RunAsYouAre - Vancouver Marathon 2026 Tee Teaser

April 30-May 3, 2026

The 2026 edition is on the way.

The Unofficial Marathon Tee is an annual RunAsYouAre release created with invited artists from the Vancouver creative community.

Around marathon week, we build out how we show up across the city. The tee is part of that, shaped by the community and the run itself.

Made as a souvenir of the moment, it builds into an ongoing artist series, with each edition capturing a different side of running.

Year: 2024
Campaign: Just the Half

Artist: Rhek

About the Artist:
Rhek (aka: Alex) is a Vancouver creative who never stopped at one thing. Artist, designer, DJ, restaurateur, and the mind behind Cold World Frozen Goods and Japanese snack bar Pizza Coming Soon. East coast roots, West coast institution, and someone who laced up alongside our change-makers to run the Vancouver Half Marathon.

Year: 2025
Campaign: For the Long Run

Artist: Carson Ting

About the Artist:
Carson Ting has spent years moving between worlds: advertising, street art, brand design, always building his own lane. Today he runs Chairman Ting Studio and the ever-growing Billion Buns universe out of Vancouver, creating work that is playful, intricate, and full of what he calls “chaotic joy.” His 2025 Unofficial Marathon Tee, Mad Scramble, was all of that on a shirt - the beautiful messiness of moving fast and figuring it out as you go.

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Winner: 2026 Applied Arts Award

Year: 2026
Campaign: Coming Soon

Artist: TBA

About the Artist:
Our 2026 artist is obsessed with this city - its quirks, its charms, the very specific things that make Vancouver, Vancouver. Expect something joyful, a little cheeky, and entirely limited.

Your Race Week Starts Here

Stay tuned for the full Race Week schedule including events from Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 2026.

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