Run To the Clouds 2008 Results

Of course, none of this would be possible without the help of others. I’d like to send out some well deserved thanks for helping Run to the Clouds event even exist. These people made the event possible and better:

• Nick Balenzano, and the 3 John’s (Johnny Saunders, John Yap and Jon Mansaul) -- our fully trained first aid team that gave up their morning and were cruising around on the event course on their mountain bikes ready to help out should the need arise.
• Chris Leupold and Greg Skerratt for helping with aid station #3 at the top of Eagle Ridge (Note: these guys moto’d in all the treats and liquid you enjoyed up there).
• Kintec Footlab for donating some cool shirts and waterbottle prize draws.
• Norco Performance Bikes for donating some cool beer mugs, t-shirts and draw prizes.
• Trail Runner Magazine for donating 2 subscriptions that were given out as prize draws.
• Sibylle from CFA for once again walking me through all the on-line headaches of posting and hosting an event.
• Angela Spooner for donating some fantastic draw prizes (3 nice bottles of wine) that were given away at the after-party.
• My wife Diane for buying all the treats and cutting up the watermelon that everyone enjoyed.

Highlights and other fun stuff:

As you can imagine, a lot goes on during an event and there is certain things that come to mind afterwards that are always good to share with others. Here is just some of the good, the bad and the ugly:

• Again, as per last year’s event… it did NOT RAIN!! After a week or two of lousy weather, event day dawned sunny and warm, perfect (almost too warm?) running temperature and with no wind the lake was a gem to look at while doing the course figure 3 around it.
• No negative points were awarded to a few of the runners who tried to make the course longer and harder than it already was by adding on extra spurs or additional mileage!
• Props goes out to the fast four (Bill Dagg, Ran Katzman, Allison Mackay and Desmond Mott) who ran the course faster than any have before – new course records for men and women.
• Extra point awarded to Mark MacRae who met a co-worker in the elevator less than 48 hours ago and talked her into a) joining CFA and b) coming out to run a 25 km trail run.
• Apparently Buntzen IS still above 32 degrees or 0 degrees C as some keen runners didn’t have to break through ice to go for a swim after the run. Wow, now there is a hearty bunch!!!

The after-party at the Golden Spike Pub was well attended although they didn’t seem all to organized, the food tasted good and the bevies (strictly for re-hydration purposes) even better. It was also great to share some fantastic draw prizes awarded to runners present.


Results

#'s	Runners Name	Distance Completed	Official Finish time	CFA Points Awarded	Notes:
1	Bill Dagg	25 km	2:38:30 1st Male	2
2	Ran Katzman	25 Km	2:39	2
3	Allison Mackay	25 Km	2:41 1st female	2
4	Desmond Mott	25 Km	2:41:30	3	Plus 1 point for on-course garbage pick-up
5	Mark MacRae	25 Km	3:02	3	Plus 1 point for talking a fellow co-worker into joining CFA and coming out for 25 Km in the elevator the day before
6	Geoffrey Palmer	25 Km	3:02:05	2
7	Peter Van Gallen	25 Km	3:04	2
8	Rhonda Gallant	25 Km	3:08	2
9	Angela Spooner	25 Km	3:08	3	Plus 1 point for helping support the event with some very nice and appreciated draw prizes. Thanks.
10	Dan Daoust	25 Km	3:08	2
11	Donna Smood	25 Km	3:08	3	Plus 1 point for being talked into joining CFA in an elevator the day before and coming out and running 25 Km with us :)
12	Amy MacArthur	25 Km	3:14	2
13	Carie Moran	25 Km	3:42	2
14	Lisa Kirkland	25 Km	3:42	2
15	Lori Clerkson	25 Km	3:42	2
16	Steven Lowe	25 Km	3:42	2
17	Gord Lord	25 Km	3:42	2
18	Gord Thompson	24.5 Km	3:18	2	Went for the 25 but got mixed up in final Km
19	Janis Vallis	15 Km	1:59	2
20	Wendy Wong	15 Km	2:03	2
21	Lucy McNeill	15 Km	2:03	2
22	Andrew Laing	15 km	2:05	2
23	Jennifer Hiebert	15 km	2:10	2
24	Christopher Atkins	12 Km	1:25	2
25	Ruby Fergusen	12 Km	1:31	2
26	Don Murray	12 Km	1:31	2
27	Todd Ulriksen	12 Km	1:31	2
28	Beth Van Gaalen	12 Km	1:59	2
29	Debbie Clark	10 Km	1:15	2
30	Sibylle Tinsel	custom (less than Debbie)	1:18	3	Extra point awarded for holding event host's hand through many left curves and still coming out to run and support the event.
31	Claudia Bullington	12 Km	1:40	2