2005 - Year 3
2005 - Fourth Vancouver Skyline XTC
Those who have run the XTC several times will look back at 2005 as being the year of the "big rain". Environment Canada called for a sunny morning with 30% chance of showers in the afternoon, however we had barely hit the trail when the first big drops fell. By the time we had reached the top of Mosquito Creek, the rain was falling so hard you could barely see the person in front of you!
The field of 17 runners soon broke up into 3 main packs: The elite field led by the Repta brothers, Terry Lewis, Jim Mandelli, Andy Nichol and Mark Pedlow, the Lepard family and those who thought they didn't need course instructions.
At the lead, Jim went ass-over-teakettle on a slippery log and wacked his knee. Wader decided to fall off a bridge and into a rushing creek. The salmonberry bushes along the Trans-Canada Trail were full of ripe berries, but also hadn't yet been trimmed since last summer, so the lead boys had the opportunity to hone their bushwhacking skills.
Kristine kept up with the boys until the steep climb up Cypress Mountain. While only a few minutes back from the lead pack at the junction with the Hollyburn Chute, she zigged instead of zagged and ended up running past her Mom who was participating in a 5-Peaks race.
Congrats to Wade Repta and Desmond Mott who both completed the full 50K...and to Tim Lepard who won the prize for picking up the most trash along the Trans-Canada Trail.
As we settled down on the outdoor patio to enjoy a cool pint and some nachos at the post-run get-together, the sun came out. Many thanks to Kelly and Krystal at the Mosquito Creek Grill and congrats to all who participated. See you in 2006!
Ean Jackson
Host of the XTC
| Name | City/Town | Time / Distance | |
| 50K | |||
| Wade | Repta | Vancouver | 6:04 |
| Desmond | Mott | North Vancouver | 6:04 |
| 25K Up | |||
| Ryan | Reilly | North Vancouver | 4:00 |
| Caroline | Lepard | North Vancouver | 4:00 |
| Tim | Lepard | West vancouver | 4:00 |
| Custom | |||
| Mark | Pedlow | North Vancouver | 5:20 - 42 |
| Dom | Repta | Vancouver | 5:20 - 42 |
| Terry | Lewis | North Vancouver | 5:20 - 42K |
| Jim | Mandelli | North Vancouver | 5:00 - 41K |
| Doug | MacKay | North Vancouver | 4:33 - 40K |
| Kristine | Chambers | Vancouver | 3:23 - 17K |
| Holly | Freeland | West Vancouver | 3:23 - 28K |
| Richard | Ernst | West Vancouver | 3:23 - 28K |
| Andy | Nicol | Vancouver | 3:00 - 25K |
| Sue | Nicholson | North Vancouver | 2:00 - 16K |
| Ean | Jackson | North Vancouver | 1:26 - 13K |
| Gabbi | Kwan | North Vancouver | 0:52 - 5.8K |
17 starters
17 finishers
The XTC was first held in 2003 as an alternative training run for those who didn't get into the Diez Vista 50K. It was moved from an early spring date to an early summer date to accommodate a gap in the local ultramarathon race schedule.
Please follow the links below for results from previous years.