Vancouver Island Runners' Association


Members & Directors

The Vancouver Island Runners’ Association (VIRA) is composed of clubs and businesses with an interest in running. The association is a society created under the Society’s Act in 1984. VIRA directors include an executive with the following positions:

  • President

  • Vice-President

  • Treasurer

  • Secretary

  • Members-at-Large (0-3)

    VIRA directors also include one VIRA representative from each member club.

    A listing of the current executive, membership and VIRA representatives are located under the tab Members and Directors.

    VIRA Executive for 2012 / 2013

    President
    Cathy Noel (PIH)

    751 Helvetia Crescent
    Victoria, BC V8Y 1M1
    Ph:  250 213-7613 
    Ph:  250 658-3330 
    info@vira.bc.ca

    Vice President
    Jim Smiley (CVRR)
    1010 27th Street
    Courtenay, BC V9N 6T5
    Ph:  250 338-2402 
    jimsmiley@remax.net

    Member at Large
    Ian Milne
    1114 Bazett Road
    Duncan, BC  V9L 5SB
    Ph: 250 701-8669
    milnec2@shaw.ca

    Member at Large
    Glenn White
    9 - 2180 Renfrew Road
    Shawnigan Lake, BC  V0R 2W1
    Ph:  250 743-0756
    whitegd@telusplanet.net

    Member at Large
    Louise Hodgson-Jones
    1848 San Pedro Avenue
    Victoria, BC  V8N 2G4
    Ph:  250 391-6590
    Ph: 250 812-2518

    louiseh@shaw.ca

    Secretary
    Jacqui Coulson (TWC)
    1934 Dean Park Road
    Sidney, BC V8L 3V5
    Ph:  250 656-6781  250 744-8378
    waynecoulson@shaw.ca

    Treasurer
    Mel (Melodie) Murray
    897 Claremont Avenue
    Victoria, BC  V8Y 1K4
    Ph:  250 598-5336
    tpcmurray@shaw.ca

    Member at Large
    John Durkin (BRC)
    626 Milton Street
    Nanaimo, BC V(R 2L5
    Ph:  250 741-8838
    jcdurkin@shaw.ca
     
    Member at Large
    Bob Reid (PIH)
    2600 Herbate Road
    Victoria, BC  V9B 6J7
    Ph:  250 384-1520
    Fax: 250 384-4081
    breid@islandnet.com

    Member at Large
    Linda Nagle (RR)
    Box 11,
    Campbell River, BC  V9W 4Z9
    Ph: 250 923-7911 / 250 830-8538
    lbnagle@telus.net

     

    VIRA Member Representatives

     

     

     

    Bastion Running Club (BRC)
    John Durkin
    626 Milton Street
    Nanaimo, BC V9R 2L5
    Ph: 250 741-8838
    jcdurkin@shaw.ca
    http://www.bastionrunning.ca/

    CeeVacs Road Runners (CVAC)
    Ian Milne
    1114 Bazett Road
    Duncan, BC   V9L 5S8
    Ph:  250 701-8669
    milnec2@shaw.ca
    http://www.ceevacs.com/

    Choice Events (Choice)
    Cathy Noel
    751 Helvetia Crescent
    Victoria, B.C. V8Y 1M1
    Ph: 250 21-7613
    cathymnoel@gmail.com
    http://www.victoriagoddess.com
    Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR)
    Roslyn Smith
    509 Brent Road
    Comox, BC V9M 3V9
    Ph: 250 339-1070
    bobroz@shaw.ca
    http://www.cvrr.ca/

    Edge to Edge Marathon Society (E2E)
    Lisa McKnight-Yeates
    Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce
    P.O. Box 426
    Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0
    Ph: 250 726-4641
    info@uclueletinfo.com
    http://www.edgetoedgemarathon.com/

    Feat for Food (FFF)
    Rhonda Abdurahman
    1960 Delanice Way
    Victoria, BC V9P 9B3
    Ph:
    250 468-7920 / 250 713-0047
    rhondal@shaw.ca
    www.featforfood.ca

    Frontrunners Athletic Club (FAC)
    Nick Walker
    123 - 755 Goldstream Avenue
    Victoria, BC V9B 0H9
    Ph:
    250 391-7373
    mark@frontrunners.ca

     

    Island Road Racers (IRR)
    Heather Afford
    Victoria, BC
    Ph: 250 885-0284
    hafford12@gmail.com
    http://irr.bc.ca/

     

     

    Kusam Klimb (Sayward Futures Society) (KK)
    Kim Skogan
    PO Box 143
    Sayward, BC V0P 1R0
    Ph: 250 282-0018 250 282-0018
    kskogan@hotmail.com
    http://www.kusamklimb.ca/

    Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
    Katie Wills
    1450 Government Street
    Victoria, B.C. V8W 1Z2
    Ph: 250 386-2667 250 686-6577
    katie.wills@mec.ca
    http://www.mec.ca

     

    Oceanside Running Club Association (ORCA)
    Pamela Caldwell
    895 Temple Street
    Parksville, B.C. V9P 2L8
    Ph: 250 954-1346 / 250 951-6144
    pamcald@shaw.ca
    http://www.orcarunning.ca/

    Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club (PIH)
    Kathleen Birney / Heather Bretschneider
    5217 Beckton Road
    Victoria, BC   V8Y 2C3
    Ph:  250 658-1960
    kbirney@shaw.ca
    hbretschneider@shaw.ca
    http://pih.bc.ca/

    Perseverance Adventure Club (PAC)
    Lene Curts
    436 5th Avenue
    Courtenay, BC V9N 1J8
    Ph: 250 703-9544 250 703-9544
    info@extremerunners.com

     

    River Runners (RR)
    Linda Nagle
    Box 11
    Campbell River, BC V9W 4Z9
    Ph:  250 923-7911 / 250 830-8538
    crriverrunners@gmail.com

    Running Moms
    Sara Joy Erickson
    2 - 1371 Greenwood Street
    Campbell River, BC V9W 6K5
    Ph: 250 286-136
    runningmomsca@gmail.com
    http://www.runningmoms.ca

    Shorerunners
    Jayne White
    2 - 1371 Greenwood Street
    Campbell River, BC V9W 6K5
    Ph: 250 286-1364
    jayne@shorerunners.com
    http://www.shorerunners.com
    Sooke Trail and Road Runners (STARR)
    Jacky Eddy
    2379 Christan Drive
    Sooke, BC V9Z 0V4
    Ph: 250 642-5412 250 642-5412
    jgeddy@telus.net
    http://www.starrunners.ca/

    Team West Coast (TWC)
    Jacqui Coulson
    1934 Dean Park Road
    Sidney, BC V8L 3V5
    Ph: 250 656-6781 250 656-6781
    waynecoulson@shaw.ca
    http://www.twc.bc.ca/

     

    The Arthritis Society BC & Yukon Division  (TAS)
    Trish Duncan            
    201 - 1600 West 6th Avenue
    Vancouver, BC V6J 1R3
    Ph: 250 588-9126 
    tduncan@bc.arthritis.ca
    http://www.arthritis.ca

     

     The Prostate Centre (PC)
    Leanne Kopp
    100-1900 Richmond Road
    Victoria, BC V8R 4R2
    Ph: 250 388-0214 250 388-0214
    leannekopp@theprostatecentre.info
    http://www.theprostatecentre.info/

    Victoria International Running Society
    (VIRS)
    Brent Fougner
    4366 Torquay Dr.
    Victoria, BC V8N 3L2
    Ph: 250 472-6482 250 472-6482
    bfougner@uvic.ca
    http://www.tc10k.ca/

     

    Urba City Challenge (URBA)
    Tami Tate
    1064 Deal Street
    Victoria, B.C. V8S 5G5
    Ph: 250 595-8381 250 213-5618
    tami.tate@tttconsulting.ca
    http://www.orcarunning.ca/

     

    Victoria Marathon Society (VMS)
    Cathy Noel
    Box 675, 185-911 Yates St
    Victoria, BC V8V 4Y9
    Ph: 250 658-4520, Fax: 250 658-4580
    cathy@runvictoriamarathon.com
    http://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/

     

    Women's Pace (WP)
    Donna Spencer
    4933 Ney Drive
    Nanaimo, BC V9V 1T9
    Ph: 250
    womenspace@shawlink.ca
    http://www.womens-pace.com

     

    VIRA 2013 RACE DIRECTORS

    Harriers Pioneer 8k
    Kathleen Birney 250 658-1960
    kbirney@shaw.ca
    Heather Bretschneider
    hbretschneder@shaw.ca

    Cobble Hill 10k
    Ian Milne  250 701-8669
    milnec2@shaw.ca

    Cedar 12K
    John Durkin  250 741-8838
    cedar@vira.bc.ca

    Hatley Castle 8k
    Nick Walker
    nick@frontrunners.ca

    Synergy Health Management Ltd Bazan Bay 5k
    Wayne Coulson
    waynecoulson@shaw.ca

    Comox Valley Half Marathon
    TBA
    comox@vira.bc.ca

    Merville 15k
    Linda Nagle
    250 923-7911 / 250 830-8538
    lbnagle@telus.net
    merville@vira.bc.ca

    Sooke 10k
    Ken Chew
    sooke@vira.bc.ca 
    gabscrap@shaw.ca

    Other VIRA Contacts

     Vancouver Island InsuranceCentres Dave Adamson  250 338-1401  250 338-1401
     Frontrunners - Victoria Rob Reid  250 382-8181  250 382-8181
     Frontrunners - Nanaimo Norm Thibault  250 729-8200  250 729-8200
     Frontrunners - Westshore Nick Walker   250 391-7373  250 391-7373
     Race Equipment Rentals Bob Reid  250 384-1520  250 384-1520

     Registration/Results

     
    BC Athletics

    Race:Day Timing Services
    Mark Nelson

    Maurice Wilson    

    info@racedaytiming.ca
     250 391-7373  250 391-7373

     604 333-3553  604 333-3553

     

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