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3rd Annual
Sechelt Canada Day Mile
10:45 am Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Join us for the Sechelt Canada Day Mile—an exciting way to celebrate the holiday and participate in the July 1st festivities! The race starts 15 mins before the Canada Day Parade (organized by the Sechelt Downtown Business Association) and goes along the main parade route twice, in front of thousands of enthusiastic spectators. Younger kids can choose to run straight down Cowrie Street just once to the finish (500m). Hosted by Sunshine Coast Athletics.
Results 2008
Pl. Time Bib Name Div. Div.Pl City 1 4:54.2 525 Neil Holm M40-49 1 Courtenay 2 5:30.6 535 Josh Tanner M20-29 1 Vancouver 3 5:55.4 529 Jack Bryson M40-49 2 Sechelt 4 6:02.4 523 John Weston M50-59 1 West Vancouver 5 6:05.0 532 Alex Monkman M10-12 1 Gibsons 6 6:54.0 536 Lexa Pomfret F40-49 1 Roberts Creek 7 6:58.5 530 Hugh Graham M9&Under 1 Vancouver 8 7:01.2 531 Scott Graham M9&Under 2 Vancouver 9 7:07.3 900 Stacey Yasinowski F20-29 1 Sechelt 10 7:13.4 537 Skeena Shewman F10-12 1 Powell River 11 7:18.3 534 Diane Sheddan F20-29 2 Sechelt 12 7:36.4 528 Zoey Schultz F10-12 2 Sechelt 13 7:42.2 527 Bailey McKinney F10-12 3 Sechelt 14 7:43.5 526 Emily Arsenault F10-12 4 Sechelt 15 7:56.5 533 Alex Nightingale M10-12 2 Halfmoon Bay 16 8:09.3 516 Jordan Weston F9&Under 1 Vancouver 17 8:21.4 901 Edith Troup F40-49 2 Sechelt 18 10:32.0 524 Karin Holm F30-39 1 Courtenay
Registration
By Mail: Printable form (PDF) Cheques payable to Sunshine Coast Athletics. Mail in your entry, postmarked by June 10th, 2008, to Sunshine Coast Athletics, c/o 8155 Westwood Road, Halfmoon Bay, BC V0N 1Y1.
In Person (race day): You can register on race day at the start area from 9:30 to 10:30am (late fees apply). Come to the registration table at the parking lot at the north end of Cowrie (at Shorncliffe), in front of Rockwood. Look for the Trail Bay Source for Sports tent. Printable form (PDF)
Day of race registration and bib number pickup will be open between 9:30 and 10:30 am. If you arrive after 10:30 it will be too late to sign up—we cannot delay the start!
Entry Fees
- Age 16 and older: $8 by June 28, 2008, $10 day of race.
- Age 15 and younger: $5 by June 28, 2008, $7 day of race.
- $3 discount for 2008 BC Athletics individual members (not school memberships).
Cash, cheque or money order accepted. Payable to Sunshine Coast Athletics. Five bank machines are located near the race: Royal Bank at Trail Bay Mall, Bank of Montreal at the south end of Cowrie, Sunshine Coast Credit Union on Teredo (SC Highway) at Inlet, Scotiabank in Teredo Square (near Inlet), and CIBC on Wharf near Teredo.
Course Description and Map
Course is accurately measured with a Jones Counter. This is a 'loop and a half' course, designed so you will run past the biggest crowds twice: in the first 500m and again for the last 400m! Starting at 10:45am SHARP from the north end of Cowrie Street (near Sechelt Elementary), follow the parade route straight down Cowrie past the mall and all the shops. Turn left onto Inlet, then left again onto Mermaid. Follow Mermaid to the end, turning left on Ocean, then left again on Cowrie and down Cowrie for the second time to the finish at Inlet.
The Cowrie Street portions (first and last 400m) are slightly downhill and the Mermaid portion (in the middle of the race) has a gentle rise at the beginning, flattening out towards the end.
Directions: Turns will be marked with yellow signs at the side of the road, and volunteer marshals will point the way. Every 400m will be marked.
Timing and Results
Wear your bib number on your front where it is clearly visible. The race will be hand-timed with a printer-timer. After crossing the finish line, you will be handed a popsicle stick with your finishing position marked on it. Please stay in the same order you finished until you receive your stick. As soon as all runners have finished, you must bring your popsicle stick to us (look for the person with the clipboard) so we can record your finish position and match it up with the printed finish times (no stick = no result). Results will be posted on this website by the end of the day.
