Welcome to Islanders Running Club, a club for kids with the motto "Fun, Fitness and Friendship". Our club runs from April to October and we welcome new members at any time. 

2012 will be the sixth year of Islanders Running Club and the club has expanded in many wonderful ways. We now have between 30 and 40 young athletes with all ranges of athletic ability and differing reasons for participating. Some athletes choose to focus on practices and having fun in the running games that we play; other runners focus on some competitions. This year, along with our running, we will introduce some throwing events (discus and shott putt) and long jump. We will also be participating in several track meets and a series of fun road races. We are excited about the upcoming season and look forward to seeing you at our club practices.

Wednesday
May162012

UVic Track Meet

The Vikes are hosting a track meet for kids in grades 3-5 on Tuesday, June 12 at 5:30pm. Events will be an 80m sprint, a 4x100m relay, and an 800m run. Details can be found here.

The following evening, also at UVic, the the Victoria International Track Classic. This meet will feature national and international calibre athletes including Canadians hoping to make it to the Olympics this summer. You can get more information here.

Saturday
May122012

Change of time and location of Sunday practice

As some of our runners will be paticipating in the kids run that is part of the Oak Bay Half Marathon, our regular practice time this Sunday (May 13) will be moved to 9am at the Oak Bay track so the coach can attend both.

As always, kids who are interested in trying the club out, are welcome to come to any of our practices.

Wednesday
Apr252012

No Practice Sunday

The first few practices have gone really well and we’ve really enjoyed seeing old members again and meeting new members!

There will not be a practice on Sunday (April 29) as interested members will be participating in the kids 1.5km fun run downtown (part of the TC 10k run). Next practice will be Wednesday, May 2 at the usual time and place.

Thursday
Apr122012

New Season Starts Sunday

Yipee, it's time to get running. The new season starts on Sunday (April 15) at the regular location (Vantreights Park) and time (9:30-10:15 am). We're looking forward to seeing new and old members alike!

Friday
Mar092012

Dust Off Your Shoes...

The days are getting longer and at least a little bit warmer, so running season must just be around the corner. The first session will be at 9:30 am on Sunday, April 15 at Vantreight Park. Practices will be held on the same schedule as last year. We are excited to see old and new runners alike!