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BC Road Running Rankings:
Highlights
2005: Jan-May | Jun-Jul
| Aug | Sep-Oct | Nov-Dec
| Year-End
2004: Jan-Apr | May
| Jun | Jul | Aug
| Oct
2003: May | Jun
| Jul | Aug | Sep
| Oct | Nov-Dec
2005 Year End Highlights
- BC's male athletes were particularly dominant this year, winning all
three Canadian road running championships. Jerry Ziak (10K), Mark
Bomba (half marathon), and Jim Finlayson (marathon) turned in gold
medal performances.
- Ryan Day also picked up a couple of national silver medals at the
half and full marathon distances. And Leah Pells won a national bronze
at the half marathon.
- Many unofficial Canadian age best performances were set:
- Leah Pells recorded F40-44 age bests at 8K (26:47), 10K (33:35)
(assisted), and the half marathon (1:15:26).
- Nancy Tinari recorded F45-49 age bests at 5K (16:46), 8K
(27:47), 10K (35:08), and the half marathon (1:18:56).
- Sandra Bastedo recorded a F60-64 age best at 10K (42:49),
- Maurice Tarrant recorded M75-79 age bests at 5K (20:42), 8K
(35:41), 10K (42:13), and the half marathon (1:37:37).
- Jim Sargent recorded a M80-84 age best at 5K (27:55).
- Additionally, a number of BC age best performances were set:
- Herb Phillips recorded M65-69 age bests at 8K (29:27), the half
marathon (1:23:59) and the marathon (2:52:43).
- Sandra Bastedo recorded a F60-64 age best at 5K (21:02).
- Maureen de St Croix recorded a F50-54 age best at 10K (37:40)
(assisted).
- A total of 16 athletes recorded age-graded performances in excess of
90% (up from 10 athletes last year), which represents world class. The
three most highly rated were Jon Brown, 97.93% for his outstanding
London Marathon (2:09:31), Nancy Tinari, 94.83% for her Longest Day 5K
(16:46), and Leah Pells, 92.94% for her Sun Run 10K (33:35).
- The following athletes topped the rankings in their age group at
three or more distances:
- Leah Pells, who as a master not only led the F40-49 age group at
5K, 8K, 10K and the half marathon, but was also the quickest woman
of any age at all those distances other than 5K.
- Maureen de St Croix, F50-59 at 5K, 8K, and 10K.
- Sandra Bastedo, F60-69 at 5K, 8K, and 10K.
- Lenore Montgomery, F70+ at 5K, 8K, 10K and the half marathon.
- Jon Brown, MOpen at 10K, half marathon and the marathon.
- Norman Tinkham, M40-49 at 5K, 8K, 10K and the half marathon.
- Dave Reed, M50-59 at 5K, 8K, and 10K.
- Herb Phillips, M60-69 at 5K, 8K, 10K and the marathon.
- Roy Dagneau, M70-79 at 5K, 8K, and the marathon.
- Jim Sargent, M80+ at 5K, 8K, and 10K.
- Three athletes achieved the notable feat of bettering the open
standard at all distances from 5K to marathon. They were Steve Osaduik,
David Jackson and Oliver Utting.
Highlights for November and December 2005
A number of BC athletes made the trip to Sacramento for the California
International Marathon, with some excellent outcomes. The Fila Fall
Classic races also produced a number of late season changes in the
rankings.
- The 10K Fall Classic was also the provincial championship, and was
won by Ryan Hayden in the second best 10K time run by a BC athlete
this year (29:36). This was also good enough to place Ryan near the
top of our Best of the Best.
- Nancy Tinari won the women's 10K provincial championship, though her
time of 35:54 was somewhat slower than her best of the year.
- At the 5K distance, Maureen de St Croix posted the best F50-59 time
of the year (19:00).
- And at the half marathon distance, Brenda Baker similarly posted a
F50-59 best time of the year (1:26:49).
- Leading the way in Sacramento, Carla Dunn recorded the second best
marathon time by a BC woman this year (2:52:14).
