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JUNE 20, 2001 RUNNING REPORT
OLIVER UTTING – LEADING THE PACK
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When
Oliver Utting stepped up to the starting line at the California International
Marathon last December in Sacramento, California, his goal was to be the
first Canadian. This achievement
would be significant as it could also possibly rank him at the top of the
marathon list and assist him in getting selected to represent Canada at the
2001 World Track and Field Championship in Edmonton in August. What he did not count on was that he would
actually lead a contingent of Canadians.
Though he knew follow runner Steve Boham was in the race and actually
leading him for a while, Utting was unaware of the other young Canadian
runners who were all hoping for fast qualifying times. Utting only found out about the other
Canadians at the awards ceremony as he was the 6th runner in a
time of 2:21:03, and the next few runners were announced as Canadians. Christian Marmen, Stephane Gamache, Steve
Boham and David Matte finished in the top 11. Quite the results for runners we are bound to see in the
future! At 27,
Utting is still very young and has not reached his peak yet. He has only run 3 marathons, all
abroad. His first marathon was the
New York Marathon in 1999 where he ran in a quick 2:23:54. He remembers this race fondly as the
crowds cheering were fantastic, and the relief at the end of the race was
glorious. He followed that initial
performance with his outstanding performance in California a year later. This Spring, Utting was hoping to improve
on his time and chose to run in the London Marathon in England. Utting who has relatives in England
figured this would be a race that would give him another marathon experience
and would still leave him enough time to recover for the Worlds in
Edmonton. He started out on pace for
a sub 2:20 as he passed the half-way mark in 69:40 with a bunch of about 10
runners. Unfortunately, the marathon
is a finicky beast and if a runner is not “on” that day, then the results can
be disappointing. That is what
happened to Utting who did not feel great and finished in 2:26. Though his results were not what he was
hoping for, he did enjoy the experience, the wonderful course that follows
historic sites, and the crowds that provide tremendous support the whole way. Running a
sub 2:20 marathon in London would have served as a proof of fitness for
Utting so that he could have been chosen for Edmonton. Utting however had to meet some other
times set by Athletics Canada. A few
weeks ago, he ran a 14:30.38 for the 5000m at the Victoria International
race. Unfortunately, the standard for
fitness is set at 14:30. Not being
assured of a spot yet, his coach at the University of British Columbia
encouraged Utting to attempt another race.
That was wise advice as Utting ran a Personal Best of 14:20 a week
ago. Oliver is now assured of getting
to Edmonton. Utting
will be quite busy over the next few months.
Utting has just completed his Ph.D. in Immunology at UBC and he will
be starting Post-Doctoral studies at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal. He will thus be moving across the country
in August and starting a new position.
In the meantime, he will be moving to Calgary where he grew up and
then will spend some time in Edmonton where his girlfriend Karen Ruckman
comes from. Running in Edmonton will
be even more special for Utting as the course runs in front of his
girlfriend’s mother’s house. After
the Worlds, he then hopes to run some races in the East in the Fall, such as
the Canadian Cross-Country Championships and the Toronto Half-Marathon. He is not certain of running another
marathon after the Worlds, but he is looking to run the Canadian Marathon
Championship in Ottawa next year. It would
seem that Oliver is attracted to marathons, but he has not always been a
marathon runner. For a while he was
actually a bike racing. This however
fits well with long distance training as cyclists are legendary for the
amount of hours spent on the saddle.
When he started at UBC, he had planned on running the Victoria
Marathon, but he postponed that decision until he was ready. In the meantime, he ran track for UBC as a
graduate student. He is quite proud
of his accomplishments at the CIAU 3000m races in 1998 and 1999 where he
placed second both years. He has also
raced the 5,000 and 10,000m on the track with PBs of 14:20 and 30:20
respectively. His half-marathon time
is 68:12. To get to this level of
performance, Utting has relied more on hard and long tempo runs than on long
slow distance. With weekly mileages
between 70 to 95 miles, Utting’s mileage is on the low side of most high
level runners. He does however
complete some long tempos and he trains at least once a week with the Kajaks
on the track. All this background has
been leading him to better and better performances over the last few
years. It has also permitted him to
lead the pack more and more, just like he hopes to do in Edmonton this
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MONTGOMERY RACES IN THE NEW YORK MINI-MARATHON
Olympian Carol Montgomery was in New York on June 9th to participate in the Women’s Mini-Marathon. Montgomery who had qualified for the triathlon and the 10,000m in Sydney, raced in New York to a 13th place finish with a time of 34:02.
RUNNERS WORLD IN OTTAWA
Check out the July issue of Runners World as the popular running magazine covers the nation’s capital in their On the Roads section.
The American magazine Running Times keeps track of a road racing rankings for Canadians. The lists rank the top 10 Canadian males and females. As of the end of April Sean Kaley and Courtney Babcock were leading the rankings.