Post-race and Awards
Following the race, enjoy watermelon, water and cookies, and watch the parade go by while results are tabulated. Hang around near the finish for draw prizes donated by Trail Bay Source for Sports, plus medals to the first male and female finisher in each age division.
Age Divisions
Male and Female: 9 and Under, 10-12, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Volunteers needed!
We will need 5 course marshals and a couple of finish line assistants. Please contact us at 604-885-8849 or sca@telus.net. If you're coming to watch the parade anyway, why not volunteer? It's fun!
Thanks to our Sponsors and Supporters
This event is sanctioned by BC Road Running, a division of BC Athletics. Thank you to the Sechelt Downtown Business Association for organizing the parade and road closures that allow this event to take place.
Visitor Info
- BC Ferries: www.bcferries.com (be sure to select the June 25 to Sept 1 schedule). If travelling race day you must get the 7:25 am sailing.
- Sunshine Coast Transit: www.busonline.ca
- Sechelt Visitor Info Centre: www.secheltvisitorinfo.com
- Visitor's Choice: www.visitorschoice.com; Map of downtown Sechelt
- BigPacific.com (Sunshine Coast info): www.bigpacific.com
Questions?
Contact Larry or Teresa at 604-885-8849 (Sunshine Coast) / Toll-free 1-877-493-5163, or sca@telus.net.
Results and Photos 2007
Pl. Time Bib Last Name First Name Div. Div.Pl City 1 4:32 468 Knoop Mark M40-49 1 Victoria 2 5:00 458 Nightingale Larry M40-49 2 Halfmoon Bay 3 5:28 469 Kennedy Brandon M30-39 1 Vancouver 4 6:09 453 Dodd Sophie F10-12 1 Halfmoon Bay 5 6:11 462 Weston John M40-49 3 West Vancouver 6 6:13 474 Shaw James M13-15 1 Sechelt 7 6:13 467 Lindsay Claire F30-39 1 Victoria 8 6:19 461 Monkman Alexander M10-12 1 Gibsons 9 6:36 471 Hajdu Rob M20-29 1 West Vancouver 10 6:38 455 Mackie Darryl M40-49 4 Halfmoon Bay 11 6:43 457 Nightingale Alex M10-12 2 Halfmoon Bay 12 6:56 465 Williams Evan M13-15 2 West Vancouver 13 6:59 460 McRobert Ken M50-59 1 Delta 14 7:06 473 Penner Holly F10-12 2 Sechelt 15 7:17 451 Dilasser Liz F60-69 1 Sechelt 16 7:22 470 Sorensen Neil M9&U 1 Gibsons 17 7:27 463 Brinton Holly F50-59 1 West Vancouver 18 7:34 454 Forbes Morrison M9&U 2 Halfmoon Bay 19 7:57 452 Dodd Hannah F9&U 1 Halfmoon Bay 20 7:59 456 Mackie Kim F40-49 1 Halfmoon Bay 21 7:59 472 Dodd Graham M40-49 5 Halfmoon Bay 22 8:49 464 Williams Graham M10-12 3 West Vancouver DNF - 466 Williams Lori - - West Vancouver
2007 Photos by Cathie Roy, Coast Reporter
newspaper—click photos to enlarge
Results and Photos 2006
Pl. Time Name City Div Div Pl. 1 4:46 Larry Nightingale Halfmoon Bay M40-49 1 2 4:51 Shaun Stephens-Whale Roberts Creek M16-19 1 3 6:00 Alex Robertson Roberts Creek M16-19 2 4 6:14 Sophie Dodd Halfmoon Bay F9&U 1 5 6:16 James Shaw Sechelt M13-15 1 6 6:25 Oliver Telfer Sechelt M13-15 2 7 6:38 Brynn Clingwall Roberts Creek M16-19 3 8 6:40 Stanley B. Keats Sechelt M50-59 1 9 7:18 Liz Dilasser Sechelt F60-69 1 10 7:42 Edith Troup Sechelt F40-49 1 11 8:10 Alex Nightingale Halfmoon Bay M9&U 1 12 8:14 Hannah Dodd Halfmoon Bay F9&U 2 13 8:27 Arne Tveit-Pettersen Sechelt M70+ 1 14 9:06 Forbes Morrison N. Vancouver M9&U 2 15 9:19 Hugh Monroe Sechelt M60-69 1 16 10:08 Taylor Mackie Halfmoon Bay F9&U 3
2006 Photos by Ian Jacques, Coast Reporter
newspaper—click photos to enlarge