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Jamin Zuroski managed to finish the Ironman Triathlon and received the finishing medal, a medal that he himself had designed. (photo by Emily Buck)

Victoria artist receives medal he designed after completing ironman

Ironman participants swam 1.9 kilometres, ran 21.1 kilometres, and biked 90 kilometres

 

Black Creek runner Cam Levins crosses the 2023 Royal Victoria Half Marathon finish line in record time on Sunday, Oct. 8. Levins equalled the Canadian record in the 10k on April 5 in Paris. Photo by: Royal Victoria Marathon/Billie Design Co

B.C.’s Cam Levins matches Canadian 10k running record at Paris race

Black Creek distance runner Cam Levins returned to the sport in style…

 

Ihor Verys (middle) with the other finishers on March 22. (Keith Dunn)

B.C.’s Ihor Verys first Canadian to finish and win Barkley Marathons

Ultra runner one of five finishers in 100-mile Tennessee event

 

A group of runners run along Lake Shore Blvd. in Toronto on Saturday, May 1, 2021. A battle has broken out over the sidewalks in Canada’s most populous city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman

Sidewalk drama in Toronto pits some pedestrians against running clubs

‘They’ll turn a corner and it’s just a large group running at you’

A group of runners run along Lake Shore Blvd. in Toronto on Saturday, May 1, 2021. A battle has broken out over the sidewalks in Canada’s most populous city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
Ihor Verys, a 29-year-old ultra runner from Chilliwack, was the second-last participant in the Big’s Backyard Ultra event in Tennessee, and has broken a world record. (YouTube screenshot)

B.C. ultra runner races 717K in 4 days in Tennessee

Ihor Verys lost to Ohio’s Harvey Lewis at Big’s Backyard Ultra event

Ihor Verys, a 29-year-old ultra runner from Chilliwack, was the second-last participant in the Big’s Backyard Ultra event in Tennessee, and has broken a world record. (YouTube screenshot)
Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Chilliwack Progress.

COLUMN: 5K fun run helps Abbotsford reporter get back on track

‘Instead of making excuses, I made plans’ to complete running goal for 2023

Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Chilliwack Progress.
Women’s full marathon winner Ethiopia’s Buze Diriba poses for photos at the finish line for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Lee

Pomerleau wins women’s Canadian marathon title, Broatch captures men’s crown

Pomerleau finished 10th overall amongst global competitors, Broatch finished 6th

Women’s full marathon winner Ethiopia’s Buze Diriba poses for photos at the finish line for the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon in Toronto on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Lee
<div>Canada’s Marco Arop set a national record and personal best in a second-place finish in the men’s 800 metres at the Diamond League final on Sunday. Arop celebrates winning the gold medal ahead in the Men’s 800-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Meissner</div>

Canada’s Arop sets national record in 2nd-place finish in Diamond League final

24-year-old ran 800 metres in one minute and 42.85 seconds

<div>Canada’s Marco Arop set a national record and personal best in a second-place finish in the men’s 800 metres at the Diamond League final on Sunday. Arop celebrates winning the gold medal ahead in the Men’s 800-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Meissner</div>
Vernon’s Shanda Hill is nearing the completing of the 2023 Swissultra Double Deca Triathlon race in Buchs, Switzerland. (Facebook photo)

VIDEO: B.C. ultra athlete crushes gruelling Swiss race in 26 days

Shanda Hill plows through torrent for personal best finish in Swissultra Double Deca Triathlon

Vernon’s Shanda Hill is nearing the completing of the 2023 Swissultra Double Deca Triathlon race in Buchs, Switzerland. (Facebook photo)
Sachin Latti stands looking out over the Columbia River ahead of his run across British Columbia. (Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)

VIDEO: Sachin Latti departs from Revelstoke on his ‘Run to Remember’ to Victoria

Latti will leave Revelstoke on Saturday morning (Aug. 5)

