Victoria's Prairie Inn Harriers running club, is pleased to host the Harriers Thetis Lake Relay. This popular low-key fun trail relay is a good tune up for the Harriers Gunner Shaw 10K Classic on November 23rd and the Harriers Stewart Mountain 10 Mile/5 Mile Challenge on December 8th. Club, school, recreation centre, running clinic, competitive and recreational runners of all paces are welcome to join the fun at Thetis Lake Park. Team tents are welcome.
As a token of appreciation current paid up Prairie Inn Harrier club members can run their laps for free. Memberships can be taken out or renewed here.
Registration fees Spots remaining: 134
Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees
Thetis Lake Relay Limited spots available
Price changes in 5 days 19 hours-
4 lap relay with team of 1–4 participants
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Register for Thetis Lake Relay$43.62
Early Price ($40 + online processing fee)
Now registering Oct 1 – Oct 12 -
$64.99
Regular Price ($60 + online processing fee)
Oct 13 – Nov 9 -
$86.35
Late Price ($80 + online processing fee)
Nov 10 – Nov 11
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- This registration is for the entire team.
- Regular online registration will close at 7am on Monday, November 10th.
- Current PIH club members are entitled to a full discount per lap on advance entry fees. You can join the club as part of the registration process and get the discount.
- Multi-time volunteers at past PIH Thetis Lake series races may also be eligible for a discount at the discretion of the race director.
- Race Roster applies a not insignificant ($0.85 plus 6.5%) online processing fee to all non-zero payments. To avoid, you can pre-pay by cheque or cash or EFT and receive a promo code for zero payment online registration. Contact the race director to arrange.
- Day-of-race registration is by cash or cheque only unless you have internet. Full price. No discounts
Location
Thetis Lake Park, Victoria, BC. Start and finish near main beach.
Park in the main lot at the end of Six Mile Road, or cycle the Galloping Goose trail and park at the beach.
Start Time / Date
The race starts at 1:00 pm and is always on Remembrance Day November 11th, which for 2025 is a Tuesday.
Event Format
Teams of up to 4 members in sequence complete one "5K" lap of Upper and Lower Thetis Lake along the main trail. There is a mass start from the road by the first member from each team, and an exchange zone on the main beach to tag the next member. Teams with fewer members can continue or alternate laps to complete the four.
Team Categories
- Junior (All under 20) – Women, Men and Mixed
- Open (Any age) – Women, Men and Mixed
- Master (All 40+) – Women, Men and Mixed
- Veteran (All 50+) – Women, Men and Mixed
- Super Veteran (All 60+) – Women, Men and Mixed
- Solo – Women and Men
- Dual – Women, Men and Mixed
- Family (at least 3 laps from the same family or 2 laps from each of 2 families)
- Walk
Category Notes:
- Women teams must be all women
- Mixed teams must complete at least two laps by women
- Junior team members must be all under 20 years old
- Other age groups are determined by the youngest runner
Entry Fee
$40 per team early registration fee through Saturday October 12th, increasing to $60 per team regular, then $80 per team late on race day and the day before. Solo teams are half-price, and dual (two-member) teams get a 25% discount.
Registration
Online registration will close at 7pm Monday, November 10th, 2025 and you can edit all your team registration information until then. Day-of-race in-person registration at the beach is by cash or cheque only (unless you have internet) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Overall limit of 150 teams.
Check-In
Check-in on race day is at the main beach – between 11am and 12:45pm – to confirm team participants, details, running order and category. Each team will be handed a Timing Sheet to fill out during the event and hand-in after for results and draw prizes.
Scoring
This a low-key fun yet competitive event. Scoring is based on the total running time for the four laps by a team. There are no race bibs or chip timing, just a race clock from which teams can self record the cumulative split time after each lap on a Team Timing Sheet and then on the Master Recording Boards. Individual lap times can also be recorded, with the interim cumulative total noted – time arithmetic is tricky, far easier to just read the split time from clock, but good to have lap times for verification.
Note to keep on schedule slower teams may be asked to start their final two together in which case some time arithmetic is required. Noting lap times here is appreciated to cross-check.
Runners can be on more than one team and can count individual laps for each, eg: a person can run the second lap for team A and the final lap for team B; or they can run the first lap for a family team then carry on to complete a solo. Again this may involve some time arithmetic, with noting of lap times to cross-check appreciated.
Award presentations
Awards and draw prizes will be available near the Finish Line at 3:00 pm. Rosettes will be presented to the top teams in all 22 divisions. RIbbons will be presented to all team members of the top 3 teams in each division.
There are also prizes for best team name, so be creative – the judge sometimes has a bent sense of humour.
Amenities
Washrooms, change rooms, picnic tables and port-a-potties at the Start/Finish area. Area for team tents.
Light refreshments TBC but likely including hot chocolate, soup, fruit and sweets.
Six Mile pub just down the road.
Event schedule
- Mon, November 10, 2025 1:00 p.m. - Regular Online Registration Closes
- Tue, November 11, 2025 11:30 a.m. - Race Package Pick-up - Thetis Lake
- Tue, November 11, 2025 1:00 p.m. - Race Start
- Tue, November 11, 2025 3:00 p.m. - Awards & Prizes
Contact information
- Event contact
- Gary Duncan
