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Cash prizes for top 3 men and women, and first masters 40+ man and woman
Unique Awards
Age group and relay awards by Marilyn Downey of Lightworks Pottery, Halfmoon Bay: gorgeous hand-made ceramic bowls (click image to enlarge)
These awards are unique and practical, and no two pieces will be identical! Custom designed for the Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run—a great memento of your accomplishment that you can actually use.
In this section:
Awards & Prizes
Refreshments & Awards in Davis Bay
Getting back to Gibsons & the ferry
Shower and Change Facilities
Awards & Prizes
Finisher's Medals
A high-quality, commemorative, custom designed April Fool's Run Finisher's Medal will be given to each individual and relay team completing the Half Marathon. Design will be similar to that shown at right (click to enlarge).
Age Group Awards
Beautiful and practical hand-crafted pottery pieces by local artisan Marilyn Downey (see sidebar at right) will be awarded to the top 3 males and females in each age division; first in each division also receives New Balance socks. Pottery for first relay team in each of the 2-person and 4-person age divisions (each winning team member receives an award).
Age divisions
- Individual half marathon, Male and Female: 19&U, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+.
- 2-person Relay: total age under 80, total age 80 and up.
- 4-person Relay: total age under 100, 100-199, 200 and up.
Corporate Team Challenge—for details call 604-885-8849.
Overall Awards: Cash Prizing
Top three overall males and females and first male and female masters (40+) in the half marathon (9am start) will each receive cash prizes and Gleukos product. First overall male and female also receive special large pottery bowls (see photo at right).
Overall cash prizes:
| 1st: $300 | 2nd: $150 | 3rd: $100 |
Masters age 40+ cash prizes:
| 1st: $50 |
Gleukos Power Mile
Gleukos announces the "Gleukos Power Mile"—$50 cash EACH for the 1st person and 1st woman to reach the one mile mark (9am start only, individual half marathoners). You must finish the race to collect the loot! If you are the first person AND a woman, you collect both prizes = $100!
Top Local Finishers
The first local (Sunshine Coast, Port Mellon to Egmont) male and female finishers will have their names engraved on the George Matthews Memorial Trophy, in addition to a pair of New Balance shoes from Trail Bay Source for Sports. The trophy is a perpetual award on display throughout the year at Elphinstone Secondary where the late Mr. Matthews, co-founder of the April Fool's Run, was head of the English Department for many years.
Elite Hosting
Requests for complimentary entries for elite runners will be handled on a case-by-case basis. We will consider men who have run under 1:12 and women who have run under 1:25 in the past 18 months, as well as masters with age-graded results of 90% or more. Please email us at foolsrun@telus.net with your name, age, gender, personal best performances, and recent 10k, Half marathon and marathon performances. Note: we offer complimentary entries only; no other expenses can be covered. Serious enquiries only please.
Draw prizes
In addition, a number of exciting and valuable prizes from our sponsors will be given away in a random draw—including lots of great running gear from New Balance. Look for your name on a list posted inside Davis Bay Elementary School gym (from 11:15am to 12:45pm), and claim your prize at the awards table.
Unclaimed draw prizes:
The following people won draw prizes and didn't pick them up! They will be left at Trail Bay Source for Sports in Sechelt if you live on the Sunshine Coast, or at Rackets & Runners Oak Street store if you live off-coast, for 30 days, starting April 10th. After May 10th, prizes will be recycled for other events.
Bib # Name Prize 222 Nick Lyne New Balance Biocool Tee 345 George Taylor New Balance waistpack/bottle 223 Lori Macdonald New Balance waistpack/bottle 240 Ken McDonald New Balance backpack 419 Craig Grunenberg New Balance backpack 31 Heather Abernethy 1 night at Up the Creek B&B * 421 Jordan Myers 1 night at Up the Creek B&B 122 Manuela Dressler $25 gift cert. Howe Sound Pharmacy 61 Sue Booth $25 gift cert. Howe Sound Pharmacy 628 Ken Worsnop New Balance socks 46 Andrew Banks New Balance socks 178 Rory Johnson New Balance socks 410 Benji Chu New Balance socks 633 Arne Tveit-Pettersen New Balance socks 320 Barry Ryziuk New Balance socks * * outside Vancouver area / Sunshine Coast - prize will be mailed
B&B getaway draw prizes
All participants have a chance to win one of several accommodation vouchers for local B&B's, like Country Cottage B&B in Roberts Creek and Up the Creek B&B in Roberts Creek. Enjoy a relaxing getaway on the Sunshine Coast.
Refreshments & Awards in Davis Bay
Post-Run Refreshments
Food and drinks for participants will be located close behind the finish line, after the chip removal and finisher medal handout. There will be water, sports drink, fruit, cookies, etc. Coffee, hot chocolate and tea will be located nearby under a separate tent.
Spectators can purchase food and drink at Pier 17 Market in Davis Bay, a short walk from the finish area.
Awards: Where and When
The 2009 awards ceremony will be held starting at 11:15am near the finish line. Top Open and Masters prizes will be presented first, then age group awards will start at approx. 11:30am. If you're not there at that time, prizes and age group awards may be picked up until 12:45pm.
Getting back to Gibsons & the ferry
Most of our free bus trips will be timed so you can stay for the awards ceremony and easily catch the 2:30 ferry. You can also leave as early as 11:20 and get the 12:20 ferry, if you really have to. Schedule below. Where a range of times is given, bus will leave when full or at the later time, whatever comes first.
Time Destination 10:45~11am Gibsons (Community Centre & Cedars Inn) 11:20am Gibsons, then Langdale ferry 11:45am~12noon Gibsons (Community Centre & Cedars Inn) 12:00pm Gibsons (Community Centre & Cedars Inn) 12:30~12:45pm Gibsons, then Langdale ferry*
* will wait at Cedars Inn until 1:55pm before leaving for ferry terminal
If you want to relax and explore the area (highly recommended!) you can take public transit to a later ferry. What's the rush? The buses leave Sunnycrest Mall/Cedars Inn at 1:57 for the 2:30 ferry, 3:50 for the 4:30 ferry, 5:58 for the 6:30 ferry, and 7:57 for the 8:20 ferry.
If you hang out in Davis Bay you can catch the bus at 1:35 for the 2:30 ferry, 3:15 for the 4:30 ferry, 5:23 for the 6:20 ferry, and 7:37 for the 8:20 ferry.
Shower and Change Facilities
At the finish, you can change at the Davis Bay beach washroom/changeroom building (heated!), close to the finish line.
In Gibsons: Showers available back at the Gibsons Community Centre. Don't forget to bring a towel!
For those staying at the Cedars Inn Hotel & Convention Centre (race hotel), the hotel has a hot tub, sauna and heated outdoor pool for use by guests. The pool is open and heated all winter!