June 11 – July 3, 2022
Through this event the Rivershed community collectively travelled over 10,000 kms exploring our local watershed.
Thank you to all who joined us to
Race the River!
The Race the River event accommodated any human-powered outdoor activity anywhere within the Fraser Watershed. Participants logged their kilometers walked, biked, paddled, swam or rolled to help us collectively travel over 10,000 kms (7 lengths of the Fraser River) faster than Fin Donnelly swam the river 28 years ago!
Our collective Race the River 2022 distance totalled an astonishing:
10,456.7 kms!
The Challenge
Globally, we are facing a nature emergency and climate crisis. We know the Fraser Watershed is in trouble. The number of spawning salmon is a good indicator of watershed health:
Historically, 50 million Sockeye salmon returned annually to the Fraser River.
In 2022, despite it being a dominant year for sockeye, the reported number was only about 5.5 million.
Now, more than ever, it is important for us to connect with our watershed and join a movement to protect and restore the Fraser Watershed.
More Than a Race
Race the River was designed around building community, connecting to the watershed and coming together to work toward Watershed CPR (Connect. Protect. Restore). Each kilometre travelled has helped to build a community more invested in the resiliency of the Fraser River.
Participants were provided with routes to explore within the watershed. Check them out today to enhance your connection to the Fraser Watershed!
Recent #RacetheRiver entries
| Name | Region | Method of Travel | Distance (kms) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen & Helen | Lower Fraser | walking | 7.8 |
| Elise | Lower Fraser | walking | 2.4 |
| Cisco | Lower Fraser | Walking | 4.0 |
| Fin | Lower Fraser | running | 5.0 |
| Kim | Lower Fraser | Hike | 7.0 |
| Name | Region | Method of Travel | Distance (kms) |
| Total distance 10,456.7 |
Race the River 2022 sponsors:
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We did it! Not only did we meet our 10,000 km goal for #RacetheRiver, we exceeded it by collectively travelling 10,456.7 kms this year, which is equivalent to just over 7 laps of the Fraser River! Every kilometre travelled has brought us closer to building a community invested in the resiliency of the Fraser River. We are so grateful to everyone that participated and helped us Race the River. 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
A great big THANK YOU to our Race the River sponsor @OdlumBrown, an independent, full-service investment firm providing disciplined investment advice and objective value-based research with a singular focus on clients. Their generous support has helped us continue our work to connect, protect and restore the Fraser Watershed.
📷 Photo by Brandi Wattam.
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Congratulations to our Race the River #giveaway winners:
@porpoisefulexistence won the first giveaway and received two books (Fin`s Swim by Helen O`Brian, and Urban Salmon: A Photographic Journey into the Metro Vancouver Watershed by Fernando Lessa), 1 pack of 6 Rivershed note cards, and a bottle of Dr Bronner`s peppermint castille soap.
The second giveaway winners are:
@kirs_10n
@jasminehope.harris
@sydneyygass
Bini Ball (Facebook)! 🎉
You will each receive one title from Greystone Books, the book `Fin`s Swim`, and 1 pack of 6 Rivershed note cards.
Thank you for helping us #RacetheRiver this year! To all those who shared photos and videos from their human-powered outdoor activities, thank you! We loved seeing the beautiful places you explored in the #FraserWatershed. 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
Plus, a big THANK YOU to @greystonebooks, @walkinglessa and @drbronner for the prize donations and your continuing support of the Rivershed Society of BC. ❤️
We are less than 100 kms away from our 10,000 km goal for #RacetheRiver – help us cross the finish line for the health of the #FraserWatershed! Log your kms at the link in our bio until July 5th.
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This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to #RacetheRiver! Get outside join us in any human-powered outdoor activity (walk, bike, paddle, swim or roll) to explore your watershed! 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
Let`s see how far we can go for the Fraser Watershed. Link in bio to register and log your kilometres.
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#ThrowbackThursday to #RacetheRiver 2021 with this short clip featuring champion sailor and professional cyclist, Isabella Bertold.
A special shout out to Isabella and her @instafundlaprima racing team who have logged an incredible 3,420 kms!🤩 THANK YOU!
This weekend is the last chance to get involved! Can your outdoor fitness group help us get to 10,000 kms? Any human-powered outdoor activity counts and logging your kms is easy using the link in our bio. 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
Don`t forget to tag us in your photos with #RaceTheRiver and @rivershedbc for a chance to win our #giveaway!
📷 @nerv.productions
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We have officially gone farther than we went last year for #RacetheRiver! In 2021, we collectively travelled 5,527 kms. This year, we`ve already gone more than 6,400 kms - equivalent to almost 5 laps of the Fraser River! Can you help us make it to 7 laps?
You can register and log your kilometres for #RacetheRiver at the link in our bio. Let’s see how far we can go as a community for the watershed! 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
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What fun outdoor activities do you have planned for the long weekend? Show your watershed some ❤️ and sign up for the final week of #RacetheRiver!
So far we have collectively travelled 6,312.3 kms, can you help us reach 10,000 kms? It’s easy to participate - any human-powered activity counts! 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
Get healthy for a healthy watershed and register today! Link in bio!
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This weeks #RacetheRiver route highlight is Gold Creek Falls-Maple Ridge in the Lower Fraser Region. The Lower Falls Trail is a popular hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park, near Maple Ridge, B.C. The Lower Falls Trail is a 5.6 km hike that winds through a beautiful stretch of forest before reaching the Gold Creek Falls waterfall and takes about 1 hour each way. The trail is wide and groomed the entire way to the Gold Creek Falls. With minimal elevation gain, this is an easy hike, perfect for beginner hikers and children.
Check out our blog post for more information on routes to explore for#RacetheRiver. And don`t forget to log your kilometres at the link in our bio! 🧑🦽🏃♀️ 🏊♂️ 🛶 🏊🏼 🚴 🏃 🧑🦽 🚣
📷 by Riley - Wikipedia (Creative Commons 4.0)
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