- Not far behind Carla, Rita Ivanauskas and Josie Riebe moved to first
and second on the F40-49 rankings, with times of 2:53:44 and 3:04:12
respectively.
- Also in Sacramento, Kevin Searle ran the fastest marathon by a BC
masters runner this year (2:41:12), and David Jackson ran an
outstanding 2:24:40.
- Finally, at the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington DC, Gwen McFarlan
showed many younger runners a clean pair of heels. Her 4:06:05
clocking places her first in the F70+ age group.
September and October 2005
Most of the leading performances over the last two months took place
over the Thanksgiving weekend, with marathons and associated events in
Victoria, Kelowna, Portland and Chicago, as well as the Canadian 10K
Championship in Winnipeg.
- At the 8K distance in Victoria, Maurice Tarrant and Jim Sargent both
improved on their existing Canadian age best M7579 and M8084 records,
with times of 35:14 and 45:29 respectively.
- The Canadian 10K Championship had disappointingly small fields.
Nevertheless, Jerry Ziak turned in a fine 30:31 clocking to win the
championship.
- Jon Brown produced a couple of outstanding half marathons as part of
his preparations for the New York Marathon (2:13:29). He ran 1:03:44
at the Great North Run in England. And 3 weeks later was only slightly
slower with a 1:03:55 in Victoria.
- Jerry Ziak and Steve Osaduik had an epic battle at the Harbour City
Half Marathon in Nanaimo, with Jerry just winning out by 4 seconds in
1:05:22. Their times were the fastest by native BC-ers this year, and
moved both of them into the top-10 of our Best of the Best.
- At the World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Tina Connelly
showed that she is returning to fitness after the birth of her second
child, with a 1:16:12 clocking - the second best BC performance this
year.
- In the half marathon age groups, Norman Tinkham (M4049) ran 1:11:23,
and Jan Selman (F6069) ran 1:42:00 to top their respective groups in
Victoria. Meanwhile in Kelowna, Tom Michie ran the best half marathon
by a junior for several years, recording 1:19:18.
- At the full Marathon distance, in Victoria, Suzanne Evans (2:50:23)
and Judith Leroy (2:53:21) posted the best BC women's times for 2005.
- Also at the Royal Victoria Marathon, Herb Phillips (M6069, 2:52:43),
Roy Dagneau (M7079, 3:38:16), and Faye Amos (F5059, 3:31:03) recorded
times that take them to the top of the respective rankings.
- Finally, at the Portland Marathon, Paul Skarsgard's time of 2:42:27
took him to the top of the M4049 marathon rankings.
August 2005
The 8K rankings received a major shake-up in the past month, with many
fine performances at the Rock Solid in Esquimalt, Spanish Banks in
Vancouver, and the Labour Day event in Steveston.
- Rock Solid hosted the most competitive men's 8K field this year,
producing leading performances of 24:10 by Steve Osaduik and 24:20 by
Jerry Ziak.
- The Labour Day 8K was highlighted by Herb Phillips outstanding 29:27
clocking. This was a provincial M6569 age best, and was also good
enough to elevate Herb to 4th place on the Best of the Best list.
- Also at Labour Day, Norman Tinkham's time of 26:06 was good enough
to move him to the top of the M4049 rankings.
- At the Spanish Banks event, Maureen de St Croix ran 31:01 to lead
the F5059 rankings.
- Jack Miller turned 60 earlier this year, and is now in the unique
position of leading the half marathon rankings in both the M5059 and
M6069 age groups, since our rankings are based on age on the day of
the event. Jack ran 1:23:18 at the Edmonton Half Marathon.
- Herb Phillips, who also moved up an age group this summer, ran
another BC M6569 age best of 1:23:59 at the Coastal Half Marathon in
Delta. But this only ranks him second in the M6069 age group behind
Jack's performance.
- Jon Brown, now a Canadian citizen but still competing
internationally for Great Britain, produced the fastest 10K time this
year by a BC athlete with his 29:14 clocking at the Beach to Beacon
race in Maine.
June and July 2005
- Most significant performances over the last two months came at the
two provincial championship events - the Longest Day 5K and the
Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon.
