FAQ

In order to retrieve your bib, you must know the number assigned to you and be able to provide either a confirmation number or a civic address in addition to your first and last name to confirm your identity. You can find your bib number by clicking here. You can search using your first name, last name and even your email address.

Absolutely! If this person has all the information in hand in order to collect the correct bib, we do not see any inconvenience.

Make sure that the person picking it up for you has your confirmation number, your civic address and your first and last name so that our team of volunteers can validate your identity. No written permission is required.

Unfortunately, No. Please note that no bibs are given on Sunday mornings. Without bib, you will not be entitled to the services and you expose yourself to be out of the course. You must go and pick up your bib at the Je cours Qc Expo.

For all information regarding the different options, please consult the registration policy.

We accept registration transfers between participants until the deadline indicated on the www.jecoursqc.com website (which may be changed without notice), subject to the availability of race numbers at the time of transfer request. Registration transfers between participants are processed directly through each participant’s Race Roster account, following the steps below.

For any request to transfer a registration between participants, the new participant must pay the initial registration fee plus an administrative transfer fee of $18 online or $25 on-site at race number pick-up. Once the transfer is complete, the initial participant will automatically be refunded the registration fee paid, excluding non-refundable service charges.

If a participant wishes to transfer their registration to another participant after the deadline for participant registration transfers, they may do so at the race number pickup according to the schedule available on the www.jecoursqc.com website, subject to the availability of race numbers, by presenting written proof (printed or digital) authorizing them to take the registration of the individual authorizing the transfer in a form satisfactory to the Organizer.

It is not possible to jointly change a Race and transfer a registration between participants in a single transaction. If an individual receiving a transferred registration also wishes to change their Race, they must do so in a separate transaction (subject to payment of the Race change administrative fee of $18 online or $25 on-site at race number pickup), subject to the availability of race numbers and provided the Organizer agrees.

No registration transfer between participants is permitted on the morning of the Race in question.

Here are the deadlines for making any changes to events and/or participant transfers for each event:

• Promutuel Insurance Lévis Half Marathon : April 27, 2026

• Trail du Coureur des Bois de Duchesnay presented by Hoka: May 13, 2026

• Fizz Quebec City Staircase Challenge: June 17, 2026

• Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet : September 29, 2026 (subject to change)

Steps to complete a secure bib transfer via the Race Roster online registration platform:

1. See the file describing the steps: Lévis Promutuel Assurance Half-Marathon, Duchesnay Trail du Coureur des Bois presented by Hoka, Fizz Quebec City Staircase Challenge, Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet.
2. Log in to your Race Roster account.
3. Click on “Transfer” in the menu on the right.
4. Then select “Transfer to a new participant.”
5. Enter the new participant’s email address and send the transfer request.
6. The new participant will receive an email and click on “transfer.”
7. They will complete their registration by entering their information and making the payment.
8. Once the transfer is completed, the original participant will receive a refund of the registration fee paid (excluding service fees) within 5 to 10 business days.

Important to Know:

• It is strictly forbidden to participate in the event using someone else’s bib.
• Participants must use the bib that was personally assigned to them.
• No unauthorized bib transfers are allowed by the event organizer.
• If someone runs using another person’s bib, they may be disqualified, and their time will not be valid or posted on the Sportstats website.

Registration is possible at the race kit pick-up for all our events, subject to the availability of race kits.

Registration is possible on the day of the event for our races, subject to the availability of race kits, except for the Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet, where no registration is allowed on Sunday morning.

No changes to events or participant transfers are allowed on the morning of the event for our races.

To meet our standards of safety, comfort at start and finish sites and runner experience on the course, the 5 km is, this year, the only race that allows us to test this pilot project. If the response to this product is strong, it is possible that the express bib will be available for more races of the Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet in the 2024 season. 

It is not possible to obtain a shirt or medal, even if you pay an extra, due to the limited quantity reserved for regular registrations for the 2023 season. 

The express bib does not include a post-race snack. In the festive zone on Place Jean-Béliveau. You will have access to the “Watermonster” water tank. 

