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🎃 RACE UPDATE: NEW DATE — OCTOBER 31! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Our race is officially moving to Saturday, October 31.Due to the recently ...
09/23/2026

🎃 RACE UPDATE: NEW DATE — OCTOBER 31! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Our race is officially moving to Saturday, October 31.

Due to the recently announced BC Provincial Election on October 24, the Lighthouse Community Hall and surrounding grounds/parking will be required as an Elections BC voting location. This means our original venue will no longer be available to us on race day.

Luckily, we were able to secure the venue for the following Saturday — Halloween! 👻 So we’re making the most of it.

🏃 Long + Short Course — 10:00 AM
🎃 Kids Race — 9:45 AM
👻 Costumes are highly encouraged!
🍻 Post-race food + Driftwood Brewery b**r
🎁 Tons of draw prizes, including HOKA gear, Frontrunners gift certificates + race entries
🏅 Series Points Awards

Due to the venue only being available for the day, we unfortunately won’t be able to host our traditional Series Finale Banquet this year.

More details are coming soon as we finalize everything, but for now, save the new date: October 31! 🎃

We appreciate everyone’s understanding and can’t wait to see you at the start line!

More details to come in the coming days as we finalize things with the date change! You will notice that information on the website and Race Roster registration page have not been updated but will be shortly.

09/22/2026

The best part of race day isn’t always the finish line. 🤍

It’s the friend who signs up with you. The person waiting at the finish. The family cheering from the sidelines. The volunteers keeping you moving. The training partners who showed up for all the kilometres before race day even arrived.

To everyone who has supported a runner, volunteered, cheered, raced, shared a post, or simply showed up for someone throughout this VITRS season ~ thank you. 🌲

This series is what it is because of the community surrounding it.

Send this to someone who made showing up a little easier this season. 🫶

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09/20/2026

Last race of the season vibes incoming. 🌲🙌

One more start line. One more day on the trails. One more finish line to celebrate together.
We’re wrapping up the 2026 Vancouver Island Trail Running Series in Qualicum Bay on October 24th — and there’s a distance for the whole crew:

🏃 Long Course — ~25K
🌲 Short Course — ~11K
⭐ Kids Race — ~1K

Whether you’ve raced with us all season or you’ve been waiting for the perfect one to jump into, this is your last chance to join us on the trails in 2026.

Registration is open, sign up and finish the season with us. 🔗

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Qualicum Bay is calling 🌲🏃One final start line. One final race. One more chance to hit the trails with the Vancouver Isl...
09/17/2026

Qualicum Bay is calling 🌲🏃

One final start line. One final race. One more chance to hit the trails with the Vancouver Island Trail Running Series this season.

Join us in Qualicum Bay on October 24th for the season finale... and yes, costumes are highly encouraged. 👀🎃

Whether you’ve been with us all season or this will be your first VITRS race, we’d love to have you out there.

Registration is open. See you on the trails. 🌲

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Now that Finlayson Arm has had its moment… consider this your reminder that we still have one more VITRS race day left. ...
09/15/2026

Now that Finlayson Arm has had its moment… consider this your reminder that we still have one more VITRS race day left. 👀🌲

The 2026 Vancouver Island Trail Running Series wraps up in Qualicum Bay on October 24th, and we’re already looking forward to getting everyone back together for one final start line.

One more race. One more trail. One more chance to spend the day running through the forest with this community. 💙 And yes… Qualicum costumes are always encouraged. 🎃

Mark the calendar and start thinking about what you’re wearing. We’ll see you October 24th for the season finale!

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09/08/2026

At this point, they shouldn’t even be surprised 😂

“Another trail race?”
Yes. Another trail race.

And conveniently… there’s still one more VITRS race left this season 👀🌲
Qualicum Bay — October 24th

Choose your adventure:
🏃 Short Course — ~11K | 135m vertical gain
🏃 Long Course — ~25K | 345m vertical gain
🌲 Kids Race — ~1K

Whether you’re going for the 11K, taking on the full 25K, or bringing the little ones out for the kids race, there’s one more chance to hit the trails with us before we wrap up the 2026 Vancouver Island Trail Running Series.

Who’s already breaking the news to their family? 😂

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Looking back on an unforgettable weekend at Cobble Hill 🌲🏃From the climbs to the finish-line moments, this one always re...
09/06/2026

Looking back on an unforgettable weekend at Cobble Hill 🌲🏃

From the climbs to the finish-line moments, this one always reminds us just how strong the VITRS community is.

Now, we’re wishing the best of luck to everyone taking on .endurance Finlayson Arm next week ~ we’ll be cheering you on out there! 💪⛰️

And for our VITRS crew, we’ll see you back on the trails for the final race of the series at Qualicum Bay on October 24. One more race to bring the season home. 🤝🌲

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09/03/2026

Our happy place. 🌲💙

There’s just something about spending a day on the trails... the early mornings, forest miles, tough climbs, finish-line cheers, and the people you meet somewhere along the way.

That’s what the Vancouver Island Trail Running Series is all about. Getting outside, exploring some pretty incredible parts of the Island, challenging yourself, and sharing the trails with a community that keeps coming back for more.

We’ve made a lot of memories out here this season, and we’re not quite finished yet.

One last day on the trails together: Qualicum Bay, October 24th. 🤍

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September hits a little different on the trails. 🍂The mornings are cooler, the light starts to change, the trails feel a...
09/01/2026

September hits a little different on the trails. 🍂

The mornings are cooler, the light starts to change, the trails feel a little quieter, and you can tell summer is slowly starting to let go.

It’s that shift in the season where the hot, dusty runs start turning into crisp mornings, changing leaves, and eventually a little more mud underfoot.

But the trails are still here, and there’s still plenty of running left to do.
A new season, a different kind of trail day. 🌲

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08/30/2026

Because if it’s not on Strava… did it even happen? 😂

We’ve made our way across Vancouver Island, shared a whole lot of kilometres, climbed some questionable hills, crossed finish lines, collected race photos and, of course, uploaded it all to Strava.

Now there’s one final race left in the 2026 Vancouver Island Trail Running Series. 🌲🏃
📍 Qualicum Bay
📅 October 24th

Whether you’ve been racing with us all season or Qualicum Bay will be your first VITRS start line, we’d love to have you out there to close out another year on the trails.

One more bib. One more start line. One more finish line. One more activity to upload before we call the 2026 series a wrap. 🙌

Who’s joining us for the finale?

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