Run/Walk/Ruck for Mental Wellness 2025

The Run, Walk & Ruck for Mental Wellness is an annual event aimed at raising funds to support organizations focused on mental health challenges. Participants can choose to run, walk, or ruck (walk with a weighted backpack) various distances. The event partners with local charities, such as the Canadian Mental Health Association, to provide mental health support and programs within the community.

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The event features both in-person and virtual race options, offering distances from 5K to 21.1K (half marathon), and welcomes participants of all ages and abilities. It promotes mental wellness through physical activity in a community-oriented atmosphere.

• Mixed race surface: primarily roads and paved paths with a short gravel section under 100 meters
• Course runs through and around Wascana Centre
• 5K runners take an out-and-back route
• 15K runners complete the full course
• 21.1K runners run a double loop
• Course may not be wheelchair-friendly due to curbs, gravel, and sidewalks

• Annual event supporting mental health charities like the Canadian Mental Health Association
• Options to run, walk, or ruck with a weighted backpack
• In-person races and virtual participation available
• Strollers allowed for 5K events
• Course starts and finishes at Canada Games Athletics Complex