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.
Press Release. Initially established as a build-up to Vancouver’s only Marathon, the ‘First Half’ Half Marathon has come full-circle and will now be organized by the Vancouver International Marathon Society RUNVAN® moving forward, after 30 successful years with the Pacific Road Runners.
Race RecapSold-out Fall Classic rounds off another record-breaking year for RUNVAN® Vancouver, BC – November 12, 2017 – The atmosphere at UBC was vibrant following the completion of the Fall Classic Half Marathon, 10KM and 5KM events. A record...
The Granville Island Turkey Trot celebrated its 20th annual event on Thanksgiving Monday with a record number of participants and donations. Nearly 2,000 runners continued a great Thanksgiving tradition.
RUNVAN® Hat-Trick shirts, and Discovery Runs for BMO Vancouver Marathon February 1, 2017 Update: Early RUNVAN® Hat-trick participants this year will receive a complimentary RYU Vapor Tee Top. The local non-profit Vancouver International Marathon...
RUNVAN® goes three for three in 2016! The BMO Vancouver Marathon, Granville Island Turkey Trot and Fall Classic race events all saw historic participation numbers this year. The events, organized by the local non-profit Vancouver International...
