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The British Columbia Ultra and Trail Running Record: First and Fastest

 

 

 

 

This is a project that I’ve been thinking about for a while, and that I decided to put together yesterday as I slopped through the mud of the Juan de Fuca Trail.

In the interests of brevity, I’ll limit the list to trail runs of ultra distance or trails that otherwise feel like ultras due to their elevation change (hello, Howe Sound Crest Trail!). 
 
Please help verify and expand this Record!: send additions and corrections to David Crerar at jeldac99 ‘at’ gmail.com.
 
May this prompt some epic adventures!
 
 
 
 
 Robbins (& crew Castillo) after 1-day WCT & JDF run
 
 
 
 

The British Columbia Ultra and Trail Running Record:

First and Fastest

 
  • * = also the speed record
  • Please help to verify and expand this Record!: send additions and corrections to David Crerar at jeldac99 ‘at’ gmail.com
 
Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail: 420KQuesnel - Bella Coola
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Baden Powell Trail: 50K: Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver - Deep Cove, North Vancouver (Kneeknacker)
  • 1st: Enzo Federico,  Louis Briere, David Brown, Tom Brown, Gavin Cameron, Shane Collins, Rob Hartvikson, Brendan Kennelly 8:30 (24 June 1989) ##
  • Fastest: Aaron Heidt 4:39:52 (11 July 2009, Kneeknacker Race) ##
  • Fastest Female: Ellie Green­wood 5:06:09 (10 July 2010 Kneeknacker Race)  ##
  • Double BP Trail (Vancouver 100K)
o       1st: Mike Wardas & Randy Hunter c. 21:00 (c. 18 June 2000)
o       Fastest: Hassan Lofti-Pour 14:35 (2 June 2012, Vancouver 100K) ##
o       Fastest Female: Carolyn Goluza 17:00 (5 June 2010, Vancouver 100K) ##
  • Triple BP Trail (150K)
o       1st: ______ (___)
o       Fastest: ______ (___)
o       Fastest Female: ______ (___)
  • Baden Powell 100M (Triple BP + 10Miles: back to Mountain Highway)
o       1st: ______ (___)
o       Fastest: ______ (___)
o       Fastest Female: ______ (___)
 
  • Baden Powell 50K winter mostly-snow traverse
    • 1st: Peter Watson: _________ March 2010 *
 
Bagger Challenge: North Shore (of Vancouver) peaks (all) in one year
  • 1st: David Crerar July 4 - November 1, 2009 (44 peaks, Bagger Challenge)* ##
 
Bagger Challenge: North Shore (of Vancouver) all 56 peaks
  • David Crerar (Burt's Peak June 2011) 
  • Ken Legg (Mt Apodaca: October 2011)
 
Chilkoot Pass Trail 53.1K: Dyea, near Skagway, Alaska - Bennett, BC
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Cowichan Valley Trail: 47K: Shawnigan Lake to Lake Cowichan  Route
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Galloping Goose Trail: 55K: Johnson Street Bridge, Victoria - Leechtown, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Great Northern Rail Trail: 48K: Salmo to Nelson Route
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Hesquiat Peninsula Trail: 50K: Escalante - Boat Basin, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Howe Sound Crest Trail: 32K: Cypress Bowl Parking lot - HSCT trailhead near Porteau Cove, Highway 99
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Indian Arm Trail: 70K: Mount Seymour - Buntzen Lake
  • 1st:  Murray Comley 3 days (18-20 October 2003)*
  • Fastest Male: _____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Juan de Fuca Trail: 47K: Jordan River - Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: Frank Wolf & Kevin Vallely 6:16 (July 2000)
  • Fastest Male: Shawn Nelson 5:28 (_____2009) ##
  • Fastest Female: Carolyn Goluza 6:50 (_____2009) ##
  • Double JDF Trail 94K:
o       1st: Randy Duncan 18:30 (7 May 2010)*
o       Fastest Female:__________
 
