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Jul 25 2016
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Crew Charity Competition at 2016 #Eastside10k

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VANCOUVER – July 25, 2016

Back by popular demand, this year’s event will again feature a Crew Challenge supporting our charity partners. There are some new components though, including cheer stations, costume contests, and more!

Also new this year, the competition will be between Charity Teams rather than individual crews and clubs. This means more crews can get involved to make a difference – your run crew just needs to decide which Charity Team it will be competing for. In the end there will be four Charity Teams, each team composed of multiple crews.

Charities which crews can compete for:

Outline of Competition for each Charity Team:

  • Average times for fastest five males plus fastest five females will set base score/time
  • Every runner counts – for each finisher, Team’s time will be reduced by 10 seconds
  • Fundraising – for every $100 raised, Team’s time will be reduced by 10 seconds
  • Additional time reductions can be achieved through the Head-to-Head Crew Event (details TBD – held on another date), Best Costume Prize, and Cheering Stations
  • Charity Team with the lowest cumulative time wins!

Requirements

  • Crew/Club leader should email eastside@canadarunningseries.com with their charity preferences (rank 1 to 4) and expected crew participation by August 5th – leaders will be given a discount code for their team.
  • After official Eastside 10k Charity is confirmed for each crew, they must set up a fundraising page at Eastside10k.com.
  • Must commit to fundraising at least $50 from the crew to be eligible for the competitions.
  • Participants must designate their crew team by September 11. This can be done during registration, or by emailing crs@2mev.com before the deadline. Note that this team selection is by Run Crew / Club – your crew leader will notify CRS which charity your crew will represent.

Check out how last year’s challenge went down in these videos – part one | part two

Jun 29 2016
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NEW – Eastside 10k Clinic from Mile2Marathon

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The Eastside 10k’s ‘10 weeks to your best 10k’ is coached by Mile2Marathon coaches Dylan Wykes and Rob Watson. These two have completed a combined 20 marathons under 2:20 and have represented Canada on the biggest stages that road racing has to offer at the Olympic Games, World Championships, and the Boston Marathon. They have also competed locally in all of the Canada Running Series Events. Dylan was the champion of the inaugural Eastside 10k & Rob has countless top 3 finishes in the Canada Running Series West events.

mile2marathonDylan and Rob both also have strong backgrounds in coaching. For the past several years Dylan has been coaching runners of all abilities through his specialized Mile2Marathon training programs. Rob has also been active in the coaching game, having helped guide several athletes to PB’s in all different events. Be it those looking to complete their first 10km, to others racing the Boston Marathon, Dylan and Rob have the experience to make it happen.

The Eastside 10k Clinic is designed to help athletes take their 10k training and racing to a new level. Prior distance running and racing experience is recommended for athletes to be able to take full advantage of what the clinic has to offer. Athletes should be running 3 times per week (or more) and have completed a 5k in 30 minutes or faster.

In addition to receiving a 10-week training plan tailored towards your specific goals, we will also provide in-person guidance at two weekly group workouts (time and location TBD). These workouts will teach you the why’s and how’s of proper 10km training. We will lead athletes through various types of workouts, including tempo runs, interval workouts and fartleks. All of this will culminate on September 17th as you toe the line at the Vancouver Eastside 10k, confident and ready to smash your PB!

  • Start Date: July 11, 2016
  • Cost: $100
  • What’s included: 10-week training plan tailored to your goals & 2 weekly practices for 10 weeks. 20% discount code for your Eastside 10k race entry.
  • Times & Locations: Tuesday evenings @ 6pm – Location TBD, Saturday mornings @ 8am – Pt. Grey Secondary School Track
  • Goal: Eastside 10k
  • Pre-Reqs: ~30 minutes for 5km.
  • Coaches: Rob Watson & Dylan Wykes of Mile2Marathon Coaching

To register, contact Mile2Marathon coaching at info@mile2marathon.com

More info on the 10 Week Clinic | More info on the Eastside 10k Race

Sep 20 2015
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Record setting Day for Natasha Wodak and the Eastside 10K

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VANCOUVER. September 19th. Vancouver local Natasha Wodak continued her banner year with a win at Saturday’s 3rd annual Vancouver Eastside 10K, a Canada Running Series event.  Wodak’s time of 33:04 was enough to break the course record and was awarded an additional $500 for her efforts.  Dayna Pidhoresky  ij_ves10k15_1040was second with a time of 34:01 and rounding out the field was Kelowna’s Malindi Elmore with a time of 34:32.  On the men’s side Geoff Martinson ran a fine solo effort of 29:32 to crush the trailing pack by more than a minute. Calgary’s Trevor Hofbauer was 2nd and Chris Winter 3rd in 30:25 and 30:55, respectively. Defending champion Kelly Wiebe finished a disappointing 4th in 31:18.

