Saturday, November 25, 2017

Race Starts at 1:00 p.m. SHARP

List of Race Winners

2017 Online Registration 

• 2017 Online Registration is Now Open
• 2016 Gunner Shaw Printable Entry Form
• 2016 Gunner Shaw Classic - Course Map
• 2016 Gunner Shaw Race Results
• 2016 Gunner Shaw Age Class Results - Top 5
• B&W Gunner Shaw Video by Gerry Etcheverry  |  Same Video in Colour
• Gunner Shaw The Man - A Tribute by Andre Gerard - 1984
• Gunner Shaw - List of Race Winners
• Gunner Shaw LGRR's Cross Country Race in Vancouver

Sponsors

   

Location

Main Parking Lot, Thetis Lake Park, Victoria, BC, at the end of Six Mile Road.

Distance/Sanctioning

Approximately 10 Kilometres. This cross country event is sanctioned by BC Athletics

Course

All trails, many tough hills, rocky, rough, and always wet – an autumn classic cross country race.

Features

Great course with roots, rocks, stumps, puddles, branches, boulders - no whining!  Six significant hills and three significant puddles, all named along the course from Puddle No. 1, Bellamy Bitch, to Hill No. 3, The McKenzie Monster, to Hill No. 6, Big Bugger to Puddle No. 3, Shoe Wash.

Registration

Please preregister online or by mail before the early deadline of October 1, 2017. Day-of-race entries will only be accepted at the Start Line from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. if the entry limit has not been reached. There will be NO day-of-race entries accepted once registration reaches 600. Don’t be disappointed register early.  Note:  Online registrations close at 6:00 pm on November 23, 2017.

Package Pickup

• Friday, Nov. 24, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 2:18 Run Store, 1576 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC.
• Saturday, Nov. 25, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thetis Lake, finish line at the main beach.

Entry Fee

• $ 25.00 Early registration fee if received by mail or online before October 1, 2017.
• $ 30.00 Late registration fee received from October 1 to November 24, 2017.
• $ 40.00 Day-of-Race, very late fee for procrastinators registering at the start line on November 25, 2017.

Entry Limit

A maximum limit of 600 entries will be accepted for this race. No exceptions.

Memorial Funds

All race proceeds will be directed to Harriers Foundation projects. To date the Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club has raised over $325,000 towards Foundation projects in Greater Victoria including six major scholarships and bursaries at the University of Victoria and Camosun College.

Age Categories

• M19  (Men under-20)
• M20  (Men 20-29)
• M30  (Men 30-39)
• M40  (Men 40-49)
• M50  (Men 50-59)
• M60  (Men 60-plus)

• F19  (Women under-20)
• F20  (Women 20-29)
• F30  (Women 30-39)
• F40  (Women 40-49)
• F50  (Women 50-59)
• F60  (Women 60-plus)

Inter-Club Challenge

The Prairie Inn Harriers will host the 2017 Inter-Club Challenge with Vancouver's Lions Gate Road Runners, two of the oldest and well established running clubs in British Columbia.  LGRR will host the 2018 Inter-Club Challenge on Saturday, December 2, 2018 at Jericho Park in Vancouver.

Presentations

Awards and draw prizes will be presented at the finish line immediately after the last runner completes the course, at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Limited Frills

There will be limited food and fluid at the finish. Please be prepared by bringing your own refreshments and a dry, warm change of clothes. Hot chocolate and chicken soup will be available.

Results

Complete results will be available on race day.

Information

Contact Race Director Bob Reid by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 250-384-1520 (Phone), 250-686-7343 (Cell)

After Race at Six Mile