- Nancy Tinari moved up to second in the Best of the Best rankings,
courtesy of her 16:46 clocking at the Longest Day.
- Dave Reed went to the top of the M5059 rankings for 5K with his
16:26 performance at the Longest Day, and also ranked him in the Best
of the Best.
- Lenore Montgomery improved her F70+ 5K best with her 24:37 time,
also at the Longest Day.
- After 5 years almost unchallenged at the top of the M70+ rankings,
Maurice Tarrant has some competition from recent septuagenarian Roy
Dagneau. Roy went top of both the 5K and 8K rankings, recording 20:40
at the Longest Day and 34:19 at the Midsummer 8K.
- A number of runners improved their existing season bests to solidify
their positions at the top of the rankings:
- Herb Phillips (M6069) clocked 37:25 for 10K at the Sandcastle
Classic.
- Norm Tinkham (M4049) clocked 1:12:06 at the Scotiabank Vancouver
Half Marathon.
- And in the open division, Steve Osaduik and Bruce Deacon clocked
1:05:49 and 1:06:57 respectively at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half.
- Finally, good to see Emilie Mondor returning to fitness with a 15:52
performance at the Inlet Run, that puts her at the top of the 5K
rankings.
Highlights from the Spring of 2005 - January to
May
It has been a very busy few months, with lots of outstanding results
for BC athletes locally and internationally, highlighted by a flood of
Canadian and BC age best performances.
- Leah Pells entered the masters division last fall, but it doesn't
seem to have slowed her any. In addition to winning a number of races
outright, she also set three unofficial Canadian F4044 age bests at 8K
(26:47), 10K (33:35)(assisted), and half marathon (1:15:26).
- Nancy Tinari went one better, setting four unofficial Canadian F4549
age bests at 5K (17:07), 8K (27:47), 10K (35:08), and the half
marathon (1:18:56).
- Matching Nancy, Maurice Tarrant who turned 75 at the start of the
year, has also recorded four unofficial Canadian M7579 age bests at 5K
(20:42), 8K (35:41), 10K (42:13), and the half marathon (1:37:37).
- Sandra Bastedo set an Canadian F6064 age best at 10K (42:49), and
added a BC F6064 age best at 5K (21:02).
- A final Canadian age best was set by Jim Sargent in the M8084
division at 5K (27:55).
- And a final BC age best was set by Maureen de St Croix in the F5054
division at 10K (37:40) (assisted).
- There were also a couple of unofficial single age world best
performances set at the Vancouver Marathon by BJ McHugh (4:10:46 at
age 77), and Heidi Muckle-gader (4:50:18 at age 73).
- At the Canadian Half Marathon championships in Edmonton, BC athletes
finished first (Mark Bomba, 1:06:47) and second (Ryan Day, 1:06:54) in
the men's championship, and third (Leah Pells, 1:17:02) in the women's
championship.
- Two weeks later, at the National Marathon championships in Ottawa,
BC athletes again finished first (Jim Finlayson, 2:18:21) and second
(Ryan Day, 2:19:55) in the men's championship.
- Herb Phillips (M6064) and Lenore Montgomery (F7074) did BC proud at
the Carlsbad 5K in California, winning their respective age groups in
18:11 and 24:58.
- At the Boston Marathon, John Moe finished second in the M5054
division, in 2:50:12.
- A day earlier at the London Marathon, Victoria resident Jon Brown
qualified for the World Championships in Helsinki, by running 2:09:31.
Unfortunately he will still be representing Great Britain rather than
Canada. Also in London, Jack Miller finished second in the M6064 age
division in 2:50:41.
- As usual, the Vancouver Sun Run and the Times Colonist produced many
leading 10K times. Aside from the age group records already
highlighted, Richard Mosley (29:40) and Jim Finlayson (29:41) had
outstanding runs in Vancouver, while Steve Osaduik (30:00) saved his
best for Victoria, where Herb Phillips ran another excellent time
(37:33).
