The Vancouver Sun Run , owned by Run Vancouver Holdings ULC and sponsored by The Vancouver Sun newspaper, is a 10-kilometre road running event held in Vancouver every year on the third (sometimes the fourth) Sunday in April since 1985. It is one of the largest road races in North America.
8-522: Sun Run can refer to: Vancouver Sun Run , an annual 10 km run in Vancouver, Canada An Explorer Scouts event Sun Run (Ararat River tributary) , a stream in Patrick County, Virginia See also [ edit ] Sunrun Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
16-538: A national literacy campaign. The campaign went national in 2001, and has since raised over $ 10 million. Sun Run proceeds also benefit B.C. amateur athletics through the Achilles International Track And Field Society and The Vancouver Sun Jerome International Track Classic , an annual track and field event that gives local athletes the chance to compete against some of the world's best in their own province. The race
24-487: A relatively small number of competitive elite runners, a wheelchair race, and numerous other categories of participants ranging from running enthusiasts to parents walking with their children in strollers. The various categories start the race at different times, with the wheelchair and elite runners first, and slower runners following in numerous waves. For several years, individual runners have had their times recorded by an electronic chip attached to their shoes, which triggers
32-505: A timer at the starting line and again at the finish. The current route of the race begins on Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, with the starting line just west of the intersection of Burrard Street, and ends outside BC Place Stadium after guiding runners through the downtown peninsula and parts of the Kitsilano and Fairview neighbourhoods south of False Creek . The run organizing committee hires numerous entertainers to perform along
40-492: The Sun Run is to "promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics". In conjunction with the run a large number of 13-week clinics (including Nordic walking, walking, learn to run and run faster) are conducted at community centres throughout the province. The run is not a charity event; however, the organizers claim over $ 1.1 million in race proceeds have been donated to charities since 1985. It includes
48-657: The bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon , Vancouver Sun Run race organizers have petitioned runners to wear blue and yellow, the official Boston Marathon colours, in solidarity and remembrance of those killed and injured in Boston a week prior. Race organizers have noted a surge in race registration in the few days after the Boston Marathon explosions as the Sun Run anticipates one of the highest turnouts in its 29-year history. Since 1997, one dollar from each Sun Run registration has been contributed to Raise-a-Reader ,
56-519: The route and in the stadium at the end of the race, including local humour/cover band The Neurotics , who have played at the starting line every year since 1995. Hundreds of volunteers also assist with organizing, preparing for, and coordinating the race, including amateur radio operators involved in ARES ( Amateur Radio Emergency Service ) programs from the Lower Mainland . In the aftermath of
64-593: The title Sun Run . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_Run&oldid=980138433 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vancouver Sun Run The first Vancouver Sun Run in 1985 started with approximately 3,700 participants, and has grown significantly since: The primary mandate of
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