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Browne coasts to victory, Brooking defends title at 36th Fool's Run
April 7, 2013, Gibsons BC — the 36th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run presented by Coast Cable welcomed a near-record number of registrations and a dry calm day on Sunday. Lisa Brooking of Langley successfully defended her title, while a new men's champion was crowned as Nicholas Browne outran defending champion and team-mate David Palermo, both from Vancouver. Full story
2013 Results, Photos and Videos: CLICK HERE
Including race reports from bloggers! April 19: added longer video by Keith Dunn
Tweets by @aprilfoolsrunArchived News
- 2013: Palermo & Brooking returning to defend titles at the 36th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run
- 2012: Close battles expected for men's and women's titles at the 35th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run
- 2012: 35th Annual April Fool's Run - these people are CRAZY (Mar 26, Webmaster Laurie McConnell on BigPacific.com/sunshinecoastmagazine
- 2012: April Fool's Run on a Green Path (March 24, SustainableCoast online magazine)
- 2012: BMO April Fool's Run is supporting the Sunshine Coast Food Bank!
- 2012: A RUNNER'S MIND: The half marathon a popular racing distance for women (March 23, Richmond Review)
- 2012: BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run Pledges to Go Green
- 2012: BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run Set for Sunday, April 1st
- 2011: AFR 2011 Women's winner Sherbino to chase Olympic Marathon standard
- 2011: Record numbers expected; competitive women's field for April Fool's Run
- 2007: 30th Anniversary Fool's Run gearing up to be a celebration
- 2007: Faster, flatter course for 30th Anniversary April Fool's Run
- 2007: Sarah Loverock to perform at 30th Anniversary Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run
- 2005: Coast Cable Presenting Sponsor 2005 April Fool's Run; Major Sponsors and Cash Prizes Announced
- 2003: Cheque presentation to high school teams
- 2003: Training Tips #6: What to eat
- 2003: Training Tips #5: What to wear
- 2003: Training Tips #4: Rest & recovery
- 2003: Training Tips #3: Hill Training
- 2003: Training Tips #2: Choosing the right shoes
- 2003: Training Tips #1: Basic training plan
- 2003: Fools Rush In (event overview)
Future race dates:
April 6, 2014
April 12, 2015
April 3, 2016