Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Beneva Mississauga Marathon

Its marathon is known for a net downhill profile and serves as a Boston qualifier.

Prepare for Beneva Mississauga Marathon

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

The Beneva Mississauga Marathon takes place in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto. The course is fully paved and urban: it runs downhill from the north end of the city toward the Lake Ontario shoreline, passing residential neighbourhoods and waterfront parkland. The feel is that of a well-organised mid-sized spring road race.

The race is best known for its marathon profile, widely described as net downhill, which makes it a popular target for runners chasing a Boston qualifying time. Four distances run on the same day, from 5K up to the full marathon, so clubs and families can enter together.

The formats

4 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Half Marathon	13.1 mi
10K	6 mi
5K	3 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · mississaugamarathon.com

When to start

A build for this distance usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. Counted back from race day, that puts the start somewhere between November 30, 2026 and January 25, 2027.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

November 30, 2026

→ January 25, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Beneva Mississauga Marathon in 2027?

Beneva Mississauga Marathon is run on Sunday, April 25, 2027 in Mississauga. Date published by the organizer, checked on September 21, 2026.

Is the Mississauga Marathon a Boston qualifier?

2 km marathon is recognised as a Boston qualifying race, which draws runners chasing a time. Qualifying standards themselves are set by the Boston Marathon organisers, not by this event.

Is the Mississauga Marathon course hard?

The marathon is known as a net downhill, fast course, but the descent loads the quads heavily. 2 km rather than terrain, elevation or technical footing.

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