Everything you need to know to run this year
All the details you need to know for the in-person race. Knowing the procedure for picking up your race package will get you to the start line on time.
RACE PACKAGE PICK UP
Those registered in the Individual 10k or the Shaw Mini Sun Run 2.5k can pick up their race package at B.C. Place Stadium for two days only at the south entrance to the stadium. Collect your race bib with timing tag and tech shirt (or cotton T-shirt for some Mini participants) at our Vancouver Sun Run Fair, which runs this Friday from 12 noon to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Access to the Vancouver Sun Run Fair is at the entrance located under Gate E (street-level entrance is between Gate D and Gate E).
Admission to the Vancouver Sun Run Fair is free and there will be plenty to see and learn about the event. Sponsors will be sampling many items, so don’t miss out on some incredible free samples. Shirts not collected before race day will be forfeited.
There is no race-day package pickup, except for out-of-town entrants, who may obtain their race bib with timing tags and tech shirt on Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Entrants who must pay long-distance charges to phone Vancouver from home qualify for race-day collection.
TEAM PACKAGE PICKUP
If you are part of a team participating in the Oasis Youth Team Challenge or the Shaw Team Division, pick up your race package from your Team Captain. All team packages were couriered to the team captains last week.
IMPORTANT: RACE BIB LOOK UP!
BEFORE going to the Vancouver Sun Fun Fair to pick up your race bib, shirt and timing tag, it is recommended that you go online and look up your bib number to avoid long lineups. Visit the vancouversunrun.com website and click on our “Bib Look Up” tool to find your details.
TIMING TAG
The Vancouver Sun Run is using the MyLaps BibTag timing system. Your timing tag is already placed on the back of your race bib.
PRE-RACE
Pick up and verify your BibTag at Race Package Pickup. It records the time it takes you to get from start to finish no matter where in the pack you begin. Your BibTag is attached to the back of your race number (race bib). Do not remove it. Attach your race bib to the front of your shirt prior to the race. No race bib means no results. Do not crumple your race bib or damage it in any way — a crumpled/damaged race bib will cause it not to work.
RACE DAY
You must wear your race bib as provided or you will not be timed. Ensure your race bib is clearly visible. The BibTag will not work properly if it is covered with clothing. Make sure that if you’re wearing “throw away” clothing prior to the race, check that your race bib is not pinned to it. You must cross the timing mats at the start and finish lines to receive a finish time. No other timing method will be used.
START ZONE
You have access to your start zone only through the allocated access street — see the back of your bib for the start line map for your start zone. Please note the Sun Run event team is working hard to improve every runner’s start time experience by corralling participants based on estimated finish times. Runners are more than welcome to come down well in advance of their start time to enjoy the atmosphere, but we ask that everyone respect their colour-coded bib start time and spend some time reviewing the start map.
The Neurotics will perform on the start line stage beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Club16 Fitness instructors lead a warm-up starting at 8:30 a.m. Competitive (unassisted) wheelchair racers start at 8:50 a.m.
The Elite race starts and the main start is at 9 a.m. Walkers and runners are grouped into waves according to their estimated finish time, and start at timed intervals. This allows you to run at your pace with other participants of similar ability. The first wave starts at 9 a.m. There will be multiple waves. If you are a walker in the purple and blue zones, you are encouraged to arrive at the start by 9 a.m. Please be patient — it is worth it, the excitement of the start line is not to be missed.
With the Timing Tag system, you have an individual net time, so you don’t need to worry about the time it takes you to get to the start line. Your timing will begin when you cross the start. For the safety of all participants, Nordic walkers, strollers, baby joggers and assisted wheelchairs must start in the red zone, regardless of ability. At the start zone, assemble behind the balloon arch that matches the colour of your bib. See the map on the back of your bib for access streets or check the Start Line Corral map above.
Starting positions are on a firstcome, first-served basis within each zone. Arrive early. Yellow zone closes at 8:30 a.m. Competitive wheelchair start is 8:50 a.m. You must use the access street listed on the back of your race number to get to your colour-coded zone. Yellow number access is from Burrard, green numbers from Hornby, white numbers from Hornby and Howe, purple numbers from Howe, and Blue numbers from Granville. Entry to all zones will be controlled for safety.
