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Vancouver Sun Run sees Whistler participation

Vancouver's Dylan Wykes comes in first in 29:15

The 27th annual Vancouver Sun Run returned to its normal time slot this year after being bumped back several weeks last year because of the Olympics. That was bad news for local Whistler runners, with winter still in effect in the resort and cold, snowy running conditions through the spring.

The big news this year was the win by Guelph's Eric Gillis, who became the first Canadian to win the men's 10 km race since 1998 with a time of 29 minutes and six seconds. Vancouver's Dylan Wykes and Kip Kangoo of Kenya sprinted against one another to the finish, with Wykes taking second by a fraction of a second. Both finished in 29:15.

Lucy Njeri, a Kenyan runner now based in Toronto, won the women's race in 33:41, followed by Paula Findlay of Edmonton in 33:47. Natasha Wodak of Port Moody placed third in 34:01.

While numbers have been breaking the 50,000 mark consistently in recent years, total participation was down slightly for Canada's largest run with 49,365 runners taking part.

The number of Whistler runners was down from last year, which probably has a lot to do with the weather - as well as the fact that many runners are already signed up for the North Face Whistler Half Marathon. Pemberton and Squamish participation was up with the participation of several school-age groups.

The fastest Whistler runner this year was Kerry Spearing, who placed ninth in women's 25 to 29 in 38:22, as well as 217th overall. She was also the 33rd woman across the line this year, the only local runner to crack the top 100.

Because of space, only times under an hour and 30 minutes are included. Complete results are at www.raceheadquarters.com.

 

Male 15 and Under

Whistler's Jacob Callender was 1,469th in 1:31:20.

From Pemberton, Jacob Spierings was 1,037 in Under 16 Men in 1:13:26.

From Squamish, Hermann Bottcher was 47th in 45:48. Rys Verner was 156th in 50:54. Cameron Dare was 169th in 51:17. Brandon Aglular was 183rd in 52:03. Winston Trueman was 221st in 53:23. Malcolm Thomson was 241st in 53:58. Kale Hitsman was 477th in 59:33. Wasuphon Srithongkun was 706th in 1:05:04. Wyatt Gilson was 712th in 1:05:09. So Ikeda was 891st in 1:09:19. Norman Lewis was 924th in 1:10:02.

 

Male 16 to 18

Squamish's Rob Leigh was 68th in 44:37. Liam Shard was 200th in 51:17. Dane Sweeney was 202nd in 51:17. Daniel Hennigar was 203rd in 51:17. Marc Laventure was 204th in 51:18. Lawrence Lewis was 220th in 51:39. Griffin Dare was 519th in 1:02:19. Brandon Lewis was 534th in 1:03:10. Dumont Omeasoo was 799th in 1:24:20.

 

Male 19 to 24

Pemberton's Greggory Bradner was 845th in 57:47.

Squamish's Sean MacDonald was 234th in 46:25.

 

Male 25 to 29

From Whistler, Chris Kennedy placed 288th overall and 58th in his category in 39:20. Mark Schmidt was 78th in 40:24. Shinichi Shimamura was 95th in 41:05. Greg Holland was 101st in 41:16. Luke Waters was 216th in 44:30. Peter Stanley was 390th in 47:27. Travis McMaster was 1,658th in 1:04:27. James Milne was 1,894th in 1:09:53. Jon Mahoney was 1,960th in 1:11:53.

From Squamish, Wes McVey was 772nd in 52:29. Marshall Savill was 1,584th in 1:02:59.

 

Male 30 to 34

Whistler's Jean-Sebastien Carmel was 873rd in 55:50. Mike Hashimoto was 1,322nd in 1:03:12. Alex Thorne was 1,825th in 1:20:00.

From Pemberton, Daniel Cindric was 554th in 51:36.

From Squamish, John Redpath was 121st in 43:01. Adam Leighton was 407th in 49:15. Adam Arsenault was 1,142nd in 59:52. Jeremy Kaneb was 1,203rd in 1:00:45. Jarret Babuin was 1,291st in 1:02:21. Gyula Vaczi was 1,527th in 1:08:11. Tim Thodes is 1,603rd in 1:10:32. Jack Hsiao was 1,613rd in 1:10:44. Stephen Rose was 1,644th in 1:11:54.

 

Male 35 to 39

Whistler's Aaron Hoverd was 626th in 56:01.

Pemberton's Len Spierings was 1,242nd in 1:13:25.

