Roger Antoniazzi made it 23 in a row on Sunday with his latest appearance in the Fort Langley Half Marathon and 5K.
“I’m the only guy who’s run this race right from the inception, back when it started, 23 years ago,” the Surrey resident told the Langley Advance Times before runners left the starting line at Fort Langley National Historic Site.
Now 65, the just-retired Antoniazzi is aiming to get at least two more in to make 25 races.
“I’m going to keep the record going as long as I can. I’m feeling good, so hopefully we can get to 25 anyways,” Antoniazzi laughed.
“I just love running, right? And I love supporting [race host] Peninsula Runners. It’s a great running club and it’s a great race. One of the best half marathons around.”
700 take part in the annual historic half marathon in Fort Langley pic.twitter.com/055MCFlIB3
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There were 700 runners in the sold-out event, some from as far away as Australia, Brazil, Singapore and Switzerland, ranging in age from 16 to 79.
Most were from Langley, Surrey, Abbotsford and Maple Ridge.
Event organizer Bea Dizon, Peninsula Runners Langley store manager, said it takes months of planning to pull the event together.
“We have to get permits with the Township, with the [historic] fort, so it takes a while to get the date locked in,” Dizon explained.
“Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been slowly organizing things and then it really gets busy towards the last two weeks. “
Many of the runners are novices, Dizon noted.
“A lot of our runners here, whether it’s half or 5K, this is their first race and it’s [in] a local community, that’s why they want to support it. It’s their first race, so they want to be able to do something more local.”
Presented by Peninsula Runners and Brooks Running Co. the event describes itself online as Langley’s original half marathon “and also the only half marathon in the Fraser Valley still running 100 pre cent along roads.”
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