RACE FINISH
Quickly move through the finish line chute. Proceed to the Wrap Party to meet up with friends and family.
MEET ME UNDER THE Q
If you’re meeting someone before the race, pick a site several blocks away, such as the library, post office or Waterfront station. Avoid the art gallery, Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Hotel Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral and other landmarks near the start zone as they will be awash with Sun Runners.
Meeting after the race? Go to the A to Z meeting area inside B.C. Place Stadium. Determine under which letter you will meet. Team Ziggy might meet under the Z, for example, or the Albatross family under the A.
OFFICIAL RACE PHOTOS
FinisherPix.com is the official race photographer of the 10k event.
To view and order your photos online, simply go to vancouversunrun.com and click on “results” and find your name. There will be a photo icon by your name; click on that and you can now view and order your photos. Please allow a few days for the photos to be uploaded as we are a large event. If you subscribe, use your email address in advance and they will send you a direct link to your images once they are online. For the best photos, participants should have their race bib numbers clearly visible — and smile!
FINISHER’S CERTIFICATE
At the end of the race, be proud of your accomplishment and commemorate your participation with your own finisher’s official certificate. Simply visit the Vancouver Sun Run website at vancouversunrun.com on April 24 to print off your very own copy. To download your certificate, find your name on our “results” page and click on the certificate icon located on the bottom-right banner
SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT
All participants, In Person 10k and Shaw Mini Sun Runners and Virtual Experience participants will have their names printed in the Vancouver Sun, so look for your result and race highlights on Monday, April 25. Online results will also be available at vancouversunrun.com.
2.5K SHAW MINI SUN RUN
The Shaw Mini Sun Run offers participants a 2.5k fun-filled route that starts at B.C. Place Stadium at 765 Pacific Blvd. and finishes back at the start line on Pacific Boulevard. It’s perfect for those who prefer a shorter route or for families (12 and under). The Shaw Mini Sun Run starts at 8 a.m., with festivities that include live music and mascots to entertain Shaw Mini Sun Runners before and throughout the race. Check the map on page B11.
The event is not timed, but there will be a clock for those who would like to track their time. Each Shaw Mini Sun Runner receives an individual race bib number and each participant receives a finisher’s ribbon.
Post-race, Mini Sun Runners can head into B.C. Place Stadium to replenish spent energy levels with samples from Oasis Juice, Alkiss Water, fruits, Herbaland Naturals and other vendors.
If you haven’t already registered for the Shaw Mini Sun Run and wish to, registration can still be done online until 6 p.m. on Thursday, then in person at B.C. Place Stadium on Friday and Saturday at the Sun Run Fair.
Note that last-minute registration at the fair will be more than online, so register ASAP. There is no race-day registration. Visit vancouversunrun. com for more information.
CLOTHING TIP
Layer your clothing. If you overheat, peel off the layers. Don’t forget to bring a change of dry, warm clothes for the wrap party.
GEAR CHECK
There will be no gear check in 2022 due to volunteer limitations and the concern over handling of personal gear during the COVID pandemic. We plan to reintroduce the gear-check program next year.
COMFORT AND SAFETY
Watch for washrooms, first aid stations and water stations along the course. One hundred medical volunteers and paramedics will travel the course on bicycles. First aid attendants with expertise in sports injuries will follow the waves of runners. Medical facilities will be located at English Bay, Fir and Fourth, and at the finish area with an easy-to-spot medical banner. There will also be a big water station just past the finish line. Plenty of oranges and bananas will be served at the post-race party inside B.C. Place Stadium.
LOST KIDS
Tell your children that if they become separated from you during the run to look for a police officer or for one of the communications crew — situated along the route with radios — the volunteer crew (grey T-shirts) or medical crew (red T-shirts). They will bring your child to B.C. Place Stadium’s Event Information Booth. Lost children will be cared for in this secured area until they can be reunited with their families.
The Vancouver Sun Run is a fun-filled community event and in order for everyone to have an enjoyable and safe experience, consideration of fellow runners, volunteers and race officials is a must. Please visit vancouversunrun.com for more information on etiquette guidelines as we want to ensure everyone has an enjoyable experience.