- Meanwhile the Bazan Bay 5K in Sidney appears to have established
itself as the most competitive 5K in the province. David Milne won a
close men's race in 14:43. And Katie Vermeulen was first woman in
16:46.
- New! An 80+ age division has been added to the rankings this
year where performances warrant.
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2004 Year End Highlights
The most notable road running highlights by BC athletes in 2004 were
the following:
- Most outstanding performance must be BC resident Jon Brown’s
fourth place finish in the Olympic Marathon in Athens, even though he
was representing Great Britain.
- At the national championships BC athletes were the most successful
of any province, winning:
- Gold: Lucy Smith (10K), Steve Osaduik (Half Marathon), and Tina
Connelly (Half Marathon).
- Silver: Leah Pells (10K), Lucy Smith (Half Marathon), and Bruce
Deacon (Marathon).
- Bronze: Tina Connelly (10K), Steve Osaduik (Marathon), and
Kristina Rody (Marathon).
- Emilie Mondor of Quebec, but resident in BC, set a Canadian record
of 15:16 for 5K.
- A number of Canadian age best performances were set by BC athletes:
- Jim Sargent recorded M80-84 age bests at 5K (28:16) and 8K
(46:22).
- Herb Phillips recorded an M60-64 age best at the marathon
(2:47:02), despite being at the top of that age group.
- Sandra Bastedo recorded an F60-64 age best at 8K (34:12).
- Additionally a number of BC age best performances were set:
- Tina Connelly ran a BC record of 1:12:47 for the half marathon.
- Nancy Tinari ran a F45-49 age best for 8K (28:23).
- Maureen de St Croix ran an F50-54 age best for 10K (38:03).
- Sandra Bastedo ran a F60-64 age best for 5K (21:28).
- Diane Palmason ran a F65-69 age best for 8K (37:40).
- Norman Tinkham ran a M40-44 age best for the half marathon
(1:09:55).
- A total of 10 athletes recorded age-graded performances in excess of
90%, which represents world class. The three most highly rated were
Emilie Mondor, 95.99% for her Sun Run 10K (31:10); Jon Brown, 95.77%
for his Olympic Marathon (2:12:26); and Herb Phillips, 94.26% for his
Royal Victoria Marathon (2:47:02).
- The following athletes topped the rankings in their age group at
three or more distances:
- Norman Tinkham, M40-49 accomplished the feat at all distances
from 5K to full marathon.
- Maurice Tarrant, M70+ at 5K, 8K, 10K and half marathon (for the
second straight year).
- Herb Phillips, M60-64 at 8K, 10K, half and full marathon.
- Cindy O’Krane, F40-49 at 5K, 8K and 10K.
- Lenore Montgomery, F70+ at 5K, 8K and 10K (also for the second
straight year).
- Jon Brown, MOpen at 10K, half and full marathon.
- Three athletes achieved the notable feat of bettering the open
standard at all distances from 5K to marathon. They were Darcie
Montgomery, Steve Osaduik and masters runner Norman Tinkham.
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October 2004
As usual October was a busy month, with many high quality performances
recorded. Some of the most notable by BC and BC-based athletes were:
- Emilie Mondor helped Canada win the North American 5K road race
championship, and in doing so set a Canadian record of 15:16. Behind
her, Malindi Elmore also recorded a world class time of 16:00, good
enough to move her into the top-10 of our Best of the Best.
- The Royal Victoria Marathon and supporting races saw a number of
Canadian and BC age best performances. Leading the way was Herb
Phillips in the marathon, where he improved on the Canadian M60-64 age
best he set earlier this year. Having since celebrated another
birthday, at age 64 he ran a stunning 2:47:02, good for a 94.26% age
graded performance.
- At the 8K distance in Victoria, Sandra Bastedo also set a Canadian
age best in the F60-64 age group, with a time of 34:12. Behind Sandra,
Diane Palmason set a BC age best in the F65-69 age group, running
37:40.
- Not to be out done, in the half marathon Norm Tinkham ran a BC age
best (unassisted) of 1:09:55, which was good enough to include him in
our Best of the Best.
