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June 22 - Scotiabank Half.
Perfect weather for a run - breaking Catherine’s curse (proving that possibly the bad weather follows Karen!) Nice to see the PRR cheering squad at various points on the course - Mike, Bettie, Jess, Bonnie, Dianna, Jack.
John 1:36:24
Liana 1:40:06
Paul B 1:41:00
Premica 1:41:28
Shi Ling 1:41:31
Catherine 1:57:06
Crystal 1:58:35
Dan 2:08:09
Len 2:08:28
Nicki 2:08:36
Paul P 2:22:35
Link to Bettie’s pics http://www.flickr.
June 21 Chesty Puller Memorial … 10 km
West Point Virginia
Jackie M is now officially a running fiend! 58:08 in this 10 km with the strangest name ever. What’s next Jackie? Careful, you’re on the road to a half - then a full, then the next thing you know you’re signing up for a 100!
And now for a paid announcement from Dave M who wishes to point out that only a few years younger and Jackie would have been second in her age group.
June 20 Chip’s Not Dead Yet Miracle Mile
There are some things you just can’t “unsee”. Eight PRR runners in their underwear - or seven in the underwear and Arthur in who knows what - qualifies in this category. For those of you who didn’t make it out to watch the festivities - add this date to your 2009 calendar. You won’t believe it til you see it.
The Underwear gang:
Ellie, Terry, John, Bill, Sukhi (with bruise), Dean, Dianna, & Arthur on crutches. Kudos! Our gang looked pretty hot compared to some of the very brave runners in this category. Definitely the crowd favorite category. This category wasn’t officially timed so we have no way of knowing if running half-naked makes you faster or not. But as usual - Ellie was the first woman!
The regular runners:
Russell 5:50 fifth overall, first in his age group
Susan 6:56 first woman, first in her age group
Premica 8:14 first in her age group
Shi-Ling & Debby - running with Katherine in the stroller 8:20
Monique 8:35
Barb 9:21
Bonnie 9:34
Doug ran in the corporate division with a time of 7:34 (first in his age group).
Barb D joined the “pimped out rides” theme wave.
Nobody ran in the brides and bridsemaids group. Guess I know where I’ll be next year.
Also - congratulations to Russell who was the event’s third leading money maker on the charity funds drive. Well done Russell.
If any other club member is running for Charity - this is the place to post the details. Email me at info@pacificroadrunners.ca and I’ll make sure your details get posted.
June 13 - Longest Day 5 & 10 km - It was a cool night at Thunderbird stadium - but that didn’t deter the PRR crowd. We had so many club members out that it felt like a regular Tuesday run (except nobody wanted beer after - too cold). Doug commented that we really shouldn’t start running until after the announcements.
Results
5km
Russell 17:38.5 - 5th in his division, a minute faster than last year
Ellie 18:03.8 - 3rd in her division
Liana 21:48.9
Roger 25:12.3
Dianna 34:34.7 (note - Dianna had a handicap - she was running with her Dachshund. Have you seen how short its legs are?)
10km
Terry 40:16.8
Susan 40:42.6 - faster than last year, first in her division, second woman overall!
John 41:16.4
Shi-Ling 43:08.3
Sukhi 44:00.3
Dean 44:04.1 (there was a starting line mishap!)
Debby 44:09.0
Doug 45:28.5
Mike 48:16.4
Dave 52:00.8 - a new personal best!
Nicki 56:50.7
Jackie 58:05.1 - a personal triumph!
Paul P 1:04:05.7
And let’s not forget Bettie - our route photographer. Good course for photos because she could catch us in multiple locations. http://www.flickr.
Did I miss anybody?
The first weekend in June was a big one for Ultra races. This update includes Jess and Bill’s double knee knacker (Vancouver 100) results. Ellie’s Scorched Sole result (she won of course) is below the Vancouver 100 update.
June 7 - Bill & Jess started their Vancouver 100 from Deep Cove at 6 am. Bill won the event finishing an amazing 15 h 7 min later. He was paced along the way by Susan & John (Cypress to Cleveland Dam) and Terry (Cleveland Dam to the finish). All three reported that even after he’d been running for 10 + hours , they had to work at staying ahead of him. So did his crew - Bill was so far ahead of his own predicted time that his crew missed him at the first aid stop. Luckily there were other crews there to feed & water him.
Bill finished 2h 23 min ahead of his prediction and at least an hour ahead of the next runner.
Jess was the first (and only) woman to finish. Sukhi paced her from Cypress over Black Mountain and back. She had Fat Ass friends Michelle & Baldwin with her the rest of the way. And a small but dedicated PRR cheering section at Cleveland Dam when she passed it after 1:00 am (Dave, Jackie, Sally, Mike S) plus Bill who was now taking over crew responsibilities.
Jess’s time: 28 hours. finished at 10 am Sunday.
Which performance is more amazing - the insanely fast one, or the insanely persevering one? Answer: both are truly inspiring.
Here’s a link to Bettie’s photos.
http://www.flickr.
Next up: 100 miler at Stormy. Applications for crew being accepted (Bill may have a preference for people who actually show up!! Sorry about that Bill).
And now for Ellie’s results:
Ellie finished the Scorched Sole run in 4h 39 min. First woman, second overall. Perfect cool weather for a run in Kelowna. We’re getting so used to Ellie winning things that we’re starting to expect it. I could have written this posting before she started! But we’re all still proud of you Ellie - can’t wait to see what you’ll win next. No pressure!
Welcome to our newest members - Premica & Bonnie. Anyone else looking to join a social/running club? Come run with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:55 at the False Creek Community Center - rain or shine.