Rob Reid

__NOTOC__Rob Reid (born in Toronto, Ontario on January 22, 1955) is a Victoria, British Columbia athlete, community activist and entrepreneur.

Athletics

Rob Reid won the Calgary Marathon in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1984.

Rob is the race coordinator of the following Greater Victoria charity running events: the Michael Dunahee Run and the St Patrick’s Run for Big Brothers and Sisters. Rob has been a volunteer board member of the Royal Victoria Marathon for 20 years and its Race Director for 11 years.

Community Activism

Rob Reid founded of the Runners of Compassion Society in 1998, to raise funds for local charities and international causes. A Nanaimo Chapter of the Runners of Compassion was started in 2003. A central program of Runners of Compassion is the Shoes For Youth Program which has provided sports shoes to hundreds of children in Southern Vancouver Island. Rob is a member of the United Way Cabinet (2005 – present) and is the United Way Leadership Presentation Chair. Rob serves on the Telus Community Board 2007-2008 and is a volunteer with the Victoria Community Council. Rob is a volunteer with the Terry Fox Foundation. Rob was the Victoria Chairperson for 2005 Terry Fox television special recorded at Clover Point, Victoria, BC. In 2005 Rob presented the City of Victoria with a statute of Terry Fox. Rob has been awarded the following community awards:
*Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo and Premier Gordon Campbell presented Rob with the British Columbia Achievement Foundation's Community Achievement Award in 2006 [http://www.bcachievement.com/community/2006/recipients.php?recip=31]
*Paul Harris Rotary Club Award – 2006
*Kiwanis Distinguished Service Sports Award - 2005

Entrepreneurship

Rob started Frontrunners Victoria Ltd. in 1988. He is a co-owner of Frontrunners Nanaimo and Frontrunners Langford which opened in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Rob subsequently opened the New Balance store (2003) and the Bella store (2006). Rob has received the following business awards:

*Community Sports Person Runner Up – CFAX Community Awards
*Business Person of the Year – 2004 – Victoria Chamber of Commerce
*Small Business Award – 2003 – Victoria Chamber of Commerce

External links

* [http://www.runnersofcompassion.com Runners of Compassion]
* [http://www.frontrunners.ca Frontrunners Footwear]