot.

Sunday, April 26th – Confederation Park (Ontario St. & Market St.), across from Kingston City Hall

Obtaining approval on permits, from different agencies, are required to host an in-person running event. This event will not be issuing refunds or deferrals of any kind. Many of the costs of putting on a race are incurred well before the event. Registration fees directly cover these costs. We appreciate your understanding of why we are not able to accommodate refunds and appreciate your support.

Registration

 

Online registration will close at 11:59 April 22nd. There are no registrations after that time.

Register Here

Awards & Prizes

Age Categories – 5K, 10K & Half marathon
Gender Categories – Male, Female, and newly added for 2026: Non-Binary/Open

5K: 14 and under, 15-19 Years, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
10K: 14-19 Years, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+   << ages 13 and under are ineligible to run the 10K
Half Marathon: 16-19 Years, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+   << ages 15 and under are ineligible to run the Half Marathon
Finishers in the half marathon are also awarded our uniquely designed Limestone Race Weekend medal.

Cash Prizes:

Male and female, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

5K prizes: 1st – $150, 2nd – $100, 3rd – $ 50
Waterfront 10K: 1st – $200,  2nd – $150, 3rd – $100
Historic Half Marathon: 1st – $300, 2nd – $200, 3rd -$100

$500 for breaking the male or female Half Marathon course record

Men – Blair Morgan (2024) – 1:07:35; Women – Branna MacDougall (2022) 1:13:36

Race Kit Pick Up

NO SIGNUPS AT KIT PICKUPS. Race registration closes midnight April 22nd.

Friday April 24th 4pm-7pm. Location to be confirmed. Please check back.

Saturday April 25th
10am-1pm. Location to be confirmed. Please check back.
2pm-5pm at the Kingston Penitentiary (Kingston Pen)
The Kingston Penitentiary is the start/finish location for the Tom Compton 2K and Waterfront 10K.

Sunday April 26th
8:00am-9:45am at Confederation Park (Ontario St. & Market St.)
Confederation Park is the start/finish location for the 5K and Historic Half Marathon

ADDITIONAL DETAILS to be EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO LIMESTONE RACE WEEKEND.

Race Results

There will be race day timing with a chip time start and finish process.  Race results will be posted at the event on race day & will be added to this page after each day’s races.  Timing is via the KRRA’s newly acquired RACE RESULT timing system and software and our timing team.

Contacts

For More Information please email the organizer:
Joe Du Vall  jduvall1953@gmail.com

Volunteer

Limestone Race Weekend is a multi day event and we require a large crew of people to come out and volunteer. Click here for details on Volunteer Roles and Duties.

Event Sponsors

We wish to thank our generous sponsors for the Limestone Race Weekend.

GOLD SPONSORS

Kintec Footwear + Orthotics
Amherst Roofing & Sheetmetal
Xact Nutrition

BRONZE SPONSORS

Canpower Renewables
365KINGSTON

 

Partnering with Mile2Marathon

Limestone Race Weekend and the KRRA are pleased to announce our collaboration with Mile2Marathon (M2M) to offer specially priced 10 week training programs designed to prepare you for the LRW 5K or 1/2 Marathon events. These programs include 10 week training programs designed for  beginner, intermediate and advanced runners, coaching by Kevin Coffey, access to a weekly Kingston training session, and four virtual training information sessions. Spots are limited and sign-up details are available on the M2M Final Surge page, here.

About Our Races

Tommy Compton Memorial Run

The 2K course will include a segment that will take participants through the penitentiary and then out onto King Street to a turnaround location, then return back through the penitentiary to the start/finish line.

Tom Compton was an active runner and biker who worked in the elementary education system. His focus was to help students achieve their goals, not only in the classroom, but also in sports and physical activities.  We are proud to host this event, with the support of his family, in his honour.

Waterfront 10K

The 10K route will take runners through the penitentiary and exit onto King Street West, through the Olympic harbour ring road and link up with the Waterfront Trail.  This will include a segment through the Providence Care Hospital roadway network before continuing on the Lakefront Trail.  Runners will be guided to a turnaround location inside Lake Ontario Park near the corner of King Street West. Runners will return to the start/finish line, on the east side of the penitentiary following the same network of trails and roads.

Historic Half Marathon and 5K

This year, the half marathon course is making an exciting detour. Half marathon runners are going to prison: the Kingston Penitentiary.

 

Aid Stations

There are 3 water stations for the half marathon that are on the out and back course (go past each one twice).
1. Portsmouth Olympic Harbour- 4K
2. Lake Ontario Park- 6K
3. Harold Harvey Arena- 9K

ONLY water is available at these stations.

Porta Potties will be available as well at the 6K water station as you exit Lake Ontario Park.

Community Supporters

The KRRA wishes to acknowledge our community supporters who make this event possible.

  • City of Kingston
  • Community Police Volunteers of Kingston


Traditional Road Race Location

City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, Ont.

Record Holders and Past Results

  • Half Marathon Course Record Holders: Male Blair Morgan (2024) – 1:07:35, Female Branna MacDougall 1:13:36.58 (2022)
  • 10K Course Record Holders: Male Roman Mironov 31:41.04 (2022), Female Emily Chilton 38:15 (2024)
  • 5K Course Record Holders: Male Dylan Wykes 14:37 (2007), Female Courtney Babcock 16:26 (2006)

Check out the results from previous Limestone Race Weekends.

 



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