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
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]