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Gopher Attack Marathon

Name: Gopher Attack Marathon
Start: 2026-04-26
End: 2026-04-26
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan

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calendar_today 26 Apr, 2026

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About the Event

Gopher Attack is an early spring Boston Qualifier marathon with a flat and fast course. The marathon course winds through the scenic Wascana Park and the University of Regina campus. It is a 21.1 km loop certified by Athletics Canada. Participants who meet the Boston Marathon qualifying times will be eligible to enter the Boston Marathon in the following year. For 2025 there will be four distances - Marathon, Half-marathon, 10km and 5km. The start is in front of the Queen Building, 100 Navy Way, in Wascana Park, Regina, Saskatchewan. As well, for those that won't be able to make it on race day, there is a virtual event with five distances... registration for the virtual race gets you entered for all five distances, including the special 19km distance for 2025... run one or run them all. Virtual runners will have from April 27 to May 31 to complete their distances. Finishers will receive a unique medal... in-person participants will receive a unique swag item and a discount voucher from Track & Trail... virtual participants will receive a medal as well as the Track & Trail discount. Race start times: 8:00 Marathon and Half Marathon / 8:30 10km and 5 km Race Packet Pickup: Saturday 1:00-5:30 Queen Building 100 Navy Way; Sunday, 7:00 am Queen Building (please try & pickup on Saturday if possible as it will be busy pre-race.); Virtual event participants will receive by mail. Marathon Matters club members receive a discount of $10 plus the Race Roster fee! If you're not currently a member you have the opportunity to purchase a membership for only $12.82 during the registration process.

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

Marathon

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Road running

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08:00

10 km

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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08:30

5 km

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Regina.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat -2.7° / 9.6°

wb_sunny -8.1° / 3.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 15.9 /

water_drop 61.8%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat -2.7° / 9.6°

wb_sunny -8.1° / 3.8°

air 15.9 km/h

water_drop 61.8%

About Regina

Regina is the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan. With about 215,000 people (2016), it is in the southeastern part of the province on the Trans-Canada Highway. Wascana Centre, created around the focal point of Wascana Lake, remains one of Regina's attractions and contains the Provincial Legislative Building, both campuses of the University of Regina, First Nations University of Canada, the provincial museum of natural history, the Regina Conservatory, the Saskatchewan Science Centre, the MacKenzie Art Gallery and the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts.