New route, old distance for Around the Bay in 2025 [Video]

The 2025 Around the Bay Road Race will start and finish at Liuna Station. That’s a new route, but runners will also experience a return to form as the popular long distance race goes back to being 30-kilometres-long.

Last year, the longest distance ended up being about 35 km, as the planned 34-km route was extended to avoid a sinkhole in Burlington. 

Race director Anna Lewis told reporters at Liuna Station on Monday morning that going back to 30 km was something participants said they wanted.

“When you have a mindset of what you want to train for, it’s hard to change,” Lewis said, adding that this year, runners tended to slow down around the 30-km mark.

Next year’s race will take place on March 30 and there will be four distances: 30 km, …