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Limestone Race Weekend is a multi-day event being held Saturday April 25th and Sunday April 26th, 2026, and we require a large crew of people to come out and volunteer.

This includes the following tasks:

Race Kit Pick Up, Friday/Saturday – Location to be Finalized

Roles/Duties – Hand out bibs with race numbers, t-shirts, for all weekend event
Friday April 24th afternoon/evening: 4-7pm
Saturday April 25th morning/afternoon: 10am-1pm

Race Kit Pick Up, Saturday – Kingston penitentiary site

Roles/Duties – Hand out 2K/10K race kits and those running Sunday’s Historic Half Marathon & 5K
Saturday April 25th afternoon: 2:30-5pm

2K/10K Start and finish line, Saturday – Location to be Finalized

Roles/Duties – site set-up crew, volunteer check-in, handing out food to runners post-race, route set-up, route marshals, and water station
Saturday April 25th afternoon: 2:30pm-7pm

Race Kit Pick Up, Sunday – Confederation Park – Across from City Hall

Roles/Duties – Hand out 2K/10K race kits and those running Sunday’s Historic Half Marathon & 5K
Sunday April 26th morning: 8-9:30am

Half Marathon/5K Start and finish line, Sunday – Ontario Street in front of City Hall

Roles/Duties – site set-up crew, volunteer check-in, handing out food to runners post-race, route set-up, route marshals, and water station
Site set up crew – includes tent and awards wall, PA system; volunteer check-in
Sunday April 26th morning: 7-9am

Half Marathon/5K Routes set-up/tear-down, Sunday

Roles/Duties – course set-up and tear-down, course marshals, and water stations
Sunday April 26th morning/lunchtime: 8am-1:30pm

Times are subject to change. All volunteers will be informed of exact timing for their Roles and Duties.

To register as a volunteer for Limestone Race Weekend, please follow the link below to select your desired Role/Duty:

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The KRRA is pleased to announce a donation of $4000 was made to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation for the Hotel Dieu Hospital Diabetes Clinic, which are the proceeds from our 2024 and 2025 Anniversary Runs.
The funds will be used for Diabetes education and programs at the Hotel Dieu Hospital site. KRRA Vice-Chair Scott Farmer presented the cheque to the UHKF and Diabetes Clinic management and staff.
If an individual wishes to also donate to the UHKF, visit uhkf.ca
Thanks goes out to retired Race Director Andrea Sealy who managed the event in 2024 and 2025.

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Seminar!

Tuesday August 12 2025, 5:30pm
Army Navy Air Force Club
317 Gore Road, Kingston, Ontario

Join us and speaker Brant Stachel, RP and Performance Coach to learn about fueling and performance mindset to prepare for your next big event. Presentation will be followed by a Question and Answer. Commencing at 5:30pm until no later than 7pm.

FREE FOR KRRA MEMBERS! – see your email for coupon code. Small fee for non-KRRA members. Click here to register.

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Our post-Limestone Race Weekend eNewsletter is out. It’s packed with lots of info, photos, links, and aerial drone video from both days: https://tinyurl.com/LRW2025-PostRaceMessage
If you would like to be put on the email list, be sure to sign up.

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The 2025 KRRA Limestone Race Weekend is fast upon us and there is big news to share…

The Limestone Race Weekend is the Kingston Road Runners’ marquee annual event. As registrations pour in, the event is on the trajectory to be the biggest in years. 2025 not only boasts a newly designed race shirt for participants, medals for all Historic Half finishers, and a slew of prizes from Gold Sponsors New Balance Canada and Runners Choice Kingston, but there’s news that will make running the Historic Half Marathon an even bigger thrill.

This year, the KRRA’s half marathon course will include running inside and through the historic Kingston Penitentiary, both out and back on the course.

Check out the latest issue of the KRRA’s eNewsletter by clicking here.

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2025.04.04

I wanted to reach out to all members of the Kingston Road Runners Association (KRRA) and update you about some of the exciting things that have been happening within the club.

My name is Dalton Cote and I have been the Chair of the KRRA since January 2025. I am a long-time resident of Kingston and have a wide background in participating in all types of endurance events. I am excited to be working alongside a lot of incredibly motivated and talented fellow KRRA Board members that do so much behind the scenes for the KRRA. The KRRA is a non-profit organization that exists to support you, its members, and our local running community. We are focused on being community based and providing running experiences of value. We plan to reach out to all of you over the next months to ensure that we continue to stay true to our history while looking at ways to always improve. I can always be reached at the following email chair.krra@gmail.com .

