Island Miles Podcast: for runners, by runners, celebrating running on Vancouver Island – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the first episode of the Island Miles Podcast! Dan, Darren and Jamie discuss what the show is all about, share a little bit about themselves and talk about the type of topics they'll cover. And just how many pairs of shoes Dan owns!

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There are SO many great trail races on Vancouver Island, and many of them are organized by the team at Coastline Endurance. Whether it’s the brutally tough Finlayson Arm races, extremely fun Island Trail Series, or the unique and challenging Kusam Klimb, they’ve got a great race roster, which they added to with the Hornby Island Ultra last month. The person at the helm of Coastline Endurance is Myke Labelle, and we got a chance to get to know him and what it takes to put on great races. Plus, he gave us a couple entries to Kusam to giveaway!

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

April 26 – TC10K – April 26 - https://www.runsport.ca/tc10k

May 2 – The Cumby 25K/16K/8.5K/4.5K distances https://thecumby.ca/

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Most people are in running retirement by the time they hit 70, but Joe ‘Crazy Legs’ Camilleri is still going strong at 76! Joe was a late bloomer with his running career, so was probably saving his legs for later life glory. Joe has completed a number of marathons with his first in Vancouver back in 2017 at the age of 67, when qualified for Boston, and he’s now closing in on completing the Abbot World Marathon Majors. We get to know Joe, which Canadian legend inspired him to start running, how he got his nickname, and hopefully get some tips for running longevity!

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

March 29 – McLean Mill 10K – Port Alberni - https://www.islandseries.org/product/mclean-mill-10k/

April 12 – Saanich Physio Bazin Bay 5K – https://www.islandseries.org/product/saanich-physio-bazan-bay-5k/

April 11 – Royal Roads 6K/11K – https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/victoria-royal-roads/

Canadian Cancer Society Run 80K in April Challenge: https://fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/events/680

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Two years ago, Julia Loglisci decided to make some major lifestyle changes. Along with a new dietary approach, she started weight training, practicing yoga, and walking. Those walks started to include some light jogging, and eventually the walking intervals disappeared as she found a love of running. Julia recently completed her first half marathon and joined the show to talk about her health journey, what running has meant to both her physical and mental health, and how it has positively impacted many facets of her busy life as a small business owner. You can find her photography work at www.julialoglisci.com/.

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

Nov 9 – Partridge Fall Classic 8K - raceroster.com/events/2025/111240/partridge-fall-classic

Nov 11 – 29th annual Prairie Inn Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country 20K relay - https://pih.bc.ca/race

Nov 22 – 41st annual Gunner Shaw Classic - https://pih.bc.ca/race/3-gunner-shaw-memorial-10k-cross-country-classic

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Helen McArthur is the owner/operator of The Crazy Cookie House in Metchosin. It’s a small shack with a roof shaped like the sorting hat from Harry Potter and surrounded by mythical creatures including a wooden dragon named “Doug H”. Her cookies have drawn local media and social media attention! Helen is also a passionate long-distance runner and decided that she wanted to run a marathon on each continent, and she’s close! She ran the Sydney (AUS) Marathon in late August, leaving just Africa. 

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

October 25 – Qualicum Bay 11K/26K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/

Nov 2 – Boundary Bay – 5k/10k/half/full - https://www.tryevents.ca/boundary-bay-race

Nov 11 – 29th annual Prairie Inn Harriers Thetis Lake Cross Country 20K relay - https://pih.bc.ca/race

The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us at islandmilespodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram at @islandmilespodcast.

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With RVM week finally here, we know many will be experiencing some race anxiety. And if you've never strapped on a bib before, or you’re racing at a new distance, then you're swimming (running?) in unchartered waters. But fear not! The Island Miles gang is here to talk race preparation and execution to help get you race day ready.

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

October 19 – CEEVACS Cowichan Autumn Classic - https://www.ceevacs.com/cowichan-autumn-classic/

October 19 – Edge to Edge half/10K in Ucluelet - https://www.edgetoedgemarathon.com

October 25 – Qualicum Bay 11K/26K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/

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Chris Sundby grew up on Vancouver Island and now lives and works in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, working with Jacob’s Well, an organization that provides support to the most vulnerable members of that community. Chris is back on the island, and beginning September 15, is taking on the insane challenge of running from the southern tip of the island all the way up to Cape Scott at the northern end to raise money and awareness for Jacob’s Well. It’s roughly 800 kilometres, and he’s giving himself just 15 days to accomplish it! This was an unplanned bonus episode, because we just had to talk to him before he headed out. Good luck, Chris!!!!

You can follow Chris’ journey on Instagram: jacobswellyvr/ or chrissundbyruns

Track him on Garmin! https://share.garmin.com/sundbyruns

Donate here: https://www.jacobswell.ca/chrisruns

The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast

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A free Clover Point 5K every Saturday at 9am? Sign us up! It's called ParkRun, and it actually happens at roughly the same time, every Saturday, all over the world (including Shawnigan Lake and Courtenay). Sean Mitchell and Natalia Seal join the show from the ParkRun team to share the ins and outs of this cool event and the inclusive community of runners it has created. You only have to register once to get your unique barcode and can then take part in ParkRuns wherever your travels take you! Find them online at https://www.parkrun.ca/cloverpoint/ and on Instagram at @cloverpointparkrun.

The Rundown - upcoming races and events:

September 14 – Terry Fox Run – several island communities (https://terryfox.org)

September 27 – Perseverance Trail Race – 3K/6K/12K (https://www.perseverancetrailrun.com/)

October 5 – CIBC Run for the Cure – Victoria and Nanaimo (https://tinyurl.com/4rpk5e7m)

October 11-12 – Royal Victoria Marathon – Kids Run/5K/8K/Half/Full - https://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/)

The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us at islandmilespodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram at @islandmilespodcast.

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The Comox Valley RV Half Marathon is coming up on March 22. It’s the longest race in the Vancouver Island Race Series, and clearly one of the most popular as it sold out in January! It’s one of many races put on by the Comox Valley Road Runners, and in this episode, we caught up with their club President Brad Crowe and Comox Half Race Director Rob Kelly to talk about the race and their awesome, and VERY accomplished club which has been around since 1980. You can find them here: https://cvrr.ca/

We also got an update on the Wounded Warriors from Simon Brown and Nathalie Butler. This year’s campaign has raised more than $280,000 this year! You can still donate until the end of March.  https://woundedwarriors.ca/run-bc/.

The Rundown - upcoming races and events: 

March 29 – McLean Mill 10K – Port Alberni - https://www.islandseries.org/product/mclean-mill-10k/

April 12 – Saanich Physio Bazin Bay 5K – https://www.islandseries.org/product/saanich-physio-bazan-bay-5k/

April 26 – TC10K – April 26 - https://www.runsport.ca/tc10k

April 2 – Trail Running Film Festival – Vic Theatre - https://bit.ly/4qWmNMN

The Island Miles Podcast wants to hear from YOU! Got a topic idea? Know someone doing something cool that should be celebrated? Email us: islandmilespodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram: @islandmilespodcast

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