FUN LOVES COMPANY
You don't need to be a runner, a jogger, or a walker to have fun. Invite family and friends to watch the race from the sidelines, and join in the fun and festivities on the course and at the finish line. The party starts at B.C. Place Stadium at 8:30 a.m., just in time to entertain the Shaw Mini Sun Runners and the first of the elite runners crossing the finish line at about 9:30 a.m. There will be snacks, samples and entertainment for everyone. At 11 a.m., presentations will be made to the top finishers and the top Canadians, both male and female, and to the winners of the masters and wheelchair divisions. As well, Oasis Youth Team Challenge winners will be recognized with their prize cheque.
A LITTLE CHARITY
The Vancouver Sun Run's primary mandate is to promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics through the Vancouver Sun International Track Classic via the Achilles Track Society. While the Vancouver Sun Run is not designated as a charity event, close to $3.23 million in proceeds from the Vancouver Sun Run have been donated to important causes since 1985.
The Vancouver Sun Run offers even more ways to make a difference. Every registrant has the opportunity to create a personal pledge page for one of the Vancouver Sun Run's charitable partners and to fundraise through participation in the event. This year's charitable partners are B.C. Children's Hospital, B.C. Cancer Foundation, Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Family Services of Greater Vancouver, Raise-a-Reader and Ronald McDonald House B.C. and Yukon. Any money personally raised using the runner's pledge page will go directly to the selected charity.
AN EASY RIDE TO THE RUN
Take transit. TransLink, including SkyTrain, SeaBus and certain bus routes, opens early on race day. Call 604-953-3333 or visit translink.ca for details.
All major TransLink bus services run Sunday morning. SeaBus will sail from Lonsdale Quay at 7:02 a.m. (an hour earlier than normal) and provide a 15-minute service through the morning and early afternoon. SkyTrain will start service on the Expo/Millennium lines half an hour earlier than normal, with the first train leaving King George at 6:38 a.m., Lafarge Lake-Douglas at 6:26 a.m., and Waterfront at 7:20 a.m. SkyTrain will operate “rush hour” level service during the time prior to the start and into the afternoon, as crowds head home. Once again, Canada Line will launch at its usual time of 5:02 a.m. leaving Richmond-Brighouse to Waterfront Station, with extra service for incoming crowds starting at 7 a.m.
Coast Mountain Bus will have a number of reroutes in effect, taking the buses away from Georgia between Pender and Richards, the West End, Granville Street downtown, Burrard Bridge, Cambie Bridge and 2nd Avenue in Kitsilano. Buses that normally use Georgia will travel along Pender between Cardero and Richards. Full details on the reroutes may be found online at translink.ca/alerts.
West Vancouver Blue Bus will also operate the usual Sunday schedule, but add service between West Van and downtown before and after the run. West Van buses that normally use Georgia will travel along Pender between Cardero and Richards.
To avoid lineups, pre-pay your fare with FareCards or FareSavers. Those coming on SkyTrain can purchase two tickets at the station in the morning when they're coming in and saving one of those tickets for the trip home.
Please move down the aisle to make more room for your fellow Sun Runners if the bus or train is crowded. Further information on service changes can be found online at translink.ca or by calling Customer Service at 604-953-3333.
Transit customers will have to pay only a single-zone fare of $3.05 for an adult fare, $2 for a concession fare and kids under 12 are free to travel throughout the entire bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus network. Concession fares apply to youths aged 13 to 18, seniors 65 and older with proof of age, and HandyCard holders riding conventional transit.
False Creek Ferries and Aquabus Ferries will also be running extra ferries on Sun Run morning, visit granvilleislandferries.bc.ca and theaquabus.com for schedules
and fares. If you must drive, you're advised to arrive by 7 a.m.
Street parking in the area of the run is very limited (and remember, there is a 30-minute to two-hour limit to metered parking).
A number of streets, both at the start line and along the route, will be closed to traffic during the morning. There's some paid parking adjacent to B.C. Place Stadium, near the finish line.
Seasoned Sun Runners park near the finish zone and jog back to the start zone.
Sun Runners who plan to cycle to the start line have the option to secure their bicycle with BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation), The Bicycle Valet. Space to park 100 bikes will be available at B.C. Place's Gate C.
ROAD CLOSURES
EVENT TIMES
Mini Sun Run: 8 a.m.
Competitive Wheelchairs: 8:50 a.m. Main Race: 9 a.m.
