Race RecapBest Costume and Largest Teams Vancouver, BC – November 1, 2022 – Best costume for Granville Island Turkey Trot 2022 went to Monique Osborne (653), Rachel Gysbers (383), Kim Ngo (1297), Katie Luehmann (548), and Matthew Knott (1106)....
By RUNVAN®First Half Welcomes BlueShore Financial as Presenting Partner In a new multi-year partnership, RUNVAN welcomes BlueShore Financial as presenting partner of the newly named ‘First Half presented by BlueShore Financial’ Half Marathon and...
Race RecapGreat Trek 100th anniversary Vancouver, BC – October 24, 2022 – At the Great Trek Half Marathon, 10KM, and 5KM, runners raced through the picturesque university campus, surrounded by autumnal colours, cheering spectators and volunteers....
Race RecapTHANKSGIVING MONDAY ANNUAL RACE Vancouver, BC – October 24, 2022 – Every year on Thanksgiving Monday, the Granville Island Turkey Trot 10KM is a run, walk, or stroll event open to everybody. The race's ‘Run & Give’ theme benefits the...
RUNVAN returns with Granville Island Turkey TrotNon-profit RUNVAN returns with its Granville Island Turkey Trot and Great Trek events in October. The fun community events not only help to inspire active lifestyles, but they also help to raise funds...
Press ReleaseRUNVAN® returns it regularly scheduled programming with the First Half in February and BMO Vancouver Marathon in May. The local non-profit event organizers successfully hosted two in-person events in late 2021 with the Granville Island...
Press ReleaseCanadian Olympians Natasha Wodak, Dayna Pidhoresky, Malindi Elmore, Trevor Hofbauer, Ben Priesner and Lucas Bruchet will kick off the season at the First Half. Justin Kent joins the field. Labeled Canada’s fastest Half Marathon thanks...
By Xact NutritionRACE FUELING GUIDE What should you eat and drink one to three days before your race? Think about building up your glycogen reserves and give your body a rest. Meals should be mostly carbs, pasta, rice and potatoes, plus a variety...
By Blonyx5 Concepts to Consider When Starting a Strength Training Program if you’re a runner For decades, endurance runners believed the best way to become a better runner was to run a lot. And then run some more. Eventually, the thinking shifted,...
By RUNVAN®. RUNVAN® returns with its popular Granville Island Turkey Trot and Great Trek events as Virtual Races this October. The local races raise money for local Food Banks and BC Children’s Hospital, and are loaded with race extras for all runners.
Press Release. Local race organizers RUNVAN® rounds off the first running of its new ‘Grand Slam’ race series with the Granville Island Turkey Trot and Fall Classic this month. A combined 6,000+ runners are expected to line-up at the Start Line of the two iconic races.
Race Recap. Yuki Kawauchi was an early favourite to take home the 2019 BMO Vancouver Marathon title after announcing his Canadian debut at the country’s top destination marathon.
