When composing my May 2010 Events post I realized that I missed mentioning several fun runs or fundraising walks happening around town. This has led me to put together my 2nd annual Fun Run Roundup for the summer season. Photo credit: TheLastMinute on Flickr / http://www.PhotographyIcon.com May 2010 BMO Vancouver Marathon: Happening the first Sunday […]
The BMO Vancouver Marathon takes place this Sunday, looping in and around town starting from Concord Pacific Place (near what will be the start and finish lines). Photo credit: Van Felt on Flickr The Marathon event itself features several race categories such as the full marathon, 21.1 km Half Marathon, an 8 km and the […]
The 2010 West Vancouver Rotary SeaWalk Run benefiting Canuck Place Childrens Hospice returns May 30th. The 10km walk or 5km run takes place along the shores of the Burrard Inlet starting and ending at The Village at Park Royal South. Participants will receive a runner’s breakfast at the finish line, an original t-shirt, swag from […]
The Daniel Igali 5K Walk/Run for Kids will take place in Bear Creek Park on Saturday October 17th, 2009. In 2000, Daniel Igali won the gold medal for Canada in men’s wrestling at the Olympic Games in Sydney. The Nigerian-born, Surrey resident’s moving display of placing the Canadian flag down on the mat, circling it […]
I have promoted this post to the front page of my site for October 4th, 2009. Scroll down to see updates from the 2009 Run for the Cure. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr The CIBC Run for the Cure has a special place in my heart. After the second year that I ran it, […]
