Classique du Parc La Fontaine
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Classique du Parc La Fontaine Circuit Endurance
The Classique du Parc La Fontaine is a running event in Parc La Fontaine in Montréal, organized by Les Francs Amis de Montréal and the Club de ski de fond Montériski. The event holds a Gold sanction from the Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme and offers professionally certified courses.
The event proposes multiple distances:
- 1 km for children age 11 and under.
- 2 km with youth and adult categories.
- 5 km certified course.
- 10 km certified course with an Express and a Populaire category.
Race services included with entry cover several on-course and on-site supports: routes closed to traffic, timing mats at the 5 km and 10 km points, kilometre markers, water points on the 5 km and 10 km courses, multiple exterior portable toilets, bag check, first aid on site, changing rooms, and a post-race snack. Free action photos are available for download. Results are published online on Sportstats.
BIBTAG timing technology is used; the timing chip is affixed behind the bib so runners must wear the bib on the outside of clothing. Bib pickup is available at Boutique Endurance before the event and at the on-site tent on race morning. Strollers, pushchairs and baby joggers are not permitted on the 10 km course.
Prizes and medals: cash prizes are awarded to the top three men and women in the 5 km and 10 km Express (5 km: 200, 150, 100; 10 km: 250, 200, 150). Medals are awarded to the top three in each age group across the 1 km, 2 km, 5 km and 10 km; participation medals are available to finishers who request one. Category medals for the 10 km are based on a combined ranking of the Express and Populaire fields.
Since 2024 the event limits entries to 1500 runners for the 5 km, 1500 for the 10 km, and 4000 in total. Parking is available near rue Papineau south of Sherbrooke and the site is within a short walk of the Sherbrooke metro station.
Course records (distance, gender, time, year) are maintained for recent editions, for example a 5 km record of 16:37.3 (2014) and a 10 km record of 30:40.9 (2017). Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
