Vancouver & Lower Mainland Running Races & Events

BC's Heart of Road Racing

"City folk", he mutters. "No wonder they run on roads, ain't a patch of green grass for miles!" Easy there Grandpa Harold...Vancouver has some amazing greenery. That doesn't mean that VanCity locals don't feel the need to burn up the blacktop! Besides, they got that good by running from their $900k one bedroom condo to Stanley Park and back. It's amazing how good at running you can be when you can't afford to drive! Hey...enough picking on Vannies! We like to poke fun out of sheer jealousy. Simple fact is that Vancouver's got it going on! Consistently voted one of the most livable cities in the world, Vancouver residents are into athletics, outdoor living, and the greatest hockey team to grace planet Earth (go 'nucks!). It is impossible to resist the urge to go for a run when you have such an amazing backdrop. Vancouverites are no dummies. They know how to organize an event and they play host to some of the best that BC has to offer.

Disclaimer - bring rain gear if you are planning to attend a winter or spring event.

VANCOUVER / LOWER MAINLAND RUNNING EVENTS
(2014)

JANUARY - MARCH

Jan - Brita Resolution Run 5k - Abottsford, Langley, Port Coquitlam, Vancouver, Burnaby

19 Jan - MEC Vancouver Race One (5k, 10k) - Vancouver
25 Jan - MEC Langley Race One (5k, 10k) - Langley
26 Jan - Chilly Chase 5k, 10k, 15k, Half - Vancouver
26 Jan - Yeti Set Go! 5k, 10k - Langley
02 Feb - Steveston Ice-Breaker 8k (Timex R.S., LMRRS)* - Richmond
16 Feb - "First Half" Half Marathon (Timex)* - Vancouver
16 Feb - Fort Langley Historic Half 5k, 10k, 21k, kids - Langley
22 Feb - MEC North Vancouver Race One (5k, 10k) - North Vancouver
01 Mar - Vancouver's Hot Chocolate Run (5k, 10.4k) - Vancouver
01 Mar - Dave Reed Spring Classic 5k - Vancouver
02 Mar - West Van Run 5k, 10k - Vancouver
02 Mar - Diva on the Run 8K & Kids 5K* - Vancouver
09 Mar - Golden Ears Half Marathon, 10k - Pitt Meadows
09 Mar - MEC Vancouver Race Two (5k, 10k) - Vancouver
15 Mar - BMO St. Patrick's Day 5K (LMRRS)* - Vancouver
15 Mar - Runnin O the Green 2.7mi, 5mi - Bellingham, WA
16 Mar - Green Sock Half & Shamrock 'n Race 21k, 7mi, 5k, rel., kids - Burnaby
23 Mar - Modo Spring Run-Off 8k - Vancouver (LMRRS)
29 Mar - Birch Bay Intn. Road Race 5k, 15k, 30k - Birch Bay, WA
30 Mar - MEC Langley Race Two 5k, 10k - Langley
Mar - Run for the Kids 5k - Abbotsford
Mar - St. Patty's Day 5k - Delta
Mar - UBC Run for Rural Medicine 10k, 5k - Vancouver
Mar - CC Fundraiser 10k, 5k - West Vancouver
Mar - Agassiz Walk/Run for Heritage 5k - Agassiz
Mar - West Abbotsford Run/Walk for Success - Abbotsford
Mar - Camp Hatikvah I wanna Go To Camp 5k - Vancouver

APRIL - MAY

06 Apr - BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run Half Marathon (LMRRS) - Gibsons
06 Apr - Heritage to Hatzic 5Km and 10Km Walk Run - Mission
12 Apr - MEC Vancouver Race Three (5k, 10k) - Vancouver
13 Apr - Up the Creek Run 5k, 10k - Port Coquitlam
13 Apr - Cove's Fun Run for MPS 5k - North Vancouver
27 Apr - Canadian Half Marathon Championship* - Montreal, PQ
27 Apr - Vancouver Sun Run 10k (Timex)* - Vancouver
27 Apr - DRIME Run for the Nations 10k - Vancouver (in conjunction with Sun Run)
27 Apr - The Game of Life 5k, 10k - Vancouver
Apr - Run For Life 5k - Delta
Apr - Incredible Ratanak Race (relay enduro) - Burnaby
Apr - Burnaby Transplant Trot 5k, 8k - Burnaby
Apr - River Run 5k, 10k - Maple Ridge
04 May - BMO Vancouver Int. Marathon, Half Marathon* - Vancouver
04 May - Vistas Run 5k, 10k - Maple Ridge
10 May - Shoppers Drug Mart Run for Women 5k, 10k - Vancouver (UBC)
11 May - Mother's Day Rubber Ducky Half, 7mi, 5k - Burnaby
17 May - MEC North Vancouver Race Two (5k, 10k) - North Vancouver
25 May - Running Room Shaughnessy 5k & 8k (Timex, LMRRS) - Vancouver
25 May - PMC-Sierra Science Fair Fun Run 5k, kids - Vancouver
25 May - Envision Financial Run for Water (5k, 10k, 21k, 42k) - Abbotsford
May - Run For Mercy 5k, 10k - Langley
May - Spartan Race - Vancouver
May - Envision Run for Mom 8k, 5k, 1k - Chilliwack
May - Run for Light 4.3k - Vancouver
May - Canadian Marathon Championship* - Ottawa, ON
May - SOS Childrens Village BC Run & Walk 10k, 5k, 2k - Richmond
May - Steps 4 Life 5k - Burnaby
May - Mothers Day 5k - Port Moody

