On Sunday May 4th, members and coaches from Innovative Fitness Kits & Four Seasons tackled the BMO half & full Marathon. Despite the torrential rain, we woke up bright and early for a 7am start to experience the beautiful city of Vancouver. The marathon headed down 49th street, around the beautiful campus of UBC and along Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach. The half marathon explored the Cambie St. corridor and winded through Chinatown and Yaletown, where the two routes joined up along English Bay to finish with a lap of Stanley Park. There were many distractions for runners to enjoy – support from local businesses, raving fans, friends & family, motivational signs, live music & radio stations, as well as hundreds of awesome volunteers handing out drinks and gels to keep the runners going. Innovative Fitness members rocked this run, many achieving personal bests, while others experienced it for their first time ever:
Marathoners include:
– Kelly Quinn (1st marathon)
– Camille Hindley (1st marathon)
– Ray Barrett 3:04 (personal best)
– Andrew Hamilton
– Mark Caplan
– Marissa Cepelinski
Half Marathoners include:
– Connor Mahannah (1st half)
– Taylor Matheson (1st half)
– Hanna Shafran (1st half)
– Bahar Pezeshg (1st half)
– Gary Sheehan 1:31 (personal best)
– Kelly Ogilvie 1:41 (personal best)
– Sylvie Mercier
– Marty Pospischil
– Geoff Duck
– Brian Poston
– Eleni Kassaris (BMO 8 km)
Besides these record breaking personal bests and first-timers, we would also like to thank the coaches and IF members who came out to support the team during the event and at the wrap up brunch at the beach. A HUGE shout out to Natasha Wodak, Nicholas Lung, and Michael Milosciewicz, who led the BMO weekly running clinics to ensure that participants felt ready for race day. Thank you for taking the time to prepare us. Fantastic work team!
Challenging yourself is the only way to achieve your fitness goals. You need to get out of your comfort zone by challenging yourself, pushing through the adversity during the long road of training, and celebrating the victory when you complete it.
Talk to your coach about signing up for an upcoming destination today and see what it is like to experience the real IF Difference.
– Camille Hindley & Michael Milosciewicz