Natasha ran a great race maintaining the lead for almost the entire event.  “It’s a really fun way to end out my season with a win and a course record is great,” said Natasha.  “My plan was to come out strong with the leaders and then I took off at the 2K mark and stayed out in front.”

Natashacr_ves10k15_0686_1’s win wasn’t the only record broken at today’s event.  The fastest growing running event in BC attracted 2,300 competitors and raised over $28,000 in support of the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Watari Support and Counselling, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and the Breakfast Club of Canada. The record fundraising amount was achieved largely because of the efforts of the East Vancouver Run Crew and Fraser Street Run Club who raised $5,300 and $4,700 respectively.  Participants can continue to fundraise online until September 28th on line at www.eastside10k.ca

“We were thrilled with the turnout today,” said Canada Running Series president Alan Brookes.  “Canada Running Series events build communities through running and the Eastside 10K is a perfect example of people coming together to support their community.”

Information and complete race results can be found at www.eastside10k.ca

Sep 14 2015
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Labeaud and Wiebe To Defend Eastside 10k Titles. By Paul Gains

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VE10K NatashaNatasha Labeaud returns to the Vancouver Eastside 10k September 19th ready to defend the title she won a year ago, but also as a much more experienced athlete.

Though she represented Canada at the 2014 Chiba International Ekiden, it was only this past March that the 27 year old ran in her first global championships, the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang, China.

She finished 60th there helping the Canadian team to a 10th place finish. Then this summer her 8th place finish in the Pan Am Games 5000m final illustrated her tremendous versatility.

Labeaud calls Kelowna, B.C. home but resides in San Diego, her husband Marco Anzures’ home town. Although her father was born in New Orleans her mother is from Montreal and so she has had dual citizenship since birth. Marco serves as coach and sometime training partner to his wife.

“I race in B.C. fairly frequently, and will be racing there more with the indoor season and additional road races,” Labeaud said this week. “I remember that the Eastside race was organized well, there were great volunteers, and wonderful crowds. The course is hilly, but there are some parts of it that you can really get rolling.

“I am excited and confident about racing the10k distance as it is part of my training for a major race this fall.”

Labeaud, who completed her Master’s degree in journalism at Georgetown University, must go to extraordinary lengths to keep her health and fitness.

She was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2006 and can only eat unprocessed foods while avoiding wheat, barley and oats. It can be even more difficult when she travels. But like the champion she is, Labeaud has had to learn to adapt.

On Saturday she will face Natasha Wodak, the Canadian 10,000m record holder (31:41.59), who raced that distance at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing where she was 23rd. The race is part of the 2015 Canada Running Series with points going towards an overall prize.

Wodak is coming off a busy weekend where she was a member of Rachel Cliff’s wedding party Friday, then flew to Toronto and won the Canadian 5km road championship in 15:58.

104_cr_ve10k14_7813_2The men’s race is no less compelling. A year ago Kelly Wiebe set a new course record in the event when he beat his BC Endurance Project training partner, Geoff Martinson, by over a minute. His time was 29:20.

Wiebe, 26, is also a versatile distance runner having finished 50th at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and is a past winner of the Vancouver Sun Run. He has just returned to Vancouver following ten weeks of altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona.

“My fitness level is okay, not my best,” he reports. “Training has been going well over the summer – I have been very consistent – it’s just I haven’t been doing much specific 10k work yet. I have mostly just been developing a base for the fall season.”

“I will be competitive up front for sure. I can’t guarantee a win, because competition will be tough with guys like Geoff Martinson and Chris Winter, but I will be competitive with the top group.”

The race starts at 8:30 a.m. on the Dunsmuir Viaduct traversing the Eastside and Gastown before returning to the Viaduct.

Four charities are front and centre: the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Watari Support and Counselling, Greater Vancouver Food Bank and new to this year, Breakfast Clubs of Canada. They stand to benefit from the more than $12,000 already raised – double the 2014 amount.

