WELCOME TO THE RUN FOR THE SHORE VIRTUAL RACE!
Just when you may have written of the rest of your running goals for 2020 say hold on! There is a new virtual opportunity for you to join us in making a huge difference in our community!
Our Virtual Run For The Shore 165K, 100k, 50k & 15k has a goal of raising $10,000 for the North Shore Women’s Centre. Located in North Vancouver, BC, the North Shore Women’s Centre is dedicated to improving the social, economic, legal and political status of women, and encourages and supports self-empowerment by acting as a resource and a catalyst for change, from feminist perspectives. We aim to provide women with access to resources and assist them with life choices, actively address violence against women at all levels of the community, challenge sexism and discrimination in the community, and work towards the elimination of the feminization of poverty. The NSWC welcomes women and gender diverse individuals, including those who identify as trans, Two-Spirit, and/or non-binary.
Up to $5,000 in proceeds will be matched by our generous donors.
RACE INFORMATION
How This Race Works
The Run For The Shore has been created to encourage virtual running and to support one of RLAG’S very own Leader Ambassadors in her journey to completing 100K while raising funds and awareness for an important local Women’s Centre.
This is a virtual race in partnership with the RunGo App. If you live locally in the Lower Mainland of BC you are welcome to head out on the virtual routes that have been created. Don’t live in North Vancouver, or unable to travel? No problem, you can race as a virtual runner. No matter where you live, you can run along the virtual route with turn-by-turn instructions and descriptions of the beautiful and challenging routes provided by RunGo.
Virtual Race:
You can choose the distance of your choice: 100K, 50K, 15K, or the Triple for a combined distance of 165K! No matter the distance, you can run wherever you live, over as many runs as you choose!
All racers receive a handmade finisher’s medal, a race swag bag, racers bib, and some amazing deals with our race sponsors! All race entries also include a donation to the NSWC. All registered Triple Runners (165K) receive a special finishers t-shirt that is unique to that distance!
Once registered, your race package is mailed to you, and should arrive before September 4, 2020. This gives you the opportunity to help us raise money and awareness, run where you live (maybe create a group run with friends?!), and we can all run together around the world on the same week!
Important: Registration for our Virtual Runners closes August 28, 2020 so that we have time to mail your package to you before race day.
Course Information
Start and Finish Line: Wherever you live OR
Ambleside Beach Park – Argyle Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1A4
This is a tracked virtual race with routes for us to follow, provided by the RunGo App. You will be following verbal turn-by-turn instructions for each distance. As a virtual runner this gives you the opportunity to run along no matter where you are!
If you are running locally in Vancouver, all distances will have the option to start and end at Ambleside Beach. With lots of local shops and restaurants nearby, this is the perfect daytime venue for your friends and family to wait to see you crush your goals! Once complete, be sure to dip your toes on the waters edge – this is of course, a Run for the Shore! Click here for rules and restrictions at Ambleside during Covid-19.
You can also sign up your fur pup to race with you!
You can register your dog for this event, and they will also receive a finishers dog tag! It will be sent in the mail with your race package!
We ask that you run on trails/parks that allow dogs, and we also ask that you respect all park rules.
Cost:
· $15.00
Distance: 15km
· Race Start Time: Anytime you like
· Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020
· 1 Virtual aid station
· Finishers medals for all racers
· Our 15K is perfect for beginner runners that are looking for a challenge! Starting at the beach, you will make your way up to Cleveland Dam, weaving along the river trail, past steep canyon cliffs, our local fish hatchery, and through dense rain forest. At the top of the climb, you can expect to have a great view of Cleveland Dam and Capilano Lake – a perfect selfie spot!
Cost:
- $50.00
Distance: 50k
· Race Start Time: Anytime you like
· Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020
· 3 Virtual aid stations
· Finishers medals for all racers
· Our 50K is a “choose your own adventure” style race with more than 2,000M of elevation. Our official route starts the same as the 15K but takes you deeper into the North Shore Mountains. Be ready for some seriously technical trail as you make your way down the infamous Baden-Powell trail into Lynn Valley Headwaters. Once there, you will head upriver to the gorgeous Norvan Falls. After cooling off in the waterfalls spray, you make your way back to Ambleside – a not so easy feat! For those that are more interested in a point-to-point style race, you can test yourself by following portions of the 100K route from Ambleside to Deep Cove, or vice-versa, both of which include some serious vert!