JUNE

01 Jun - Childrun 5k, 1k - Vancouver
01 Jun - Run Up for Down Syndrome - Burnaby
01 Jun - Run, Walk, & Roll for our Kids 2k, 5k, 10k - Surrey
01 Jun - Ridge Meadows Hospital Fund Run 5k, 10k - Maple Ridge
07 Jun - Ambleside Mile (1 mile) - West Vancouver
07 Jun - Whistler Half Marathon - Whistler
08 Jun - MEC Vancouver Race Four (5k, 10k, 21k) - Vancouver
08 Jun - Sandcastle City Classic 10k (LMRRS) - White Rock
13 Jun - Longest Day 5k & 10k (LMRRS) - Vancouver
14/15 Jun - Easter Seals 24 hour Relay - Burnaby
22 Jun - Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon & 5k* - Vancouver (LMRRS)
28 Jun - The Rush (Urban Adventure Challenge) - Vancouver
Jun - Abbotsford Police Challenge Run 5k, 10k - Abbotsford Cancelled for 2014
Jun - Run for H2O - Vancouver
Jun - Jog for a Jug 11.2k - Point Roberts
Jun - Paavo Nurmi Run 5k, 10k - Burnaby
Jun - Earth Run 5k, 10k - Vancouver
Jun - Hospice Hustle 5k - Abbotsford
Jun - Starbucks Run for Women 5k, 10k - Vancouver
Jun - Eagle Harbor 5k - Eagle Harbor

JULY

01 Jul - Pitt Meadows Canada Day 8k - Pitt Meadows
01 Jul - Canada Day Rock 10k - White Rock
13 Jul - MEC Vancouver Race Five (5k, 10k) - Vancouver
13 Jul - Fort Langley Half & 5k - Fort Langley
13 Jul - Tynehead 8 Hour Race - Surrey (reg link here)
19 Jul - Summerfast 10k (LMRRS) - Vancouver
26 Jul - Pride Run & Walk 10k, 5k - Vancouver
26 Jul - Sea Cavalcade Mile - Gibsons
27 Jul - Jog For The Bog (5k, 10k) - Delta
Jul - Underwear Affair 5k, 10k - Vancouver

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER

03 Aug - Squamish Days 10k (LMRRS)* - Squamish
10 Aug - Four Lakes 10K - Garden Bay
17 Aug - Richmond Oval 10k (LMRRS)* - Richmond
23 Aug - SeaWheeze Half Marathon - Vancouver
24 Aug - Run the Rock Marathon & Half Marathon - Texada Island
Aug - Delta Half Marathon & 5k* - Delta
Aug - Running for Ellie 5k - Delta-Ladner
Aug - Back to School Fun Run 5k, 10k - Vancouver
Aug - Run for Recovery 5k, 10k - Surrey
Aug - Hurdal Summer Shuffle 5k - West Vancouver
06 Sep - Beats on the Streets: Surrey 10k - Surrey
13 Sep - Fairhaven Runners Waterfront 15k - Bellingham, WA
20 Sep - Canadian 10K Championships* - Toronto, ON
21 Sep - Trail River Run Half Marathon, 10k, 5k - Port Coquitlam
21 Sep - Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life - Vancouver
26 Sep - Night Race 5k, 10k - Vancouver
28 Sep - MEC Vancouver Race Six (5k, 10k, 15k) - Vancouver
Sep - Vancouver Eastside 10k - Vancouver
Sep - Halfmoon Bay Fire Department 10k - Halfmoon Bay
Sep - Surrey International World Music Marathon, Half, 8k* - Surrey not running in 2014
Sep - Coho Run 14k - Kitsilano

OCTOBER - DECEMBER

03 Oct - MEC North Vancouver Race Four (5k, 10k) - North Vancouver
05 Oct - Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure - Abbotsford, Vancouver, Surrey
05 Oct - NSCU Spirit of the North Shore Half Marathon - West Vancouver
16 Nov - MEC Vancouver Race Seven (5k, 10k, 21k, 42k) - Vancouver
18 Oct - Whistler 50 Relay & Ultra* - Whistler
19 Oct - Strachan Hartley Legacy Run 5k, 10k – North Vancouver
20 Oct - Diva on the Run Half Marathon & 10K* - Vancouver
26 Oct - Rock ‘n’ Roll Oasis Vancouver Half Marathon and Cunningham Seawall 10K - Vancouver
Oct - Granville Island Turkey Trot 10k - Vancvouver
Oct - The Co-Operators Cares Run 5k, 10k - Abbotsford
Oct - Seawall 100 (miles) (also 25, 50, 75mi) - West Vancouver
Oct- UBC REC Great Trek 8k & Relay - Vancouver
02 Nov - MEC North Vancouver Race Five (5k, 10k) - North Vancouver
02 Nov - Boundary Bay Moustache Marathon 1/2, 10k, 5k, rel - Boundary Bay Park
16 Nov - New Balance Fall Classic Half Marathon, 10k - Vancouver
30 Nov - Vancouver Historic Half, 10k, 5k - Vancouver
Dec - Jingle Bell Jog 5k - Coquitlam
Dec - Holiday Hustle 5k, 2k - Sechelt
Dec - Santa Shuffle 5k - Vancouver, Abbotsford

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