A variety of road closures come to Oak Bay on Sunday (May 25) as runners and walkers of all ages take to the streets for the 19th Annual Oak Bay Half.
Starting and finishing in Oak Bay’s Windsor Park, the 19th annual event includes a half marathon, 10-kilometre run, four-person relay and 1km kids run. Participants hail from across Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
Runners also raise funds for charity partners – Santas Anonymous and Easter Seals of British Columbia & Yukon.
Organizers plan to minimize traffic interruptions while still maintaining the safety of the participants.
The race starts at 8 a.m. from Windsor Road at Windsor Park and has a four-hour time limit. The last participant will be on the course by noon. The route includes full road closures between 60 minutes and three hours, except Newport Avenue at Oak Bay Avenue, which will be closed for approximately 30 to 45 minutes, then open.
The start and finish will see Windsor Road between Transit and St. David closed from 6 a.m. to noon. The rest of the route is broken down into smaller closures.
Windsor/Transit to Windsor/Hampshire from 7:25 to 8:35; Windsor/Hampshire to Beach/Monterey to the finish 8:05 to 11:05; Beach/Monterey to Beach/Windsor from 8:10 to 10:55; Beach/King George’s Terrace to Beach/Rutland 8:20 to 10:25; and Beach/Rutland to Beach/Exeter/Lansdowne 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Learn more at oakbayhalf.com.
