| Date
6/25/17 |
Avg Temps f.
68/52 |
Gain/Loss in ft
~700/1000 |
Furthest Aid
4km |
Highest Elev.
328ft |
| Start
7:30am |
Surface
Road |
Time Limit
3 hours |
Sunrise/set
5:08am/9:22pm |
Longest Climb
~200ft/1.7miles |
Summary: A point-to-point course that starts out with an out and back, and then follows along the waterfront before ending at Stanley Park, which is much the same as the BMO marathon course. Lots of downhill but also lots of rollers and a few little steep uphills, the most memorable being the bridge near the end of the race.
Race Details
Lessons Learned from Race Reports
- Easy to go out hard on the first downhill and wreck your quads
- Temps get warm quickly and it’s a fairly exposed course (nearly identical to the BMO marathon)
- Lots of little hills can wear you down and slow you down, some of them short but steep
- Bridge after 11 miles that’s tough, followed by a downhill to the finish
Elevation
Total gain/loss: ~700/1000
Total climbs: Lots of little rollers of around 50 feet, 2 climbs of ~100 feet (miles 4-4.5 and 7.2-7.8), 1 climb of 200 feet (miles 2-3.7)
Longest climb: 200ft/1.7 miles from mile 2-3.7
Aid stations
Total aid stations: 9 including Start and Finish
Furthest distance apart: 4km
Locations: Every 3-4 km; refer to course map above
What’s available: Water, Gatorade and Powergel at 13km
Crew access
Several locations accessible on foot, via car or public transportation. See course map for more details
Pacers
Race will have Asics Pace Leaders for the following goal times: 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30
Race qualifiers
None
Race reports
http://bradleyontherun.com/2014/06/22/scotiabank-vancouver-half-marathon-race-report/
https://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/race-report-2014-scotiabank-vancouver-half-marathon/
http://slownewfast.com/2013/07/race-report-scotiabank-vancouver-half-marathon.html
Strava activities and GPX files
https://www.strava.com/activities/156772222
https://www.strava.com/activities/621749383
https://www.strava.com/activities/175576705
Race Website
http://canadarunningseries.com/scotiabank-vancouver-half-marathon/?gclid=CPn00JOwk9QCFQsGhgod2IcO3g