Montreal marathoners took their marks Sunday morning to test their mettle in the city’s 33rd annual Beneva Marathon race.

The race saw 5,500 participants pounding the pavement in a 42.2-kilometre route from Île Sainte-Hélène to Parc Maisonneuve, while another 13,500 took on the half-marathon distance of 21.1 kilometres. Both started at the same location and finished at adjacent finish lines, allowing spectators to watch runners from both distances cross the line at the same time.

In the biggest turnout the marathon has yet seen, the race welcomed 5,500 more runners across its six races than what the city saw last year — from 27,000 in 2024 to 32,500 in 2025.

This year’s marathon helped raise close to $1 million for nearly 60 charitable organizations through the Du cœur à la course initi

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