Youth Sun Run challenge a way for Burnaby Mountain to boost confidence in teens

Track coach Larry Ryan admits even he doesn’t identify as a runner most days.
“I took on the coaching part because no one else was doing it, and as a result, I have done more running,” he says with a chuckle. “But I don’t necessarily identify as a runner.”
Since becoming the athletic director at Burnaby Mountain Secondary in September 2011, Ryan has seen “fearful” students transform into runners: casual runners, competitive runners, full-scholarshi