Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Servus Edmonton Marathon

The Servus Edmonton Marathon is a road running event held in Edmonton, Alberta. It brings together a marathon, a half marathon, the Army 10K and a Family 5K Fun Run open to all.

Prepare for Servus Edmonton Marathon

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

The race is staged in Edmonton, Alberta's capital, split by the North Saskatchewan River valley. The route mixes city streets with the long paved trails that follow the river through one of the largest urban park networks in the country. In high summer, mornings stay cool while afternoons can turn hot and dry.

Four distances are offered: the marathon, the half marathon, the Army 10K and the Family 5K Fun Run.

The formats

4 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Half Marathon	13.1 mi
Army 10K	6 mi
Family 5K Fun Run	3 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · edmontonmarathon.ca

When to start

At this distance, a build usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. The 2027 date is not published, so counting back from August puts the start around March 22, 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

March 22, 2027

→ May 17, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Servus Edmonton Marathon in 2027?

The organizer has not published the 2027 date for Servus Edmonton Marathon yet. The race is usually held in August, in Edmonton.

What distances does the Servus Edmonton Marathon offer?

1K half marathon, the Army 10K and the Family 5K Fun Run. That covers competitive racing and family participation within the same weekend.

Is the Edmonton Marathon course fast?

It is broadly fast. The main difficulty comes from the climbs out of the North Saskatchewan River valley, which are worth simulating with a few hill sessions during your build-up to race day.

Other races

This list keeps growing; it draws no line. A race that is missing is prepared for in exactly the same way.

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