2010 Vancouver Island Awesome Event Calendar

2007 Snow to Surf

2010 will be, as every year has been, full of awesome events all over Vancouver Island.

Make sure you check back to this page as it will get better and better every month! I’ll be adding to it whenever I hear about a new awesome event. If you’ve got one for a different area let us know!

[Update] It’s now 2011 and it’s time for a new and updated event list. Island Adventurer has the 2011 Vancouver Island Outdoor Event list this year.

If you know of any that aren’t on this list, email us at pureoutside [at] gmail.com or head over to the contact page.

January

1st – Bastion Running Club New Years Run and Dip, Nanaimo

10th – Prairie Inn Pioneer 10k, Saanichton (Island Series)

11th – 15th – Kokanee Winterfest at Mount Washington

24th - Cobble Hill 10k, Cobble Hill (Island Series)

30th – Mount Washinton Yeti Snowshoe Race, Mount Washington

February

7th – Cedar 12k, Cedar (Island Series)

21st – Hatley Castle 8k, Colwood (Island Series)

21st - Historic Half Marathon, 10k and 5k, Fort Langley

27th – Mount Seymour Yeti Snowshoe Race, Vancouver

March

7 – Bazan Bay 5k, Sydney (Island Series)

14 -Victoria XC #1 Mountain Bike Race (Vancouver Island MB Races Series)

21 – Comox Valley 1/2 Marathon, Courtenay (Island Series)

28 – Victoria Populaire Road Ride by BC Randonnuers 50/100k, Victoria

April

2 – Fletcher’s Challenge 12k Trail Run and 6k Family Walk, Nanaimo (Trail Run)

4 – Merville 15k, Merville (Island Series) (Road Run)

10 – Tour of the Cowichan Valley 200k by BC Randonneurs (Road Ride)

11 – “Eau de Hell” Week 300k by BC Randonneurs, Chemainus (Road Ride)

13 – “Eau de Hell” Week 400k by BC Randonneurs, Chemainus (Road Ride)

15 - “Eau de Hell” Week 600k by BC Randonneurs, Chemainus (Road Ride)

18 – Sook River 10k, Sooke (Island Series) (Road Run)

24 – The Hills are Alive 300k by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

25 – Comox Valley Snow to Surf, Courtenay (Multi Sport Relay)

25 – Times Colonist 10k, Victoria ( Road Run)

May

8 – Gutbuster Trail Run #1, Mt Tzouhalem, Duncan

9- Sooke Spring Sprint Triathlon, Sooke ( Triathlon)

15 – Highway to Hell 400k, by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

15, 16 Vancouver Island Paddlefest, Ladysmith (Paddling Exhibition)

29 – 600 km by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

30 – New Balance Triathlon, Shawnigan Lake ( Triathlon)

30 – Gutbuster 2 Westwood Lake, Nanaimo (Trail Run)

June

5 – The Great Walk 63 k, Gold River to Tahsis

5 – Upsy Downsy 1000 (Diablo’s Triple 1000 Mini Series) by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

9 – Eureka 1000 (Diablo’s Triple 1000 Mini Series) by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

13 – Hare & Toroise 1000 (Diablo’s Triple 1000 Mini Series) by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

13 – Edge to Edge Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay, Tofino

19 – Kusam Klimb , Sayward

20 – New Balance Triathlon, Victoria

27 – Gutbuster Trail Run #3, Royal Roads Victoria (venue switched from Gowland Tod)

July

11 – Gutbuster Trail Run #4, Mt Douglas, Victoria

21 – 25 Vanisle 1200k by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

August

7 – Gutbuster Trail Run #5, Mount Washington, Comox

8 - New Balance Triathlon, Sooke

15 – Vancouver Island Stand Up Paddle Series #4, Victoria

21 – PureOutside Monsters Juan De Fuca Run, Juan De Fuca Trail, Sooke

21 – Tour of Nanaimo & Cowichan Valleys 200k by BC Randonneurs, Nanaimo ( Road Ride)

29 – Club FatAss Juan De Fuca  Run, Juan De Fuca Trail, Sooke

September

1 – Outdoor VanIsle Meetup, Longwood Pub, Nanaimo

5 – Harbour City Half Marathon and 10k, Nanaimo

5 – Juan De Fuca Duathlon, Victoria

12 – Fall Isle-Lander 200k by BC Randonneurs, Victoria (Road Ride)

12 – VI Stand Up Paddle Series Finale, Comox

12 – Land End 1/2 Marathon and 10k, Sidney

18 - Run for the Mountain, Westwood Lake, Nanaimo

18 – Great Lake Walk and Ultramarathon 56k, Lake Cowichan

19 – Terry Fox Run, Nanaimo

25 – Momar Adventure Race #2, Cumberland

October

10 – Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon and 8k, Victoria

30 – Westwood Lake Relay, Nanaimo

31 – Perseverance Trail Run, Cumberland

31 – Shawnigan – Kinsol Half Marathon, Shawnigan Lake

November

11 – 14th Annual Harriers Thetis Lake 20k Relay, Thetis Lake Park, Victoria

27 – 26th Annual Harriers Gunner Shaw Cross Country, Thetis Lake Park, Victoria

December

11 – 7th Annual Harriers Steward Mountain Cross Country, Thetis Lake Park, Victoria

Looking for events in Vancouver? Check out the Outdoor Vancouver Event Calendar.

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