GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon
The GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon, formerly known as the Royal Victoria Marathon or RVM, is a marathon race held on Vancouver Island in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada every October. It was first held in 1980 and was started by Robin Pearson, Alex Marshall and Bruce "Gunner" Shaw. The three were all marathoners and founding members of the Pairie Inn Harriers. One day all their ideas coalesced in a commitment to start a marathon in Victoria, while drinking beer at the Prairie Inn. An apt beginning.
| GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Location | Victoria, Canada |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | GoodLife Fitness |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:13:42 (2013) Lamech MokonoWomen's: 2:37:56 (2011) Lucy Njeri |
| Official site | Victoria Marathon |
| Participants | 1,127 (2019) |
In 2006, the full marathon saw 1863 participants. The event also features a half marathon, 8K and 1.2K kids run and attracts nearly 10,000 competitors annually in all races. The full marathon is a certified Boston Marathon qualifier.
Two course records were set at the 2011 edition of the race: Thomas Omwenga ran a men's record of 2:14:33 hours and Lucy Njeri Muhami improved the women's record to 2:37:56 hours. Canada's Cindy Rhodes is the most successful athlete historically at the race, having won six times between 1991 and 2000. Kelvin Broad is a five-time winner, having taken consecutive wins from 1994 to 1998. Thomas Howard, Phil Nicholls, Steve Osaduik and Suzanne Evans have each won the Victoria Marathon on three separate occasions.[1]
Results
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's Winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's Winner | Time (h:m:s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1980 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thomas Howard (CAN) |
2:21:45 | Wendy Robertson (CAN) |
2:58:27 | |||||
| 2nd | 1981 | Thomas Howard (CAN) |
2:18:49 |  Linda Edgar (USA) |
2:49:02 | |||||
| 3rd | 1982 | Brian Bjornson (CAN) |
2:25:46 | Leslie Tomlinson (CAN) |
2:56:02 | |||||
| 4th | 1983 | Douglas Godfrey (CAN) |
2:25:39 | Bernadette Duffy (CAN) |
2:52:49 | |||||
| 5th | 1984 | Thomas Howard (CAN) |
2:21:51 | Christine Craigen (CAN) |
3:02:28 | |||||
| 6th | 1985 | Ron Wichmann (CAN) |
2:27:38 | Cheryl Westrum (USA) |
2:56:04 | |||||
| 7th | 1986 | Phillip Nicholls (CAN) |
2:28:16 | Toni Hafso (CAN) |
2:51:35 | |||||
| 8th | 1987 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ashley Dustow (AUS) |
2:24:18 | Susan Butler (CAN) |
2:55:21 | |||||
| 9th | 1988 | Peter Butler (CAN) |
2:22:04 | Val Chowaniec (CAN) |
2:48:05 | |||||
| 10th | 1989 | Phillip Nicholls (CAN) |
2:29:43 | Val Chowaniec (CAN) |
2:42:32 | |||||
| 11th | 1990 | Phillip Nicholls (CAN) |
2:26:24 | Linda Stenseth (CAN) |
2:55:17 | |||||
| 12th | 1991 | Jacques Bilinski (CAN) |
2:26:23 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:56:59 | |||||
| 13th | 1992 | Gabriel Silva (USA) |
2:26:42 | Frances Bagley (CAN) |
2:52:43 | |||||
| 14th | 1993 | Kevin Titus (CAN) |
2:19:31 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:48:53 | |||||
| 15th | 1994 | Kelvin Broad (CAN) |
2:23:02 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:48:45 | |||||
| 16th | 1995 | Kelvin Broad (CAN) |
2:25:31 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:50:08 | |||||
| 17th | 1996 | Kelvin Broad (CAN) |
2:27:19 | Cheri Titus (CAN) |
2:55:09 | |||||
| 18th | 1997 | Kelvin Broad (CAN) |
2:28:56 | Stephanie Andrews (CAN) |
2:42:43 | |||||
| 19th | 1998 | Kelvin Broad (CAN) |
2:27:56 |  Noriko Kawaguchi (JPN) |
2:49:06 | |||||
| 20th | 1999 | Bruce Deacon (CAN) |
2:26:23 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:52:49 | |||||
| 21st | 2000 | Colin Dignum (CAN) |
2:26:52 | Cindy Rhodes (CAN) |
2:54:22 | |||||
| 22nd | 2001 |  Jon Brown (GBR) |
2:20:28 | Katrina Blanch (CAN) |
2:57:35 | |||||
| 23rd | 2002 | Trevor Jordan (CAN) |
2:35:07 |  Krystyna Pieczulis (POL) |
2:47:11 | |||||
| 24th | 2003 |  Shingirai Badza (ZIM) |
2:27:09 | Joan McGrath (CAN) |
2:52:46 | |||||
| 25th | 2004 | Bruce Deacon (CAN) |
2:21:07 | Hallie-Ann Janssen (USA) |
2:49:36 | |||||
| 26th | 2005 | James Finlayson (CAN) |
2:24:13 | Suzanne Evans (CAN) |
2:50:24 | |||||
| 27th | 2006 | Steve Osaduik (CAN) |
2:16:49 | Suzanne Evans (CAN) |
2:47:05 | |||||
| 28th | 2007 | Steve Osaduik (CAN) |
2:20:14 | Suzanne Evans (CAN) |
2:45:38 | |||||
| 29th | 2008 | Steve Osaduik (CAN) |
2:25:31 | Cheryl Murphy (CAN) |
2:43:00 | |||||
| 30th | 2009 | Hillary Cheruiyot (KEN) |
2:19:26 | Cheryl Murphy (CAN) |
2:44:01 | |||||
| 31st | 2010 | Phillip Samoei (KEN) |
2:23:24 | Catrin Jones (CAN) |
2:52:21 | |||||
| 32nd | 2011 | Thomas Omwenga (KEN) |
2:14:33 | Lucy Njeri (KEN) |
2:37:56 | |||||
| 33rd | 2012 | Thomas Omwenga (KEN) |
2:20:41 | Hallie-Ann Janssen (USA) |
2:47:03 | |||||
| 34th | 2013 | Lamech Mokono (KEN) |
2:13:42 | Catrin Jones (CAN) |
2:43:03 | |||||
| 35th | 2014 | Daniel Kipkoech (KEN) |
2:20:04 | Lyudmila Korchagina (CAN) |
2:41:39 | |||||
| 36th | 2015 | Daniel Kipkoech (KEN) |
2:25:40 | Erin Burrett (CAN) |
2:39:17 | |||||
| 37th | 2016 | Daniel Kipkoech (KEN) |
2:20:33 | Sabrina-Shirley Wilkie (CAN) |
2:45:54 | |||||
| 38th | 2017 | Daniel Kipkoech (KEN) |
2:21:04 | Lissa Zimmer (CAN) |
2:48:33 | |||||
| 39th | 2018 | Daniel Kipkoech (KEN) |
2:22:39 | Emily Setlack (CAN) |
2:46:20 | |||||
| 40th | 2019 | Eric Finan (USA) |
2:17:51 | Andrea Lee (CAN) |
2:46:45 | |||||
| 2020 | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic [2] | |||||||||
References
- Reid, Bob & Wilson, Maurice (2011-10-09). Royal Victoria Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-10-28.