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Whistler runners flock to Sun Run

John Blok rules

By Andrew Mitchell

A record field of over 54,000 took part in the 2007 Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, making a 10 km lap of the downtown area starting at the Hotel Vancouver and finishing at B.C. Place.

Among the field were 81 athletes from Whistler, 16 from Pemberton, 86 from Squamish and 42 from Garibaldi Highlands. All results are posted online at www.sunrun.com .

The top Sea to Sky athlete was Whistler’s John Blok with a time of 37 minutes and 49 seconds. He finished 13 th in the men’s 50 to 54 age category, and 196 th overall. That’s also in the top 0.3 per cent of all runners.

Blok credited his promotion into the elite category based on his time from previous years. In the front pack there is more room to run from the start, as well as an opportunity to warm-up. For his part, he did a lap of Lost Lake in Stanley Park, adding 5 km to his run total.

Second up for Whistler was Paul Suter in a time of 38:28, placing 246 th overall and 17 th in the men’s 45 to 49 category.

Daniel Havens was third, the only other local athlete to finish under 40 minutes with a time of 38:40. He was 16 th in the men’s 50 to 54 category, and 266 th overall.

Whistler Results by Age Category:

Leo Wilson — 105 th in Men’s 25-29 — 41:23

Walter Wallgram — 45 th M5054 — 42:48

Jason Hawes — 218 th M2529 — 44:44

Patrick Gosselin — 207 th M3034 — 45:07

David McConachie — 275 th M2529 — 45:53

Ryoji Toyoshima — 219th M3539 — 46:31

Robin Russell — 247 th M1924 — 46:42

Robert Tan — 170 th M4549 — 46:54

Barry McClure — 172 nd M4549 — 46:58

Emi Saito — 55 th F3034 — 47:10

Dianh Thaxter — 41 st F4044 — 47:38

Mitchell Aikman — 99 th MU16 — 47:39

Heather Abernathy — 51 st F3539 — 48:13

Dawn Weberg-Titus — 32 nd F4549 — 48:23

Kazumi Uto — 405 th M3034 — 48:29

Alex Orr — 516 th M2529 — 49:21

Kyle Lang — 494 th M3034 — 49:32

Grace Blok — 21 st F5054 — 50:07

Stacey Lawler — 142 nd F1924 — 50:48

Damian Boyle — 459 th M1924 — 51:28

Rick Valleau — 62 nd M6064 — 51:40

Alexander Hoelk — 585 th M3539 — 52:36

Dave Hopfinger — 812 th M2529 — 52:56

Garth Wardle — 550 th M4044 — 52:58

Lynn Delaurier — 357 th F2529 — 53:40

Heather Clifford — 101 st F4549 — 53:42

Paige Royal — 243 rd F3034 — 54:02

Allison Harriman — 428 th F2529 — 54:42

Mary Ann Graebling — 480 th F2529 — 55:16

Diana Blok — 357 th F1924 — 56:04

Erin Kennedy — 368 th F3034 — 56:11

Leah Salzborn — 604 th F2529 — 56:42

Melanie Bigney — 426 th F3034 — 57:16

Nicole Leddy — 707 th F2529 — 57:55

Christine McCann — 478 th F1924 — 57:55

Tina MacDonald — 788 th F2529 — 58:36

Julie Poirier — 564 th F3034 — 59:07

Emily Taylor — 505 th F3539 — 59:40

Kim Thompson — 540 th F3539 — 1:00:24

Mariana Sparovec — 238 th F5054 — 1:01:04

Joze Saparovec — 602 nd M5054 — 1:01:04

Kelly Mabey — 717 th F3539 — 1:03:19

Kristen Card — 887 th F1924 — 1:03:19

Angela Ritchie — 333 rd F5054 — 1:04:24

Rachael Lythe — 805 th F3539 — 1:04:43

William Roberts — 726 th M5054 — 1:04:44

Sue Grimshaw — 546 th F4549 — 1:04:54

Lee Bennett — 357 th F5054 — 1:05:05

Aimee Larivee — 1427 th F2529 — 1:05:39

Michelle Mooney — 848 th F3539 — 1:05:39

Kathryn Fox — 1429 th F2529 — 1:05:40

Luane Lowdon — 993 rd F3539 — 1:07:56

Alec Johnston — 1907 th M2529 — 1:10:23

Jenny Angus — 1836th F2529 — 1:10:23

Lena Martin — 1138 th F3539 — 1:10:28

Jean Champoux — 309 th F6064 — 1:11:36

Akane Saito — 1990 th F2529 — 1:12:33

Mary Vaughan — 1521 st F3034 — 1:13:29

Lynsay Connell — 1522 nd F1924 — 1:14:05

Paul Shimizu — 1412 th M4044 — 1:15:02

Debbie Yates — 1241 st F4044 — 1:15:11

Melanie Desrosiers — 2440 th F2529 — 1:21:00

Fany Goselin — 1764 th F2529 — 1:21:00

Chrissy Robinson — 1764 th F3539 — 1:32:30

Angie Royle — 1513 th F4549 — 1:38:13

Erica Hoelk — 2951 st F2529 — 1:38:13

Louise Bowyer-Smyth — 2260 th F3034 — 1:38:13

Marg Pallot   — 1401 st F5054 — 1:46:47

Christian Kessner — 2165 th M3034 — 1:47:11

Acacia McBain — 2365 th F1924 — 1:50:39

Chelsea O’Rourke — 2372 nd F1924 — 1:51:04

Christine Roh — 2374 th F1924 — 1:51:06

Lisa-Marie Blouin — 2622 nd F3034 — 1:55:39

Valerie Breen — 1931 st F4549 — 1:55:40

Jacqueline Odle — 2211 th F4044 — 1:55:40

Cindy Sapralius — 1621 st F5054 — 1:58:26

Lisa Sargent — 2256 th F3539 — 1:58:30

Pemberton Results by Age Category:

Richard Pogson — 187 th M3539 — 45:29

Andrew Skinner — 227 th M3034 — 45:32

Tracey Cruz — 424 th F3539 — 58:19

Jenny Butula — 705 th F3034 — 1:01:14

Jeanette Helmer — 68 th F6064 — 1:05:33

Kristina Hoist — 1346 th F3034 — 1:10:26

Susan Hellevang — 919 th F4549 — 1:13:52

Gail Talbot — 637 th F5054 — 1:13:54

Melina Rothwell — 1398 th F4044 — 1:20:16

Katie Paulet — 1817 th F3034 — 1:20:16

Betty-Lou Nelson — 679 th F5559 — 1:34:34

Lisa Solway — 2952 nd F2529 — 1:38:14

Sharon Tschopp — 835 th F5559 — 1:44:09

Christopher McCarthy — 2190th M3034 —1:50:41

Pilar McCarthy — 2547 th F3034 — 1:50:41

Ehren Hess — 1678 th F1924 — 1:58:27