[ May 15, 2011; 11:00 am; ] The Oceanside Running Club Association (ORCA) is hosting the 2011 Oceanside 10K Running Race (“the old Island Series Oceanside 10K”) on Sunday, May 15th at 11:00 a.m.
The race starts at the Parksville Curling Club (Parksville Community Park) and runs through beautiful Rathtrevor Beach Park! With ocean views, a mostly flat loop and enthusiastic volunteers, this [...]
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Barb Owens, an ultrarunner from Maple Ridge is hoping to complete three epic 135 mile ultra races this year and has already finished two, the hot and humid Brazil 135, and the icy and frigid Arrowhead 135, both within a two week period. At the Arrowhead 135 Barb was the only woman to complete the race and was the [...]
On Sunday February 27th the Lung Association will host their 10th annual Stair Climb for Clean Air. This yearly pain-fest fields participants against the 48 storey staircase within the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Lung Association which promotes lung health and air quality programs BC-wide.
To participate a $25 registration [...]
© Copyright – 2011 – Christopher Kelsall – originally posted on Flotrack and re-published here with permission -
What is one of the world’s greatest ultra-marathon runners up to these days?
Catching up with Scott Jurek these past few months has been a tough task, requiring the same determination required from an ultra marathon runner to win the [...]
This Thursday, February 24, at 6:30pm, My Group Ride will be hosting an Info Night at North Vancouver’s Obsession Bikes (94 Lonsdale Avenue).
My Group Ride is a Vancouver-area cycling club that is focused on and for recreational riders with members range from novice-beginners to experienced and also seasoned veterans.
Topics to be discussed at the session include:
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Athletics Canada is launching the brand new, National Track League next summer offering up to $50, 000 per meet in prize money to create competitive opportunities in Canada for young up-and-comers and to help keep 2012 Olympians competing at home.
This is great news for the sport of athletics in [...]
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[ April 22, 2011; 10:00 am; ] Date: Good Friday, April 22nd
Time: 10:00am
Location: Westwood Lake Nanaimo
Cost: $20.00
This running event memorializes Mr. Gavin Fletcher who died at too young an age. He was a well known sports columnist, a member of ROC, a husband and father.
His family values were paramount but his love of good fun competition in sports was unequalled. It is with [...]
[ March 13, 2011; 8:30 am; ] Welcome to the first running of the Golden Ears Half and 10K. We’re very excited for the debut of this event as the course is so unique and beautiful. The Half Marathon and 10k will both cross over and back the Fraser River on the Golden Ears Bridge. Those doing the Half Marathon will also [...]
(Victoria, BC – February 17, 2011). Twenty three charities will be participating in the 2011 GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Charity Pledge Program. This is the sixth year that the highly successful Charity Pledge Program has been adopted by the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon. In 2010, 18 charities participated in the Charity Pledge Program and raised [...]
[ April 24, 2011; ] Details available here: http://earthrun.com/
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Feb. 18. 2011 - Okanagan Interior Reporter - For immediate release!
- Fellow Running Friends! Happy New Year 2011 to all of you!
- Last Sunday, February 13, was the kick-off to another year of Interior Running here in the Okanagan Valley with the STARTING BLOCK 10K road race in Lavington / Vernon, BC.
The STARTING BLOCK 10K is the #1 road [...]
February 2011 - Rocky Raccoon 100 Race Report by Pat Malaviarachchi -
After my Fat Dog adventure last summer, I had every intention to write a recap to share with friends but never got around to it. The thought of re-living nearly 38hrs of racing was probably too much to bear. This time though, I had a fantastic [...]
[ November 5, 2011; ] BC Athletics is excited to announce the inaugural Whistler 50 Relay and Ultra, to be held Saturday, November 5, 2011. The 8-person, 50 mile relay race or solo ultra-marathon, replaces the formerHaney-to-Harrison 100K Relay and Ultra on the running calendar.
The reason for the move is to address safety concerns caused by the growth of both [...]
(Men's winner Dylan Wykes)
Here are a few athlete race reports from the “First Half” Half Marathon held last weekend in Vancouver. If you know of any others please let us know!
Lost in Transition – PB doesn’t stand for Peanut Butter – When I finished Ironman Canada last year, my coach gave me a very cute [...]
[ April 10, 2011; ] We will be holding an open registration @ Scottsdale Mall (7031 – 120 Street) Feb.18th & 27th by the Save-On-Foods
It is a great privilege for the Laura Szendrei Memorial Scholarship Foundation Committee to extend an invitation to you to participate in the 1st Annual Laura Szendrei 5 & 10K Walk, Run and Roll taking place [...]
Do you have a knack for graphic design? If so you might be interested in taking a crack at The Q’s Victoria Track Series mascot design competition.
Official rules dictate that the character or mascot must be of an animal or character indigenous to the British Columbia coast, preferably Vancouver Island. Other rules are as follows:
Preference [...]
