RaceGuide’s featured runs and races – September 5-7

This first weekend of September is also the Labour Day long weekend across the country which means there is a notable lack of running events taking place. The one major exception to this is the only Canadian event in the Destination Race series and which takes place in British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley.

Sunday September 6th: Kelowna Wine Country Half, B.C.

Popular, Destination Race, Race Expo

Profile: The newest and only Canadian edition of the Destination Race series, the Kelowna Wine Country Half is a stunningly scenic course in the Okanagan Valley. The point-to-point course begins at a winery and takes participants past lush vineyards, orchards, farms and fields before descending toward the city and passing along tree-lined trail and along the lake towards the finish at Waterfront Park. The event can be run indvidually or as part of a 2-peson relay team. After the race, participants then enjoy generous post-race amenities that includes local wines and a music festival.

By the Numbers: Participants: 1,000; Fee(s): $85-105 (Half); $75-95 (Team); $150-190 (2-person Relay)

Charity: YMCA of Okanagan and the Okanagan Athletics Club

Ratings: Scenery: 5; Race expo: 4; Refreshments: 5; Swag/medals: 4; Experience: 5

Sunday September 6th: Demi-marathon de l’Acadie, St. Isadore, N.B.

Ⱨistoric

Profile: Since its inception in November 1987, the Demi-marathon de l’Acadie/Acadia Half-marathon has taken place on the first Sunday of every month starting promptly at 10 a.m. Rain or shine, wind or snow, participants of all abilities have taken on the net downhill point-to-point course from St. Isidore to Tracadie-Sheila on New Brunswick’s east coast. The cost is a mere $10 to participate and anywhere from 20 to over 200 complete the event each month.

By the Numbers: Participants: 20-200; Fee(s): $10

Ratings: Scenery: 3; Unique/specialty: 5; Organization: 3; Value: 5

Other events

Saturday September 5th: The Canadian Run, Ottawa, Ont.

Featuring a 5K and 10K in the morning and a half marathon a little later on, these races are a part of “The Canadian” weekend in our nation’s capital that start and finish in Mooney’s Bay Park and run to and from the Revelstoke area.

Sunday September 6th: VanRace 30K & 15K, Vancouver, B.C.

A new event to 2015 that offers the unique distances of 15 and 30K and which takes place from Charleson Park at False Creek.

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