There was a sizeable turnout from Whistler and Pemberton in the 26 th Annual Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon and 8K race on Saturday, taking advantage of the perfect racing conditions to post some solid times in all events.
Whistlers Daniel Havens finished 60 th overall in the marathon with a time of three hours and two minutes exactly. That placed him sixth in the mens 45 to 49 race.
Joe Hertz finished in 3:17:02, 132 nd overall and seventh in the 30 to 34 race.
Lisa Kallio was 157 th overall in 3:19:18, and was seventh in the womens 30 to 34 group.
Robert Tan was 52 nd in the mens 45 to 49 race in 3:31:10.
Shizuo Kashino was 60 th in the Mens 40 to 44 group in 3:31:24.
Patrick Gosslin was 58 th in the 30 to 34 race in 3:33:05.
Chris Gamel was 33 rd in the mens 50 to 54 category in 3:40:46.
Stephanie Coughlin of Pemberton was 44 th in the womens 35 to 39 race in 3:53:58.
Sylvia Petroci and Allison Van Gruen ran together to finish 74 th and 7 th in the womens 35 to 39 race with a time of 4:07:42.
Corinne Cowden was 95 th in the womens 40 to 44 race in 4:12:47.
Ken Roberts was 119 th in the mens 30 to 34 group in 4:20:35.
Heather Abernethy was 79 th in the womens 30 to 34 race in 4:21:05.
Sarah OBrien was 97 th in the same category with a time of 4:32:42.
Michael Hutchison was 122 nd in the mens 40 to 44 race in 4:48:25.
Suzanne Adamson was 122 nd in the 30 to 34 group in 5:04:34.
Loreth Beswetherick was 161 st in the womens 40 to 44 race in 5:07:06.
Richard Arnold was a late starter, but was 25 th in the mens 20 to 24 group in 4:35:51.
Over 2,000 runners took part in the marathon.
In the 21.1 km half marathon, Four Seasons manager Scott Taber posted the top time of 1:23:39, finishing sixth in the mens 40 to 44 age group while finishing 47 th overall.
Michel Berthoud was 24 th in the mens 30 to 34 race in 1:30:59.
Vanessa Murphy was 45 th in the womens 30 to 34 race in 1:47:02.
Donnie Carmichael was 44 th in the mens 50 to 54 race in 1:47:27.
Chris White was 94 th in the mens 30 to 34 race in 1:48:49.
Jacqueline Paterson was 41 st in the womens 20 to 24 race in 1:51:36.
Mike Kargl was 114 th in the mens 30 to 34 race and Tory Younger seventh in the womens 25 to 29 group with matching times of 1:54:41.
Susan Allen was 75 th in the womens 45 to 49 race in 1:58:07.
Ski coach Joze Sparovec was 45 th in the mens 50 to 54 group, running the course with his wife Mariana Sparovec in 2:01:25.
Heather White was 288 th in the womens 30 to 34 race in 2:23:20.
From Pemberton, Richard Shallard was 83 rd in the mens 40 to 44 race in 1:47:41.
Mark Leverton was 65 th in the mens 50 to 54 race in 1:51:43.
Grace Chadsey was 57 th in the womens 40 to 44 race in 1:53:07.
Close to 3,500 people took part in the half marathon.
Ian White was the lone Whistler runner in the 8km race, finishing 17 th in the mens 30 to 34 group in 39:21.
Complete results are at www.royalvictoriamarathon.com.