Category: Pride Run & Walk

Race Package Pickup

• There will be two locations in which you can collect your bibs and goodies.
• Team members are allowed to collect other team members’ bibs, as long as you know the first and last name used during registration. Keep in mind that not everyone uses their legal name.

• Thursday July 20th, 2017, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
  Denman Running Room
  679 Denman Street
  Vancouver, BC

• Saturday, July 22nd, 2017, 7:30 am to 8:30 am*
  Second Beach Park, Stanley Park.
  Registration and BIB Pickup Desk

Race Day

• Please allow yourself ample time to get to Second Beach Park, and aim to be there between 8:00 am and 8:20 am.
• If you’re unsure on how to get there, visit our ‘Getting There‘ page on our website.
• Bag check and bike valet services are available by donation and provided by Out in Schools. Bring a loonie or a toonie if you can.
• Announcements by our emcee, Barb Snelgrove get underway at 8.30am. There will also be opening remarks from our special guests, along with a 5-minute stretch/Zumba mix.
• Gun time is at 9.00am
• There will be a waved start, with the 10km runners heading off first, followed by the 5km runners and walkers just minutes later. Please ensure you are positioned into the correct start area.

The Course

• We start and end at the same point in Second Beach Park.
• Remember to use sunscreen and stay hydrated.
• The course is an out-and-back design with two turn around points. One at 2.5 km for the 5km participants, and one at the 5km marker for the 10km runners. You come back the exact same way.
• The disco water station will be placed just before the second turnaround point. There will be glitter, hair spray and other fun stuff for you to collect. Be sure to check in and get your glam on.
• We have an army of course marshals on the look out for your safety and can be easily identified with large balloon arrangements.
• St John’s Ambulance will also be in attendance looking out for you. If you find anyone who needs assistance, please find the nearest volunteer who can contact race organisers.

Finish Line

• When you cross the finish line, collect your finisher’s hat and keep moving on
• We will have plenty of water and delicious post run nutrition to help quench your appetite.
• Take this time to explore the park and visit all of the vendors who will have instalments and interactions for you.
• If you fancy yourself an adult beverage, the beer garden is slated to open at 10:00 am. This is a 19+ area and you will need government issued ID to get in.
• Finishing announcements and awards will commence at 10:30 am. 

Awards and Prizes

• 1st place in each of the 3 gender categories for 10km folks
• Runner Up in each of the 3 gender categories for 5km folks
• Runner Up in each of the 3 gender categories for 10km folks
• Runner Up in each of the 3 gender categories for 5km folks
• Fastest 5km team
• Fastest 10km team
• Best dressed individual
• Best dressed team
• Door prizes

Post Pride Run

• Commencing at 11:00am, the Vancouver Pride Society take over with the first ever Pride Sports Day.
• Pride Sports Day will have activities for all ages, hosted by other LGBT sports clubs.
• We also have BC Lions, Canucks and the WhiteCaps in attendance.
• There’s a kid zone with bubbles, activities, games and much more
• Live entertainment will be provided on stage from a number of different artists for you to enjoy
• Food trucks will line Stanley Park Drive and the beer garden will remain open all day.

FundraisingDuring opening remarks, we will be handing out prizes to our top three fundraisers. There’s some pretty awesome items to take home, including:

• A trip for two to Mexico with transfers to an all inclusive resort
• A two-night stay at Kingfisher Ocean Side Resort and Spa, or
• a 40-inch television

While registrations are closed, the ability to keep seeking pledges or to donate online is available on our RaceRoster site. We will be announcing the winners using the amounts donated up until8:00 am on July 22nd. So don’t stop raising, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners are neck and neck, and not by much!

For more details on this, visit our fundraising page on our website.

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See You There

Formerly the longtime Host of QueerFM, Barb Snelgrove is the Promotions Director at Roundhouse Radio 98.3. She is a Reporter for the local LGBTTQ news show OutlookTV, can be seen nationally on OutTV, and has written for numerous publications such as The Huffington Post, shewired.com and the WestEnder.
A well known community advocate, Barb has been a 3 term member of the City of Vancouver LGBTTQ2+ Advisory Committee, sits on the VPD Diversity Advisory Committee, is a member of Positive Living BC’s Red Ribbon Advisory Panel and the City of Vancouver Jim Deva Plaza Steering and Oversight Committee (the first of its kind in Vancouver). She is also part of the LOUD Foundation Selection Panel which provides annual scholarships to LGBTQ+ Youth.

Barb has been acknowledged for her many years of community service with a Vancouver Pride Society Outstanding Community Member Award, named one of OutTV’s “Top Queers of the Year” and made the GayVancouver.net Annual List of “Ten People Making a Difference in Vancouver”. She has been a Vancouver Pride Parade Grand Marshal (Local Hero), TELUS Pride Legacy Award winner as “Community Superstar”, twice nominated for the City of Vancouver Award of Excellence, and is a YWCA Women of Distinction Award finalist. Barb most recently won the BC Broadcasting Association Award of Excellence / Community Service Award (Radio) for her Vancouver Food Bank campaign.

Best known as megamouthmedia, the “quick with a quip” emcee of scores of Vancouver community events, Barb is proud to once again be hosting the Vancouver Frontrunners Pride Run & Walk.

We’re thrilled to announce that McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at YVR and Hello Fresh have joined forces with Pride Run & Walk through some awesome donations which will be handed out as awards and door prizes on July 22nd.

McArthurGlen Vancouver, the first designer outlet to open in the Vancouver area, brings you over 60 stores and big name brands to choose from, catering to most tastes and style in shopping. One lucky winner will be taking home a $100 gift card to shop at any of their stores.

Hello Fresh is the ideal solution for the young professional with active lives but still, want to eat healthily. They prepare and package up all the ingredients needed to follow a simple recipe for you to enjoy 3 healthy meals and they deliver it right to your door. Each Pride Run & Walk participant will receive a gift card at the BIB pick up at the Running Room on July 20th. Furthermore, they have also donated one box of fresh ingredients which one lucky winner will take home as a door prize!

We’re so thankful for our sponsors and their continued support of Pride Run. If you too would like to sponsor us, email us at priderun@vancouverfrontrunners.org.