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September 2011

Help Beat Breast Cancer – CIBC Run for the Cure 5K this Weekend

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure takes place this Sunday October 2th at a variety of locations across BC. The run is Canada’s largest single day event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, and education and awareness programs.
The first Run for the Cure was organized by Andrea Thomas Hill [...]

Running Legends Headline GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Speaker Series

Bart Yasso and Kathrine Switzer will be featured speakers at the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Speaker Series, to be held on Saturday October 8 at the Marathon Race Expo. The Speaker Series runs from 10:30 am – 3:00 pm and will be held at the Victoria Conference Centre, Level 1 in the Auditorium.
Yasso is the [...]

MOMAR Cumberland Race Report & Results: Getting Lost Part of the Adventure

Photo credit: Erik Peterson (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150319204173768.348227.148161993767&type=1)
New Westminster, BC – September 26, 2011.  The Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) celebrated the end of their twelfth season this past Saturday, September 24th in Cumberland, BC with perfect racing weather and more than few racers going off course.
“Many racers got lost between checkpoints 3 and 4 by [...]

RESULTS – Whistler Spirit Run – Sep 24, 2011

1km Family Fun Run
  Participants

2km Elementary School Students 12 years & Under
  Girls\Boys

3km Junior High School Students 15 years & Under
  Girls\Boys

4km Girls Senior High School 17 Years & Under
  Girls

5km Boys Senior High School 17 Years & Under
  Boys

6km Women Open, University & Masters
  Overall
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Masters

8km Men Open, University & Masters
  Overall
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Masters

4x2km Relay Challenge
  Club [...]

Trainharder’s Exclusive Report from the 2011 World 100K Championships

The World 100 Kilometer Championships recently took place in Winschoten, Netherlands. The Championships take place once a year and feature many of the world’s top runners, who typically race around a 10 kilometer lap paved course. Many countries send teams of runners and Canada was no different, with a number of elite runners representing the [...]

Local Racers and Sponsors Revved up for Next Week’s MOMAR Cumberland

The Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing (MOMAR) series is set to end its 12th season in Cumberland, BC, on September 24, 2011.
There will be over 300 racers on the start line, with a large number coming from the Comox Valley. Race Director, Bryan Tasaka, loves the strengthening regional representation. ‘’I’m so impressed with enthusiasm [...]

Trainharder’s Running Diva Offering Mindful Strides Running Form Clinics this Fall in Victoria

Trainharder’s Running Diva is offering two of her patented Mindful Strides clinics this fall in Victoria which will focus on introducing healthy running form. Mindful Strides clinics are for any runner at any level. The clinic’s aim is teaching healthy running form to reduce the risk of injury and to make running much more enjoyable. Marilyn uses hands-on guidance and verbal cues [...]

31th Anniversary Terry Fox Runs to be held across Canada this Sunday

Three decades and 500 million dollars later the legacy of Terry Fox is still strong and tthousands of people across the country plan on taking part in the annual Terry Fox Run this Sunday (September 18th). The runs have so far raised over $550,000 for cancer research. A great overview of who Terry Fox was [...]

A Quick Report from the World 100k Championships

Intrepid TRAINHARDER.COM’s Okanagan Interior Reporter Dirk Tiger Handke is at it again, this time outdoing even himself while on assignment in Europe at the World 100k Championships in the Netherlands.
Dirk sends a quick update from the town of Winschoten, where the world’s best long-distance runners battled over the weekend. Last year’s women winner Ellie Greenwood, who [...]

Recent Race Reports from Around BC

We like to keep our eyes and ears open for race reports and the list below represents a small sample of reports written over the month of August by BC athletes. 
Canadian Death Race

What’s up with ELM - After learning that my goal 80k race, Fat Dog 100, was cancelled last weekend, I was lucky (?) enough to [...]

GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Regular Registration Ends September 15

(Victoria,BC– September 12, 2011) The regular registration deadline for the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon is just four days away – on September 15. To date, over 8,600 registrations have been received for all four events – theMarathon, Half Marathon, 8K Road Race and the Thrifty Foods Kids Run & Marathon. It is expected that there [...]