Icebreaker breaks attendance records for the second straight year!
The Steveston Icebreaker hits new highs on pitcture perfect morning.
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Local new runner beats elites at Vancouver Half Marathon
Samantha Jory, 27, started running during the pandemic when her gym shut down and wins her first half marathon.
The 2022 Steveston Icebreaker is BACK!
After one year hiatus due do the COVID 19 Pandemic, the Icebreaker came back strong with its first ever selling and in doing so setting new finisher records
Tokyo 2020 hopefuls Evan Esselink and Malindi Elmore win Under Armour Eastside 10K
Evan Esselink (29:50) and Malindi Elmore (32:44) laid down convincing markers winning Saturday’s Under Armour Eastside 10K ahead of an impressive field of 2,900 participants. Evan made a move at the 8K mark and dropped the hammer at 9K to finish off strong contenders Hofbauer and Preisner. On the Women’s side, Malindi Elmore stormed to an outstanding victory on the challenging eastside course. Malindi was able to hold off Boise Idaho’s Kinsey Middleton for most of the race as well as previous Under Armour Eastside 10K winner Leslie Sexton who came in third. The event attracted a field of 2,900 runners and so far has raised over $26,000 in support of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, PHS Community Services Society, and Youthco.
Canadians Ben Preisner and Natasha Wodak win in front of a sold out field of 6,440
The 2019 Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon and 5k had many highlights, with $1.2 million dollars being raised for local organizations through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge, capping off a spectacular, record-setting day. Milton, Ontario’s Ben Preisner had an impressive Half-Marathon debut to take the men’s title in 65:41, while North Vancouver’s Natasha Wodak narrowly missed the course record in a time of 71:21. They raced to victory ahead of a sold out crowd of 6,440 participants, who came from 36 countries, eight Canadian provinces and 27 American states.