This one’s built to start a collection, not collect dust.
Deep blue water, a hint of sunset and the unmistakable shape of Siwash Rock.
That’s what’s waiting around your neck at the finish line of the Vancouver Is Awesome Seawall Classic, presented by Kamino Running Co.
The design pulls directly from the view runners chase for 10K along the water.
“We wanted this year’s Seawall Classic medal to showcase the beautiful sunset along the water,” says Daniel Simpson, founder of Kamino Running Co. “We used deep blues to represent Vancouver’s shoreline and the feeling of running along the Seawall.”
A design rooted in place
For Simpson, the goal was never a generic finisher medal. It was something specific to the exact stretch of Vancouver runners had just raced through, built around the seawall and Siwash Rock, the two features that immediately tie the race back to Stanley Park.
That same idea carried into the race shirt, which shares the medal’s colour palette and was designed to hold up beyond race day. Rather than a typical race shirt buried in a drawer by November, the team wanted something runners would actually reach for again for memories.
Kept simple on purpose
“We didn’t want to overcomplicate the design,” Simpson says. “The goal was to capture the feeling of the race and create something that immediately reminds runners of where they were and what they accomplished.”
This year’s reveal also marks a shift for the event itself. What launched in 2025 as the Seawall Race is now the Seawall Classic, joining Kamino’s growing lineup of Metro Vancouver road races. The hope, Simpson says, is that runners collect a medal every year and end up with a different snapshot of the race each time.
The Seawall Classic takes place Oct. 17 at Second Beach in Stanley Park, with a 10K start at 10 a.m. and a free 1K kids race to follow. Runners who want this medal around their neck can register by visiting the Kamino Running website.
The author is part of Vancouver Is Awesome’s content studio.