Vancouver Island Runners' Association


Frontrunners Island Race Series

2013 Schedule

 

Race Event and Location

Date

Start

TIMEX BC Series

Race Director(s) and Email

Harriers Pioneer 8K  (*) - Saanichton

Jan 13

11 am

 YES

Kathleen Birney
kbirney@shaw.ca
Heather Bretschneider
hbretschneider@shaw.ca

Cobble Hill 10K - Cobble Hill

Jan 27

11 am

 

Ian Milne cobblehill@vira.bc.ca

Cedar 12K - Cedar

Feb 10

11 am

 

John Durkin cedar@vira.bc.ca

Hatley Castle 8K
Colwood (Royal Roads) 

Feb 24

11 am

 

Nick Walker hatley@vira.bc.ca

Synergy Health Management
Ltd. Bazan Bay 5K (*) -  Sidney

Mar 10

11 am

 YES

Wayne Coulson
bazanbay@vira.bc.ca

Comox Valley RV Half Marathon (*) Courtenay 

Mar 24

11 am

 YES

TBA
comox@vira.bc.ca


Merville 15K  - Merville 

Apr 7

11 am

 

Linda Nagle
crriverrunners@gmail.com
merville@vira.bc.ca

Sooke River 10K & Series Awards - Sooke 

Apr 21

11 am

Ken Chew
sooke@vira.bc.ca

    SIGN UP FOR THE SERIES

    Early            Register for the Full Series (8 Races) $120.00 - Before December 1st
    Late             Register for the Full Series (8 Races) $150.00 - Until January 13th

    REGISTRATION TIMELINE

    Early           $20 / $15 per Race (Student)    Up until 4 Weeks prior to the Race (Online & Drop off only)    
                 

            Regular       $25 / $20 per Race (Student)   Wednesday (Online & Drop off only)

            Late            $30 per Race / $25 per Race    (Student)     
                                                                                 Saturday (Drop off only at Package Pick-up 
                                                                                 (only available for some races)
    

            RACE DAY  $35 per Race                           Sunday (in Person only)

Scoring

Team - Your team/club name must be clearly indicated on your entry for in order to qualify your points towards that team/club's standings. No changes or additions will be permitted after the race.

Individual - Each runner's time will be recorded and points awarded according to performance.  To qualify for Series Awards, runners must run a minimum of five races. The five best scores (including at least one race over 10K) will be averaged to determine series standings.  Runners in the 16 to 19 category will have the four best scores of all races.  Runners in the 15 and under category will have the three best scores.  Runners under 20 or 70 and over do not have to run a race longer that 10k to qualify for Series awards.

Full point standings will be posted at each event after the first race.  Race packages not picked up by the commencement of the race are forfeited to the race organizers.

AWARDS

Awards to tenth place for individuals in each category and trophies presented to:

  • Overall top male and female of the series
  • Top male and female masters (over 40 yrs old)

Eight Race Bonus

Runners who complete all eight races in the 2013 Series, or seven races and volunteer at their own race, will receive a gift certificate entitling them to 50% off the Series registration (without shirts) for the 2014 Series. The discount is on the full value of the Series if you paid for each race individually which comes out to $80.  An additional processing charge will be added if you register online.

DRAW PRIZES

Draw prizes will be presented at each race that have been provided by our sponsors.  Runners must be present at the drawing of all prizes except for the Series Grand Draw Prizes which are drawn at the Sooke 10k.

IMPORTANT:  No Dogs, Rollerblades, Strollers, Baby-Joggers, or Wheelchairs.  OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY SPECIFIES THAT IT COVERS RUNNERS ONLY.

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