31st Annual Royal Victoria Marathon
Sunday, October 10, 2010
MARATHON NEWS & MEDIA RELEASES
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January 18, 2010
- RVM To Host 2010 BC Marathon Championships - Media Release (Louise Hodgson-Jones, RVM Media Liaison, January 18, 2010)
- More Information from BC Athletics.
- Through the Sporting Life on the Coast program, BC Ferries and Sport BC will assist with ferry travel costs for athletes participating in the BC Championships - More information.
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January 8, 2010
- MarathonGuide.com
- RVM Ranks #1 in Canada for Most Boston Marathon Qualifiers - According to Marathonguide.com, the 2009 Royal Victoria Marathon was the top Canadian race qualifying 584 out of 2571 people for the Boston Marathon.
- RVM Ranks #2 in Canada of Top Boston Marathon Qualifying Races – The Royal Victoria Marathon had the second highest Canadian percentage of Boston qualifying finishers in 2009 with 23.4%. MarathonGuide.com, a key reference for marathoning in North America, says that the courses on its 2009 list “will undoubtedly be among those ranked the fastest of all courses”.
- MarathonGuide.com
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January 7, 2010
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Northwest On The Run - Spotlight: Victoria, BC
- Racing in Canada’s finest and fittest city — Part Two (Dec 2009)
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Canada's finest and fittest city is a scenic and supreme running destination - Part One (Nov 2009)
- Both articles used with permission of Northwest Runner magazine and Craig Romano, Northwest Runner columnist and Outdoor Guidebook Author, wwwCraigRomano.com
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Northwest On The Run - Spotlight: Victoria, BC
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January 1, 2010
- Happy New Year from the Royal Victoria Marathon!
- REGISTER TODAY!
- 2010 Sponsor Prospectus now available.
- 2009 Finisher Certificates are still available when you click on your name in the results.
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December 2, 2009
- Marathon - Early Start changes. Click here
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November 3, 2009
- Online registration for 2010 is now open! Register early to avoid disappointment. Race caps are as follows:
- Marathon - 4,000
- Half Marathon - 6,800
- 8K Road Race - 4,000
- Thrifty Foods Kids Run & Marathon - 1,000
- Online registration for 2010 is now open! Register early to avoid disappointment. Race caps are as follows:
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November 2, 2009
- Record fundraising year for the Royal Victoria Marathon pledge charities (Louise Hodgson-Jones, RVM Media Liaison, Nov 2, 2009)
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October 26, 2009
- RUN VICTORIA - 10.10.10. Online registration for 2010 will open in November 2009. Stay tuned!
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October 19, 2009
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October 14, 2009
- Media Release - Royal Victoria Marathon Breaks Registration and Finisher Records - Course Record set in the Half Marathon (Louise Hodgson-Jones, RVM Media Liaison, Oct 11, 2009)
- After The Race – Training Tips (by Bruce Deacon)
- Results – Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K Road Race, Wheelchairs, Teams, Age Groups.
- Timing Chips – Still Have Your Timing Chip After the Race?
- Check us out on Facebook - Royal Victoria Marathon
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RACE WEEKEND MEDIA COVERAGE
- ONLINE
- Royal Victoria Marathon 2009 photo gallery (Times Colonist, Oct 11, 2009)
- Woman On The Run Race report: Excitement+pain=endorphins(Denise Helm, Times Colonist, Oct 11, 2009)
- Kenyans dominate as top finishers in Royal Victoria Marathon (Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist, Oct 10, 2009)
- 30th annual marathon under way (Katie Derosa ,Times Colonist, Oct 10, 2009)
- Best lines overheard on Marathon weekend (Denise Helm ,Times Colonist, Oct 9, 2009)
- Young Kenyans hope to set the pace (Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist, Oct 9, 2009)
- Family's big on running reunion (Jim Gibson, Times Colonist, Oct 9, 2009)
- Royal Victoria Marathon: What you need to know (Times Colonist, Oct 9, 2009)
- Record number of people run in marathon (Katie Derosa and Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist, Oct 8, 2009)
- Elite field for Royal Victoria Marathon features eight Kenyans, Olympians, local favourites (Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist, Oct 8, 2009)
- The Royal Victoria Marathon: What, where and when (Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist, Oct 8, 2009)
- Road closures Oct. 11 due to the marathon (Times Colonist, Oct 8, 2009)
- Royal Victoria Marathon sets registration records; 8K is second race to sell out (Times Colonist, Oct 4, 2009)
- Shirt collection traces runner's race history (Jim Gibson, Times Colonist, Oct 3, 2009)
- Royal Victoria Marathon goes the distance for 30 years (Jim Gibson, Times Colonist, Oct 3, 2009)
- Photo gallery: RVM over the years (Times Colonist, Oct 2, 2009)
- VIDEO GALLERIES
- http://glsp.com/2009rvm/ - Check out race weekend videos by GLSP (Great Lakes Sports Publications - Jennie McCafferty and her crew). 30 Years of Running, Elite Athletes, Carbo Gala Dinner, Expo, Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K and Thrifty Foods Kids Run and much MORE!
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October 11, 2009
- Race results by Race Headquarters. Click here.
