RUN YOUR FIRST, YOUR NEXT, YOUR BEST!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the RVM!
We're celebrating 30 years and going green!

• Register Early - Race limits are in effect:
  • Marathon - (Early and Main Start) - 4,000
  • Half Marathon - 5,000
  • 8K Road Race - 2,500
  • THRIFTY FOODS Kids Marathon - Kids Run - 1,000
• Thrifty Foods Kids Marathon - Kids Run - Run or walk 1.2kms on its own or to complete the last stage of the Kids Marathon (tracker) program. Learn all about the Kids Run and the Activity and Healthy Eating Tracker program here.
• RVM To Host BC Marathon Championships - More Information.
• RVM Official Charities and Charity Pledge Program - Donate to KidSport or Raise A Reader when you register or Raise Pledges for one of our nine Pledge Charities!
• 2009 Participant Shirts/Artwork
  The RVM is pleased to feature technical shirts by New Balance and artwork by local First Nations artist, Tom Spetter. The eagle is a symbol of friendship and power.

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What the Royal Victoria Marathon is doing to be more Green-Friendly

• Reduces the amount of paper used in advertising and promotion by sending updates and notices by email.
• Encourages online registration and has discontinued faxed registrations.
• Recycles discarded clothing by donating to a charity after the event.
• Reduces the amount of waste by composting food products from race refuse. "We're eager to decrease the landfill waste generated at RVM this year. One way of doing this is in partnership with our coffee sponsor, Level Ground Trading, who have a commitment to Zero Landfill Waste. All of Level Ground Trading's cups, stir sticks and napkins are to be composted. Wherever there are choices (landfill / compost) at the RVM this year there will be separate receptacles for each."
• Lowers the number of vehicles on the road by utilizing lead cyclists and paramedics on bicycles.
• Uses 100% bio-degradable bags for race packages.
• Chose recyclable race numbers for the kids run over plastic ID bands.
• Greener Garbage - Cardboard from race refuse is recycled.
• Used reusable containers for race beverage distribution at aid stations and at the finish line.
• Portapotties along the route use environmentally-friendly hand-sanitizer solution and toilet paper made with recycled content.
• Reducing amount of paper used for printed newspaper results.

Visually Impaired Category - NEW!

The RVM is pleased to introduce a new category for the Visually Impaired for the 2009 Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K Road Race. Awards will be given to the top male and female Visually Impaired Athlete in each race. Awards will be presented at the Victoria Conference Centre, the site of the RVM Race Expo, on Race Day.

Tips to Get Around Victoria Courtesy of Tourism Victoria

Tourism Victoria is pleased to share tips how RVM participants can travel to Victoria without a vehicle. Vancouver Island residents can enjoy regularly scheduled Greyhound service and Via Rail's service. Runners arriving via BC Ferries can travel from the Swartz Bay terminal either by Pacific Coach Lines or Victoria Regional Transit. Harbour to harbour flights from Seattle and Vancouver are available by float plane or helicopter. Finally, visitors arriving at the Victoria International Airport can travel downtown via Victoria Regional Transit, in one of Victoria's hybrid taxis or airport shuttle. Tips on how to get around Victoria without a car will appear in an upcoming RVM newsletter.

2009 Online Training Programs by Bruce Deacon

This year the Royal Victoria Marathon will celebrate 30 years of personal bests, first time finishes and the joys of reaching dreams and goals. What will this year's race hold for you?

What goals will you be setting for this year's race weekend. Perhaps this is the year that you step up to the marathon. Maybe it is time to qualify for the Boston Marathon now that you have moved up to a new age group. It could be that you will be running with a friend who is just starting their journey as a runner.

Regardless of your ambition, you can rest assured that we will be there every step of the way as you prepare for the 30th Royal Victoria Marathon. We have marathon and half marathon programs for beginner through veteran runners. On-line coaching is also available from two-time Olympic marathoner, Bruce Deacon.

So start to plan what you will be aiming for on October 11th, when the streets of Victoria fill with runners and walkers. Celebrate our 30th by pushing yourself to what you only dreamed possible.

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