Comox Valley RV Half Marathon

Date: March 19, 2023
Type: Road Running/Ultras
Location: Comox, BC, Canada
Contact name: Island Series
Contact email: info@islandseries.org
Website: www.islandseries.org/product/comox-valley-half-marathon/
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The Comox Valley RV Half Marathon offers one of the fastest courses in Western Canada with many PBs set here.

The course is a beautiful rural, out-and-back event with views of Mount Washington, Forbidden Plateau, and the Tsolum and Puntledge Rivers. The race is known for its tasty post-race food and lots of great draw prizes.

The half-marathon has a history dating back to at least 1986 when it was a 20-kilometre race. Some legendary names won it back then including five-time Royal Victoria Marathon winner Kelvin Broad and 1980 Olympian Mike Creery.

In 1995, the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) extended the course to be a 21.1K half-marathon. It’s fast and with the right tactics, personal bests and qualification standards can be set there.