- A number of other age group leading performances were also recorded
in Victoria. Malindi Elmore's 26:49 clocking for 8K was the best by a
BC woman this year. Maurice Tarrant demonstrated that he is not
slowing down, running 1:35:54 at age 74 in the half marathon.
Finishing just ahead of Maurice, Rita Ringdahl moved to the top of the
F50-59 age group with a time of 1:34:33. And in the marathon, Joan
McGrath (F40-49) and John Moe (M50-59) moved to the top of their age
groups, running 2:55:07 and 2:44:27 respectively.
- Meanwhile at the Okanagan International Marathon in Kelowna, 75 year
old Heidi Muckle-gader ran a time many younger runners would be happy
with, a 4:41:11 finishing time.
- Nancy Tinari produced her best performance of the year, and was only
7 seconds away from a F45-49 BC age best, running 35:44 for 10K in
Toronto.
- Norm Tinkham continued in fine form recording the best time for the
marathon by a BC master this year at the Casino Niagara Falls
Marathon, when he finished in 2:35:34.
- David Huxley took over top spot in the M50-59 10K rankings with a
35:57 clocking in Abbotsford.
- Finally, Victoria resident Jon Brown recovered very quickly from his
fourth place in the Olympic Marathon to run 1:03:30 at the Great North
Run (half marathon) in England.
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August 2004
As the summer winds down, and the temperatures cool, some quality
performances have been recorded recently.
- Sandra Bastedo of Prairie Inn Harriers recently entered a new age
group and set an unofficial F60-64 BC age best of 21:28 at the
Songhees 5K in Victoria.
- A very competitive men's field at the Kajaks Labour Day Weekend 8K
in Steveston produced the three fastest times of the year to date,
with Jerry Ziak leading the way in 24:24, closely followed by Brent
Corbitt (24:30) and Bruce Deacon (24:35).
- On the women's side at the Labour Day Weekend 8K, not only did Nancy
Tinari win the race, but her 28:23 time was worth 90.85% in the age
gradings, boosting her to 7th place in the Best of the Best.
- Also at the Labour Day Weekend 8K, Herb Phillips 29:08 easily moved
him to the top of the M60-69 rankings, a performance only marginally
inferior to his marathon earlier this year.
- As expected, John Moe took over top spot in the M50-59 half marathon
rankings with his 1:18:41 clocking at Delta. But he can expect some
tough competition in this age group as Dave Reed has also recently
turned 50.
- Finally, although Jon Brown was representing Britain at the Olympics
in the heat of Athens, as a BC resident his 2:12:26 marathon that just
missed out on a medal, is worthy of a 95.77% age grading and second
place in the Best of the Best rankings. An outstanding performance.
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July 2004
Another quiet month on the roads, with
the hot weather slowing times and some top performers concentrating
on track races. Still, a number of performances of note:
- John Moe, having just moved up to
the M50-59 age division, immediately moved to the top of the 10K age
rankings, initially with a 36:19 time at the Summerfast race,
improving to 35:59 at Squamish Days. Look for John to feature in the
M50-59 rankings at other distances later this year.
- Herb Phillips turned in the best
age graded performance at the Summerfast race with his 37:52 clocking,
easily good enough to top the M60-69 rankings.
- Also at Summerfast, Nancy Tinari
(F40-49) showed signs of regaining last years form, winning the womens
race in 36:42.
- In Calgary, Norm Tinkham roared to
the top of the M40-49 marathon rankings with a fine 2:37:07
performance, particularly considering the 1100m elevation of that
city.
- Leah Pells produced a couple of
quality 5K times to win races in Toronto in 16:18 and 16:22, as well
as a 21:28 time for four miles to finish third at an international
race in Buffalo, NY.
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June 2004
Not many changes in the rankings this past month, but a couple of world
class performances.
- Herb Phillips ran an outstanding 2:47:28 in the Newport Marathon in
Oregon on June 5. This was not only a Canadian M60-64 age group best,
but also an unofficial world age best for a 63 year old. It also moves
him up to third place in our best-of-the-best rankings.
- Jon Brown's winning 1:03:53 clocking for the Scotiabank Vancouver
Half Marathon and BC Championship, moves him to the top of the half
marathon rankings, and shows that he should be in good shape for the
Olympic marathon in Athens.
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May 2004
The past month saw the national championships for 10K, half marathon
and full marathon distances, and BC athletes came away with many top
honours.
- In the Half Marathon championship in Edmonton, Steve Osaduik took
first place in the best time by a BC athlete this year of 1:06:44. And
in the women's championship Tina Connelly outsprinted Lucy Smith for a
BC 1-2, recording 1:14:44 and 1:14:48 respectively.
- Two weeks later, in the 10K championship in Ottawa, Lucy Smith came
out on top, as BC swept the women's medals through Lucy (32:53), Leah
Pells (33:29) and Tina Connelly (33:34).
- And in the Marathon championship, also in Ottawa, Bruce Deacon
(2:20:16) and Steve Osaduik (2:24:28) took second and third. For Bruce
it was his second marathon in six weeks, while for Steve it was his
debut coming just two weeks after his half marathon triumph. On the
women's side Kristina Rody also came away with a third place in
2:48:09.
- Also at the Ottawa Marathon, Leslie Black placed first master in
2:58:46.
- Leah Pells had a busy month. In addition to her second place in
Ottawa she set a seasons best of 26:54 in winning the Mother's Day 8K
Spring Classic, as well as winning the half marathon (1:16:51) held in
conjunction with the Vancouver International Marathon.
- Norm Tinkham recorded the best 8K by a master with his 25:40
clocking on the hilly Shaughnessy course.
- The Vancouver International Marathon produced many season best
performances across the age groups, while Lorne Smith at age 70 ran
4:05:39 in the Peach City Marathon in Penticton.
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January-April 2004
A number of exceptional performances have been run already this year.
The most notable include:
- Tina Connelly ran a BC best ever performance at the "First
Half" Half Marathon in February, with a time of 1:12:47.
- In the Sun Run, Maureen de St Croix ran a F50-54 age best for 10K of
38:03.
- On the Island, Jim Sargent has been setting M80-84 age bests. First
at the Pioneer 8K he ran 46:22. Then at the Bazan Bay 5K he set another
age best of 28:16.
- Also on the Island, at the Comox Valley Half Marathon, Kelvin Broad
ran the fastest legal half marathon by a M40-44, in 1:10:23.
- In the London Marathon, Jon Brown (representing Britain) and Bruce
Deacon both ran times that hopefully will gain them selection for the
Athens Olympics. 2:13:39 and 2:18:30 respectively.
- The best performance by any BC resident athlete was Emilie Mondor's
winning Sun Run. Her 31:10 clocking ranks her Best of the Best.
- Lucy Smith (32:58) and Matt Johnston (29:48) also produced world
class performances in the Sun Run.
- Finally, Herb Phillips at age 63 ran a remarkable 1:21:36 half
marathon on the far from easy Mercer Island course in Seattle.
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2003 Year End Highlights
There were many outstanding performances throughout the
year, but the following represent the most significant Road Running
achievements by BC athletes in 2003:
- On the international stage Bruce Deacon's silver
medal in the marathon at the Pan American Games was the highlight of
the year. Although his time was significantly slower than his best, it
must be remembered that conditions in the Dominican Republic were far
from ideal for marathoning.
- Ken Myers, representing Simon Fraser University, also
won a marathon silver at the NAIA Championships in Kansas.
- BJ McHugh improved her own F75-79 world age best for
the marathon in Victoria with a time of 4:08:54.
- There were a number of BC age best performances, all
set by women:
- Maureen de St Croix had the unique distinction of
setting age bests in two different age groups. Her 10K Sun Run
time of 35:37 was an F45-49 best. Later in the year she set a 5K
best for the F50-54 age group of 18:08.
- BJ McHugh set F75-79 age bests of 26:00 (5K),
41:45 (8K), and 50:33 (10K) in addition to her marathon best. All
of these are also likely national age best performances.
- Joan McGrath recorded the fastest legal F40-44
half marathon in 1:19:02.
