What a day Saturday was! Luckily, the Bowen Island Rotary Run was over before the real heat arrived. We were blessed by blue skies and many enthusiastic participants who came out in droves to enjoy the fun.
We are very grateful to our volunteers who come out year after year to support us, also to many sponsors, both financial and in kind.
Here they are: Presman Wealth Management, Bellwater Water Systems, Frits de Vries Architects, Dr. Gloria Chao, Bowen Island Properties, Barbara Wahler, the Ockeloen and Adams families; Snug Cove General Store, Artisan Eats, the Snug Café, Ruddy on Bowen and Savary Island Pie Company.
And we can’t forget the prize donors: Lululemon, Forerunners, Bowen Island Pub, Tippy’s, Phoenix Books, USSC Marina, Catherine and Kathryn at The Burrow and Cates Pharmasave.
Without all of the above donors, our run would never be viable; we depend on this event and other year-long donors to support 15 young women with scholarships for their secondary and tertiary education in rural Rwanda.
All results and many photos are to be found on the komeracanada.ca website.
Here are the first few:
9U Boys 1.5K 1st - Hayden Butler; 2nd - Isaac Walizada; 3rd - Rua Murray
9U Girls 1.5K 1st - Heidi Kerr; 2nd - Rachel Jayawara; 3rd - Jaclyn Fernandaz
12U Boys 5K 1st - Will Butler (23:16); 2nd - Ryder Flory (24:40); 3rd - Owen Taylor (26:02)
12U Girls 5K 1st - Mabel Gutelius (26:26); 2nd - Dela Gutelius (32:36); 3rd - Beatrice Hart (33:34)
Male 5K 1st - Finlay Boggan (17:04); 2nd - Zachary Kennedy (18:41); 3rd - Oscar Ryan (19:25)
Female 5K 1st - Rachel Milau (21:18); 2nd - Katherine Kennedy (22:45); 3rd - Alicia Hoppenrath (25:30)
Male 10K 1st - Colin Kerr (41:22); 2nd - Justin Morin (43:04); 3rd - Adam Vanner (43:10)
Female 10K 1st - Leanne Taylor (46:58); 2nd - Rachel Canning (50:08); 3rd - Callie Brougham (50:10)
We look forward to seeing you all at the 16th annual Bowen Island Rotary Run in August 2026!
