The spring 2019 edition of the PaceSetter 5-Dollar 5K Series concluded on Sunday March 10 under sunny skies and the mildest temperature so far. It was actually pleasant standing around at the finish line, even for participants who raced in shorts. Could spring be finally here?
Roberts Creek’s Keaton McIlwraith took first place for the 3rd week in a row. The temptation of a mega-sized chocolate bar, offered by volunteer and club-mate Alison Rhodes as a reward for beating last week’s personal best time, didn’t quite do the trick – but McIlwraith’s time of 20:07 was not far off and Rhodes relinquished the chocolate prize nonetheless.
Second place was again claimed by Sechelt’s Jamie Leveque, who managed to carve off another 11 seconds from his 5K personal best, even without the lure of candy.
Third overall and first female Kallalei Ryden of Gibsons slashed 23 seconds from her previous best time. She recorded 21:00 thanks to some pacing help from 1500m specialist and former Chatelech Eagle Jordan Wilson, who was visiting home for the weekend.
Sacha Stipec of Gibsons also put down her best time of the series (21:40) to again claim second female honours, three seconds better than last week’s result.
Third woman across the line was first-time racer Sara Skeath of Sechelt, who was thrilled to complete the 5K well under the 30 minute mark, with the clock reading 29:21.
The organizers would like to thank our dedicated volunteers Alison Rhodes, Nadine Slingerland, Ann Law, and Cole Buryniuk.
Next local race is the BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run presented by Eastlink, on Sunday April 7. And the second annual Sunshine Coast Brewery Run Series will be returning in June and July. Keep training and we’ll see you at the races!
Results from Race #4:
Place Time Bib Name M/F City ======================================================= 1 20:07 410 Keaton McIlwraith M Roberts Creek 2 20:39 392 Jamie Leveque M Sechelt 3 21:00 409 Kallalei Ryden F Gibsons 4 21:02 401 Jordan Wilson M Sechelt 5 21:40 415 Sacha Stipec F Gibsons 6 23:51 407 Stephen Rhodes M Gibsons 7 29:21 393 Sara Skeath F Sechelt 8 29:57 448 Litze Boghean F Gibsons 9 43:39 394 Mary Kenny F Sechelt
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Results from the series:
Race #1 Race #2 Race #3 Race #4 Name M/F City Pl Time Pl Time Pl Time Pl Time ==================================================================================== Keaton McIlwraith M R. Creek 1 20:01 1 19:43 1 20:07 Jamie Leveque M Sechelt 1 20:54 2 21:10 2 20:50 2 20:39 Kallalei Ryden F Gibsons 3 22:14 3 21:23 3 21:40 3 21:00 Sacha Stipec F Gibsons 2 22:06 4 22:10 4 21:43 5 21:40 Stephen Rhodes M Gibsons 5 23:15 6 23:10 6 23:51 Scott Minch M Garden Bay 4 23:37 6 23:24 8 24:33 Litze Boghean F Gibsons 10 29:34 10 28:27 8 29:57 Daren Spithoff M R Creek 5 25:21 7 26:55 Trudy Baba F Gibsons 8 28:47 9 28:01 John Law M R Creek 9 29:07 11 28:53 Meaghan Spithoff F R Creek 14 30:57 8 27:18 Amy Perry F Sechelt 11 30:08 16 31:09 Mary Kenny F Sechelt 13 47:31 9 43:39 Michelle Von Schleinitz F Gibsons 6 27:57 Nadine Slingerland F R Creek 7 27:57 Carmen Goojha F Sechelt 12 30:49 Ben Bauer M Sechelt 13 30:50 Anne Nikodem F HMB 15 35:25 Michelle Kwasney F Sechelt 16 35:25 Kathleen Colquhoun F Gibsons 17 38:16 Charlotte Goldenberg F HMB 12 29:40 Rachel Redding F Gibsons 13 30:08 Nicole Griggs F Gibsons 14 30:12 Myra Perry F Sechelt 15 31:09 Sierra Ryden M Gibsons 5 21:45 Darren Causon M Sechelt 7 24:01 Krisztina Harasztosi F Gibsons 9 25:58 Donna Findlay F Sechelt 10 26:16 Georgina Brandon F Gibsons 11 26:51 Paige Davies F Gibsons 12 28:25 Jordan Wilson M Sechelt 4 21:02 Sara Skeath F Sechelt 7 29:21