Squamish's Ulises Moncada was 190th in 46:27. Ryan Massey was 959th in 1:03:12. Ken Rhodes was 963rd in 1:03:22.

 

Male 45 to 49

Whistler's Paul Shimizu was 868th in 1:06:58.

Squamish's Volker Schneider was 19th in 38:12. Thomas Hunt was 303rd in 51:12. David Thomson was 546th in 56:24. Graham Teanby was 871st in 1:04:31. Makoto Kubota was 880th in 1:04:39. Peter Catarino was 896th in 1:05:13. David Olsson was 1,044th in 1:10:31. Robert Hurtubise was 1,156th in 1:15:37.

 

Male 50 to 54

Daniel Havens of Whistler placed 25th in 41:34. Walter Wallgram was 47th in 43:52.

Squamish's Shane Cox was 143rd in 49:27. Ross Taylor was 605th in 1:02:44. Hal Hughson was 969th in 1:19:52. Perry Omeasoo was 1,014th in 1:24:42. William Leduke was 1,015th in 1:24:43.

 

Male 55 to 59

Whistler's John Blok placed fifth overall in 39:43, just over a minute back of the podium. Donald Carmichael was 25th in 45:49. Chris Gamel was 60th in 49:24.

From Squamish, Len Clarkson was 31st in 46:51. Art Tichauer was 543rd in 1:12:46. Brent Leigh was 598th in 1:16:00.

 

Male 60 to 64

David Thornhill was 62nd in 52:29. Patrick McCurdy was 68th in 52:52.

 

Male 65 to 69

Rick Valleau was eighth in 49:43. Michael Winter was 172nd in 1:28:53.

From Squamish, Jeff Larcombe was 138th in 1:18:07.

 

Female 15 and Under

Squamish's Stephanie Pawluk was sixth in 45:42. Tessa Martin was 55th in 54:46. Cierra Catarino was 125th in 58:59. April Panchyshun was 239th in 1:02:52. Darby Wilson was 244th in 1:02:55. Emily Wiesenthal was 308th in 1:04:47. Nina Wipfler was 316th in 1:05:03. Alizandra Daleman was 386th in 1:06:57. Sasha Eidsvik was 710th in 1:15:03. Jacklin Warwick was 711th in 1:15:04. Britt Paley was 832nd in 1:17:59. Miranda Whonnock was 904th in 1:20:01. Megan Brant was 1,011th in 1:23:59. Emily Cadman was 1,012th in 1:24:02. Nessie Lewis was 1,099th in 1:27:03. Bailey Goldstone was 1,150th in 1:28:50.

 

Female 16 to 18

Squamish's Meghan Roberts was 31st in 48:52. Megan Bruce was 282nd in 1:02:47. Sarah Isaac was 332nd in 1:04:31. Jessica Wike was 799th in 1:23:58.

 

Female 19 to 24

From Whistler, Karine Breton was 593rd in 1:00:34. Taryn Thorne was 681st in 1:01:48. Courtney Chennells was 683rd in 1:01:49. Robyn Cullen Gallagher was 1,630th in 1:19:31.

From Squamish, Jill Carlile was 405th in 57:35. Elizabeth Francis was 508th in 59:14. Kate Isaac was 878th in 1:04:31. Ashley Cadman was 1,768th in 1:24:02.

 

Female 25 to 29

Kerry Spearing from Whistler was ninth in 38:22. Anni Amor was 97th in 47:47. Kate St. John was 283rd in 53:26. Angela Wotherspoon was 286th in 53:28. Jenn McElroy was 390th in 55:05. Jess Martin was 414th in 55:28. Denise Belyea was 591st in 57:40. Holly Janenko was 779th in 59:42. Nicole Parrish was 800th in 59:43. Kaylee Hansen was 1,144th in 1:03:18. Sarah Keep was 1,245th in 1:04:16. Kara Thornton was 1,261st in 1:04:27. Carolyn Serzysko was 1,662nd in 1:08:34. Sarah Steele was 1,688th in 1:08:50. Sarah Bartholomew was 1,690th in 1:08:53. Victoria Saunders was 1,704th in 1:07:58th. Andrea Kirkpatrick was 2,050th in 1:13:26. Annabel Mailath was 2,161st in 1:14:59.

From Pemberton, Kimberley McGuire was 2,179th in 1:15:10.

