100K , 50 Mile, 50K Ultra Runs and 40K Walk

Saturday, May 9, 2026
Online Registration is OPEN

 

The Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club is pleased to present the 39th Annual Harriers Elk/Beaver Ultras.  The fast and flat 10 kilometer trail circuit around Elk and Beaver Lakes is considered as one of the premiere races of its type in North America.  Runners complete 10 laps for the 100K division, 8+ laps for 50 Miles and 5 laps for 50K while walkers complete 4 laps for 40K.  The venue is all trails, very flat, has good footing, and is in excellent condition. It is definitely a runner-friendly, P.R. type of course!

2025 – preliminary Results ◊ Splits ◊ Report

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.

Meet at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre November through April, and at Mount Douglas, Beaver Lake or other locations May through September. Check the schedule for specific workouts.

2026 Schedule

8:00 am Saturdays – Saturday morning group trail runs take place every week throughout the year in Thetis Lake Park and Francis King Park.  We meet at 8:00 am at the main Thetis Lake parking lot at the end of Six Mile Road from October through the end of April.  For the warmer months of May through September we meet at the small parking area at Prior Lake on Highland Road.  2025 Update: like last year due to popular demand we will continue to meet at Prior Lake during October.  Some may then drive to the end of Westoby Road to enjoy a different set of trails.

This is the classic Harriers weekly social run.  All runners, dogs and walkers are welcome.  You don't have to be a club member and there is no fee to participate.  If you are unfamiliar with the park trails this is a great way to learn the network.  We sort into groups as numbers and paces warrant.  No one gets left behind.

The Pioneer 8K is moving back to the Saanich Fairgrounds in Central Saanich.

We are returning the 47th Annual Harriers Pioneer 8K Road Race, part of the Vancouver Island Race Series, to its old and familiar home at the Saanich Fairgrounds after eight years in North Saanich. While that course was great, the separation from the pre- and post-race event venue was not.

We look forward to hosting all the activities related to the race in the Main Hall at the Saanich Fairgrounds. The newly designed compact race course will start and end near the hall and loop around the fairgrounds to quiet country roads to the north. Parking will be available on the fairgrounds propery and at nearby Stelly's Secondary School.

Initiated in 1980, 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.

DATE Sunday, January 11, 2026 – NOTE Start Time is 11:30 am

Online registration for the 2026 Pioneer 8K and 2026 Vancouver Island Race Series is OPEN

• 2026 Pioneer Complimentary Entry Standards and Prize Money
• 2026 Pioneer High Performance Application Form (pdf) or doc
• past Pioneer 8K Race Results

It is easier to complete the race with team mates but you can run it solo if you choose. Teams of 4 participants each run one 5K lap of the main trails looping Thetis Lake. This popular relay, always held on Remembrance Day, is the first race in the Harriers Thetis Lake Trail Series including the Harriers Gunner Shaw 10K Classic on Saturday November 22, 2025 and the Harriers Stewart Mountain 10 Mile/5 Mile Challenge on Sunday December 7, 2025.

Remembrance Day – Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – The race starts at 1:00 pm SHARP near the main beach.

Online registration for 2025 is CLOSED – see you in 2026

complete 2025 overall race results with fastest laps and age grading – v1.0 2025Nov30 by Gary Duncan

Thetis Lake Relay Course Map

A fall challenge on character trails. Often muddy, wet and slippery. Two distances to choose from, with a classic climb to the summit of Stewart Mountain on the long course.

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Online Registration for 2025 is CLOSED.  See you in 2026.

• 2025 Stewart Mountain results: original overall on WebScorer by Patrick Burnham
• 2025 Stewart Mountain photos: on PIH Smugmug by Joseph Camilleri