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 […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Roots_Logan.jpg10671600Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2023-02-13 07:54:062023-02-13 07:56:21Triumphant return for the Cedar 12K and winners Logan Roots and Meg Lewis-Schneider
One aspect of self awareness is the ability to be open minded. That is, to know when our perspective of a situation is based on our opinion or point of view, and to understand that there may be other ways to thinking about things. I was recently offering some advice to a friend who is […]
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Harriers Pioneer 8K: BC 8K Championships For us mid to north island runners, the day began early with a 6:45 AM bus departure from Courtenay. I would like to give a big shout-out to Derek Kaufman from Run to Beer Comox Valley (RTBCV) for organizing the bus and allowing a great group of approximately 40 runners […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpg00Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2023-01-29 19:35:132023-01-29 19:41:29Let the 2023 VIRA race season begin: Steve Blacklocks’ tales of post-race caloric replacement therapy
Hello Runners, I want to begin by sharing with you that I feel participating in the Vancouver Island Race Series alongside elite-to-recreational athletes is an honour. The truth is, my primary sport was on the ice, and shortly after retiring from show skating, I needed to channel my passion for physical activity in a new […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpg00Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2023-01-26 16:30:042023-01-26 16:30:29Mena’s joy of racing at the Cobble Hill 10K expressed as gratitude to her fellow runners
Even after 40 years of running, I spend time in every training session paying attention to my form. I do quick scans for tension — working on being relaxed through my neck and shoulders and arms, tall in my trunk, and quick and smooth in the way my legs are moving. And I am thinking […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpg00Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2023-01-13 10:35:242023-01-13 10:35:29Run tall! How runners use process cues to be their own best coach
Triumphant return for the Cedar 12K
and winners Logan Roots and Meg Lewis-Schneider
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 […]
and winners Logan Roots and Meg Lewis-Schneider
Lucy Smith’s race week advice: The top five
One aspect of self awareness is the ability to be open minded. That is, to know when our perspective of a situation is based on our opinion or point of view, and to understand that there may be other ways to thinking about things. I was recently offering some advice to a friend who is […]
Let the 2023 VIRA race season begin: Steve Blacklocks’ tales of post-race caloric replacement therapy
Harriers Pioneer 8K: BC 8K Championships For us mid to north island runners, the day began early with a 6:45 AM bus departure from Courtenay. I would like to give a big shout-out to Derek Kaufman from Run to Beer Comox Valley (RTBCV) for organizing the bus and allowing a great group of approximately 40 runners […]
Mena’s joy of racing at the Cobble Hill 10K expressed as gratitude to her fellow runners
Hello Runners, I want to begin by sharing with you that I feel participating in the Vancouver Island Race Series alongside elite-to-recreational athletes is an honour. The truth is, my primary sport was on the ice, and shortly after retiring from show skating, I needed to channel my passion for physical activity in a new […]
Run tall! How runners use process cues to be their own best coach
Even after 40 years of running, I spend time in every training session paying attention to my form. I do quick scans for tension — working on being relaxed through my neck and shoulders and arms, tall in my trunk, and quick and smooth in the way my legs are moving. And I am thinking […]