Cost:
- $50.00
Distance: 100k
· Race Start Time: Anytime you like
· Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020
· 7 Virtual aid stations
· Finishers medals for all racers
· Our 100K is built with as much beauty as possible! Run shore-to-shore along sections of the Baden-Powell, gaze upon the beautifully hidden Norvan Falls, and delight yourself with all the secret viewpoints along the way, including Lynn Canyon and Quarry Rock! I hope you’re not scared of the dark – our route takes you through one of North Vancouver’s mountainside cemeteries! Our 100K boasts more than 5,000M of elevation, and is by far the most scenic of the races.
Cost:
- $50.00
Distance: 165k (100miles)
Sign up to run all three race distances! 15K + 50K + 100K = 165K!
- Race Start Time: Anytime you like
- Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020
- Finishers T-Shirts and medals for all finishers
- You will head out between September 4-13 to complete all three race routes/distances. You can do this in one day, two days, or over the ten days given.
Cost:
- $65.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
– This Virtual Race is a fundraiser for the North Shore Women’s Centre. All of the proceeds are being donated to the centre.
- Since 1973, the North Shore Women’s Centre (NSWC) has lobbied around such issues as accessible and affordable childcare and housing, pensions and seniors’ benefits, and pay equity. Additionally, the NSWC has worked towards creating a safe place for women through their violence prevention and support resources, including SAGE House – an off-site resource for women fleeing violence in relationships.
- Among their many programs, women have access to health and wellness programs, support groups, family law clinics, and basic computer skill training. For the younger generation, there is the annual Girls Empowerment Camp and Flip the Script – the only program proven to reduce the risk of sexual assault for young women in Canada.
- I am pleased to announce that Saved by the Trail has teamed up with RunGo, and Run Like a Girl to create a fun, and challenging, race on the North Shore Mountains in support of this fantastic cause! All proceeds will be donated to the North Shore Women’s Centre and up to $5,000 will be matched by Jindra Casperson and Laurent Vallieres of XL Flooring. The race fee includes a bib number and a finishers medal that will be mailed to you prior to the race.
Our routes will be filled with technical climbs, secret viewpoints, and take you through some of North Vancouver’s most beautiful trails. All distances are designed to take you on an adventure and include as much of the North Shore Scenery as possible! Whether you are running locally, or trying the distance near your home virtually, you can be sure that your run will be filled with beauty and challenge!
We will have three draw prizes in addition to prizes for the following:
- Funniest selfie photo
- Racer who lives the furthest from Vancouver, BC
- Farthest doggy distance
- Best twinning photo
- Best race costume photo
All prizes will be provided by our race sponsor Alkeme.
To enter our photo contest, be sure to tag @runlikeagirl_ca and @savedbythetrail and use the following hashtags:
#RFTS15K
#RFTS50K
#RFTS100K
#RFTS165K
#RUNFORTHESHOREVIRTUAL
Trail Etiquette
– As we head out for our virtual runs, we strongly encourage you to choose a trail or area you know, and/or you have researched and are fully prepared to be in.
– Please ensure that you have let someone know where you are going with an approx. time frame, that you have packed more then enough nutrition and hydration, and that you are prepared for any potential weather, wildlife, etc.
– We highly encourage you to throw out a WAY TO GO, GOOD JOB to other runners or people you see along the way!
– If you wish to listen to music while running please only put in one ear or keep your music low. Being able to hear others around you will keep you and other trail goers safe.
RACE SWAG
Event Tubulars are available for additional purchase at registration with all proceeds going to the North Shore Women’s Centre.
