Runners on their Mark for Crest Glory Days 2022 this Saturday morning

It's one of the most popular running events on the Prince Rupert calendar and this Saturday the city's streets will once again hear the sound of footsteps on pavement as the Annual Crest Glory Day Run heads out from the starting line.

The event, hosted by the Rupert Runners,  features to starting times with participants in the 10K run to depart from the Crest Hotel Parking area at 9AM, with the 5K run to start at 9:30AM

The 10K and 5K routes for this Saturday's
Crest Glory Days Run in Prince Rupert
(click to enlarge)

You can access Event information and Register for the event from their Event Page from the Rupert Runners Website.

Participation fee is 25 dollars, with 74 participants registered for the Saturday event so far.

The largest volume of participants of course comes from the Prince Rupert/Port Edward area, but there are many runners set to make the trip to the North Coast from other parts of the Northwest, Haida Gwaii or beyond.

For those set to hit the streets, Race package pickup will be Friday at the Harbour Room in the Crest from 5-7pm. For out of towners, it will be Saturday morning from 8-8:30am.

Earlier this week, organizers were still looking for some volunteers to lend a hand on race day, You can  check to see if that's still the case and access updates on the event from the Rupert Runners Facebook page.

To learn more about the Running organization in the city and some of their other events through the year explore their notes from the Rupert Runners website.

More notes on Running in the Northwest can be found from our archive page.