On Thursday evening, underneath the glow of Toronto’s skyline at STACKT Market, Canada Working Collection (CRS) revealed the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon medal. This 12 months’s design is an attention-grabbing tribute to town’s wealthy road and artwork tradition.
This 12 months’s medal includes a vibrant depiction of Graffiti Alley, a hidden Toronto landmark nestled within the Style District simply south of Queen Avenue West between Spadina Avenue and Portland Avenue. Formally referred to as Rush Lane, the alley spans three blocks and showcases an ever-evolving gallery of city road artwork.
Over the previous few years, the race’s medal has featured varied Toronto landmarks, from the CN Tower and Metropolis Corridor signal to final 12 months’s nod to Union Station, town’s transportation hub. This 12 months’s version continues that custom by celebrating Toronto’s inventive aspect. The 2025 medal was designed by Toronto-based graffiti artist Durothethird, recognized for his vibrant, community-driven work, in collaboration with CRS graphic designer Inge Johnson.
Runners within the half-marathon and marathon will go via the Style District and close to Graffiti Alley across the 6 to 7-kilometre mark, making the medal a enjoyable memento of the race expertise.
“TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon race weekend not solely brings the world to Toronto, however showcases our vibrant metropolis to the world,” stated Charlotte Brookes, nationwide race director for Canada Working Collection. “The 2025 design highlights the dynamic streets that encourage and problem over 30,000 individuals every October. We’re thrilled to rejoice Toronto’s inventive spirit via this 12 months’s medal.”
Although race day remains to be three months away, the 2025 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is already setting information. Each the marathon and half-marathon distances are offered out, the earliest time in occasion historical past. In the event you’re wanting to be part of the race weekend, spots are nonetheless accessible within the Toronto Waterfront 5K scheduled for Oct. 18.
Scheduled for Oct. 18-19, the 2025 occasion marks the thirty sixth version of Canada’s premier fall working occasion, which serves because the grand finale of the Canada Working Collection. Since 2017, the marathon has additionally doubled because the Athletics Canada nationwide championship race and Olympic trials.
For extra info or registration particulars for the 5K, half marathon, marathon or different weekend occasions, go to the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon web site.