Yes, you’ll get an event bib. This will be slightly different from the regular bib for control purposes. You’ll also get a timing chip, so you’ll have an official time and ranking. The schedule to pick up your bib is also the same. 

Yes, all participants are eligible. 

Yes! Once you cross the finish line, there will be two separate corridors: One for participants with medals, the other for participants without medals. Volunteers will guide you. 

No. Changes of race and transfers are not allowed for this type of bib. So, the person who buys it is the person who runs! 

It is possible to participate with a co-runner. The co-runner must always keep their hands on the wheelchair’s handles. For safety reasons, we must refuse access to individuals with reduced mobility who want to participate solo.

We offer a preferential rate for co-runners. The person accompanying you is entitled to a 50% discount on their registration.

Once your registration is complete, the organization will contact your co-rider to give him/her his/her promotional code.  

GPX files are no longer available. We invite you to check the interactive route available on our website, under the event’s route tab.

https://www.jecoursqc.com/

It is possible to find the training plan for each event for each event on our site in PDF format under the Events tab of each race.

Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet : Training – Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet

Promutuel Insurance Lévis Half-marathon: Training – Promutuel Insurance Lévis Half-marathon

Duchesnay Trail Race presented by Hoka : Training – Duchesnay Trail Race presented by Hoka 

Staircase challenge : Training –  Fizz Quebec City Staircase Challenge 

Strollers are allowed on the following routes: Promutuel Insurance Lévis Half Marathon and Beneva Quebec City Marathon presented by Brunet. If you wish to use the shuttle service, you must ensure that your stroller enters under a bus. We ask that you stand at the end of your speed corral. Parents should avoid rolling two strollers wide on the course.

It is possible to participate by having a co-runner. He must at all times keep his hands on the handles of the wheelchair. For security purposes, we must refuse access to people with reduced mobility wishing to participate solo.

We offer a preferential rate for co-runners. 50% off on registration, if ever.

Yes, one person per registered child is allowed to accompany his or her child free of charge on the various courses of the Youth Races. The accompanying person is not considered registered and will not need a race number.  

We can’t deny you that. Note that the Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme does not recommend wearing headphones on the runners’ course. If you want to run with music, you need to be able to hear sounds from outside such as a runner asking you to pass, a policeman giving you instructions or a volunteer giving you instructions. This is for your safety and that of other participants and volunteers.

Photos taken by our in-house photographers will be posted on our social media channels in the next few days, while photos taken by Marathon Photos will be notified by e-mail. 

The official time corresponds to the Gun time. It is the time from the starting gun. It is the time that elapses on the clock from the beginning of the race. The Chip time is the time from the moment the participant crosses the starting line and the chip on their bib is triggered. Unless you are on the front line of the race, there is inevitably a difference between the official time and the chip time.

Remember, the chip time is shorter than the gun time, as this only starts when you cross the timing mat at the start line. The further back you are in the starting pack, the greater the difference between these times will be. For any timing errors, please click here to contact our official timer, Sportstats, directly.

The Quebec City Marathon course is measured according to international standards and is certified by Athletics Canada. As a result, runners participating can use it to qualify for marathons, such as the Boston Marathon. Certificate number for the Quebec City Marathon QC-2022-048-BDC. Expiration Dec 31/2031

Note : The distances 21.1K, 10K and 5K are also certified.
21K: Certificate number QC-2022-047-BDC. Expiration Dec 31/2031
10K: Certificate number QC-2022-046-BDC. Expiration Dec 31/2031
15K: Certificate number QC-2022-045-BDC. Expiration Dec 31/2031

The Lévis Half-Marathon race is measured according to international standards and is certified by Athletics Canada. As a result, runners participating can use it to qualify for marathons, such as the New York Marathon.

Certificate number for the Levis Half-Marathon Promutuel Insurance QC-2021-003-LJL. Expiration 31/12/2030

Note : The distances 5K and 10k are also certified.
5K: Certificate number QC-2022-003-LJJL. Expiration Dec 31/2030
10K: Certificate number QC-2022-002-LJJL. Expiration Dec 31/2030