Port Alberni, BC – April 2, 2023 – Sunday saw a triumphant return of the Port Alberni edition of the Vancouver Island Race Series. Previously known as the Paper Chase 10K and then 15K, the race not only has a new name, but a new course too: the McLean Mill 10K. The race starts and […]
Well this was a first… I was late to the start line! Some may argue they are late to the finish line but mine was a bit of both on the day of the Hatley Castle 8K at Royal Roads University. Having said that, this is not what my message is about. My message is about making choices in life and […]
CONTEST ALERT: Team Photo Call. Win 10 pairs of Vancouver Island Race Series socks by being randomly chosen for your fun team photo amongst all eligible submissions. Must be a team competing in the 2023 Vancouver Island Race Series. 1. Tag or “@” Vancouver Island Race Series2. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook (either or all three, chances […]
I am having a good time with the Island Race Series this year. I have done four and will hopefully do two more. Or that is the plan. I am racing, in the sense that I have a bib, and I am getting to the start line, but I have this knee thing I have […]
The 2023 Comox Valley RV Half Marathon was a tremendous success on Sunday, March 19 in Courtenay, BC. The race had the second most finishers in the 38-year history of the event with 548. The record, from 2010 saw 601 finish. So far, the first five races of the eight-race series have had good increases […]
Hatley Castle 8K The Hatley Castle 8K, the fourth race of the 2023 Vancouver Island Race Series, had a big turnout. Organized by Frontrunners Athletic Club (FAC), they saw the most finishers in seven years and the eighth most in the event’s 24-year history at 445. The winners were Brennen Smith (Speedfarm) in 25:55 and […]
The first three races of the Vancouver Island Race Series have delivered! Well run events, great courses, impressive post race snacks and lots of good vibes with the people we like to hang out with. The flatter courses have been well suited to figuring out early season pacing and fitness. Coming up, we have the […]
Yes, I was super stoked to race the Cedar 12K, however, doing all the right things to prime myself for a great event didn’t quite pan out. It was all good except for the part about going on an airplane and catching a virus that gave my asthmatic respiratory system a real kick — ouch! One […]
For us runners, this time of year is often a time when we reflect on the races we want to do and times that we dream of running. It’s a time of open possibility and optimism, a time to explore our potential and really get after it. The fire burns bright and the passion runs […]
The Cedar 12K road race made a triumphant return to the streets of Cedar, BC on Sunday. The Bastion Run Club-organized race had a two-year pandemic break and was back with its largest field in a decade with 432 finishers, the sixth most in the race’s 31-year history. Meanwhile, winners Logan Roots and Meg Lewis-Schneider […]