Elk/Beaver Ultra
Sukhi was one of two pacers for PRR Hall of Famer Ellie Greenwood’s first stab at a 100k Ultra. The Elk/Beaver 100k consists of 10 consecutive loops of the its namesake’s lake. For those who haven’t yet heard, the result was…
Only Carol and Arthur decided to do the full marathon in 2010, a year where we might have had more volunteers than runners! Their results were:
Dan headed down to Oregon to try this marathon which finishes at the track on legendary Hayward Field. He describes his experience as so:
“Great race and a wonderful vibe around Hayward Field. There is so much history there. And now, I am part of it.
I had another recent personal best at 4:28:15, which was good enough for Third M65-69. NOT good enough for Boston, but hey, it is my best raw time since October 2000 and third best raw time! And, since I so love Age Graded times, it is now my second best graded time, ever.” Vancouver Sun RunThanks to Victoria and Dean for volunteering!
Tenderfoot Boogie
This was the inaugural running of what is sure to be an annual event. This race was offered in 50 Mile, 50 km, 28 Km, and 50 Mile relay versions. The 50 Mile route went all the way from Squamish to Whistler. Bill and Jess did the 50k*, and Rik was one of the (scarce!) volunteers. Here are the results:
*GPS data revealed that the distance was actually 57 km, so even more impressive!
Shaugnessy 8k
Part of the Timex Road Running Series and the Lower Mainland Road Race Series.
SOWA Half Corked Marathon
The first running of the Okanagan’s version of the Marathon du Medoc sounded like a lot of fun: just over 17k, with delicious Okanagan wines from the local wineries served at each aid station. Thankfully, all of our runners somehow managed to make it to the finish line:
Also, congrats to Dave and Jackie for winning first prize in the costume contest!
Calgary Marathon
Not content with having just one monumental victory this month, Ellie ran the Calgary Marathon on the 30th, winning first female, and breaking the course record for women by over 10 minutes. Congratulations!
June 7th, 2010 at 8:05 pm For those of you who haven’t heard, Ellie was written up in the Calgary newspaper; cut and paste the link here to read the story. http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Runner+tests+limits+endurance+sanity+chasing+passion/3118474/story.html Also, her time was so phenominal it’s been labelled an unofficial world record - she’s waiting on confirmation of that fact. We have a world record holder in our midst!