Roads to reopen: 1:30 p.m.
START AREA: Georgia, from Seymour to Bute
FINISH AREA: Pacific Blvd — B.C. Place Stadium to Pat Quin Way
CLOSURES:
Georgia, from the Causeway to Pender, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Denman, from Robson to Georgia, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Beach, from Stanley Park to Jervis, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pacific Ave, From Jervis to Hornby, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Burrard St., Davie to the Burrard Bridge, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Burrard Bridge, Full Closure, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
GRANVILLE BRIDGE
Close West 6th Ave East Exit, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Burrard Street — Bridge to West 3rd, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
W 3rd Ave — Burrard to Fir, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Fir St — W 3rd Ave to W 4th Ave, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
W 4th Ave/W 6th Ave, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pine to 3rd & Alberta, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cambie Bridge — Pacific Ave Exit ramp, 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cambie Bridge — 6th Ave East, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
West 3rd Ave — 2nd Ave to Columbia, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Columbia — From 3rd to 5th Ave, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
5th Ave — From Columbia to Quebec, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Quebec — From 5th to Terminal, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pacific Blvd — From Terminal to Griffiths Way, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
MINI SUN RUN 2.5K — ROAD CLOSURES
Pacific Blvd — from Nelson to Carrall, 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pacific Blvd — from Pat Quinn Way to Quebec, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Quebec — from National to Prior, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Pat Quinn Way — from Expo Blvd to Pacific Blvd, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Carrall — from Keefer to Pacific Blvd, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Carrall- From Expo to Pacific Blvd, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Expo Blvd — from Quebec to Nelson, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
E/bound Pacific Blvd. Exit Ramp from Cambie Bridge, 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cambie Bridge — Pacific Ave Exit, 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson — Expo Blvd to Pacific, 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
`YALETOWN LOVES RUNNERS' — ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
There will be a total of 18 bands performing along the route to B.C. Place Stadium where the race wrap party will be!
THE NEUROTICS
8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Main Stage — Georgia & Burrard
BAD MOTOR SCOOTER
8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. In front of the Art Gallery
ROCK PAPER MOON
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Robson and Denman (near Safeway)
TOP LINE VOCAL COLLECTIVE
9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Pacific at Burnaby/Alexandria Park
STUDIO CLOUD 30 SINGERS
9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Pacific at Cardero
HARMONY HOUSE CLASSIC ROCK BAND
9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. On Pacific at Burrard Bridge
B.C. REGIMENT BAND SOCIETY
9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. In front of Seaforth Armoury
MAI TAI FRIDAY
9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 3rd at Burrard (Chevron station)
FARMER'S HANKIE featuring Wendy Bird
9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 3rd at Fir (in front of Lotus)
SCARY LIZARDS
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On 4th/6th median near muffler store
THE CREOLE JAZZ BAND
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. West 6th Ave. at Laurel
DEEP BLUE FEVER IN THE BUNKHOUSE
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Under Cambie Bridge on 6th
JENNIFER HERSHMAN
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 3rd Ave. at Alberta at median
IVAN HARTLE
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 5th & Columbia
X-KALIBRE (25th year performing at the Sun Run)
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Quebec near Science World in parking lot
SANDCASTLE THEORY
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Quebec at Pacific
THE SUITS
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. On Pacific between overpasses
DJ
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At B.C. Place Wrap Party
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS Presenting Sponsor:
Subway Canada
Official partners:
Shaw Running Room Pacific Blue Cross Kal Tire Hello Fresh Michelob Ultra Oasis Herbaland Club 16 Global B.C. B.C. Place B.C. Government
Event sponsor:
Yaletown BIA Purolator Skullcandy Hyatt Regency Hotel B.C. Athletics
Activation partners:
Remedy BUCK Suppliers: FinisherPix Alkiss Water
Media sponsors:
AM 1320 Breeze 104.3 CFOX 980 CKNW Jack 96.9 93.7 JR Country KISS Radio Move 103.5 News 1130 Rock 101 Sportsnet Radio 102.7 The Peak Virgin Radio Z95.3
Volunteers
Huge thanks also to the volunteer crew! More than 600 people from the volunteer crew gave their time, talents and energy to make this event a success. Thanks to each one of you for helping make this year's Vancouver Sun Run possible — both in person and virtual.