Registration fees
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Virtual 15km Closed
Online registration closed-
Signing up to run virtually means that you are helping us raise money and make a difference no matter where in the world you live. You have between September 4-13, 2020 to complete your chosen race distance. You will head outside with your running shoes on, hearts open and smiles shinnin’, equipped with a race bib number and a heart full of determination. When you are finished your run you will have earned your finishers medal that will have been sent to you in the mail. Your race package, which includes your bib number and medal will be sent to you in the mail before September 4, 2020. You will also have the opportunity to track your run and log your time with our time keeping service. (a link is emailed to you close to race day) We highly encourage you to send us photos of your run so we can share the running love all around the world. $50.00 per racer (plus shipping) Race Start Time: Anytime you like Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020 1 Virtual aid station Finishers medals for a
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ClosedJun 27 – Jul 6
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CA$50.00
Early Registration
Jul 7 – Jul 31 -
ClosedJul 31 – Jul 31
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CA$55.00
Late Registration
Aug 1 – Sep 10 -
ClosedSep 10 – Sep 9
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Virtual 50k Closed
Online registration closed-
Signing up to run virtually means that you are helping us raise money and make a difference no matter where in the world you live. You have between September 4-13, 2020 to complete your chosen race distance. You will head outside with your running shoes on, hearts open and smiles shinnin’, equipped with a race bib number and a heart full of determination. When you are finished your run you will have earned your finishers medal that will have been sent to you in the mail. Your race package, which includes your bib number and medal will be sent to you in the mail before September 4, 2020. You will also have the opportunity to track your run and log your time with our time keeping service. (a link is emailed to you close to race day) We highly encourage you to send us photos of your run so we can share the running love all around the world. $50.00 per racer (plus shipping) Race Start Time: Anytime you like Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020 3 Virtual aid stations Finishers medals for
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ClosedJun 27 – Jul 6
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CA$50.00Jul 7 – Jul 31
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ClosedJul 31 – Jul 31
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CA$55.00Aug 1 – Sep 10
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ClosedSep 10 – Sep 9
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Virtual 100k Closed
Online registration closed-
Signing up to run virtually means that you are helping us raise money and make a difference no matter where in the world you live. You have between September 4-13, 2020 to complete your chosen race distance. You will head outside with your running shoes on, hearts open and smiles shinnin’, equipped with a race bib number and a heart full of determination. When you are finished your run you will have earned your finishers medal that will have been sent to you in the mail. Your race package, which includes your bib number and medal will be sent to you in the mail before September 4, 2020. You will also have the opportunity to track your run and log your time with our time keeping service. (a link is emailed to you close to race day) We highly encourage you to send us photos of your run so we can share the running love all around the world. $50.00 per racer (plus shipping) Race Start Time: Anytime you like Race Date(s): September 4-13, 2020 7 Virtual aid stations Finishers medals for
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ClosedJun 27 – Jul 6
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CA$50.00Jul 7 – Jul 31
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ClosedJul 31 – Jul 31
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CA$55.00Aug 1 – Sep 10
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ClosedSep 10 – Sep 9
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Virtual 165km Closed
Online registration closed-
Signing up to run virtually means that you are helping us raise money and make a difference no matter where in the world you live. You have between September 4-13, 2020 to complete your chosen race distance. Signing up to run the 165km distance (100miles) means you are running the 15km, 50km and 100km distances combined into one distance. Finish all three distances and receive a special finishers t-shirt in addition to your finishers medal! When you are finished your run you will have earned your finishers medal that will have been sent to you in the mail. Your race package, which includes your bib number and medal will be sent to you in the mail before September 4, 2020. You will also have the opportunity to track your run and log your time with our time keeping service. (a link is emailed to you close to race day) We highly encourage you to send us photos of your run so we can share the running love all around the world. $65.00 per racer (plus shipping) Race Start Time: Anytime y
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ClosedJun 27 – Jul 6
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CA$65.00Jul 7 – Jul 31
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ClosedJul 31 – Jul 31
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CA$70.00Aug 1 – Sep 10
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ClosedSep 10 – Sep 9
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Event schedule
- Fri, September 4, 2020 7:00 AM - Race Start
- Sun, September 13, 2020 12:00 AM - Race End
Contact information
- Event contact
- Courtney McQueen
- info@runlikeagirl.ca
- Website
- Visit website
