Yellowknife Overlander Sports Marathon Yellowknife, Canada   Aug 24, 2025

The Overlander Sports Marathon was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek messenger Pheidippides, sent to relay the news of the victory at the Battle of Marathon. We do our best to honour his memory.

Yellowknife Overlander Sports Marathon will be staged at Overlander Sports, in the heart of Yellowknife. The course consists of a 10.55km loop starting and ending at Overland Sports.

The 10.56km course is the airport loop (running counter-clockwise). As you leave Overlander sports, you will exit the parking lot and cross the road to do a loop around the JTFN building. As you approach the ceremonial circle, turn right towards the Museum and Ledge. Do a loop around Leg loop and turn left onto the highway. Please run against traffic on the left hand side of the road. Please obey all traffic laws as this is an open road course and no closures will be made. As you approach Bristol pits, you can cut across the parking area. Continue until McDonalds and turn left to enter the Frame Lake trail. You will run until Matonabee and turn right and join up with Franklin and then turn back towards Sǫ̀mba K’è. As you approach the RCMP building, continue to the side alley entrance to the back of the Overlander parking lot.