Results - Marathon Shuffle - 2009

Club Fat Ass Event: Marathon Shuffle 2009 - Starter Photo

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Report: Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:04 PM CDT Powell River Peak

Kevin Sigouin pounds marathon shuffle record

BLISTERING PACE: Kevin Sigouin dashes toward the Sutherland Avenue station before heading up Scout Mountain and the finish of the 29-kilometre Marathon Shuffle. Siguoin set a new record and captured the Tom Mills Marathon Shuffle trophy on April 25.

River city runner captures trophy held by Lower Mainland ultra-marathon runners

A Powell River runner shattered the previous record for the Marathon Shuffle by over an hour.

Kevin Sigouin set a blistering pace on the 29-kilometre route which traverses the Sunshine Coast Trail from Malaspina Road to the Shingle Mill and set a new record of two hours, 57 minutes and 13 seconds. Eighty people participated in 16th annual Marathon Shuffle which took place on April 25.

Sigouin and a few of his running mates from Avid Fitness were getting fed up with having the Tom Mills Marathon Shuffle trophy show up for a weekend in Powell River and then see it leave town again. Sigouin said he and others in the local running fraternity weren't happy about having a trophy for running the Sunshine Coast Trail claimed by out-of-towners every year. This year they decided to participate and train on the trail.

Last year, Vancouver runner John McGrath won the trophy along with another Vancouver runner, Angus McLellan. In 2007, McGrath, along with Ean Jackson, the dean of the Lower Mainland's extreme running fraternity, set the record of 3:59:20 that stood until this weekend.

McGrath did well this year, shaving off 20 minutes from his time last year, but much to everyone's surprise that was not enough to carry the day. He was momentarily disoriented on Scout Mountain and was passed by Powell River runner Chris Bratseth who claimed the bronze medal. Steve Beck, also from Powell River, came in 18 minutes ahead of Bratseth to earn the silver.

Three more Powell River men crushed the old record: Greg Tait, Alston Miller and Byron Fader also came in under four hours. Bill Price received a medal for oldest male participant and completed the shuffle in 6 hours, 15 minutes.

When the Marathon Shuffle was first initiated 16 years ago, it began as a hike featuring the beauty of a 29-kilometre-long section of the Sunshine Coast Trail from Malaspina Road to the Shingle Mill. The event remained a hike for a dozen years.

Local participants of the Marathon Shuffle preferred to take their time and hike the trail leisurely, but some began to hike it faster and faster year after year and it became an annual rite of spring, a reason for getting into shape for the peak hiking season ahead.

Tom Mills, a former elite cross-country runner with roots in Powell River, suggested he knew people who would love to run the trail and offered to sponsor a trophy for the fastest hiker or runner of the shuffle. Members of the Lower Mainland's Club Fat Ass have owned the trophy since it was initiated four years ago.

As it turned out, only McGrath of Club Fat Ass could travel to Powell River this year. Injuries and other circumstances prevented other members of the club from participating.

In the women's division, Val Smith set a new record of 4 hours, 10 minutes, repeating her win from last year. Silver medal winner went to newcomer Kuxy Doell at 4:39. Gail Swanson, the oldest female runner, took home the bronze for turning in a time of 5:12.

Runners and hikers enjoyed a cloudless day. Five stations provided donated fruit, cookies and drinks, so participants could travel with a pack and re-energize every hour or two.

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Results - Marathon Shuffle 29 km on SCT from Malaspina Road to Shingle Mill
First Name	Last Name	Age	Event	RUN Time	Top Five

Kevin	Sigouin	30-39	29km	2:57:13	1st male
Steve	Beck	50-59	29km	3:18	2nd male
Chris	Bratseth	30-39	29km	3:36	3rd male
John	McGrath	30-39	29km	3:39	4th male
Greg	Tait	40-49	29km	3:43	5th male
Alston Byron	Miller Fader	30-39 30-37	29km 29km	3:43 3:49
Philip	Waters	60-69	29km	4:09
Valda	Smith	50-59	29km	4:10	1st female
John	Wegner	30-39	29km	4:16
Tony	Rice	40-49	29km	4:27
Kuxy	Doell	40-49	29km	4:39	2nd female
Rob	McWilliam	60-69	29km	4:39

