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Contest alert: Win socks with team photo submission (via social media)

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 […]

Ambassador media, Lucy Smith, News

Why racing counts

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 […]

Comox Valley Half Marathon, News

Comox Valley RV Half Marathon: a tremendous success

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 […]

Comox Valley RV Half Marathon, Hatley Castle 8K, News

Hatley Castle 8K a success, record potential at Comox Valley RV Half Marathon

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 […]

Ambassador media, Lucy Smith, News

Anticipation of the Sooke 10K and Hatley Castle 8K races: Lucy Smith’s “how to run hills”

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 […]

Ambassador media, Mena Westhaver

I was super stoked to race the Cedar 12k, but…

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 […]

Ambassador media, Jonathan Walker, News

Community, temperance, and rest — the less talked about keys to success in running

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 […]

Nanaimo Cedar 12K, News

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 […]

Ambassador media, Nanaimo Cedar 12K, News

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 […]

Nanaimo Cedar 12K

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 […]

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McLean Mill 10K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4WzndL4NU

Kathleen and Jason mention “prizes”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9fSEIZOkU8

Rob Hare welcomes you to the Bazan Bay 5K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfEIh_8QuDA

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Season passes are now at the awesome rate of just $175 and are now available and starting Saturday, Nov. 12., single race entries will be available.

We have some “things” up our sleeves. Register now, don’t miss out. 

January 8 — Harriers Pioneer 8K

January 22 – Ceevacs Cobble Hill 10K

February 12 – Bastion Cedar 12K

March 12 – Frontrunners Hatley Castle 8K

March 19 – Comox Valley RV Half Marathon

April 2 – McLean Mill 10K

April 9 – Westcoast Running Sooke 10k

April 23 – Synergy Health Centre Bazan Bay 5K

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All Vancouver Island Race Series events will abide by British Columbia Provincial Health Orders active at that time.
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