Vancouver Island Trail Running Series

Name: Vancouver Island Trail Running Series
Address: 1200 Vancouver Street, Victoria, BC, V8V0A4, CA
Telephone: +12503917373
Price range: $$

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Vancouver Island Trail Running Series

Vancouver Island's Premiere Trail Running Series! register at www.islandtrailseries.ca

06/03/2026

Your 2026 Port Alberni race courses 🌲🗺️

LONG COURSE
→ ~22KM
→ 500m elevation gain
→ 4 aid stations

SHORT COURSE
→ ~10KM
→ 220m elevation gain
→ 2 aid stations

KIDS RACE
→ ~1KM

📍 Start/Finish: EJ Dunn Elementary School Track
📅 June 6, 2026

Reminder:
✔️ Our events are cupless
✔️ Bring your own hydration vessel
✔️ Bib pickup is staggered by race category
✔️ Stay after for post-race food + draw prizes

See you on the trails.
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06/01/2026

Tag someone who makes trail running their entire personality the second race season starts.

Suddenly every conversation is about vert, fueling, zone 2, race kits, recovery runs, “easy days” that somehow turn into 4 hours in the forest, and checking the weather forecast for the trails five times a day.

Trail season on Vancouver Island just hits different. 🌲

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05/29/2026

Mark your calendars 🗓️🌲 PORT ALBERNI

June 6, 2026

🏃 22KM Long Course
🏃 10KM Short Course
🏃 1KM Kids Race

📍 EJ Dunn Elementary School Track

One of the most loved races on the Vancouver Island Trail Running Series calendar.
Who’s lining up with us?

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05/27/2026

The kind of trails where you stop checking your watch and just run. 🌲

Port Alberni brings everything we love about Vancouver Island trail running:

→ dense forest trails
→ fast flowing sections
→ technical climbs
→ community energy that keeps you coming back

A reminder that race day is less than two weeks away.

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05/25/2026

Voted your favourite race in 2024 for a reason. 🌲⚡️

Fast. Technical. Flowy. Loud finish line energy. Forest single track. Post-race food. Good people.

Port Alberni is one of those races that stays with you long after the finish line.
June 6th is coming up quick and there’s still time to sign up.

🏃 Long Course: 22KM
🏃 Short Course: 10KM
🏃 Kids Race: 1KM

See you at the finish line.

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05/22/2026

Some of the best finish line energy of the entire season 🤍🏁

The Port Alberni Kids Race is back on June 6th and there’s still time to sign up!
A fun ~1KM course designed to get kids moving, smiling, and experiencing the trail running community for themselves.

📍 EJ Dunn Elementary School Track
🕙 Kids Race Start: 10:15 AM

One of our favourite parts of race day every single year.

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05/21/2026

Short course energy at Lake Cowichan 🌲⚡️

Fast legs, nervous smiles, deep breaths at the line, and that electric feeling right before the countdown starts.

There’s something special about watching the forest come alive as runners disappear into the trails together. Whether it’s your first trail race or your fiftieth, that start line feeling never really changes.

Lake Cowichan, you were a good one. 🏁

From a different perspective thanks to .grieve 🎥

05/20/2026

Tag the friend who says: “just a quick run”

…and then uploads 28km to Strava.

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05/18/2026

The trails don’t happen without the people behind them. 🤍🌲

From early morning course marking, to cheering at aid stations, to handing out finish line food after a long day on the trails, our volunteers are a huge part of what makes the Vancouver Island Trail Running Series feel like community.

Port Alberni is coming up on June 6th and we’re still looking for volunteers to help make race day happen.

If you’ve ever wanted to be part of the energy without running the course, this is your sign.

Volunteer roles include:
→ Aid stations
→ Course support
→ Finish line
→ Set up & take down
→ Course marshals

Come spend the day in the forest with us. Send us an email to [email protected] 🌿

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05/16/2026

Lake Cowichan weekend reminded us why we keep coming back to the trails. 🌲🏁

The early morning energy, muddy shoes at the finish line, quiet moments in the forest, and that feeling of pushing yourself alongside a community that understands why we do this in the first place.

From above, it’s easy to see how special these weekends really are.

A small start/finish line tucked into the trees bringing together hundreds of runners, volunteers, crews, and stories for one unforgettable day on Vancouver Island.

From a different perspective thanks to .grieve

Address

1200 Vancouver Street
Victoria, BC
V8V0A4

Telephone

+12503917373

Website

http://www.islandtrailseries.ca/

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