Results :: 2009
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Relay
Ultra
Haney to Harrison 100K
ACU Canadian National 100 Km Road Race Championship
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada
Photos: Dirk Handke
Third woman Melanie Bos
Leading from start to finish, Darin Bentley of Surrey, BC ran a steady race in challenging weather conditions to capture the ACU Canadian National 100Km Road Race Championship in a time of 7:49:37. This was the second fastest time ever in this race missing Darin's own course record by just under 10 minutes. Former race winner Matt Sessions of Burnaby, BC was second male and H2H newcomer Joe Huising of Edmonton, AB took third place.
Denise McHale of Whitehorse, Yukon won the Women's National Championship over Suzanne Evans of New Westminster, BC in a close race which saw the lead change hands with just 20 km to go. McHale pulled away to win in a women's course record time of 8:15:56 knocking over 53 mins off the previous record. Evans who was sufferring from the effects of the cold wind and rain held on for second place in 8:30:45 also besting the previous women's course record. Melanie Bos of Kelowna, BC took third place.
Race conditions were cold, wet and windy, with temperatures near 5 degrees Celsius (low forties F). A steady rain came down throughout the race with a biting wind which took its toll on many of the runners resulting in one of the highest drop out rates in the race history.
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 enroute to the finish in the idyllic resort community of Harrison Hot Springs. This year marked the 13th running of the event and the first year that the race has hosted the ACU National Championship.
Of course, if it weren't for the volunteers, nobody would be running at all. The efforts of the volunteers cannot go unnoticed, particularly in cold wet rainy conditions.
Full race results are here.
37 starters
29 finishers
Ron Adams
H2H 100K Ultra Event Director