PIH is proud to present the 41st Annual Harriers Pioneer 8K Road Race, part of the Vancouver Island Race Series and the BC Athletics Super Series.  Pioneer is a BC 8K Road Race Championship in 2020 and 2021 and the event has a rich history of outstanding performances attracting many Olympians and world record age category athletes.  Several Canadian Records have been set at Pioneer.  Initiated in 1980 by the Prairie Inn Harriers, and staged in Central Saanich for 38 years, the race relocated to nearby North Saanich in 2018.  The new certified 8 kilometre course, is of similar profile to the old course and features an out and back route through rural farmlands just north of the Victoria International Airport along mainly quiet country roads.

Sunday, January 12, 2020— NOTE Start Time is 11:30 am

2020 Harriers Pioneer 8K Online Registration is NOW OPEN

2019 Pioneer Results by Raceday Timing

2019 Pioneer Video by Chris Kelsall, Victoria Sports News

2019 Pioneer Race Report by Chris Kelsall, Victoria Sports News

2019 Pioneer Photo Album by Joseph Camilleri and Catherine Davies

2019 Complete List of Pioneer 8K Race Winners by Bob Reid

Race on the secondary trails of Thetis Lake Park at the 35th annual Gunner Shaw Cross Country Classic.  Bring your trail shoes and expect lots of mud and lots of fun!  This is the second race and is the oldest Harriers-hosted event of the Thetis Lake Cross Country Adventure Series.  It's a classic and a must-do autumn trail experience at Thetis Lake Park.  Just run it!

Saturday, November 23, 2019 — Race starts 1:00 pm SHARP near the main beach.

2019 Online Registration is NOW OPEN

 2019 Gunner Shaw - Printable ENTRY FORM

2018 Gunner Shaw Official Race Results

2018 Gunner Shaw Age Category Results - Top 5

2018 Gunner Shaw Photos by Dorothy and Joseph Camilleri

2018 Gunner Shaw - Sweep's Race Report

Complete List of Gunner Shaw Race Winners by Bob Reid

It is easier to complete the race with team mates but you can run it solo if you choose. Teams of 4 each participants run one 5K lap of the main trails looping Thetis Lake. This popular relay, always held on Remembrance Day, is the first race in the Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country Adventure Series including the Harriers Stewart Mountain 10 Mile/5 Mile Challenge on December 8, 2019 and the Harriers Gunner Shaw 10K Classic on November 23, 2019.

Remembrance Day – Monday, November 11, 2019 – The race starts at 1:00 pm SHARP near the main beach.

Online Registration NOW CLOSED

2019 Thetis Lake Relay - Printable ENTRY FORM

• 2019 Overall Results by Gary Duncan and Bob Reid
• 2019 Race Photos by Joseph Camilleri
• 2018 Overall Results by Gary Duncan and Bob Reid
• 2017 Victoria Sports News Article by Chris Kelsall
• 2017 Victoria Sports News Video by Chris Kelsall
• 2017 Race Photos by Joseph Camilleri
• Complete List of Thetis Relay Winning Teams by Bob Reid
  

A fall challenge on character trails. Often muddy, wet and slippery. Two distances to choose from, with a classic climb to the summit of Stewart Mountain on the long course.

Sunday December 8th, 2019

Online Registration

2018 results: 10 Mile   5 Mile

 Victoria Sports News story: Andrew Russell and Patricia Roney win Stewart Mountain Challenge

Photo album on FB by Joseph Camilleri
Photos on GD by John Sampson

October is Fall Wild Card Month with workouts at Uplands, Rithets Bog, Esquimalt Gorge, and Beckwith Parks.  For the bonus 5th Tuesday on Hallowe'en we'll run somewhere ghoulish TBD likely away from the trick-or-treater filled roads.

5:15 pm Tuesdays — Weekly after-work interval workout using various local roads, parks, and trails. Every week is different and everyone is welcome. The faster runners will pick up slower runners on the final lap.

Meet at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre November through April, and at Mount Douglas, Beaver Lake or other locations May through September. Check the schedule for specific workouts.

2019 Schedule |  2015 Details & Reports

Thetis Lake Park Autumn/Winter Trail Runs

Starting on Saturday, October 5, our meeting place is at the main parking lot of Thetis Lake Park at the end of Six Mile Road for the 7 cooler fall and winter months.  We gather every Saturday throughout the year, meeting at 8:00 am, for one hour group runs with a social coffee or breakfast following the run at The Nest Cafe.

This is the classic Prairie Inn Harriers weekly social run with groups ranging from slow to moderate to fast. All runners, dogs and walkers are welcome.  You don't have to be a club member to join in as there is no fee to participate.  If you are unfamiliar with the park trails and want to learn them, Group Leaders are available for all paces.  No one gets lost or left behind.