This amazing, staggered start handicap race where anyone can win often attracts an international field competing for fame and fortune. Ok, it's just people here for the holidays and some locals competing for quirky prizes and socializing at the Prairie Inn after, but it's a club tradition centred at our founding and namesake venue. Oh, and it's free and almost everyone gets a prize! This is your chance to beat the fastees!
NEW is a more TRAIL HANDICAP through nearby parks with a significant steep climb to the summit lookout.
Always on December 26, Boxing Day which in 2024 is a Thursday.
Online registration for 2024 is CLOSED
2024 results by placing & time
Read on for more information and the latest assigned start list.
In honour of Harriers who left us too soon. Leave your watch at home and predict your 10K time. A prize is given to the runner that finishes closest to 0 on the clock.
The Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club (PIH) is proud to present the 46th Annual Harriers Pioneer 8K Road Race, part of the Vancouver Island Race Series. The event has a rich history of outstanding performances attracting many Olympians and world record age category athletes. Several Canadian Records have been set at Pioneer. Initiated in 1980 by the Prairie Inn Harriers, and staged in Central Saanich for 38 years, the race relocated to nearby North Saanich in 2018. This certified 8 kilometre course, is of similar profile to the old and features an out and back route through rural farmlands just north of the Victoria International Airport along mainly quiet country roads.
5:15 pm Tuesdays – Weekly after-work interval workout using various local roads, parks, and trails. Every week is different and everyone is welcome. The faster runners will pick up slower runners on the final lap.
100K , 50 Mile, 50K and 40K Ultra Walk
