PARTY PACE Party Pace is a term I recently stumbled upon. Essentially, you are picking a pace that is comfortable and fun for yourself. Simple. Right? The truth is, I have no idea what anyone is talking about. Splits, watches, training loads, heart rate, shoes, and for the love of running: STRAVA! It’s a lot. […]
There are a few common misconceptions that I often hear online about running and racing. Oneof them being that running needs to be a challenging, all-out effort, even when you’re startingout. Another is that if you’re a slow runner, you’re “not really a runner.” Based on these two messages, it’s no wonder that some people […]
Brandon Vail and Zoe Hamel of Greater Victoria won the *39th annual Comox Valley RV Half Marathon on Sunday. Vail finished in a personal best time of one hour, eight minutes and 32 seconds. Hamel clocked in at 1:18:47 and 20th overall. Men’s race Vail with Speedfarm Running Club, ran a near two-minute personal best […]
The 2025 Vancouver Island Race Series has surpassed the halfway mark with the running of the Bastion 12K on Sunday, March 16. There are three key races remaining in the series. The sold-out Comox Valley RV Half Marathon is the next race on tap, happening Sunday, March 23, in Courtney from the Florence Filberg Centre. […]
Christopher Kelsall, president and GM of Run Van Isle and the Vancouver Island Race Series thanks all the volunteers, sponsors, race directors and the many who have registered. The Vancouver Island Race Series may be on to a third-consecutive record run in 2025, the series’ 45th year.
Vancouver Island Race Series by Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. It is very long, yes. We promise shorter editions in the future. This newsletter contains valuable information right down to the bottom. Exciting news! We are enjoying our third consecutive record year for registrations. Season Pass sales surpassed 2024 […]
The Vancouver Island Race Series has adopted KidSport BC as its charity of choice as of December 3, 2024. All funds donated will be directed to KidSport BC and then dispersed to each of the island community branches where series races take place. Series participants can optionally donate when registering for races at the series […]
Athletes must email: Kevin O’Connor at BC Athletics, kevin.oconnor@bcathletics.org High-performance application for the Cobble Hill 10K and BC Athletics 10K provincial championships as part of the 2025 Vancouver Island Race Series. Athletes must email: Kevin O’Connor at BC Athletics, kevin.oconnor@bcathletics.org See the seed times above. NOTE: Seed times or “qualification times” are for comp entries […]
The Vancouver Island Runners’ Association (VIRA) board has been working hard to modernize its branding. Today, we are pleased to introduce a new logo and name for VIRA. The name, legally speaking, remains as “VIRA.” VIRA is an association in good standing with the BC Societies Act. The marketing going forward will now be the […]