From Squamish, Rebecca Ferri was 387th in 55:04. Ellen Czernick was 431st in 55:40. Karen Horak was 954th in 1:01:29. Marta Pawlikowska was 1,118th in 1:02:59. Perrine Stevan was 1,154th in 1:03:22. Elissa Robinson was 1,481st in 1:06:41. Kelly Brix was 1,679th in 1:08:44. Ashley Stewart was 1,772nd in 1:09:42. Alysa Stewart was 1,776th in 1:09:45. Bernice Man was 1,881st in 1:10:55. Angela Berkeley was 2,128th in 1:14:31. Natasha Reid was 2,747th in 1:27:57.

 

Female 30 to 34

Whistler's Sarah Olner was 23rd in 42:42. Corinna Hoverd was 326th in 56:01. Michelle Foley was 1,334th in 1:10:57. Paloma Astiazaran was 1,912th in 1:24:25.

From Pemberton, Carlee Cindric was 146th in 51:36. Katy Doiron was 1,981st in 1:27:16.

From Squamish, Anne-Marie Auclair was 235th in 54:09. Myriam Millins was 586th in 59:53. Nicol Babuin was 759th in 1:02:20. Amanda Wick was 1,029th in 1:06:13. Conny Washtock was 1,058th in 1:06:44. Mischell Poitras was 1,153rd in 1:08:03. Jennifer Deane was 1,441st in 1:13:12. Suzanne Jolly was 1,443rd in 1:13:15. Victoria Rigdon was 1,728th in 1:19:04. Heather Squire was 1,730th in 1:19:05. Krista Breu was 1,742nd in 1:19:22. Felicia Kittner was 1,774th in 1:20:24.

 

Female 35 to 39

Whistler's Michelle Darnbrough was 216th in 57:00. Lisa D (Incomplete Name) was 264th in 58:03. Natalie Wilson was 544th in 1:04:32. Rowena McHugh was 719th in 1:07:30.

Pemberton's Christine Spierings was 989th in 1:13:26.

Squamish's Emma Seguss was 20th in 45:56. Taeko Terauchi was 21st in 46:14. Sheila McQuillan was 66th in 50:44. Alexandra Swift was 77th in 51:03. Jane Pannell was 93rd in 52:10. Anne Henderson was 219th in 57:06. Jana Rose was 464th in 1:03:05. Kari Frizzle was 485th in 1:03:28. Krista Besner was 844th in 1:09:54. Mieke Van Eerdt was 744th in 1:07:57. Polly Uunila was 908th in 1:11:31. Melody MacDonald was 957th in 1:12:37. Tara Ramsey was 982nd in 1:13:14. Laura Fordyce was 1,229th in 1:19:04. Julie Miller was 1,231st in 1:19:08. Heather Teasell was 1,393rd in 1:25:09. Jesusa Sisa was 1,405th in 1:25:49. Gurbax Sangha-Badyal was 1,460th in 1:29:39.

 

Female 40 to 44

From Whistler, Luane Lowdon was 586th in 1:06:04.

From Squamish, Shawna Verner was 126th in 54:55. Charlene Pawluk was 138th in 55:12. Sheena Cholewka was 290th in 59:07. Sarah Jane Thomson was 312th in 59:44. Frani Booth was 975th in 1:14:56. Sheila Allen was 1,045th in 1:17:02.

 

Female 45 to 49

From Pemberton, Renee Howell was 433rd in 1:04:39.

Squamish's Colleen Koop was 477th in 1:05:40. Gina Dean was 637th in 1:09:43. Miriam Bailey was 1,228th in 1:28:58.

 

Female 50 to 54

Whistler's Dori Faulkner was 67th in 55:46. Sharon Fugman was 357th in 1:05:56.

Pemberton's Heather Bradner was 78th in 56:31.

 

Female 55 to 59

Whistler's Lea Bennett was 128th in 1:02:59.

Squamish's Barg Leigh was 276th in 1:11:24. Gayle Lewis was 288th in 1:11:57. Pat Duffee was 383rd in 1:17:09. Pennie McNutt was 467th in 1:22:39. Jane McQuinn was 508th in 1:24:43. Iva Clark was 545th in 1:27:41.

 

Female 60 to 64

Whistler's Cecile Valleau was 75th in 1:07:02.

Pemberton's Jeanette Helmer was 90th in 1:09:47.

Squamish's Heather Sidsworth was 22nd in 58:29. Judy Crowston was 265th in 1:29:39.

 

Female 65 to 69

Whistler's Linda Winter was 104th in 1:28:52.