Mount Edziza Provincial Park traverse: 75K: Buckley - Mowdade Lake
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Naikoon Trail: 125K: Misty Meadows - McIntyre Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Nootka Trail: 50K: Ferrer Point - Yuquot, Nootka Island
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
North Coast Trail/Cape Scott Trail: 60K: Shushartie Bay - San Josef Bay, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: Jeff Hunt & Bob Wall 11:00 (opening day: May 10, 2008)*
  • Fastest Male: Jeff Hunt & Bob Wall 11:00 (opening day: May 10, 2008)
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Okanagan High Rim Trail 50K : Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park - Oyama (Philpot Road off of Highway #33)
  • 1st: Aaron Heidt 6:12 (7 November 2009)*
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Slocan Valley Rail Trail: 50K: Slocan - Slocan Junction Route
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Stanley Park Seawall, Vancouver
  • most continuous laps (male): __________
  • most continuous laps (female): __________
 
Stein Valley Trail: 95K: Fraser River (Lytton) - Lizzie Lake
  • 1st: Frank Wolf & Kevin Vallely & Nicky Hastings 30:00 (August 2000)
  • Fastest Males: Pat Walsh, Randy Rankin, Neil Ambrose  27:30 (August 2006)
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Sunshine Coast Trail: 178K: Sarah Point - Saltery Bay, Sunshine Coast 
  • 1st: Ean Jackson: 23:50 (3-4 July 2004)*
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
Trans-Canada Trail
  • longest continuous run (male): __________
  • longest continuous run (female): __________
 
Vancouver Island: VI Spine: 700K: North Coast-South Coast: 
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
Vancouver Island: West Coast-East Coast
  • 1st: ________________
  • Fastest Male: ____________
  • Fastest Female:__________
West Coast Trail: 75K: Port Renfrew (west shore, Gordon River) - Pacheena Bay trailhead, Bamfield, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: ______ & ______ (“two servicemen”: who?) 18 hours (some time before September 1983): ##    
  • Fastest: 1. Gary Robbins 10:08 (4 August 2010); 2. Frank Wolf & Kevin Vallely 10:13 (24 July 1997) ##
  • Fastest Female:__________
 
West Coast Trail & Juan de Fuca Trail: 130K: Pacheena Bay trailhead, Bamfield - Jordan River, Vancouver Island
  • 1st: Gary Robbins 23:40 (4 August 2007)* ##
  • Fastest Female:__________

 

24-Hour Relay (Easter Seals, Central Park, Burnaby)

  • Farthest distance: Glenn Pace 109.2 Miles (20 June 2009) ##
  • Farthest Female:__________

 

British Columbia Runner Ultra Milestones*

 

150-time ultra finishers  (and first race and  #100 race names and dates)

  • Ryne Melcher: 150 (March 2012) 1st: Make-A-Wish 25-hour April 1995;  100th: Run for the Toad 50K October 2005; 150th: Chuckanut 50K March 2012

 

100-time ultra finishers  (and first race and  #100 race names and dates)

  • Gail Forshaw: 121 (June 2010) 1st: Knee Knacker July 1991; 100th: Diez Vista, April 2007
  • Karl Jensen:  133 (June 2010) 1st: Sri Chinmoy 50M March 1992; 100th: Diez Vista 50K April 2008
  • Bruce Grant: 130 or so (March 2012)
  • Gail Bazely: 121 (June 2010)
  • Lori Alexander: 114 (June 2010)
  • Moe Boileau: 109 (June 2010)
  • Brian VanOene: 108 (June 2010)
  • Gilles Barbeau: 106 (June 2010) 1st: Kneeknacker June 1999; 50th: Haney to Harrison 2007; 100th: North Shore Enduro 50K May 2009
  • Ean Jackson: 100 (June 2010) 1st: Ultraman Hawaii June 1990; 100th: New Year's Day Fatass 50K January 2010


