Girlfriends Run for a Cure Half Marathon 10K & 6K
Overview
Course Description
The course for the race follows an out-and-back route that starts and finishes at the Wendy the Welder sculpture near Ryan Point (a departure from past events at the Vancouver waterfront to accommodate the ongoing development project).
From there, runners and walkers head out on what is mostly a fast, flat route through the city, trekking through areas around Pearson Field, as well as the riverfront trails along the Columbia River.
The first four miles of the race take runners through downtown Vancouver and on a loop along the northern edge of Pearson Field. This small airport near the southern edge of downtown and adjacent to Fort Vancouver, once served as a headquarters and supply depot for fur trading operations of the British-owned Hudson Bay Company, and later as a U.S. Army post, and today makes up the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
After making their way out to Wintler Community Park, the easternmost point of the race and the turnaround point, runners then head back west along the route they’ve just run, back along the riverfront trails and toward the finish line back at the Wendy sculpture.
