Registration for St’át’imc Nation’s first-ever Walk & Run event is now live, with 5k, 10k, half marathon (21.1k), full marathon (42.2k) and double marathon (84.4k) options for participants. All distances will be held on Saturday, June 21 to coincide with National Indigenous Peoples Day.
“It was our running club’s idea to have it on Indigenous Peoples Day, to celebrate health and wellness and movement all together,” organizer Ńíkiki Pixémcal previously told Pique.
“We just want to be able to see people out there moving and in our territory.”
Registering online before May 30 costs $10. Registering at the event itself will cost $20. Proceeds go toward T-shirts and prizes for participants and cover the cost of rentals and other race equipment.
Start times and other race-day information will be emailed to registrants prior to the event. Hydration stations and energy packs will be set up along the route.
Start times will vary, depending on the distance, with the goal of getting everyone back to U̓ll̓us around the same time so contenders can commemorate the occasion together as part of the Nation’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations. Prizes, food and celebrations will be waiting for participants.
While the event is open to everyone, it’s marketed towards Indigenous people as part of the organizers' push to promote health in the Nation.
