Economic decline – not for this local adventure

Media Release / 30.03.2009

Secondwind Racing has been hosting this race to introduce sprint multi-sport racing to Metro Vancouver residents. “After four years, we are attracting both repeat and new racers”, says Dean Wutke, Course Director, Suburban RUSH, “ We have built a solid reputation for hosting a well organized event and have priced it fairly.

Wutke’s business partner, Shawn Leclair says that despite their initial concerns in approaching their sponsors, about expansion, they have managed to secure all their core partners.

The event has typically had room for 200 entrants. In honour of the fifth year, the race organizers worked with the City of Port Moody to make room for an additional fifty spots. Leclair said, “We’ve been working with the same groups since the beginning. We have always had a small waiting list, but in light of the economy, we were unsure if our timing on an expansion was the right move. We took a chance in our approach and now even with a sell out, we have a waiting list.”

The event has attracted racers from all over the lower mainland including Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, and Port Moody to compete in the solo and team of two categories.

Suburban RUSH is presented by G&F Financial Group and supported by CAPS Westwood Cycle, Different Bikes and the runners’ den.

For information about participating or volunteering check out www.suburbanrush.com