By Sander Nederveen The next race in the series is Hatley Castle 8K, and you’re in for an absolute rollercoaster of a course. The rollercoaster includes an interesting collection of hills, variations in terrain, and a fast finish. This course is not your typical PB course. Unless you’re faster uphill than downhill, you likely won’t […]
By Karen McCullough, series ambassador How do you prepare for a 12k? How do you prepare for a 12k race when you’ve never run one before? This was me going into the Cedar 12k. A 10k race, sure I know what to expect, even a half marathon. But a 12k? What was I going to […]
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 Kelsall2024-02-17 21:27:092024-02-17 21:27:13Ambassador media: Karen McCullough’s A-game at the 2024 Cedar 12K
During the 1890s, Oscar Wilde wrote a frivolous comedic play about people putting on a fake persona to avoid social interactions. He titled it, The Importance of Being Earnest. The play is as important to the culture as anything Shakespeare wrote. Three Hollywood movies were titled The Importance of Being Earnest from 1952, 1992 and […]
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 Kelsall2024-01-29 16:19:392024-01-29 16:41:23The importance of the bib
Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Davies, a law student at the University of British Columbia, clocked a 29:32 performance for the win at the BC 10K Championships. Meanwhile, Glynis Sim with the Vancouver Thunderbirds recorded a 33:23 time to take the women’s race. Both are personal best and new course and event record performances. The men’s race The […]
https://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_1414-scaled.jpg17072560Christopher Kelsallhttps://www.islandseries.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-4-300x300.jpgChristopher Kelsall2024-01-28 16:48:032024-01-28 16:48:13Multiple records were broken at 2024 Cobble Hill 10K and BC 10K Championships
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 Kelsall2024-01-22 08:52:132024-01-22 09:02:38Cobble Hill 10K: The Russian Doll of the Vancouver Island Race Series
Ambassador media: Hatley’s thrilling hills
By Sander Nederveen The next race in the series is Hatley Castle 8K, and you’re in for an absolute rollercoaster of a course. The rollercoaster includes an interesting collection of hills, variations in terrain, and a fast finish. This course is not your typical PB course. Unless you’re faster uphill than downhill, you likely won’t […]
Ambassador media: Karen McCullough’s A-game at the 2024 Cedar 12K
By Karen McCullough, series ambassador How do you prepare for a 12k? How do you prepare for a 12k race when you’ve never run one before? This was me going into the Cedar 12k. A 10k race, sure I know what to expect, even a half marathon. But a 12k? What was I going to […]
The importance of the bib
During the 1890s, Oscar Wilde wrote a frivolous comedic play about people putting on a fake persona to avoid social interactions. He titled it, The Importance of Being Earnest. The play is as important to the culture as anything Shakespeare wrote. Three Hollywood movies were titled The Importance of Being Earnest from 1952, 1992 and […]
Multiple records were broken at 2024 Cobble Hill 10K and BC 10K Championships
Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Davies, a law student at the University of British Columbia, clocked a 29:32 performance for the win at the BC 10K Championships. Meanwhile, Glynis Sim with the Vancouver Thunderbirds recorded a 33:23 time to take the women’s race. Both are personal best and new course and event record performances. The men’s race The […]
Cobble Hill 10K: The Russian Doll of the Vancouver Island Race Series