Vancouver Island Trail Running Series - Lake Cowichan
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About the race
The Vancouver Island Trail Running Series event at Lake Cowichan takes place on May 8, 2027, at Centennial Park and the Cowichan Lake Recreation Centre in Lake Cowichan, BC. The race program includes multiple distances and a kids race, with course maps available on Trail Forks and downloadable GPX and TCX files.
Distances:
- 26 km long course with 638 m vertical gain and three aid stations at 8.75 km, 16.6 km and 20 km.
- 13 km short course with 171 m vertical gain and one aid station at 8.75 km.
- 1 km kids race; registration fees for the kids race are directed to the Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers Society.
The event acknowledges it takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Ts’uubaa-asatx (Lake Cowichan) First Nation.
Logistics and policies include parking in the lower gravel lot and on Point Ideal Drive with parking volunteers to assist; parking is not permitted in the recreation centre lots. Bib pick up is at the registration tent and requires government-issued photo ID. The event operates cupless aid stations; participants are asked to bring a drinking container or obtain one from the event merch tent. The long course has cutoff points at aid stations. Post-race food, drinks and draw prizes from sponsors are provided. Lakeview Park Campground is available first-come, first-served with 75 sites arranged to be open for race weekend. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
