Vancouver Sun Run

Vancouver Sun Run

Vancouver Sun Run

( 12 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race

Jeannine Avelino

Vancouver, Canada
44 49
2017
"Same as usual but the t-shirt is better this year!"
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Jeannine Avelino's thoughts:

Visit my blog for the full recap: http://everythingbutweddings.ca/2017/04/race-recap-vancouver-sun-run-2017/

I received a Vancouver Sun Run entry through work so I didn't have to pick up my race package. We received a tech shirt once again. I liked it a lot better than last year's. The colour combination is nicer than last year's and I love how light and airy it feels, which helped keep me cool during the race. I still went to the Sun Run Fair at BC Place to do a little bit of pre-race shopping (a new Addaday Type C roller). Brands like Asics, Brooks, Hoka One One, On, and others were there as well in case you wanted to try out some new shoes. New local brand RYU was also there to give runners a look at their apparel.

The Vancouver Sun Run course hasn't changed for years. This course takes you through the West End, over the Burrard Bridge, Fairview, and over the Cambie Bridge until BC Place. It's a nice mix of downhill and uphill. Perhaps the flattest and more boring section is between the two bridges, mostly because you don't really get a view. The most challenging part might be the surprise hill leading up to Pacific and the Burrard Bridge. It's a block and a half long, steep, and lots of people stop to walk on it. Not only will you be dodging people, you will also be slogging it up there and then keep going uphill over the bridge, making it quite an ordeal. There is a wave start. We were in the green corral and we finally started at 9:30 (the race began at 9).

Normally I don't go to BC Place after the Sun Run because it's a bit of a gong show. This year we went in and it was a madhouse. Thousands of people descended towards the centre of BC Place to grab some post-run food like bagels, juice, and bananas... not to mention the free boxes of Catelli pasta.If you don't like crowds, don't go, it's more pleasant to find other brunch options in the surrounding neighbourhoods.

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