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29th Annual Royal Victoria Marathon
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Run Your First, Your Next, Your Best

Choose from an AIMS and IAAF certified Boston Marathon qualifier course (42.195 km/21.1 mi), a Half Marathon (21.1 km/13.1 mi), an 8K Road Race (5 mi), and a 1.2 km Thrifty Foods Kids Run. All courses feature the beautiful waterfront of Victoria's Downtown Inner Harbour and Dallas Road. Marathon and Half Marathon courses pass a statue of Terry Fox in Beacon Hill Park. All courses finish in front of the BC Legislative Buildings.

Runners and walkers love Victoria! The event has something for everyone. It's great for first-timers or the seasoned veteran! The Marathon has an early start (finishing in 5-7 hours) and a main start (finishing in less than 5 hours). There are wheelchair starts for the Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K.

Event weekend kicks off on Friday with the opening of the RVM Race Expo and Package Pickup - featuring pre-race massage, bus tours of the course, speakers/seminars, vendors, products and apparel, and Carbo Gala Dinner.

Join us on October 12th, 2008!

 RUN VICTORIA!

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• Register TODAY! Early Bird Registration Rates until July 15th:
• Marathon - $90
• Half Marathon - $65
• 8K Road Race - $30 (Event cap - 2,500)
• THRIFTY FOODS Kids Run - $10 (Event cap - 1,000)
• Elite Athlete Applications - Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K Road Race.
• Teams - Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K Road Race.

• THRIFTY FOODS Kids Run - Shirts screened with your school name (for groups of 10 or more).
  Register your school name online until Sept 26. Join in the 1.2 km fun for the kids!

• 2008 Official Charities - KidSport, Raise A Reader and Runners of Compassion.
• 2008 Charity Pledge Program - Raise pledges for one of our five pledge charities.
• Training -
• Thrifty Foods Kids Run Tracker - Kids! Track your activity, nutrition and reading leading up to race day.
• Training Programs and Clinics
• July Training Tips Newsletter (PDF).
• Travelling to Canada by land, sea or air? Passport Info courtesy of Tourism Victoria.
• RVM Ranks 4th in Canada of Top Boston Marathon Qualifying Races
  The Royal Victoria Marathon had the fourth highest Canadian percentage of Boston qualifying finishers in 2007 with 21.1%. The site (marathonguide.com), a key reference for marathoning in North America, mentions that the courses on its 2007 list "will undoubtedly be among those ranked the fastest of all courses". 406 RVM finishers qualified for the Boston Marathon last year.
  
  For more information visit: http://www.marathonguide.com/races/BostonMarathonQualifyingRaces.cfm

• Photo Album of Notable Locations on the Course - Album 1, Album 2, Album 3.

• Facebook Community - Search for "2008 Royal Victoria Marathon" and join us on the road to October 12. Tell us you're coming and invite friends!
• Join the KOOL Volunteer Crew! Volunteer opportunities are available on race weekend.
• Royal Victoria Marathon Sponsor Opportunities
  At the Royal Victoria Marathon we are always looking for new partners and forging business relationships with successful companies and organizations. One way for companies to maximize their exposure is to come on board and become a sponsor. We have many levels of sponsorship from becoming a gold, silver or bronze sponsor to our elite athlete program, awards ceremony and speaker series. If you know of a company, local or national, that may be interested in associating themselves with one of North America's most popular destination marathons - "A Must-Do 26.2" according to the 2007 Runner's World Magazine Marathon Guide - then contact us at sponsors@royalvictoriamarathon.com, or call 250-812-2518.

 BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION NOW

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• Visit us online for Royal Host Hotels with Special RVM Rates from The Fairmont Empress and Sandman Hotel Victoria.
• Check out fabulous deals from local accommodations. Tourism Victoria has something for every budget. Visit www.tourismvictoria.com/rvm or call toll free at 1-800-663-3883.

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