50-time ultra finishers (and first race and #50 race names and dates)

  • Matt Sessions ?
  • Rob Lang ?
  • Sally Marcellus ?
  • Ron Adams ?
  • Al Harman ?
  • Barry Hopkins ?
  • Rob Grant ?
  • John Machray ?
  • George Forshaw: 82 (June 2010) 1st: Knee Knacker in July 1991;50th: _______
  • Rick Arikado: 1st: Knee Knacker 50K July 1992; 50th: Knee Knacker 50K July 2008
  • Glenn Pace: 1st: Knee Knacker 50K, July 2002; 50th: Frosty Mountain 50K, Sept 2009
  • Neil Ambrose 1st: Diez Vista April 2004; 50th: Vancouver 100 January 2010
  • David Crerar: 1st: Dirty Duo 50K March 2003; 50th: Orcas Island 50K, February 2010

50-time 100-mile ultra finishers  (and first race and #50 race names and dates)

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20-time 100-mile ultra finishers  (and first race and #20 race names and dates)

  • Karl Jensen: 1st: Western States June 1993; 20th: Bighorn June 2005
  • Gilles Barbeau: 1st: Western States June 2006; 20th: Stormy August 2009
  • Bruce Grant: 1st: ____________; 20th: Un-C2M: March 2012

  

* Entirely honour system, but recommended criteria and definitions of ultra races (no counting training runs, private runs, flash events, non-race adventure runs, treadmill runs, imaginary runs, splitting a 100 miler into two ultras, pacing duties, almost-there DNFs, long bike rides, watching movies about ultras, etc.) can be found at: http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/faq_criteria.html

Comments

Bill Dagg's picture

Bruce Grant - 20 100-milers

Hi David,

I believe that, as of last weekend, Bruce Grant has completed 20 100-milers.

Also, I have yet to complete 50 ultras -- I'm at 40 as of today.

Cheers

Bill

Craig Moore's picture

Men's and over all 100k course record : V100

I have declared Ryan Conroy the new Vancouver 100 course record holder since he completed 100km in 14:54:40 and the previous record by Randy Hunter was for 96km in 14:48:00. Both Randy and Ryan chewed up their courses on event day and each performed a fantastic run. It was a priviledge seeing them both do it.

Craig Moore's picture

New Vancouver 100 record

Carolyn Goluza has set a new bar for fastest woman on a double crossing of the BP Trail : 17:00:00 hours on a day of perfect weather and modest snow conditions for Hollyburn and Black Mountains. In Carolyn's words, "Just wanted to thank you for an incredible event with an amazing group of people--that was a truly surreal experience!!". June 5/6, 2010.

 

high rim trail

 I ran the high rim trail on November 7, 2009 in 6hr 12 min. Not sure if it is the first or the fastest... I tried to run it a few times before but it was blocked by hundreds of downed trees for a couple of years. It is in great shape now.

David Crerar's picture

you own it

until some other claimant comes along. The whole Kalamalka area is amazing for running.

 

Bill Dagg's picture

1st Double BP

Mike Wardas

Craig Moore's picture

and ...

and Randy Hunter.

David Crerar's picture

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Ean Jackson's picture

Fantastic Idea!

Way to go, David.  This list of epic deeds is long overdue.  Makes me think this could be a trail runner's Guiness Book of World Records, only for ultrarunning in BC!

Folks like Al Howie, Kevin Thomson and Jesper Olsen have done incredible long runs across BC, but to my knowledge, they ran on roads.  I wonder if there are any documented accounts of native folks running a long way on BC trails?

Should add the Chilkoot Trail.  Want to give it a go for the speed record in September?

David Crerar's picture

Chilkoot

It looks like it has been done before.

And it looks awesome.

And good on Parks Canada for directly addressing ultra-running.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/yt/chilkoot/activ/activ4a.aspx

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