PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Jerome ClassicYou’ll want to be here.
Witness top athletes at the Jerome Classic, also part of Athletics Canada’s National Track and Field Tour, a series of the top high-performance track and field meets scheduled in the nation, and the World Athletics Continental Tour. The Jerome Classic provides important competitive opportunities for Canadian Athletes and allows Elites to earn valuable World Ranking points and prize money. RUNVAN is proud to support athletes in the quest for future National Team representation and World Rankings. The Meet is thanks to the vision and dedication of its founders, the Achilles International Track and Field Society.
The Venue
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Swangard Stadium, 3883 Imperial Street, Burnaby, BC V5G 4H7
Getting to Swangard
BY TRAIN
- Patterson Station via Expo Line – 10min walk
- Joyce-Collingwood Station via Expo Line – 15min walk
BY BUS
- #19 Kingsway at Boundary Rd @ Smith Avenue – 5min walk
BY CAR
- Boundary Rd – Central Park Pool Parking
- Kingsway – Swangard Stadium Parking
- Parking is very limited.
For athletes, shuttles are also available to the training and competition venues.
Accomodations
Host Hotels
Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre
4331 Dominion Street Burnaby, BC, V5G 1C7
From $320/night; Promo included in the link below
Group rates valid during event dates only:
Sunday, July 12 to Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The official Meet Hotel will be the Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre located at 4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5G 1C7. There will be a shuttle bus running from the hotel to the track for pre-meet training on Thursday and Friday pre-Meet, as well as the competition on Saturday.
A few athletes may also be placed in the Element Vancouver Metrotown at 5988 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby.
Athletes who are not, or may not, receive financial support to attend the meet are encouraged to book accommodations as soon as possible as accommodations in Vancouver and Burnaby fill up quickly.
Track Shuttle
Shuttle service will be provided from the Meet Hotel to and from the track on pre-event, or pre-comp workouts as well as for the meet itself.
Airport Transfers
YVR (Vancouver International Airport) in Richmond Arrivals – Athletes receiving financial support to attend the Meet, will be grouped with other athletes arriving around similar times and placed into minivans to be taken to the Meet Hotel. More information to be released closer to the Meet. Departures – a bus will depart the Meet Hotel the morning after the Meet to take athletes back to YVR. Time to be determined once more data has been collected on common flight departure times.
Canada’s Meet
The Jerome Classic is Canada’s longest-running track and field event. The event was first ran in 1964, when Harry Jerome used the meet to build towards medalling at 1964 Tokyo Olympics 100 metre dash, and has since hosted top Elite Athletes annually since 1984.