ING New York City Marathon
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Interested in running the NYC Marathon? We want to hear from you. Contact Don Smith at yvr dot triguy at gmail dot com.

www.nycmarathon.org

Vancouver Front Runners
Pride Run & Walk
Saturday, July 31, 2010

Vancouver Front Runners presents our annual Pride Run & Walk at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 31, 2010, a fundraiser for the Dr. Peter Centre.

The run and walk both start at Lumberman's Arch in beautiful Stanley Park.

Pride Run & Walk

Gay Games VIII, Cologne 2010
July 31 - August 7, 2010

The Gay Games is the biggest sports and cultural festival in the world. The games take place in Cologne from July 31 to August 7, 2010. Some 12,000 participants from more than 70 countries will celebrate the principles of participation, inclusion and personal best.

The last day to register for the games is Monday, May 31.

Contact VFR member Ray Duggan for information about participating in the Gay Games or visiting Cologne. If you're a VFR member and you plan to attend, let Ray know so that we can keep track of the club's participation. Let us know as well if you need a place to stay. Reach Ray at rduggan at shaw dot ca.

Vancouver Sun Run
May 9, 2010

The Vancouver Sun Run is one of the largest running events anywhere with 50,000 registrants. The 10 km route circumnavigates downtown Vancouver.

Patrick Tham put together an International Front Runners team for us. He and his partner Norm fed us all well the night before with a wonderful meal of pasta. Norm's spaghetti sauce is sooo good!

Our team of 14 placed third in our category. Jag Bilkhu got another PB, his second in a week! (See BMO Vancouver Marathon below.)

We got together afterwards at the Fountainhead pub to celebrate the day.

BMO Vancouver Marathon
May 2, 2010

The BMO Vancouver Marathon includes a full, a half, and an 8 km. The races take place in and around downtown.

We welcomed several visitors from Seattle Frontrunners with a fabulous meal at Wild Garlic Bistro the evening before the race. It was a good opportunity for the members of the two clubs to get to know each other.

Seattle Frontrunners extends an invitation for us to join them on one of their runs or monthly potlucks: www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Even though it rained for the actual event, the runners did really well. In the Seattle group, two runners qualified for Boston, several completed their first full, half, or 8 km. Others recorded PBs. In the local group, Mark Rozenberg finished the marathon in 3:40, a personal best, and Jag Bilkhu finished the 8 km in just under 36 minutes, also a personal best.

We finished the weekend with a visit to the Pumpjack for for the Beer Bust.

Many thanks to Jag for organizing the weekend and a special thanks to all our Seattle visitors for joining us. We look forward to seeing you again next year!

Resolution Run
January 1, 2010

The 5 km Resolution Run started the year off on a good foot for five frontrunners this year. The route takes you from Denman and Georgia to Brockton Point and back. The rain and wind made for a bracing experience but we had great fun splashing through the puddles. Our fastest runner made it into the top ten! Woo hoo!