Marathon Beneva de Montréal

After disappearing from 1997 to 2002,[1] the Montreal Marathon in 2004 returned in a broader framework involving other activities such as walking, running, wheelchair or bicycle.

[6] On September 22, 2019, a runner (Patrick Neely) unfortunately died after collapsing near the end of the half-marathon finish line.

During the event, various distances are available: Students on the run (Étudiants dans la course) is a program where the objective is to encourage selected students from high risk neighbourhoods of Montreal to lead healthy lives, perform better in school, and improve social integration by helping them participate in the Montreal Marathon.

It is a project inspired by Students Run LA, a program that has achieved concrete results in the last 20 years.

During 11 months, students trained to complete the full 42.2 km marathon and on September 12, 2010 they crossed the finish line.