Legs for Literacy

Starting on Main Street adjacent to Alma Street, participants head east on Main Street, turning right onto Mechanic Street, proceeding down to Assumption Boulevard, then turn right, heading west on Assumption Boulevard to Lutz Street.

Heading north on Lutz Street, participants turn left onto Record Street, continuing on to Albert Street and then crossing Assumption Boulevard to proceed onto the Gunningsville Bridge into Riverview.

Exiting the bridge heading west, participants enter onto riverfront trail. Participants exit the trail just prior to the riverfront playground and continue on the west-bound lane of Coverdale Road. Just past the Atlantic Superstore, participants enter back onto the riverfront trail and head towards the Petitcodiac River Causeway. At the Causeway, participants turnaround and head east on the riverfront trail towards East Riverview. Participants then proceed on the riverfront trail east of Point Park, where they turnaround and head west back to the entrance of the Gunningsville Bridge, heading back to the trail in Moncton, turning right off the bridge down to the trail. Participants then proceed east on the trail towards Dieppe.

Half marathon participants turn onto trail just past Virginia Street trail head and proceed west on trail, turning right off trail prior to the Rogers building, exiting onto Mechanic Street, then turning left onto Main to finish.[8]

Full marathon participants proceed on the riverfront trail, exiting onto Gillespie Street, then turning left onto Pointe aux Renards Street to Amirault Street. Crossing Amirault, turning right proceeding to Fox Creek Road, participants proceed to Melanson Road, making a left turn then a right turn, proceeding to Bourque Road all the way up to Chartersville Road. Participants then turn left onto Chartersville, where they proceed to Centrale Street, turning left on Centrale, proceeding east onto Vanier Street, then left onto Gregoire Street, then left on Broussard, exiting left onto Centrale. Participants continue on a slight downhill towards Melanson and turn left, moving up to Fox Creek Road where they turn left, heading back toward Amirault. Participants cross Amirault, then continue on a slight uphill to Pointe aux Renards, and proceed to the end of Pointe aux Renards, turning right onto trail which leads back to the trail head at Gillespie. Participants then head northwest on the trail following the trail back to Moncton, exiting the trail just prior to the Rogers building onto Mechanic Street, then left on Main Street to the finish.[9]

The half marathon and marathon routes start and finish at an elevation of 25 meters and reach a maximum elevation of 40 meters. The half marathon and full marathon courses are certified by Athletics Canada. The half marathon route surface is 65 percent paved and 35 percent dirt, while the marathon route is 100 percent paved.[10][11]

The marathon also features a relay category with participants covering the marathon distance in teams. Teams feature a minimum of four runners and a maximum of eight.[12]