• North Vancouver,
    BC,
    Canada
  • October
  • 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Karin Femi

Vancouver, Canada
5 20
2017
"On the Hills and on the Track"
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Karin Femi's thoughts:

I had a blast with my friends from the West Van Run Crew at the Strachan Hartley Foundation Run!
The pre-race expo is located in the Handsworth Secondary School gym with access to their washroom and the option to leave your bag of warm up clothes there. They also had a snack and drinks table setup with fruits, rice cakes, bagels, jam, coffee and gatorade. Something I wish more races did as I often feel hungry or thirsty before morning races. The 10k race started first and I got to cheer for Jeannine and Bradley. They ran strong on the extremely hilly 10k course and it was fun to also get to cheer for them as they sprinted to the finish line. Samantha and I ran the 5k, which also a few mean hills. I started the race fast, taking advantage of the downhill sections, but after a few hill climbs, Samantha started catching up and finally passed me. I tried to keep up with her with the hope of passing her during a final sprint, but as I was getting tired, she seemed to be getting stronger. She ended up finishing the race before I got on the track for the final 250m sprint. It was all good because, in the end, we both ended up winning within our age group.

The race has an amazing friendly community atmosphere with many kids and teens participating both as runners and volunteers. It includes free face painting and balloon animals at the finish line, a 400m toddler run and an 800m kids run! My little girl finished her 400m just in time to give way to the older kids doing the 800m. She really enjoyed the support of fellow runners and, once again, refused to be picked up. I am so glad to see her enjoy being out and active like that.

The SHLF is a fundraiser for Streetfront, a charity that helps at-risk teens build life skills and self-confidence through running, hiking and other outdoor activities. If you would like to donate, you can do so here: https://chimp.net/groups/2017-strachan-hartley-legacy-run

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