Parking & Spectator Tips
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Do you have an overview of parking near the start/finish area?
Where is the Credit Union QCM Start/Finish area?
Where is the T. C. Douglas Building located?
Where are some good places to cheer on the participants?
The course is close to my house. Can I host my own Marathon Cheer Party? What are some suggestions?
What are some good phrases to shout out when the participants go past?
How can I find my friend/family member on the course?
We regret to say that, generally speaking, there are not many parking spaces close to the Start/Finish area. However, a limited number of parking spots are available near the Start/Finish at the following two locations:
Paid parking for approximately 400 cars is available right across the street from the Start/Finish area at the Regina Christian School. The school typically charges $3.00 per vehicle and all proceeds go to student extracurricular programs at the school. While there will be school parking attendants on duty, all vehicles and contents are left at your own risk. Please note that the Credit Union QCM does not control the fee the school charges for parking.
You can enter the Regina Christian School grounds from the east-bound lane of 23rd Avenue.
As an option, if you don’t mind a little walk to and from your car, just 6 blocks south of the Start/Finish area, at the corner of Albert Street and 25th Avenue, is the Golden Mile Mall parking lot.
There is no charge for parking in the mall parking lot.
The Credit Union QCM assumes no responsibility for any vehicles parked here or anywhere else.
Because these nearby streets are part of our course, please DO NOT PARK on:
- 23rd Ave. from Albert St. west to Rae. St.
- Rae St. from 23rd Ave. south to 24th Ave.
Also, though you may be tempted early on Sunday morning, please do not park in any of the parking lots for the provincial government office buildings located to the north of the Start/Finish area.
Not only are those parking lots reserved for the people that work in those office buildings, but, early on Sunday morning, Wascana Centre Authority and the Credit Union QCM erects traffic barricades all around the street entrances to those parking lots, as our course goes right past them and we have to prevent traffic traveling on those roads.
So, even if you arrived really, really early to sneak in and park in one of those lots, when you finished your race and went to leave, you'd find yourself blocked inside the race course and you'd likely have to drive through packs of your fellow participants in order to leave. And the stuff they'd be shouting at you through your car windows likely wouldn't be complimentary.
Do you have an overview of parking near the start/finish area?
CLICK HERE for an aerial overview of parking near the Start/Finish area.
You can also open up and look deeper into the Google Map located at the very top of this page, which points out various parking spots and other areas of interest near the Start/Finish area.
Where is the Credit Union QCM Start/Finish area?
The Credit Union Queen City Marathon START is located immediately to the south of the T.C. Douglas Building, 3475 Albert Street (corner of Albert St. and 23rd Ave.)
The Credit Union Queen City Marathon FINISH is ALSO located immediately south of the T.C. Douglas Building. Amazing how that worked out, eh?
You'll know you're in the right place when you see the big white Start/Finish tower covered in sponsor logos. Plus it says "Credit Union QCM" right across the top, so that's a dead giveaway.
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Where is the T. C. Douglas Building located?
For our out-of-town guests, the T.C. Douglas Building is a big white building at 3475 Albert Street (on the corner of Albert Street and 23rd Avenue in Regina). Click HERE for an overview map.
The T.C. Douglas Building is home of the renowned MacKenzie Art Gallery. Remember to check out the Gallery Shop while you are there for really cool gifts and beautiful items for your home that you won't find anywhere else.
Where are some good places to cheer on the participants?
Friends and family are encouraged to stand adjacent to the edge of the defined course and cheer the participants on! CLICK HERE to get a course map and narrative.
Due to liability considerations, and out of respect for the registered participants, non-registered runners or walkers are not permitted to run or walk within the boundaries of the official marathon course.
VERY IMPORTANT: As a general rule, to prevent accidental collisions with participants, friends and family should not enter the finish zone which begins approximately 100 meters before the finish.
Due to EMS medical requirements, friends and family are NOT ALLOWED in the area directly behind the finish line.
Please wait until after your participant has completely exited the finish line area and entered into the main infield area before you all celebrate with a big, sweaty group hug.
CLICK HERE to download Spectator Zone locations and directions.
The course is close to my house. Can I host my own Marathon Cheer Party? What are some suggestions?
If you can’t make it to the Credit Union QCM Start/Finish area, and the course runs near your house, here are some suggestions for hosting a marathon cheer party in your yard:
- Lawn decorations including signs, balloons and banners.
- Play lively music from a portable stereo. Runners and walkers LOVE music! It's VERY important to keep spirits high and - more importantly - take their minds off just how sore their feet are.
- Brush the cobwebs off the trumpet, violin, sax, guitar, harmonica, drums, accordion or bagpipes and make some noise. Time to open the garage door and let the garage band be heard!
- Create a party cheer to yell as the runners pass.
- Coordinate a team wave.
- Fire-up the barbeque in your yard with plenty of food and drink for all your friends as you watch the runners and walkers go by. Just remember to guard those burgers and hot dogs - our participants can get hungry and they can move really fast!
- Set up an “Unofficial Aid Station ” in your neighborhood, serving candy (gummy bears or jelly beans are faves!) and perhaps sliced fruit (oranges, bananas). You’ll be surprised by the smiles and appreciation you’ll receive. Plus watching a runner wolfing down orange slices while trying to say "thank you" and not trip at the same time is always good, solid entertainment.
- If it's a really hot day, a soft, cooling mist from a garden hose is always welcome. Strong emphasis on "soft" and "mist", please.
What are some good phrases to shout out when the participants go past?
Here are some suggested words of encouragement to offer runners as they pass by your house:
- “Way to run!”
- “I love Regina!”
- “Awesome!”
- “You Can Do It!”
- “Looking Strong!”
- “You’re flying!”
- “Looking Good!”
- “Nice legs!”
One small favour, please:
Unless you are at the T.C. Douglas Building right near the finish line, please resist the urge to cheer “Almost there”, “Not far to go”, etc. To a tired runner or walker, “almost there” or "not far to go" means a hundred meters from the finish line. Sometimes it means ONE meter from the finish line...or even less. Tired runners and walkers can sometimes have no sense of humour when it comes to the old "you're almost there" line, even if you mean it in the nicest, most encouraging way.
How can I find my friend/family member on the course?
To help you see your runner or walker out on the course, it’s essential that you know your participant’s expected finishing time or pace per kilometer.
Once you know this, use the Pace Chart and Course Map to find out at what time your participant will be at different spots on the course.
That way, you can determine when you need to be at certain spots on the course to catch a glimpse of your friend or family member, and still get back to the Start/Finish area to see them cross the finish line.
The Course Maps and Pace Charts are available for downloading by clicking HERE.
