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Kip Kangogo set to defend title

Western Canada's #1 road racer, Kip Kangogo, set to defend title, as some good East-West battles loom at Sunday's 12th Annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon — 29 local charities are also raising funds in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge full story »

Elite Start List

Elite Start List now posted — deep field ready to go head to head on Sunday, June 27. BC, Alberta and Ontario well-represented; will East or West prevail? Elite List » (PDF)

Updated Half Marathon Map

Updated half marathon course map and description — familiarize yourself with the new start location and first 3k. Start is on Wesbrook Mall at the Thunderbird Arena. View now »

Great Race Week Tips

Get great race week tips from our friend Mike at the Peak Centre for Human Performance. Tip #1: Don't cram — training isn't like studying — cramming doesn't work! Running 20k the weekend before the race just to see if you can will leave you fatigued and will hurt your performance on race day. Instead, do 2-3 short easy runs of 20-40 minutes maximum with some short race pace intervals through the week.
Mike has 12 tips in total for you. See them all here »

Watch Breakfast Television on CityTV

...every Monday for helpful training tips, charity challenge highlights and more. All 8 weeks are now posted — Race Week Tips, Motivation and fundraising with our past top fundraiser David Porte. View on YouTube »

Competitors work together for Alzheimer's cause

It may just be in their nature, but over the eight years they've known each other, Nicole Bertrand and Sandy Riley have shared a friendly competition. They're hoping to help Team Alzheimer's reach this year's goal of raising $25,000 for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. full story »

Charity News: BCSPCA has a running coach!

We will be holding running clinics every second week until race day June 27th with our first meeting taking place on Monday May 3rd. full story »

Mason Raymond Honourary Chair of Charity Challenge

Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond trades skates for sneakers as Honourary Chair of the 2010 Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge. full story »

Presenting Sponsor: Asics

ASICS becomes presenting sponsor of the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon and 5k — Canada Running Series, Canada's premier running circuit, has announced a multiyear partnership with Asics, whereby the world's top running brand will become the presenting athletic sponsor of the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K. full story »

Charity Challenge 2010

Run for the sake of others in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge — a unique opportunity for runners and walkers to fundraise for charities in our community. Choose one of our 25 charitable partners and begin your online fundraising campaign today! details »

Give the gift of Fitness for that special occasion!

Gift cards are now available for the 2010 Canada Running Series season! Click here to purchase a Canada Running Series gift card (up to $100) for your friends and family.

Why run SVHM?

A reminder of why the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k is a yearly favourite of the community: more »