Ian	Fleming	40-48	29km	5:01
James	Gordon	40-49	29km	5:01
Gail	Swanson	60-69	29km	5:12	3rd female
Shannon	Behan	30-39	29km	5:17	4th female
Sean	Melrose	30-39	29km	5:25
Margaret	Reckenberg	50-59	29km	5:31	5th female
Laura	Sigouin	30-39	29km	5:37
Ron	Sellers	60-69	29km	5:49
Real	Sigouin	50-59	29km	5:49
Aaron	Dovauo	30-39	29km	5:59
Trisha	Thomas	40-49	29km	5:59
Karin	Burnikell	30-39	29km	6:02
Christie	Lepitre	30-39	29km	6:02
Alexander	Combe	60-69	29km	6:04
Richard	Tait	70 plus	29km	6:04
Eric	McClinchey	60-69	29km	6:15
Bill	Price	70 plus	29km	6:15
Sarah	Barkowski	40-49	29km	6:49
Bob	Perry	50-59	29km	6:49
Michelle	Seguin	50-59	29km	6:49
Raymond	Seguin	50-59	29km	6:49
Murray	Dobbin	60-69	29km	7:09
Susan	Hill	50-59	29km	7:09
Walter	Kubany	60-69	29km	7:09
Mardi	Lavertu	50-59	29km	7:09
Phil	Kemp	60-69	29km	7:00
Jean	Culos	50-59	29km	7:01
Wayne	Culos	60-69	29km	7:01
Audrey	Perun	40-49	29km	7:18
David	Perun	50-59	29km	7:18
Penny	Shillingford	50-59	29km	7:22
Tara	Chernoff	30-39	29km	7:27
Emma	Larocque	30-39	29km	7:27
Carol	Sellers	60-69	29km	7:30
Shirley	Zylstra	30-39	29km	7:30
Lita	Biron	50-59	29km	7:35
Robert	Devlin	20-29	29km	DNS
Willie	Perry	60-69	29km	DNS
Sweeping on SCT from Malaspina to Wilde Rd: Scott Glaspey and Eagle Walz

Results - Half Marathon Shuffle 12 km on SCT from Wilde Road to Shingle Mill

First Name	Last Name	Age	Event	RUN Time	Top Five

Deon	Human	50-59	12km	2:09	1st male
Jacques	DuToit	DNR	12km	2:21	2nd male
Stephanie	Human	40-49	12km	2:24	1st female
Jan	Del Mistro	50-59	12km	2:31	2nd female
Ray	Hogan	DNR	12km	2:32	3rd male
Danielle	Marentette	30-39	12km	2:34	3rd female
Leila	Lynch	40-49	12km	3:09	4th female
Terri	Beck	50-59	12km	3:17	5th female
Lois	Hunter	50-59	12km	3:57
Sheila	Leachman	40-49	12km	3:57
Betty	Norman	70 plus	12km	3:57
Barb	Bottjer	DNR	12km	4:47
Amanda	Gaylard	DNR	12km	4:47
Cheryl	Stride	DNR	12km	4:47
Nora	Stride	DNR	12km	4:47
Charlie	Siegler	under 19	12km	5:34	4th male
Christy	Siegler	50-59	12km	5:34
Karl	Siegler	60-69	12km	5:34	5th male
Pat	McGowan	DNR	12km	DNR
Michael	McMaster	DNR	12km	DNR
Sabine	Simpson	DNR	12km	DNR
Lesley	Thorsell	DNR	12km	DNR
Tanessa	Wilkins	DNR	12km	DNR
* DNR denotes Did Not Register that information
Sweeping on SCT from Wilde Road to Sutherland:
Bruce MacDonald