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Run.

Bike.

Kayak.

Are YOU up for the challenge?

OVER $285,000 RAISED!

The 2011 Innovative Fitness Canuck Place Adventure Challenge Weekend was a HUGE success!

Despite the rain, participants in both North Vancouver and Cultus Lake felt the rewards of facing a personal challenge and for many, sharing it with a team.

Many Canuck Place families and children participated in each of the events and this certainly brought home the purpose of the challenge.

Thank you to all our participants for braving the weather and for all their hard work fundraising, to all our donors for their incredible generosity, the sponsors who made sure our racers were fed, massaged and so much more, and last but not least, to the over 170 volunteers needed to run both events.  Your time is invaluable to the success of each race, and we thank you for giving up your Saturday and Sunday to help out!

Canuck Place is honoured to have so many in our community who are willing to go above and beyond to meet the needs of children and families facing life-threatening illnesses in BC.  THANK YOU!

Registration for 2012 will be open in January, so mark your calendars and make sure get in on the fun early.

The results are in!  Check them out by clicking the links below:

Long Race
- Overall
- Teams
- Individuals

Short Race
- Overall
- Teams
- Individuals

Kids Race

Thank you once again, and we’ll see you next year!

THANK YOU to all our Adventure Challenge racers who battled rain, wind and cold this past weekend in support of Canuck Place kids!

Adventure Challenge North Vancouver photos are up!  Click below to see some snaps from Race Day.

Photo Gallery – Deep Cove

Keep checking this space for more photos!

Challenge yourself and support BC children and families as we aim to raise $300,000 in 2011!

Join us September 17th in Deep Cove, North Vancouver for an exhilarating Kayak, mountain bike and trail run:

• Long course – 8am
• Short & Teen Course – 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am
• Kids Course – 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am

Or join us at our new location and date September 18th at Cultus Lake in the Fraser Valley. Kayak, road bike and trail run – relish in our beautiful BC scenery.

This annual event can be both challenging and fun and welcomes all skill levels, families and children.  Included is an 8 week training protocol and 8 Trainer-Led sessions that will ensure you are prepared.

Race solo, in a team of 2 or 4 or a relay of 3. Create a corporate team and try to win the Corporate Cup and bragging rights for the next year.

Each participant raises a minimum of $1000 for Canuck Place (kids raise $500) and together the challenge can be met.
Registration is open click here to start you adventure. (Select Cultus Lake Event)
 

View the Adventure Challenge Video by Tyson Hepburn on Vimeo.

“The entire experience is amazing, from training with your team to completing the legs. But nothing was greater than 7 Freakettes crossing the finish line together, all at once to the cheering of family, friends and other teams who are, with the rest of us, really one team coming together for a common goal. Through the entire race, there was no shortage of support and high fives from “rival” teams and the energy is relentless, even when you want to do nothing more than lay on the ground and rest.” – Fitness Town Freakettes

Interested in becoming an event sponsor?

Contact: Stephani Samaridis at: ssamaridis@canuckplace.org or 604-317-9352.

Questions? Contact Thomas Marshall at 604 646 1349.

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Thank you to the sponsors, participants, volunteers and donors who made the 2010 Innovative Fitness Canuck Place Adventure Challenge a phenomenal success!

This year your hard work helped raise over $250,000 for the children and families who rely on the services of the hospice. Since the start of the event 5 years ago over $1 million dollars has been raised for Canuck Place.

“Canuck Place is very thankful to the Innovative Fitness Team for making the Adventure Challenge possible,” expressed Filomena Nalewajek, Chief Executive Officer for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. “As an esteemed community partner, their fundraising efforts on our behalf since 2006 have been remarkable. It was especially heartwarming to have special groups of individuals with direct connections to Canuck Place race in this year’s event on behalf of family members and friends who have received care at the hospice.”

Thank you to our amazing partner Innovative Fitness for your outstanding commitment to the children and families of Canuck Place.

Long Race - Overall - Teams - Individuals

Short Race - Overall - Teams - Individuals

Kids Race - Overall – Teams

Note: Photos taken on course and at the finish line will be posted in approximately 1 week.

On Saturday, September 11, 2010 over 200 participants will challenge themselves in the Innovative Fitness Canuck Place Adventure Challenge. To participate racers need to raise over $1000 from friends, family and strangers, below are a collection of news stories and blogs about the journey some racers have taken to the starting line on Saturday:

The Vancouver Sun – Vancouver mom fighting for daughter stricken with rare genetic illness

The Province – Parents of terminally ill baby raising funds for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice

Peace Arch News – Adventure in fundraising for children

North Shore Outlook – For the children

http://keresadventurechallenge.blogspot.com/

http://www.teamfinn.com/adventure.html

http://canuckplaceadventurechallenge.blogspot.com/

To donate to a racer in the articles above click here to search for their name.

Every participant with $750 or more in pledges posted to your page by July 31st will be entered in a draw to win a jersey.

Good luck to everyone!

Thank you for helping to raise money for Canuck Place.

Update: The lucky winner is Michelle Jankovich, congratulations!