Photo gallery: RVM over the years

 

Photographs from the Royal Victoria Marathon races over the years.

 
October 2, 2009
 
 
 
Start line at the 1980 Royal Victoria Marathon.
 

Start line at the 1980 Royal Victoria Marathon.

Photograph by: Files, Times Colonist

 
Start line at the 1980 Royal Victoria Marathon.
Early days of the marathon at Mile 0.
Betty Neumann running at a picnic in 1958. Members of the Neumann family come from all over western Canada to run in the various races that are part of the Royal Victoria Marathon.
David Hall (in red) running in 1980 Royal Victoria Marathon.
Rose Marie Preston has run every year in the Royal Victoria Marathon, seen here in the 1980s.
Champion marathoner Tom Howard in the mid-1970s.
Distance runner and regular race competitor Al Howie circ 1981.
Celebration time as Julio Araya crosses the finish line.
Half-marathon runner Paul Krochak runs down Southgate Street near Beacon Hill park during the Royal Victoria Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006.
Runners move through Ross Bay at the Royal Victoria Marathon in Victoria on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.
Simon Whitfield runs with the kids in the 1km kids run during the 29th Annual Royal Victoria Marathon in 2008.
Watching for a loved on at the finish line is one of the most exhilirating moments for spectators. Here Dianna Saddington waits behind the crowd-control fencing.
Seeing friends and family with roadside signs boosts the spirits of competitors.
Kids Run competitors dash for the finish in 2007.
Marathon runner, Rui Batista, runs along Beach Drive, near Willows Beach, during the Royal Victoria Marathon in 2006.
A cup of water changes hands near Pemberton Park, on the route of the Royal Victoria Marathon in 2006.
Darryl Parry runs along Beach Drive near Willows Beach during the Royal Victoria Marathon in 2006.
Spectators watch the finish line in 2007, a year when competitors persevered through the rain and cold.
Hardy racers have hardy fans, waiting curbside in the wet 2007 event.
Maxim Hansen grabs some water at a station along Dallas Road in 2008.
The mass start of the half-marathon during the 29th Annual Royal Victoria Marathon, in Victoria, BC on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Longtime RVM supporter, local athlete and businessman Rob Reid congratulates every marathon finisher, here greeting Brian Michasiw at the finish line.
Rob Reid and cancer survivor Janeece Edroff congratulate the participants from the 1km kids run during the 2008 race.
In 2008, Jamie Grant and Jack Miller (half-marathon) run along Dallas Road, with Gonzales Bay in the background.
Discarded water cups will soon be scooped up by volunteers who ensure runners are hydrated on the route.
Runner Danielle Grund gets a kiss from husband Burns Grund at the Royal Victoria Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Daughters Christina Grund,16, and Anastasia Grund,12, hold flowers.
Start of the Royal Victoria Marathon in Victoria, BC on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007.
Vancouver Runner Kenji Tano grabs a drink on Dallas Road in the 2007 race.
Runners move through Ross Bay at the Royal Victoria Marathon on a wet and overcast race day in 2007.
 
 
 
 
 

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