2006 - Year 2

What a great evening it turned out to be.  I sure had a great time and from what I heard from runner feedback everyone had a great time.  The run, in its second year, is put on to celebrate a fellow athlete and trail runner Mary Leliveld, who passed in 2004.  Mary’s energy and passion for life inspired us all. 

The run began at 7pm at Mary and Doug’s (her partner) home on Underwood in Lynn Valley.  This is a participation oriented event and not for those looking for competition, so the run went by at a leisurely pace and we took several breaks on route to enjoy the views and allow everyone to re-group.  I went on a test run of the course with Doug a few days earlier to confirm my bearings for the day of, but of course I required additional assistance with directions day of, and thank to Patricia we were able to stay on course.  We took a run over the suspension bridge and several participants, including Owen Davis made there best efforts to scare tourists and other fellow participants while on the bridge by shaking it violently. 

Luckily everyone made it off the bridge safely and we all returned to Doug’s home for an after run pot luck dinner.  Thanks to everyone for the excellent food, I needed to go for a run today just to burn off the calories consumed.    

Thanks to Doug for graciously allowing us to share his home with us.  Thanks to Sibylle and Club Fat Ass for supporting this event and donating all day of race registration fees to Mary’s Triathlon BC Fund. 

Thanks to all the runners/walkers and others who graciously donated to Mary’s fund.  The total amount raised was $478, comprised of $86 single day registration fees and $392 donations.

Thanks most of all to Mary for all the great memories.  I hope to see you all next year and bring a friend.

Chris Mager