Sachin Latti stands looking out over the Columbia River ahead of his run across British Columbia. (Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)
(Julian Vicente/Submitted)

Kelowna man’s journey to completing Hardrock 100 trail running race

Julian Vicente spent 10 years preparing to run the iconic Hardrock 100 mile race

(Julian Vicente/Submitted)
Ninety-six year old Rejeanne Fairhead, left, shown in this handout image, says until two years ago the most athletic things she had ever done involved bowling and horse shoes. Now she is a world-record holding racer. Fairhead completed the 5K race at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Saturday in just over 51 minutes. (Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend photo)

The fastest 96-year-old woman in the world: Ottawa woman breaks 5K race record

Former record holder finished Atlanta Peachtree Marathon Weekend in 55 minutes and 48 seconds

Ninety-six year old Rejeanne Fairhead, left, shown in this handout image, says until two years ago the most athletic things she had ever done involved bowling and horse shoes. Now she is a world-record holding racer. Fairhead completed the 5K race at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend Saturday in just over 51 minutes. (Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend photo)
Jim Lawrence, 84, starts most mornings with a walk/ run, often meeting up with a group of friends well before most of the world is awake. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

‘Clinically dead’: Kelowna senior comes back to lead the pack by example

Jim Lawrence, 84, has not let a cardiac arrest stop him from walk/running races

Jim Lawrence, 84, starts most mornings with a walk/ run, often meeting up with a group of friends well before most of the world is awake. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)
The annual Cherry Blossom Triathlon was held in Kelowna May 7, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

On water, wheels, and feet; Triathletes come to Kelowna for annual Cherry Blossom race

Over 200 people participated in the triathlon

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The annual Cherry Blossom Triathlon was held in Kelowna May 7, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Sachin Latti will depart from Revelstoke on Aug. 5. (Sachin Latti)

B.C. man to run 22 consecutive marathons across province starting in Revelstoke

The journey is part of the ‘Run to Remember,’ which starts in Revelstoke this August

Sachin Latti will depart from Revelstoke on Aug. 5. (Sachin Latti)
Quebec ultra-marathon runner Joan Roch is shown in a handout photo. Roch is preparing for a nearly 8,000 kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula. PHOTO PC/HO-Joan Roch

Quebec ultra-marathoner preparing to run nearly 8,000 km from Florida to Quebec

Roch will run an average of 52 km – over a marathon – a day in order to finish in 5 months

Quebec ultra-marathon runner Joan Roch is shown in a handout photo. Roch is preparing for a nearly 8,000 kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula. PHOTO PC/HO-Joan Roch
Natasha Wodak of Canada celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 10000m final during the athletics at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The 40-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., who grew to love training for the marathon, shattered the Canadian record in that distance in Berlin on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia

Vancouver’s Natasha Wodak smashes Canadian marathon record in Berlin

40-year-old finished in two hours 23 minutes 12 seconds

Natasha Wodak of Canada celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 10000m final during the athletics at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. The 40-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., who grew to love training for the marathon, shattered the Canadian record in that distance in Berlin on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia
Andre De Grasse, of Canada, wins the final in the men’s 4x100-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ashley Landis

De Grasse leads Canada to men’s 4x100m relay gold at world championships

Canadians set a national record and world-leading time of 37.48 seconds Saturday

Andre De Grasse, of Canada, wins the final in the men’s 4x100-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ashley Landis
Dave Proctor ran across Canada in 68 days to beat the record for the fastest cross-country run. On Wednesday, July 20, he passed through Aldergrove. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Record-breaking cross-Canada run passes through Langley, Fraser Valley

Dave Proctor wrapped up his run on Thursday, July 21

Dave Proctor ran across Canada in 68 days to beat the record for the fastest cross-country run. On Wednesday, July 20, he passed through Aldergrove. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP

B.C. marathoner Cam Levins finishes historic 4th at world championships

Black Creek-born runner beat his previous Canadian record by about 2 minutes

Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP