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April 3, 2004
Stanley Park Spring Forward 5k a success
April 3, 2004, Vancouver - The switch from the North Shore 5k to the
Stanley Park Spring Forward 5k was a success as 100 race day sign-ups
brought the number of entrants to nearly 300. A more accessible location
plus warmer local climate helped to draw the crowd.
 On the mostly-seawall course almost identical to the Scotiabank
Vancouver 5K last June, the battle for first place was played out between
North Vancouver's Peter Cardle and Coquitlam's Brent Corbitt. Cardle was leading at the halfway mark,
but Corbitt saved his energy for the latter portion of the race and moved
into first place for a 15:12 finish. Cardle maintained second place in
15:22.
A large chase pack right on their heels included first master Norm
Tinkham of Maple Ridge, Neil Holm of Courtenay, Jorge Parra of Surrey, Luis
Estrada of Vancouver, Jamie Epp of Richmond, Matthew Fedoruk of Vancouver and Bertrand Plouvier
of Vancouver. Tinkham took the initiative for awhile and led the
chase, but at Lumberman's Arch it was Holm who managed to kick past and
take third by one second in 15:30. Estrada, Epp and Plouvier followed
Tinkham closely in 15:33, 15:34 and 15:36, respectively.
 The second and third place spots in the masters men's race were hotly
contested, with West Vancouver's Ed Booth and Anthony Skuce duelling around the seawall.
Booth gained three seconds on Skuce but still ended up one second behind
second place Louis Murphy's 16:05.
West Vancouver's Cindy O'Krane easily won the women's race, also being
first female master, in 17:17. Second place was not so certain.
Vancouver's Gill
Walker was in the runner-up position for the first half, but a
fast-closing Darcie Montgomery of North Vancouver moved ahead to a six-second
lead at the wire in 18:13.
Second to O'Krane among the masters women was host club VFAC member
Annette O'Brien of Vancouver in 19:42, with Burnaby's Glenda Fransen in the 45-49 division
picking up third in 22:11.
Full results can be viewed on
the BC Athletics website. Photos are now in the archives.
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