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This weekend is the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon

The beautiful course runs along the Pacific Ocean shoreline through Kitsilano to Stanley Park

Sunday, June 24th is the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon. The beautiful course begins at the University of British Columbia and runs along the Pacific Ocean shoreline through Kitsilano to Stanley Park. 

The half-marathon gets underway at 7:30 a.m. PDT, and is followed by the 5K which leaves at 9:15 a.m. PDT from Stanley Park Drive at Ceperley Field. 

The 5K is sold out, but the half-marathon still has availability. Registration closes Monday evening. 

Leading the elite men’s field is Kip Kangogo of Lethbridge, Alberta. The former Canadian half-marathon champion has won the Scotiabank Vancouver Marathon six times, and this weekend’s race could make it seven. 

RELATED: Lyndsay Tessier, Kip Kangogo win Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon

Kangogo has already run several half-marathons this spring, finishing third at the Banque Scotia 21K de Montreal in a time of 1:08.14, and second at the 2018 Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in Calgary in a time of 1:09.23. 

 

BMO Vancouver Marathon winner Robin Watson will also run the 21.1K on Sunday. Watson currently coaches with Vancouver-based running group Mile2Marathon. Watson clocked a 2:27:38 to bring home the win at the Vancouver marathon on May 6. 

RELATED: Watson wins 2018 BMO Vancouver Marathon

Husband and wife duo, Emily and Matt Setlack are set to run this weekend. The couple is coming off a big race at the Canadian Mountain Running Championships, where Emily Setlack won the women’s competition handily in a time of 1:16.49. She also competed at the World Half-Marathon Championships this past March in Valencia, Spain. 

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Natasha Wodak and Dayna Pidhoresky are other notable entries in the women’s field. Wodak is fresh off of the 2018 Toronto Waterfront 10K where she finished second in a time of 33:15. Pidhoresky also raced in Toronto to finish fourth in 33:39.

Pidhoresky has been strong on the roads this season, finishing second at the Canadian Half-Marathon Championships in May. 

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See here for more information and course maps. 

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