Royal Victoria Marathon

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I wanted to go to Victoria and run the Victoria Marathon this weekend.

Yeah.

But it's just, it's so, it's, it can be pricey, and we wanted to stick around.

Back on the street, Nanaimo Business is on alert after the city's most prolific criminal is out of jail.

And thousands lace up in the capital for the Royal Victoria Marathon.

Good evening and thanks for joining us.

With the Thanksgiving long weekend in full swing, many people traveling to or off the island, two provincial parties are putting their focus on B.C. ferries.

It will be the epicentre on October 24th, as these ridings could be the difference between winning and losing for the major parties.

David Eby spent the day in Delta with his family at a local farm.

The BC Green Party spent the day at the Royal Victoria Marathon and campaigning in Sydney.

Nanaimo's most prolific criminal is back on the street after being released from jail this week.

A call for a park closure and better consultation as hereditary chiefs take aim at all levels of government over development on their burial grounds.

Thousands of people are gearing up for the 46th Royal Victoria Marathon.

The main event set to go tomorrow morning.

How to watch it and what to watch for if you're heading into the capital.

When the season opened April 10th with Holland America, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority projected 335 cruise ship calls.

The Harbour Authority had six inaugural calls, including ships from Virgin and MSC Cruises.

The Royal Victoria Marathon is once again hitting the South Island streets.

The race has been a staple of Victoria since 1980.

It's remarkable to think about how far this event has come.

Today was the official launch of the 46th Royal Victoria Marathon, which takes place this Saturday and Sunday.

And this year has already broken last year's registration numbers by 2,000 runners.

Organizers say it's the volunteers and support from the community that's driving people to sign up.

So like many people here in this race, I may be a little under trained.

But I'm looking forward to it.

The first Royal Victoria Marathon in 1980 had 700 runners.

This year, there will be 17,500 over the two days.

Canada.

If you're listening to us in Royal Victoria Marathon Sunday afternoon, the 11th on CFAX 1070, you're hearing a rebroadcast from yesterday, and if you can't catch all the show on the air, Kyle will upload a podcast once the show is over.

If it's Saturday morning, we invite you to call or text us at 1, sorry, plus 1, 250-386-1161.

Good boy.

Yeah, we could have

overlapped our stuff.

It's Royal Victoria Marathon weekend.

For those of you listening here in Victoria, as you will be hearing, lots of road closures in our neck of the woods, Charles.

yeah yeah phil do you have a question for simul Let you play host here if you want, Phil.

By the way, this is Phil Marcoux, our next guest, but he's running Victoria Marathon next week.

This weekend.

Oh, my God.

In fact, I can run as incredible.

Against all odds, one man's incredible recovery and resilience as he gears up for the Royal Victoria Marathon.

Good evening and thanks for joining us.

We are in day 13 of the B.C. election campaign.

Still on the island, and a man with a marathon ahead of him.

CHEK News reporter Tess Van Straten reports Mike Shaw will run the full Royal Victoria Marathon this Thanksgiving.

Shaw was a freestyle skier who lived for being in the air until a fall in December of twenty-thirteen left him with a severe spinal cord injury, paralyzed from the neck down at twenty-six, and told he would be lucky to recover his arms, with his hands unlikely.

He was in hospital for close to four months.