VANCOUVER HOSTED THE BMO VANCOUVER MARATHON ON SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS.
DAYNA PIDHORESKY (F) Bib: 51 seen here leading at 30K+. PIDHORESKY stuck behind the early leader in the women’s marathon, LINDSAY LAMROCK, until about the halfway mark before pulling away. PIDHORESKY then led the women through Kitsilano, across the Burrard Street Bridge, then along English Bay and around the Stanley Park Seawall to win the 2025 Vancouver Women’s Marathon in a time of 2:35:07. Photographs by PETER THOMAS BUSCH
DOMINIC ARCE Bib: 4 seen here leading at 30K+. ARCE passed the early leader, YUKI KAWAUCHI, coming out of the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands. And then ARCE led the rest of the way to the finish line with a time of 2:14:32
TRISTAN WOODFINE Bib: 1 in 2nd place at 30K+. WOODFINE would finish 2nd with a time of 2:16:51.
THE OPEN ROAD. ALL THE SPECTATORS COULD DO WAS WAIT
THE FRONT OF THE MARATHON FIELD GET A POLICE ESCORT AND DOZENS OF RACE OFFICIALS ON BICYCLES KEEPING THE ROUTE CLEAR
THE WAY FORWARD DOWN BEACH AVENUE IN THE WEST END, THEN AROUND THE BEAUTIFUL STANLEY PARK SEAWALL BEFORE THE FINAL STRETCH
DOMINIC ARCE Bib: 4 (M) finished 1st in 2:14:32. ARCE. The 2025 Vancouver Men’s Marathon Champion is seen here with 100 meters to the finish lineTRISTAN WOODFINE Bib: 1 (M) finished 2nd in 2:16:51, holding off the 2023 winner, YUKI KAWAUCHI, with a strong finish, less than 100 meters to the finish line
YUKI KAWAUCHI Bib: 2 (M) finished 3rd in 2:18:16. KAWAUCHI, the 2023 race winner at a time of 2:17:05, took an early lead as the race favorite, but KAWAUCHI could not hold off the challenge from DOMINIC ARCE and TRISTAN WOODFINE.
DAYNE PIDHORESKY Bib: 51 (F) seen here with 100 meters to the finish line. The 2025 Vancouver Women’s Marathon Champion finished with a time of 2:35:07
LINDSAY LAMROCK Bib:54 (F) finished 2nd, after leading for over half of the race. LAMROCK finished with a time of 2:39:49
CLAIRE SUMMER Bib: 7288 (F) finished 3rd. Summer, seen here with 100 meters to the finish line, finished with a time of 2:45:23
