Victoria Times Colonist 10k

• Race winners and results – congratulations to Erik Kiauka (30:31) and Lisa Harvey (34:14) for their winning performances. Official race results are available in the PIH Searchable Database.

• Participant write-ups:
  • Sarah – ELM Women Rock the 10K! – Man oh Man…what a fantastic weekend in Victoria! I have a tonne to blog about but wanted to start with the highlight…
  • Marilyn Arsenault – Times Colonist 10k (35:50) – The weather was just about as perfect as it can get for race conditions today…cool, overcast with barely a breeze!
  • Ryan Day – Times Colonist 10k (30:41) – Another week, another 10k. Not gonna lie here, I am glad I am done racing till Ottawa, it has been fun and i’ve learned a fair bit, and more or less accomplished what I hoped I would….
  • Dirge Rhetoric – 3 Races, 3 weeks, 3 pb’s…well sorta – Three weeks ago we, (me and my sticks) ran The Sooke River 10k in 38:14., a new course personal best…
  • Daniel Wells – Times Colonist 10k – The weather co-operated (the rain held off until late morning) and it turned out to be a good day to race… overcast, 9 C and not a lot of wind…
  • A Runner’s Tale – Times Colonist 2008 10k – It wasn’t pleasant. Still, I ran better than I feared under near perfect conditions and for that I’m thankful. If nothing else I ran a PB as a father, which must count for something?
  • Crinson Chronicles – 39:12! – Well folks, the title says it all for today’s post … a new personal best at the 10K distance!!
  • Lawrence’s Blog – TC 10k Race Report – It was nearly ideal conditions for a race this morning. It was warm, overcast, the wind held off (for the most part), and the rain held off….

Suburban Rush Adventure Race - Port Moody

• For those not familiar, the Suburban Rush is a 30k off-road adventure race which involves mountain biking, trail running a mystery challenges.
• Results posted here.
• Participant write-ups:
  • Gary Robbins – Suburban Rush Sprint Adventure Race Report – The Suburban Rush Adventure Race, which Todd and I would be competing in as a team of two, was amazingly salvaged for us the night prior by a rather random act on my part…
  • Team Helly Hansen Vancouver Island – Suburban Rush Race Report – It was so nice to race in the sun, as the clouds parted and the temperature rose to the mid-teens for this year’s version of the Suburban Rush….
  • Bryan Tasaka – Sucking Wind at the Suburban Rush – Today was the 4th annual Suburban Rush Adventure Race out in the Port Moody area….
  • Give Me a Good Reason – Suburban Rush – the suburban rush, my first adventure race and our first as a team to avoid any potentially damaging conflicts, we agreed on the following guidelines…

Summit2Shore Adventure Race – North Vancouver

• Results now posted on the Race Headquarters site
• For those not familiar, the Summit2Shore is also a short-course adventure race that is made up of snowshoeing, mountain biking, trail running and kayaking.
• Participant write-ups:
  • Team Average Jo – Summit 2 Shore – Most participants today were new to adventure racing thus completing the event through a team relay of 4 members each doing a different discipline….