WORLD TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
For those who will be in Edmonton in August for the IAAF World Championships, there is an opportunity to meet some of the legends of track and field. The University of Alberta is organizing a fund raising dinner for track scholarships. The Legends of Gold Dinner will be held on August 6 and will have runners such as Herb Elliot, Frank Shorter, Kip Keino and Peter Snell on hand.
The Manitoba Marathon attracted over 7,000 runners in its many events held in Winnipeg on June 17. The Marathon with its prize money this year attracted foreigners as David Robertson from Great Britain won in 2:27:56. The women’s winner was previous winner Brenlee Muska who clocked a 2:52:33.
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Brenlee Muska |
2:52:33 |
David Robertson (GBR) |
2:27:56 |
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2. Celia Moore |
3:18:23 |
Dallas Allaire |
2:29:20 |
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3. Lilian Wiens |
3:19:17 |
Chris Glowach |
2:31:32 |
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Masters |
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1. Darlene Warner |
3:28:22 |
Chris Glowach |
2:31:32 |
RESULTS
May 26 – Rock
and Roll 5K, Kingston, ON
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Tim Blackwell |
15:35 |
Jennifee Hyde |
20:46 |
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2. Ken Myers |
15:36 |
Carol Cuthbertson |
21:57 |
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3. Brent Workman |
16:50 |
Chrissy Dickson |
22:15 |
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Masters |
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1. Clive Morgan |
17:26 |
Carol Cuthbertson |
21:57 |
May 27 – Run
for Health, Brampton, ON
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Matt Gibbons |
34:40 |
Kim Webb |
36:09 |
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2. Laszlo Orosz |
34:50 |
Marcia Baker |
40:49 |
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3. Asof Rashid |
34:55 |
Julie Prendergast |
41:53 |
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Masters |
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1. Paul Carter |
35:11 |
Gillian Shaw |
42:11 |
May 27 – Lilly
Run for Research, Toronto, ON
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Lioudmila Kortchagina |
34:15 |
Steve Boyd |
30:30 |
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2. Danuta Bartoszek |
34:49 |
Sam Babe |
32:59 |
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3. Nicole Stevenson |
35:50 |
Chris Carrick |
33:13 |
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Masters |
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Chris Marino |
45:03 |
Jonathan Black |
35:20 |
June 3 – Defi Hudson,
Montreal
5K – F1. Leigh-Anne Ness – 18:31; M1. Alan Moore – 17:00
10K – F1. Tina Kasler –
39:00; M1. Pierre Fleury – 35:33
June 3 – Beat
Beethoven 8K, Kingston, ON
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Sharon Donnelly |
28:45 |
Steve Boyd |
24:10 |
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2. Heather Gardiner |
29:11 |
Ken Myers |
25:12 |
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3. Paula Wiltse |
29:24 |
Gordon Neysmith |
26:22 |
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Masters |
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1. Karen Christie |
31:42 |
Maurice Charron |
27:51 |
June 3 – Down on the Beach
5K, Toronto
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Allan Pribaz |
16:28 |
Sue Pribaz |
18:08 |
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2. Ken Coupland |
16:30 |
Colleen Hopkins |
18:27 |
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3. Asaf Rashid |
16:53 |
Sharon Crawford |
19:13 |
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Masters |
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1. Peter Wallace |
17:11 |
Sharon Crawford |
19:13 |
June 3 – Bread and Honey
Races, Mississauga, ON
5K
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Adela Flista |
17:53 |
Charles Bedley |
15:07 |
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2. Stephanie Smith |
19:19 |
Michael Bown |
15:44 |
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3. Rebekah Young |
20:59 |
Matt Little |
16:19 |
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Masters |
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1. Katherine Willis |
21:08 |
Aaron Ramlal |
16:44 |
15K
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Ludmila Kortchigina |
53:24 |
Trevor Caldwell |
49:12 |
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2. Steph Edwards |
59:46 |
Patrick Doyle |
50:26 |
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3. Gale Grant |
1:00:00 |
Michael Kapral |
52:06 |
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Masters |
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1. Gale Grant |
1:00:00 |
Jim Wendland |
54:53 |
June 9 – Moon
in June, Burlington, ON
5K
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Sandra Omand |
18:12 |
Paul Felix |
15:55 |
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2. Shae Salovaara |
19:43 |
Gary Roversi |
16:07 |
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3. Dona Andela |
20:09 |
Tim Forrester |
16:10 |
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Masters |
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1. Pauline Schein |
21:32 |
Max Watson |
16:37 |
10K
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Jim Webb |
35:36 |
Daniel Lennox |
34:12 |
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2. Jennifer Cooper |
35:50 |
Brent Langdakk |
34:50 |
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3. Carolyn Silvey |
38:26 |
Roderick Schuller |
35:02 |
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Masters |