- Gwyn Woodson set a F50-54 age best for 8K of
32:00.
- Jan Selman ran 1:36:59 to set a F55-59 age best
for the half marathon.
- A total of 12 athletes recorded age-graded
performances in excess of 90%, which represents world class. The three
most highly rated were Maureen de St Croix (94.68%), Jeff Schiebler
(93.28%) and Leah Pells (92.65%).
- The following athletes topped the rankings in their
age group at three or more distances:
- Maurice Tarrant, M70+ at 5K, 8K, 10K and half
marathon.
- Lenore Montgomery, F70+ at 5K, 8K and 10K.
- Mae Palm, F60-69 at 10K, half and full marathon.
- Richard Lee, M40-49 at 5K, 8K and half marathon.
- Nancy Tinari, F40-49 at 5K, 8K and 10K.
- Jeff Schiebler, MOpen at 10K, half and full
marathon.
- Tina Connelly, FOpen at 10K, half and full
marathon.
- Three men achieved the notable feat of bettering the
open standard at all distances from 5K to marathon. They were Jim
Finlayson, Todd Howard and masters runner Richard Lee.
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November & December 2003:
Not a lot of changes in the rankings during the final
two months of the year. The most notable results were not valid for
ranking purposes as they were run on point-to-point or downhill courses.
- Jeff Schiebler ran a world class 28:15 over 10K for
the Canadian team on the opening leg of the Chiba Ekiden Relay in
Japan. However this was a point-to-point run that potentially might
benefit from a tail wind.
- Tina Connelly finished second in the California
International Marathon in Sacramento, in a time of 2:34:51. This too
is a point-to-point course, with an overall elevation drop of over 100
metres.
- Herb Phillips finished 22nd overall, and easily won
the over 60 age group in a time of 2:51:11 at the Tucson Marathon in
Arizona. But again this is a point-to-point course, this time with an
overall elevation drop of about 700 metres.
- Also in Tucson, 81 year-old Willis Greenaway ran
4:58:09.
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October 2003:
Many outstanding performances this month, resulting in
some big changes in the rankings, particularly the marathon.
- BJ McHugh improved her own F75 world age best for the
marathon by running 4:08:54 in Victoria.
- Gwyn Woodson also ran a BC best for the F50 age group
in Victoria, this time at the 8K distance, with a time of 32 minutes
exactly.
- Representing Canada in the 5K Team Challenge in San
Diego, Leah Pells (16:03), Bruno Mazzotta (14:07), and Matt Johnston
(14:48), all ran times that place them in our Best of the Best age
graded rankings. Leah’s time is the third best age graded
performance by a BC athlete this year. And Bruno’s time is by far
the best 5K clocking.
- In the Chicago Marathon, Jeff Schiebler (2:17:21) and
Tina Connelly (2:35:40) both ran the fastest marathons by BC athletes
this year. Tina’s time was less than a minute away from bettering
her own BC record.
- Back in Victoria, Joan McGrath ran the second best
marathon (2:52:46) by a BC woman this year, and improved her time at
the top of the F40-49 rankings.
- Also in Victoria, new master Norm Tinkham ran a
2:37:36 marathon to go top of the M40-49 rankings.
- And at the half marathon distance in Victoria,
Richard Lee improved his time at the top of the M40-49 rankings with a
1:12:27 clocking.
- Finally at the Shawnigan Lake Half Marathon, Gwyn
Woodson (1:30:28) improved her time at the top of the F50-59 rankings,
not far outside another BC age best. And Herb Phillips continued his
return to competition with a 1:26:37 clocking, good enough to put him
tops in the M60-69 rankings.
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September 2003:
- Jeff Schiebler ran the fastest half marathon of the
year, 1:04:10, in Philadelphia, PA. Age graded his performance was
only marginally inferior to his Sun Run 10K.
- Not surprisingly Maureen de St Croix moved to the top
of the F50-59 5K rankings with her first race at that distance since
moving up an age group. A world class 18:08 clocking in White Rock.
