Race #3 of the series was hot and sunny just like in 2018. A total of 31 runners challenged themselves on the scenic course which took them from Armour’s Beach along the oceanfront path, then back and forth through the residential area of Gibsons Landing below the bluff. A quick jaunt through the Arrowhead Park trail provided some respite from the hot sun before heading back to the seaside path for the final kilometre back to Armour’s Beach. Quite a few finishers cooled off with a refreshing ocean swim before heading over to Tapworks for the post-run festivities.
Powell River’s Will Rice was in a class of his own, blasting around the course in 18:19 for the overall win. Will is under 19 so his dad Tony (who also raced) was the lucky recipient of the first place growler!
Second and third overall spots were claimed by Sechelt’s Jamie Leveque and Gibsons’ Theo Kontekakis in 21:24 and 21:53, respectively.
First female finisher and 4th overall was Gibsons’ Liz Cullen in 21:59. Cullen was also the overall female winner at Race #2 (10.1k at The 101). Second and third women to cross the line several minutes later were Kelsey Mulvihill and Katie Oliver, just 14 seconds apart.
Amazing performance of the day goes to Jacob Norris of Sechelt, who finished the 5k in a very impressive 31:09 – at six years of age!
Huge thanks to all our wonderful volunteers: Randi Johnsen, Alison Rhodes, Deanne Shuttleworth, Conchita Harding, Greg Carter, Kati Saarinen, Brent Sanford, Alex Nightingale, Maria Nightingale, and Michelle von Schleinitz.
Overall winners each received a growler from Tapworks; top 3 in each age group received medals; and a number of draw prizes from PaceSetter and Tapworks were given away to runners and volunteers. Each participant and volunteer also received a ticket for 1 free beer or cider and enjoyed watermelon and cookies.
Join us for the final event of the 2019 series on Sunday July 28th at 10am – The Bricker 7k. Starts and finishes at Mason Road and Norwest Bay Road. Register online for best rate!
Pl Time Bib First Name Last Name Cat. Cat.Pl. City ===================================================================== 1 18:19 595 Will Rice M19- 1 Powell River 2 21:24 586 Jamie Leveque M40-49 1 SECHELT 3 21:53 585 Theo Kontekakis M20-39 1 Gibsons 4 21:59 572 Liz Cullen F20-39 1 Gibsons 5 22:44 582 Reid Eltherington M20-39 2 Uxbridge 6 23:40 587 Tamas Mihalyi M50+ 1 Gibsons 7 23:51 598 Mike Stevenson M50+ 2 Delta 8 23:54 663 Tom Grant M40-49 2 Sechelt 9 24:18 588 Scott Minch M50+ 3 Madeira Park 10 25:05 594 Tony Rice M50+ 4 Powell River 11 25:31 589 Kelsey Mulvihill F20-39 2 Vancouver 12 25:45 592 Katie Oliver F20-39 3 Gibsons 13 25:54 580 Bryce Dixon M50+ 5 N Vancouver 14 25:57 557 Tom Hierck M50+ 6 Gibsons 15 26:17 440 Mathew Wilson M40-49 3 Gibsons 16 27:23 584 Krisztina Harasztosi F40-49 1 Gibsons 17 28:07 577 Tracy Aiken F40-49 2 Gibsons 18 28:14 434 Nadine Slingerland F50+ 1 R Creek 19 28:49 596 Todd Simpson M50+ 7 Gibsons 20 28:59 599 Lisa Stiver F40-49 3 Gibsons 21 29:47 435 Meaghan Spithoff F40-49 4 R Creek 22 29:56 665 Sally Thicke F50+ 2 Gibsons 23 30:48 662 Daren Spithoff M40-49 4 R Creek 24 30:52 579 Gregory Dick M50+ 8 Gibsons 25 31:09 590 Jacob Norris M19- 2 Sechelt 26 31:12 591 Sharon Norris F20-39 4 Sechelt 27 31:55 583 Sue Gillard F50+ 3 Sechelt 28 34:09 597 Aurora Stevenson F50+ 4 Delta 29 34:20 664 Bev Craig F50+ 5 Gibsons 30 37:36 661 Sara Perry F20-39 5 R Creek 31 37:38 660 Madison Dempster F20-39 6 Gibsons
