2007 - Year 4 - Bill's Great Peak - Results

2007-07-21 Bill's Great Peak Ascent 001

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Thanks to Tim Wiens who recorded the GPS data and made a map available here and a  profile here.

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First Name Last Name City/Town Event Time to top
 Total time
   Points
Tim Wiens Vancouver 32 km 1:55 3:23   2
John Neels Vancouver 32 km 1:56 3:23   2
Desmond Mott n.van 32 km 2:01 3:38   2
Stephen Blyth north vancouver 32 km 2:05 3:40   1
Rea Blyth north vancouver 32 km 2:05 3:40   1
Jodi Isenor Halifax 32 km 2:23 3:51   1
Carlos Castillo Victoria 32 km 2:24 4:19 1 pt for garbage 3
Doug MacKay North Vancouver 32 km 2:24 4:19   2
Kathy Banks Vancouver 32 km 3:00 4:50   1
Sibylle Tinsel North Vancouver 32 km 3:07 5:08   2
Cheryl Johnson Pitt Meadows 32 km 3:07 5:08   2
Dave Crerar North Vancouver
 28 km 1:58 3:21 returned via St.George's 1
Curb Ivanic Vancouver 28 km 1:553:29 returned via St.George's 2
Maureen Wiens Vancouver 16 km   2:55   2
Rob Jones North Vancouver 15 km 1:56   one way to top 2
Bill Dagg Vancouver quarry   2:15   3
Laddie Hannam North Vancouver quarry 1:22 2:23   1
Berglind Hafsteinsdottir North Vancouver quarry 1:22 2:23   2

Well, as noted by Sibylle, the 4th edition of Bill’s Great Peak Ascent turned out to be a soggy affair.   Nevertheless, that didn’t stop 18 runners from giving it a go under very un-July-like weather.   Dave Crerar even commented on how nice it was to run in the rain and the surreal effect running up Mountain Highway not being able to see 2 metres in front of you.  Glad you enjoyed it Dave, my sentiments weren't quite the same. 

11 of the starters ultimately opted for the official 32 km route (thanks to Tim Wiens for GPSing the route today – we now know how long it really is!) while Dave (involuntarily) and Curb (voluntarily) ended up doing an out-and-back following the same route down as up.  Others, myself included, opted for shorter variations on the route. 

For the second year in a row we had a black bear sighting (no points for the bear, though, as it didn’t pre-register).  The only other wildlife of note was the usual assortment of Mountain Bikers heading up as we were heading down. 

Most of the runners also seemed to figure they were entitled to a free beer for their efforts as we had a large turn-out (14 of the 18) afterwards at the Mosquito Creek Grill for a few colds ones, food and general cheer.

Amongst the goodies doled out as draw prizes were two Trail Runner Magazine subscriptions, the usual assortment of great Kinesys products, and a water bottle and nice jacket courtesy of North Shore Athletics.

Thanks to all who participated and, of course, to our sponsors.  Hope to see you all again next year.

Bill