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Sep 10 2015
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2015 #Eastside10k Elite Start List

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Vancouver, BC – September 10, 2015
Elite list and numbers for the 2015 Vancouver Eastside 10k

Men’s Start List

Bib Number First Name Last Name City Province Twitter
1 Kelly Wiebe Vancouver BC @kwiebely
2 Kevin Friesen Vancouver BC @KevinFriesen7
3 Geoff Martinson Vancouver BC
4 Theo Hunt Vancouver BC @HuntTheo
5 Trevor Hofbauer Calgary AB @TrevorHofbauer
6 Richard Mosley Vancouver BC
7 Chris Winter Vancouver BC @cwinter3
8 Nicolas Jirot Burnaby BC
11 Tim Huebsch Vancouver BC @huebyt
12 Nicholas Browne Vancouver BC @Nbrowne1
13 Bryan Andrews Vancouver BC
14 Nick Hastie Vancouver BC @nehastie
15 Gus Amundson Vancouver BC
16 Ramsey Ezzat North Vancouver BC
19 Kevin O’Connor Vancouver BC @Superkrun
20 Craig Odermatt Victoria BC
21 Simon Stewart Edmonton AB @stewsimon
22 Anthony Skuce Vancouver BC @outforarun
23 Tyler Ginther Surrey BC
24 Jack Cook Edmonton AB @athleticsnorth
25 James Newby Garibaldi High. BC
26 Barry Young Vancouver BC @BourryYang

Women’s Start List

Bib Number First Name Last Name City Province Twitter
41 Natasha LaBeaud San Diego CA @tashyrunner
42 Natasha Wodak Vancouver BC @tasha_wodak
43 Dayna Pidhoresky Vancouver BC @daynapidhoresky
44 Malindi Elmore Kelowna BC
45 Catherine Watkins Vancouver BC @runmommaster
46 Kate Gustafson Vancouver BC @atrueworld
51 Katherine Moore Vancouver BC @Runningintoyoga
52 Jen Moroz Vancouver BC
53 Shauna Gersbach North Vancouver BC @Roseyrunner
54 Mel Russell Victoria BC
55 Allison Ezzat North Vancouver BC
56 Tamasin Reno Vancouver BC @tamasinreno
57 Sabrina Wilkie Vancouver BC @sabrinawilkie
61 Melanie Kassel Chilliwack BC
62 Sara Massie Vancouver BC @SaraMassie18
63 Karen Warrendorf Vancouver BC @kwarrendorf
64 Margreet Dietz Squamish BC @MargreetDietz
65 Jill Costantino Burnaby BC
Aug 10 2015
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Crew & Club Charity Competition at #Eastside10k

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VANCOUVER – August 11, 2015

Canada Running Series is excited to announce a new competition for the Vancouver Eastside 10k, focusing on the Run Crews and Clubs of Vancouver as well as our local charities. Each Run Crew or Club chooses a partner charity and has two ways in which to help raise much needed funds, both with a competitive element.

Charity Fundraising Competition

  • Crew who raises the most funds for their charity (by midnight September 18) will be recognized by Canada Running Series and get some serious bragging rights
  • Crew will also receive five free “season’s passes” for Canada Running Series West 2016 (five entries into each of the three Vancouver races – #Modo8k #ScotiaHalf and #Eastside10k)
  • The Crew with the most registered participants will receive a $100 donation from Canada Running Series to their selected charity

Charity Race Competition

  • Fastest five times from each Run Crew and Club will be counted and combined for a “Crew Time”
  • Crew or Club with the lowest cumulative “Crew Time” will receive a $500 donation from Canada Running Series to their selected charity
  • If a Crew has five or more female runners registered, the fastest five times will be combined and the lowest cumulative “Crew Girls Time” will receive an additional $200 donation to their selected charity

Charities

Requirements

  • Crews and Clubs must choose from one of the official Eastside 10k Charities and set up a fundraising page at Eastside10k.com
  • Must commit to fundraising at least $200 to be eligible for the competitions
  • Must notify Canada Running Series of the team members’ names at least one week prior to Race Day for inclusion in the Race Competition

Registered Crews

Any other crews or clubs who would like to apply to join the challenge should email eastside@canadarunningseries.com

Aug 10 2015
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Setting Race Goals – Dayna Pidhoresky

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VANCOUVER – August 11th – by Dayna Pidhoresky

Although summer is still in full force it feels like the fall racing season is fast approaching. Key races that once looked distant now seem to be barrelling towards me at warp speed. This panicked feeling beckons me to reassess how my current training is going so I can be more reasonable with this coming seasons’ goals. Obviously a goal should not be something too easy, but it should also not be something that would require some sort of divine intervention for you to achieve it.

