This has become somewhat of a tradition. Each April I spend a good portion of the month reflecting on the past year. What did we do that really worked well? What did we do that didn’t work so well? This April was for the most part the same with many thoughts returning to when Beck and I decided to pursue Vancouver Running Co.
Two years! Whoa. It's been a ton of fun and we've met so many wonderful people. So, it's time to celebrate and you know we've got to make it fun...what better way to do so than a good old fashioned game of CAPTURE THE KEG! Imagine the classic childhood memories of capture the flag only improved with the addition of beer and friendly competition.
Date
May 12 2017
Written By
Rob Smith
Our first customer was Gary, who had no idea we had just opened and was the first person to walk through the door. I was so stoked! Stoked that Gary found us, stoked that Gary wanted to support us, and stoked that we finally had some money coming in after leaving my job months earlier. That was two years ago today. Two years ago we jumped two feet into the world of running specialty. The last...
Date
April 28 2017
Written By
Rob Smith
On May 28 2015 we launched VRC Flight Crew, a running crew we hoped would round out the running week in Vancouver, that was otherwise pretty full. It was to be Thursday's and our first run was going to be shortly after we launched.
Date
June 05 2016
Written By
Rob Smith
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