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1. Carolyn Silvey |
38:26 |
Roderick Schuller |
35:02 |
June 10 – Edge to Edge
Marathon, Vancouver
M1. James Gardner – 2:49:49; F1. Joan McGrath – 2:50:56
June 10 – YMCA Run, Montreal
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Gordon Neysmith |
16:14 |
Leigh-Anne Ness |
18:19 |
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2. Christian Vachon |
16:18 |
Melanie Myrand |
18:20 |
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3. Alan Moore |
16:48 |
Avril Ogrodnick |
18:44 |
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Masters |
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1. Alan Moore |
16:48 |
Lynne Jolicoeur |
21:10 |
June 10 – Nissan Toronto
Challenge 5K, Toronto
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Female |
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Male |
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1. Tambra Dunn |
17:00 |
Shawn Brady |
15:39 |
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2. Jennifer Drynan-Arsenault |
17:42 |
Jay Henrickson |
16:07 |
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3. Karen Christie |
19:53 |
Mark Arsenault |
16:10 |
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Masters |
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1. Karen Christie |
19:53 |
Mark Arsenault |
16:10 |
June 10 – Run
Raiser, Ottawa
5K
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Male |
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Female |
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1.Richard Charette |
15:54 |
Lynne Bermel |
17:51 |
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2. Larry Squires |
16:48 |
Paula Hickman |
19:01 |
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3. Bradley Lawson |
16:53 |
Lynda Hickman |
19:25 |
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Masters |
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1. Bradley Lawson |
16:53 |
Lynne Bermel |
17:51 |
10K
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Bruce McNicoll |
34:09 |
Lydia Butler |
45:10 |
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2. Peter Quinn |
35:18 |
Sue Armstrong |
47:15 |
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3. Roger Plamondon |
36:19 |
Kate Hart |
47:22 |
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Masters |
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1. Bruce McNicoll |
34:09 |
Lydia Butler |
45:10 |
June 10 – L’espadrille en fete,
Hull, QC
5K – F1. Annie Lamontagne – 18:59; M1. Eric Deshaies – 18:23
10K – M1. Manon Yale –
47:27; M1. Bruno Lafontaine – 35:06
June 10 – Gateway
Half-Marathon and 5K, North Bay, ON
5K
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Male |
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Female |
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1. James Gosselin |
15:46 |
Donna May Robins |
18:41 |
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2. Bart Nichol |
16:17 |
Nathalie Lefort |
19:13 |
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3. Todd Withers |
17:37 |
Lindsay Emdin |
21:30 |
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Masters |
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1. Andrew Albert |
18:49 |
Janice Dawson |
23:35 |
Half-Marathon
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Stephane Gamache |
1:13:23 |
Karen Ceasar |
1:36:31 |
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2. Justin
Lambert-Belanger |
1:13:54 |
Darlene Despres |
1:44:39 |
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3. Ernesto Portugues |
1:18:41 |
Colleen Egan |
1:45:03 |
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Masters |
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Frank Lesk |
1:20:39 |
Darlene Despres |
1:44:39 |
June 17 – Waterloo Classic
10K, Waterloo, ON
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Charles Subano (KEN) |
30:48 |
Terri McAllister |
35:33 |
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2. Calvin Staples |
30:59 |
Jaclyn Hutton |
37:56 |
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3. Kevin Beatty |
31:42 |
Shelly Price |
39:09 |
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Masters |
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1. Bryan Stride |
35:34 |
Colleen Stewart |
42:25 |
June 17 – Do it
for Dad 10K, Victoria
M1. Chad DePol – 34:17; F1. Barbora Brych – 37:35
June 17 – Father’s
Day Run, Ottawa
5K
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Male |
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Female |
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1. Harry Welten |
16:50 |
Sheila Kealey |
19:08 |
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2. Pete Quinn |
17:07 |
Angela Plamondon |
19:15 |
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3. Roger Plamondon |
17:29 |
Carolyne Shilhan |
20:09 |
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Masters |
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1. Harry Welten |
16:50 |
Karja Mountain |
22:39 |
10K - M1. John Westal – 35:06; F1. Emma Stodel – 42:41
Half-Marathon - M1. Stephance Gamache – 1:13:23; F1. Nancy Morrison – 1:25:5
June 17 – CS
COOP Do it for Dad, Ottawa
5K
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Male |
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Female |
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1.Richard Charette |
16:47 |
Catherine Fortin Major |
19:12 |
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2. Frank Wright |
17:19 |
Barb Saville |
19:21 |
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3. Dave Kary |
17:26 |
Katie Eagel |
19:26 |
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Masters |
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1. Dave Kary |
17:26 |
Barb Saville |
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