FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Royal Victoria Marathon To Host
2010 and 2011 Provincial Marathon Championships
(Victoria, BC - January 18, 2010). The 31st Annual Royal Victoria Marathon
(RVM) has been chosen by BC Athletics to host the 2010 and 2011 Provincial
Marathon Championships for junior, senior and master runners, for both men
and women. The 2010 Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010.
"The Royal Victoria Marathon has repeatedly shown itself to be one of the
best marathons in Canada, both in terms of the quality of the event and the
standard of performances," said Maurice Wilson, Technical Manager of BC
Athletics' Road and Cross Country Running Division. "It is a fitting
showcase to host a provincial championship, and BC Athletics is pleased to
award both the 2010 and 2011 BC Marathon Championships to Victoria, to be
held in conjunction with the event."
The Royal Victoria Marathon has consistently attracted an elite field of
runners including former winners Cheryl Murphy and Olympian Jon Brown,
reigning and three-time Marathon winner Steve Osaduik, five-time winner
Kelvin Broad, six-time winner Cindy Rhodes and Olympians Bruce Deacon and
Peter Butler.
"This is the second consecutive year that the Royal Victoria Marathon will
be hosting the BC Marathon Championships," said Bob Reid, Elite Athlete
Director and President of the Victoria Marathon Society. "Last year we
attracted some top level local runners such as Langley's Steve Osaduik,
second in 2:22:24, Graeme Wilson, of Vancouver, fifth in 2:27:58 and
Victoria's Hugh Trenchard, top master in 2:38:55. The 2009 event included
several international high performance runners from the United States,
Japan, Europe, Mexico, United Kingdom and featured seven Kenyans, with
Hillary Cheruiyot winning in 2:19:26, Lameth Masoti placing third in
2:24:43 and Philip Samoei taking fourth in 2:25:32. All three Kenyans have
promised to return in 2010 to shatter the 2:16:49 course record, set in
2006 by Osaduik."
The 31st Annual Royal Victoria Marathon takes place Sunday, October 10,
2010. The Marathon is ranked number one in Canada for most Boston Marathon
qualifiers and number two in Canada of top Boston Marathon qualifying
races. In addition to the Marathon there is a Half Marathon, 8K Road Race
and Thrifty Foods Kids Run. For more details, visit
www.royalvictoriamarathon.com.
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