Sunday, May 10, 2015, 19th Annual Sporting Life 10K Run, Road closures

Sunday, May 10, 2015, 19th Annual Sporting Life 10K Run, Road closures

Friday, May 8, 2015 - 9:59 AM
Public Safety - Special Events:  416-808-5076

On Sunday, May 10, 2015, the 19th Annual Sporting Life 10K Run will take place. The organizers of this event are expecting approximately 27,000 runners to participate in the run.

The run will start forming up on Yonge Street at approximately 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and will proceed over the following route:

Road closures at the formation Area will start at 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Formation area will be Yonge Street, Lawrence Avenue to Broadway Avenue and the running route will be:
South Yonge Street
West Richmond Street
South Peter Street
West Front Street
South Bathurst Street
West Fort York Boulevard
Finish Line: Fort York Boulevard

Road closures at the finish line will start at 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from:
Fort York Boulevard from Bathurst Street to Lakeshore Boulevard.

Road closures – Race Route – starts at 7:45 a.m.:

Yonge Street to Eglinton Avenue to King Street
Richmond Street to Yonge Street to Peter Street
Peter Street to Richmond Street to Front Street
Front Street to Peter Street to Bathurst Street
Bathurst Street to King Street to Lakeshore Boulevard
Fort York Boulevard to Bathurst Street to Lakeshore Boulevard
Bathurst Street to King Street to Lakeshore Boulevard
Fort York Boulevard to Bathurst Street to Lakeshore Boulevard
Fleet Street to Strachan Avenue to Fort York Boulevard

TTC – Diversion Route

As part of this run, the Yonge Street 97-320 buses will be diverted.

During the Formation Area set-up, 5 a.m., to 7:30 a.m., buses operating on Yonge Street will be diverted in both directions using the following streets:

Northbound:
North on Yonge Street
East on Eglinton Avenue
North on Mount Pleasant
West on Lawrence Avenue
North on Yonge Street

Southbound:
South on Yonge Street
East on Lawrence Avenue
South on Mount Pleasant
West on Eglinton Avenue
South on Yonge Street

At 7:30 a.m., Yonge Street will be closed to all traffic between King Street and Eglinton Avenue. During this time, buses operating on Yonge Street will be diverted in both directions using the following streets:

Northbound:
North on Yonge Street
West on King Street
North Bay on Street
West on Davenport Road
North on Avenue Road
East on Lawrence Ave
North on Yonge Street

Southbound:
South on Yonge Street
West on Lawrence Avenue
South on Avenue Road
East on Davenport Road
South on Bay Street
East on King Street
South on Yonge Street

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Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Constable Lesa Harvey, Special Events