Event Calendar

January 1, 2011: Resolution Run. A great way to start the new year off right. Fun family-oriented run in Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, starts at 12 noon. Nice mix of grass, trails and dirt/gravel campsite roads, with some gentle elevation changes as well as flat sections. Contact Teresa and Larry 604-885-8849 or email sca@telus.net, or visit Sunshine Coast Athletics website.

February 13, 2011: Tour de Trail 5k/10k in Powell River. 10:00am start. Choose from a 5K or 10K trail run that starts and finishes at Avid Fitness Center Ltd. This course is not flat — 10K runners climb up over 450 feet of elevation by mid-point — but the course is very 'run-able' with only a little bit of single-track and very little pavement. Contact Lorne at avidfit@telus.net for info, or visit the Avid Fitness Center website.

March 6, 2010: Second annual Off The Edge Snowshoe Challenge on Dakota Ridge. 5k and 10k races, starting at noon. Snowshoe rental available. Hike or run through challenging terrain that includes single track, double track, cat track, up and down ski runs, open fields of fresh powder and much more. www.offtheedge.org

May 8-9, 2010: Tune up your mountain bike for the Sunshine Coaster, held on the popular trails of the Sunshine Coast in Roberts Creek. Cross Country lap race and Downhill race. Contact sunshinecoaster@eastlink.ca for information. Website: www.sunshinecoaster.net

May 22, 2010: A community fair event, the Pender Harbour May Day 4 km Fun Run is free! 8:00am start in Madeira Park at the gov't dock, Pender Harbour. Bring the family and stick around afterwards for a fun-filled day of games, food, parade, entertainment, craft booths and more! For more info contact Paola Stewart.

June 6, 2010: Club Fat Ass event: FLASH (i.e. Free) Escape to Egmont: 12k, 16k or 22k out and back trail run starting at Earl's cove ferry terminal along the new Suncoaster Trail to Klein Lake and Ruby Lake. Details at: www.clubfatass.com/events/escape-egmont.

June 19, 2010: Club Fat Ass event: FLASH Sunshine in September recon run: The course description for Sunshine in September needs some fine tuning before the official event this year. So the organizers have invited anyone interested in joining them out for a flash event as they recreate the course description. Details at: www.clubfatass.com/events/flash-sunshine-september-recon-run

July 9-11, 2010: Join thousands of other paddlers from as far away as Hawaii at the 11th International Howe Sound Outrigger Race, in Gibsons. The largest paddling event of its kind in Canada, this event is touted as one of the top 10 outrigger races in the world. Goes every other year. Visit www.clippercanoes.com/outrigger (new window) for more information.

July 18, 2010: Take in a traditional community event by running the Halfmoon Bay Trophy Run. Pleasant net downhill 5.4 km route starts at Connor Park and ends at the Halfmoon Bay Country Fair in Cooper's Green—entry is free! Bring the whole family and enjoy the Fair afterwards, with food, kids games, music and local artisans. Race starts at 10:30am; sign up at 10:00am at Connor Park (on Northwood, near HMB Elementary).

July 24, 2010: Test your speed at the 8th annual Gibsons Sea Cavalcade Mile. In conjunction with the Sea Cavalcade Festival, this is a one mile road race in Upper Gibsons, right before the parade, on a net downhill course. Very low entry fee. Age groups from kids to 70+. CASH PRIZES! Details and registration here. Call Teresa or Larry at 604-885-8849 or email seacavmile@telus.net.

August 22, 2010: Four Lakes 10k in Garden Bay, starting and finishing at Katherine Lake Park, going to Hotel Lake and back. Highly scenic course on quiet rural roads along lakeshore and forest, with a few challenging hills. Back to basics event. Campground on site. Family 3k walk/run added in 2010. Contact Teresa at 604-885-8849 or email sca@telus.net. Details here.

September 4, 2010: Club Fat Ass event: Sunshine in September: 20km or 26km on beautiful, mostly single track trails just off the ferry terminal in Langdale. Details at: www.clubfatass.com/events/SunshineInSeptember (pages will be updated after the recon run)

September 19, 2010: Terry Fox Run in Gibsons and Roberts Creek. Check local paper for details, or visit www.terryfox.org.

September 26, 2010: Loon Lake 13k, 7.4k in Powell River. 11:00am start. Fabulous trail run on perfectly groomed, wide trail around the lake, with no hills. (The lake is also known as Inland Lake.) Campground on site. Contact Lorne at avidfit@telus.net for info, or visit or visit the Avid Fitness Center website.

October 17, 2010: Sechelt Fall Tune-Up Cross Country. All ages welcome. Distances from 1k to 6k, through the beautiful trails and campsite roads of Porpoise Bay Provincial Park. Contact Teresa Nightingale 604-885-8849 or email raceinfo@falltuneup.com. Visit www.falltuneup.com.