Some of the highlights from the last few months include:

  • The purchase of a timing system so that the KRRA could continue to have access to a modern and affordable timing system that was available for our desired race dates. There were no longer any local timing services and those services available were becoming prohibitively expensive. This was a big investment for the Club but will allow us to keep our race fees stable when many other races have had to raise their fees tocover costs.
  • We have developed a detailed sponsorship framework that ensures that we have a fair, transparent and objective framework to attract sponsors and ensure value for their important contributions to our races.
  • We have conducted two successful 2025 events: The Resolution and Twosome runs that saw a growth in entrants and were great events for all involved. Unfortunately, there is no Howe Island or Beat Beethoven race planned this year so they will not be part of the race series and there will be no Tri-Island Series. The 2025 KRRA race series can be found on the Race Series Calendar

However, I am very happy to announce some really exciting news for the upcoming Limestone Race Weekend (LRW). The LRW, hosted by the KRRA, is historic Kingston’s largest annual running event. Choose from the 5K, Waterfront 10K or the Historic Half Marathon race. There is even a 2K Tom Compton Memorial Run for kids. After many months of planning and coordination with the City of Kingston and other partners, we can now officially announce that the 2025 LRW half marathon route will transit through the famous Kingston penitentiary, not once, but twice. This is a unique opportunity to see some of the inside parts of the prison grounds while competing in this event. The race medals and t-shirts for all LRW events will incorporate some exciting new designs with a focus on the historic Kingston Penitentiary.

Information on the LRW races can be found at here. LRW Registration can be found at this Trackie link. LRW Volunteers are always needed and can sign up here.

I look forward to seeing all of you participating and/or assisting at upcoming events. Cheers,

Dalton.

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The recently held KRRA Annual General Meeting, included a unique award given to a very special retiring board member PJ Marshall who we presented with the first KRRA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. We celebrate PJ’s tireless efforts not only in his personal running career, but the hard work and dedication he has shown volunteering for the KRRA, since its inception.

Enjoy the photo collage of just a few of his many historic running and triathlon achievements.

 

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Let’s celebrate our kids’ year of running. The Kids Series has closed and it’s time for a party. We are heading to Conquer Training, this Saturday December 7th from 12:30pm sharp, to 2pm. Directions here.

We will be playing games and giving awards for the hardworking young runners who finished 6 or more running events in 2024. You don’t have to be an awardee to attend. Any runner under 12 is invited. Please RSVP to robby via text at 613.876.3220 or email at publisher@365ontario.info.

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The 2024 KRRA Annual General Meeting (AGM) is fast approaching.

It all begins on Thursday November 28th, 2024 at The Tir Nan Og (200 Ontario St.) Doors open at 5:30 pm for social hour, followed by munchies at 6:30pm.

Meeting will commence at 7pm. Some of the highlight include: AGM business, presentation of this year’s age graded and 2024 race series awards, guest speaker Ironman competitor Nick Cosman.

The KRRA board looks forward to hosting the evening and would encourage members and non-members to attend.

The KRRA board is also recruiting for the 2025 race series. We are seeking some fresh ideas and new personnel. Current vacancies : President, Secretary, members at large and race director(s). The next KRRA board meeting is December 9th at 7pm at 24 Barrie St.

Click here to register for the 2025 KRRA Membership. The first 100 members* to register will receive a gift the night of the AGM. (*1 gift per family membership.)

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The Resolution Run was the first of the 2024 KRRA Series, and the first race directed by Scott Farmer, after the retirement of former race director, Casey Kidson.

The event was very well attended despite a respectable amount of snow covering the course just days before the race. Shirts were part of the signup and Scott’s charity of choice was Lionhearts Inc.

Lionhearts provides a long list of services from rescuing food and household goods, to operating warming shelters, to retraining people to help rebuild their lives, Lionhearts restores dignity and hope. Click to learn more.

Not only did Scott manage to buy a generator and the coolest pylon costume you will ever see, he and his team’s efforts generated a total of $1,858.79 as a donation for Lionhearts Inc. Well done Scott, and kudos goes out to everyone who volunteered, raced, and cheered on the event.

Scott and crew are looking forward to next year’s Resolution Run with big plans to expand the Race.

Learn more about the Resolution Run, here. Enjoy photos from the Race, here.