Results :: 2006
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Haney Harrison 100km Ultra
Saturday, November 4th, 2006
Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada
In the 10th running of the Haney Harrison 100Km, Darin Bentley of Surrey, BC, took the lead early and never looked back to win the race for the second straight year in a time of 7:56:22, becoming only the second runner in the history of this event to break 8 hours and finishing just 4 minutes off the course record. In the process, Bentley trimmed almost 22 minutes from his last year's winning time and knocked more than 15 minutes off his previous best set last month at the World Cup 100Km in Seoul Korea.
Second place for the second straight year went to Richard Webb of Calgary in 8:41:29, who knocked just over 5 minutes off his previous year's time. Third place was captured by fellow World Cup team member Darren Froese of Victoria in 8:43:57.
Tania Whelan of Surrey was the delighted winner of the women's race finishing in 10:39:52 competing in her first 100Km. Second place in the women's race in a time of 11:20:28 went to Rea Blyth of North Vancouver also in her first 100K and 3rd place was taken by Suzanne Johnson also of North Vancouver and also completing her first 100K.
The runners endured some of the wettest (and warmest) conditions the race has ever experienced. Temperatures at the 4 a.m. start were 12°C (54°F) and the rain was steady and at times heavy as a "pineapple express" weather system moved through the region.
The course consists of paved highways following British Columbia's scenic Sasquatch Drive. Starting just outside Vancouver in Maple Ridge, the course winds its way over rolling hills, passing through Mission and into the lush farmlands of the Fraser Valley en route to the finish in the idyllic resort community of Harrison Hot Springs.
Of course, if it wasn't for the volunteers, nobody would be running at all. This year, Cheryl Johnson and Rhonda Schuller came out to spend their day on the course helping others. Adventure racers Brett and Kyla Adams and 100 mile trail runner John Machray sacrificed a training day to see just how much fun a road 100Km can be in the rain. After all, we do this for fun ... right ? Veteran race announcer Steve King was on hand for the full day from the very first finisher to the very last finisher announcing the arrival of each runner. And of course, I can't forget my own wife, Cathy, who just loves =:-0 to spend the day standing around drenched to the bone in monsoon conditions in November making sure that each of the runners is looked after. The race is held in conjunction with the Haney Harrison road relay. The efforts of relay race management made the whole event possible and the contributions of Jerry Tighe, Greg White and Brian McCalder cannot go unnoticed.
This race was first conceived and started in 1997, because at that time there were relatively few ultra races on the calendar. This was a milestone year marking the 10th edition of the event.
Full race results are at:
www.raceheadquarters.com/results/2006/run/ULTRA.HTM
32 starters
26 finishers
Ron Adams
H2H 100K Ultra Event Director