- In Portland Oregon, Harald Wulf of Burns Lake ran an
excellent 3:07:57 marathon to top the M60-69 rankings.
- David Huxley almost made it to the top of the M50-59
10K rankings with a 35:48 clocking in Abbotsford.
- There were several other outstanding performances
which unfortunately cannot be included in the official rankings this
month due to short or questionable courses.
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August 2003:
- Jim Finlayson and Todd Howard ran the two fastest
(unassisted) half marathon times of the year at the Delta Half
Marathon, 1:07:40 and 1:07:51 respectively. Todd's performance was
also good enough to earn him a place in the Best of the Best
age-graded rankings.
- In winning a silver medal in the marathon at the
PanAm Games in the Dominican Republic, Bruce Deacon produced a world
class time (2:20:25) that moves him into the top ten in the Best of
the Best age-graded rankings.
- Richard Lee ran another M40-49 age group topping
time, this time at the Labour Day 8K in Steveston, although his time
of 25:54 was comparatively not quite as good as his 5K time from last
month when age graded.
- Jim Fisher improved his best marathon time of the
year in Saskatoon to 4:29:56, good enough to take over first place in
the M70+ rankings.
- Although invalid for ranking purposes because the
race runs from point-to-point, Shelley Bergeron's winning time at
the Windermere half marathon is noteworthy because the 15 year old
was the overall winner in a time of 1:22:45.
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July 2003:
- Tina Connelly and Lucy Smith finished one-two and
ran the two fastest 10K times of the year by BC athletes in the Run
Toronto 10K, 32:49 and 32:56 respectively. Lucy receives a small
time advantage when age-grading is applied, and hence moves up to
third overall in the Best of the Best age-graded rankings, with Tina
moving to joint fourth. Both world class performances.
- Also in Toronto at the Rock 'n' Roll 5K, Richard
Lee ran an M40-49 best of 15:13, good enough to move him up a place
in the Best of the Best age-graded rankings.
- Ed Booth, having recently turned 41, ran a quick
31:41 in the Squamish Days 10K, a performance that gets him into the
Best of the Best age-graded rankings.
- Adena Cronk running her first 5K of the year at the
Canada Day celebrations in Sidney moved immediately to the top of
the F50-59 rankings with a 21:14 clocking.
- Lou Pals won his division of the Calgary Stampede
Marathon in a fine 3:23:47, taking him to the top of the M60-69
rankings.
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June 2003:
- Nancy Tinari moved up to third in the Best of the
Best age-graded rankings, by virtue of her Canada Day Post-to-Post
10K run. Although her time was a few seconds slower than her Sun Run
time, she celebrated a birthday recently, making it a superior
age-graded performance.
- Jim Swadling running his first 10K of the year also
at the Post-to-Post moved immediately to the top of 50-59 age
rankings. His performance also nudged him up a place in the Best of
the Best age-graded rankings.
- Also at the Post-to-Post, Spencer Morrison's result
placed him top of the under 20 10K rankings.
- Jack Benedict and Jim Fisher both travelled to
Winnipeg, and finished 1-2 and within 20 seconds of each other to
top the men's 70+ marathon rankings.
- Performances on courses with a net elevation drop
of greater than 1 meter per kilometer, or with a separation between
the start and finish of greater than 30% of the race distance, have
been excluded from the rankings (as defined for record purposes),
but significant performances have been noted as
"assisted". In particular in June this applied to the
Sandcastle 10K and the Vancouver Half Marathon. For example, Nancy
Tinari's wind and downhill assisted Sandcastle time was 2:15 quicker
than the best of her other four 10K's this year, and would have been
rated a phenomenal 96.87% age grading.
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May 2003:
- BJ McHugh (Capilano Eagles) ran a F75-79 age best
at the Shaughnessy 8K, although on age-grading her Sun Run time was
superior.
- Jim Swadling (Lions Gate Road Runners) jumped to
the top of the M50-59 8K rankings by virtue of his Shaughnessy run,
despite this being a hilly course.
- Carla Dunn (Bastion) ran the fastest BC women's
marathon so far this year in Olympia, Washington.
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