Coming out of the two most successful years in the 45-year history of the Vancouver Island Race Series, it is time for our VIRA annual general meeting (AGM). Bob Reid, who helped to create the series and the Vancouver Island Runners’ Association (which owns the series and its races) has stepped down. On behalf of […]
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 Kelsall2024-05-27 21:46:012024-05-27 22:16:40Annual General Meeting: VIRA seeks candidates for vice president and secretary
So…that’s it for the race series. We started the series with below-zero temperatures at the Harriers Pioneer 8K and ended with 17 degrees Celsius at the Bazan Bay 5K. We had cloudy races, one with a massive downpour and puddle jumping (looking at you, Hatley Castle), and beautiful sunny ones like in Comox and this […]
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 Kelsall2024-04-16 11:20:272024-04-16 11:20:32A final word from Ambassador Sander on the 2024 Vancouver Island Race Series
I brought home my best time ever for a 10km. Nothing about this article has to do with that. Just thought you should know. You should also know the McLean Mill 10K was the Kinder Surprise Egg of the series. Y’all, edge of my seat! In reference to my last post about rituals… there was […]
Katelyn Ayers has run for Canada at the World Cross Country Championships. Daniel Damian runs for the UVic Vikes. Both ran new personal best times over the 5K on Sunday, for the wins. Roslyn Smith set a new Canadian record in the W75-79 category at Bazan, going sub-24. The series was blessed with sunny skies, […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_2240-scaled.jpg17082560Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2024-04-14 23:03:132024-04-14 23:03:16Katelyn Ayers and Daniel Damian win Bazan Bay 5K amongst the biggest crowd in nine years
Update: Season Pass Sale CLOSED. At the Bazan Bay 5K and season finale, the Vancouver Island Runners’ Association will make available a limited quantity of 2025 season passes at a one-time-only discount. The season passes will be available for $150 all-inclusive. No admin fee will be charged and GST will be included (*season passes reduced […]
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 Kelsall2024-04-09 10:46:522024-04-15 13:08:272025 season passes on sale only in-person at Bazan Bay 5K Sunday, April 14
Annual General Meeting: VIRA seeks candidates for vice president and secretary
Coming out of the two most successful years in the 45-year history of the Vancouver Island Race Series, it is time for our VIRA annual general meeting (AGM). Bob Reid, who helped to create the series and the Vancouver Island Runners’ Association (which owns the series and its races) has stepped down. On behalf of […]
A final word from Ambassador Sander on the 2024 Vancouver Island Race Series
So…that’s it for the race series. We started the series with below-zero temperatures at the Harriers Pioneer 8K and ended with 17 degrees Celsius at the Bazan Bay 5K. We had cloudy races, one with a massive downpour and puddle jumping (looking at you, Hatley Castle), and beautiful sunny ones like in Comox and this […]
Holly Pinto: Race recap from McLean Mill 10K
I brought home my best time ever for a 10km. Nothing about this article has to do with that. Just thought you should know. You should also know the McLean Mill 10K was the Kinder Surprise Egg of the series. Y’all, edge of my seat! In reference to my last post about rituals… there was […]
Katelyn Ayers and Daniel Damian win Bazan Bay 5K amongst the biggest crowd in nine years
Katelyn Ayers has run for Canada at the World Cross Country Championships. Daniel Damian runs for the UVic Vikes. Both ran new personal best times over the 5K on Sunday, for the wins. Roslyn Smith set a new Canadian record in the W75-79 category at Bazan, going sub-24. The series was blessed with sunny skies, […]
2025 season passes on sale only in-person at Bazan Bay 5K Sunday, April 14
Update: Season Pass Sale CLOSED. At the Bazan Bay 5K and season finale, the Vancouver Island Runners’ Association will make available a limited quantity of 2025 season passes at a one-time-only discount. The season passes will be available for $150 all-inclusive. No admin fee will be charged and GST will be included (*season passes reduced […]