Summer training quality and quantity tend to correlate closely with how your fall season will pan out. It is easy to experience setbacks during those dog-days of summer. It’s a busy time of year and, whether by vacations or juggling out-of-school-kids, those disrupted running schedules can make it difficult to get out the door. And maybe you do get out the door, but it’s hotter than hell and you barely make it to the end of your driveway before slumping over in a heap of despair. Or maybe, as in my case, you had a bit of an injury coming off the spring and have had to adjust training to accommodate. Whatever the circumstance it’s best to take a step back, observe the work you have been able to accomplish, and reassess your goals for the coming season.
08-11-dayna-ve2014Readjusting goals after setbacks is not a sign of weakness — this is something I need to remind myself often — it is a way to get back on track faster. Keeping goals that are too lofty or even too easy will only lead to decreased motivation. Your short term and seasonal goals need to reflect the efforts you put in over the previous months. They are not set in stone and should be considered flexible, especially in the short term. For myself, over the summer while dealing with some shin inflammation I often had to alter my daily volume based on how it was feeling each day. Naturally, the perfectionist in me wants to run each kilometre of every single day that is planned, but that approach could sideline me for the month and derail the entire operation. Flexibility is key in both day to day training and in establishment of goals.

So going into Eastside 10K on September 19th I know that my training over the summer has had a setback or two and my race goal will perhaps be less aggressive than I may have originally planned back in the spring. It will likely be a gauge for me to assess my fitness and a substantial workout as I set my eyes towards more future fall races. Whatever the case I’ll be lacing up my New Balance 1400s and keeping my focus on the big picture. Setbacks can either break you down and cause you to sling up your sneakers or cement your desire to run more deeply into your mind so you press on despite the push-back. Looking at your goals this season consider these points:

  • Has my training gone as planned since I had initially set my goals?
  • Do my goals need to be adjusted, either harder or easier?
  • Should I keep my goals as-is, but adjust my timeline (ex: aim for a later race)?
  • Do my goals keep me motivated (very important!!)?

See you at the races!

New Balance athlete Dayna Pidhoresky is one of Canada’s top distance runners and can frequently be seen at the top of the podium at both local and international races. The third place finish at last year’s Eastside 10k, Dayna has also held the national 10K title and a Canadian-best half-marathon time. 

Not registered yet? Sign up today at Eastside10k.com before the race sells out!

Jun 11 2015
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Lower Mainland Road Race Series Grand Finale

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Eastside 10k named as grand finale event for Lower Mainland Road Race Series

June 11, 2015 – Vancouver, BC

lmrrs-logoCanada Running Series is pleased to announce that Vancouver’s newest 10k race will be the grand finale for the Lower Mainland Road Race Series (LMRRS). The Eastside 10k event is a premiere Canadian 10 km road race celebrating its third year running through the streets and heart of Vancouver’s Eastside. The event boasts some of the best runners from within the province and from across Canada.

The unique route showcases Eastside communities: Strathcona, Hastings Crossing, Railtown, and Gastown. Working with charities that are embedded in the community has quickly cemented the run in the calendar for many local runners. Key charity partners include the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, the Vancouver Food Bank, and Watari Support and Counselling.

“It’s great to have the Vancouver Eastside 10k named as the grand finale event of the Lower Mainland Road Race Series,” said Race Director Clif Cunningham, “we are pleased that series events have chosen the Eastside 10k to be the finale at which series awards will be presented.”

The LMRRS features 11 events throughout the Lower Mainland that started February 1st with the Steveston Ice Breaker 8K in Richmond. Runners must compete in 5 of the 11 races to qualify. Runners score points in 5 year incremental age categories with awards being presented at the culmination of the Eastside 10k. More information on the series can be found at lmrrs.com

For more information about online registration for the Vancouver Eastside 10k, please visit us at Eastside10k.com