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The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival - Paavo Nurmi Run Who was Paavo Nurmi? Nine-time Olympic Gold winner Paavo Nurmi is considered one of the greatest runners of all time. He was known as “The King of Runners” or the “Flying Finn”. Hero to all nationalities and famous all over the world, Nurmi became an unending source of national pride for the newly independent Finland. Paavo Nurmi had a burning will to success in life, and racing was his way to gain recognition from his fellow men and to fulfill the high standards he had set for himself. About the Run Located in the middle of the city, Burnaby Lake Regional Park is a stunning wildlife sanctuary. The lake was created by a glacier 12 000 years ago in the late 1800s. As you run be on the look out for great blue herons, bald eagles, belted kingfishers and osprey. You might even spot rarer birds such as the green-backed heron.
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Directions The run will take place at Burnaby Lake Park (Please note this is not the same as Deer Lake Park). Eastbound on Hwy #1, take exit 32 (Sprott Street). Turn left on Sprott St. ad cross over Hwy. Continue straight through intersection of Sprott and Kensington. Turn left at the T-intersection and an immediate right into the Parking lot. The run will start at the trail head at the north end of the parking lot (behind G.C. Brown Pool). Westbound on Hwy#1, take exit 33 (Kensington). Turn right on Kensington. Turn right at the intersection of Kensington and Sprott (first light). Turn left at the T-intersection and an immediate right into the parking lot. The run will start at the trail head at the north end of the parking lot (behind G.C. Brown Pool).
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