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P1020519-MPIH hosts 8 races in the Victoria area each year. There are races for all running syles including road, trail, hill, and just plain fun. The Thetis Lake Fall series includes the PIH Bob Reid Magical Mile, PIH Thetis Lake Relay, PIH Gunner Shaw Memorial 10K Cross Country Classic, and PIH Stewart Mountain 10 Mile / 5 Mile Cross Country Challenge.

PIH races are run by volunteers and supported by generous sponsors. New volunteers and sponsorship inquires are always welcome.

PIH also helps promote runs hosted by other organizations and is a major supporter of the Frontrunners Island Race Series.  Other useful Vancouver Island Racing Links (Non-PIH):

Saturday, October 23, 2021 – Beaver Lake Park, Victoria, BC

Thank you all for a very successful event!

The 2021 BC Cross Country Championships were organized and hosted by the Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club and BC Athletics subject to Provincial Health Officials and BC Athletics current guidelines and approvals.

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Calculate Frontrunners Island Race Series points, race times, race paces, equivalent race performances and estimated VO2max and lactate threshold running paces.

Harriers-New-Years-Day-Logo-png-2014-thumbIn honour of Harriers who left us too soon. Leave your watch at home and predict your 10K time.  A prize is given to the runner that finishes closest to 0 on the clock.

Jan. 1, 2025 - Run or Walk  

2020 Photo Album Compliments of Joseph Camilleri

Complete List of New Year's Day Race Winners to 2019 and Attendance Record

First runners start around 10:00 am from the Harriers Memorial Bench (~50m north of 0Km Marker) at Beaver Lake Park.

Prairie Inn Harriers Pioneer 8K100The Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club (PIH) is proud to present the 46th Annual Harriers Pioneer 8K Road Race, part of the Vancouver Island Race Series.  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.  This certified 8 kilometre course, is of similar profile to the old and features an out and back route through rural farmlands just north of the Victoria International Airport along mainly quiet country roads.

DATE Sunday, January 12, 2025 – NOTE Start Time is 11:30 am

Online registration for the 2025 Pioneer 8K and 2025 Island Series is OPEN.

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Saturday, May 10, 2025
Registration opens April 1, 2025!

 

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The Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club is pleased to present the 38th Annual Harriers 2:18 Run Elk/Beaver Ultras.  The fast and flat 10 kilometer trail circuit around Elk and Beaver Lakes is considered as one of the premiere races of its type in North America.  Runners complete 10 laps for the 100K division, 8+ laps for 50 Miles and 5 laps for 50K while walkers complete 4 laps for 40K.  The venue is all trails, very flat, has good footing, and is in excellent condition. It is definitely a runner-friendly, P.R. type of course!

2024 – Results (updated May 18th) ◊ Splits ◊ Report

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The Victoria Goddess Run is a PIH-supported event under the leadership of Harriers Race Directors, Cathy Noel and Tami Tate.  The twelfth annual Victoria Goddess Run includes a 10K and a 5K Run/Walk which start and finish at Beaver Lake.  The run creates an opportunity for women to come together in a non-competitive, friendly, social environment to celebrate the power that they can embrace when they work together to reach their goals.

Race Day:  Sunday, March 5, 2023

For online registration and race information, please follow the link to the Victoria Goddess Run website:  http://goddessrun.ca/

Harriers Thetis Lake Galloping Goose Bob Reid Magical Mile Logo2017 100Prairie Inn Harriers and 2:18 Run proudly present the fourth edition of the Harriers Bob Reid Magical Mile taking place on Labour Day, Monday, September 6, 2021 on a NEW race course using the E&N paved Rail Trail.

2021 Magical Mile Printable Entry Form

 2021 Photographs by Joseph Camilleri   https://photos.pih.bc.ca/Harriers-Bob-Reid-Magical-Mile/

 2021 Official Magical Mile Race Results by Bob Reid

 

2018 Official Magical Mile Race Results by Bob Reid

2018 Magical Mile Photographs by Joseph Camilleri

2018 Magical Mile Medal Winners Photo by Dawn Wilson

Complete List of Magical Mile Winners

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Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country Thetis Lake Relay Logo2017 100It is easier to complete the race with team mates but you can run it solo if you choose. Teams of 4 participants each 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 Trail Series including the Harriers Gunner Shaw 10K Classic on Saturday November 23, 2024 and the Harriers Stewart Mountain 10 Mile/5 Mile Challenge on Sunday December 18, 2024.

Remembrance Day – Monday, November 11, 2024 – The race starts at 1:00 pm SHARP near the main beach.

Online registration for 2024 is CLOSED

preliminary 2024 overall race results v0.5

Thetis Lake Relay Course Map

Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country Gunner Shaw Classic Logo2017 100Race on the secondary trails of Thetis Lake Park at the 41st annual Gunner Shaw Cross Country Classic.  Bring your trail shoes and expect lots of muck and lots of fun!  This is the second race and the oldest event of the Harriers-hosted Thetis Lake Fall Trail Series.  It's a classic and a must-do autumn trail experience at Thetis Lake Park.  Just run it!

41st Annual – Saturday, November 22, 2025 – The race starts 1:00 pm SHARP near the main beach.

Online Registration for 2025 is not yet open.

2024 race results and photos

Complete List of Gunner Shaw Race Winners through 2023

Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country Stewart Mountain Challenge Logo2017 100

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 8, 2024

Online registration for 2024 is CLOSED.  Watch for an early flash opening for 2025.

Well wasn't 2024 sploshing fun underfoot on a mild day!

  • 2024 Stewart Mountain results: txt by Gary Duncan, original category and overall on WebScorer by Patrick Burnham
  • 2024 Stewart Mountain photos: on PIH Smugmug by Joseph Camilleri

Harriers-Boxing-Day-Logo-png-2014-thumbThis amazing, staggered start handicap race where anyone can win often attracts an international field competing for fame and fortune.  Ok, it's just people here for the holidays and some locals competing for quirky prizes and socializing at the Prairie Inn after, but it's a club tradition centred at our founding and namesake venue.  Oh, and it's free and almost everyone gets a prize!  This is your chance to beat the fastees!

NEW is a more TRAIL HANDICAP through nearby parks with a significant steep climb to the summit lookout.

Always on December 26, Boxing Day which in 2024 is a Thursday.

Online registration for 2024 is CLOSED

2024 results by placing & time

Read on for more information and the latest assigned start list.

Calendar of upcoming Vancouver Island races from PIH and others can now be found on:

RaceStats.org: Upcoming Vancouver Island Race Calendar

For more races throughout BC see the BC Athletics Calendar.

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