Celebrating 14 Years of Finish Line Smiles
Our first Goddess Run took place on June 3, 2012 and met and exceeded our expectations right from the start, proving that our community was needing a women’s only running event. In 2023 we changed to a new MONTH, LOCATION and ROUTES and will continue with these changes for 2025. We are excited to carry on the tradition of women supporting women at our annual Goddess Run.
Since 2012, over 147500 Goddesses have crossed the finish line, $275,000 has been raised for our charity partners, and the event has become a staple in our community. We are so thankful to our volunteer committee for the passion and support they have brought to the event, as well as all the incredible sponsors, suppliers, charities and others who have made this event possible.
Our Mission
Inspire
Healthy individuals build healthy families, workplaces and communities. We inspire women of all ages to share stories, challenges and goals.
Educate
We provide tools and information to help in the journey to achieve goals, to get to the start line and finish lines.
Celebrate
We are a community that celebrates all our goals, from running and walking to life and family goals.
Cathy Noel - Head Goddess & Presenting Sponsor
Cathy Noel is the passionate, energetic, ideas person who started the Goddess Run back in 2012. Organizing events and creating opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to set goals and work towards achieving them is a passion for Cathy.
Originally from Vancouver, Cathy moved to Victoria to work at the Commonwealth Games in 1993-94 and never left. Since then she has organized numerous events, including being the Race Director of the Royal Victoria Marathon for the last 22 years.
Right from the start the Goddess Run stood out as a special event, surrounded by women with their own stories to share. As we have added the virtual events, this community has grown to be a year-round following from all over the world, and allows us to feel like Goddesses 365 days of the year!
This year Cathy is thrilled to help raise money and awareness for three charities of choice: Victoria Women's Transition House, Military Family Resource Centre and Victoria Hospice. We have had over 14,750 Goddesses cross the finish line and raised over $275,000 for charity over the past 14 years.
And if she wasn’t busy enough, Cathy is also a realtor with DFH Real Estate Ltd. She is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the 14th Annual Goddess Run and Virtual Series for 2025.
Cathy would be happy to help you reach your Real Estate Finish Line or answer any Real Estate Questions you may have. 778.677.5786 or cathy@cathynoel.ca
Yana Hempler, Goddess Run Online Training Coach
Meet Yana, our Goddess Online Training Group coach. Yana Hempler is a certified personal trainer, Lydiard Level II running coach and a highly published fitness writer. Her work has been seen in Oxygen Magazine, IMPACT Magazine, Canadian Running and many other local and national publications. Yana went from not being able to run a block to running 12 Marathons in 12 Days.
She is most passionate about helping beginner runners find joy through running and achieve goals they never thought possible. She is also the owner of Dream Strides, an online fitness apparel and accessories store, with a portion of the proceeds going to local charities.
Yana shares running tips and stories on her blog www.yanahempler.com
