Past Results & Photos:
Runner Feedback:
Check out a Sunshine Coast Music Video Collage on YouTube by Duane Robert Burnett (our 2005-2007 race photographer)
2009 Results & Photos
Fill out our post-run survey!
Results by Race Headquarters:
- Overall Results | Relays
- Age Groups | Relay Divisions
- Club/Team Challenge
- Age Graded Men | Age Graded Women
- Sunshine Coast Residents
- BC Championships
- Important note about results/times
- 2009 Race Report: New start & finish a big hit at 32nd April Fool's Run, Record numbers signed up
Back again in 2009: Individual race photos by:
Sharper Images Photography was out on course again taking pictures of AFR participants. You can search by bib number and order your images online — look for your photo here. A great memento of your race! Overlay option available (see sample at right — click to enlarge).
More photos: Overview Gallery by Duane Burnett
2009 Overall Winners:
Graeme Wilson (1:12:40); Helen Ritchie (1:28:04)
2009 Masters 40+ winners:
Mike Palichuk (1:21:09) and Helen Ritchie (1:28:04)
Winners of the 2009 George Matthews Memorial Award (first local finishers): Owen Coombes of Sechelt (1:27:26) and Kimberley Doerksen of Gibsons (1:37:38).
Top Club Team: VFAC (average 1:24:27).
First Relay Team: Driven Divas (Crystal Spence, Janna Brown) (1:32:59).
BC Championships Results:
Senior Men:
1. Graeme Wilson 1:12:40
2. David Palermo 1:17:18
3. Clifton Cunningham 3:08:04
Masters Men 35+
1. Jo Astoria 1:23:55 1/1 40-44
2. John Atkinson 1:24:39 1/1 35-39
3. Dominic Gerelle 1:34:03 1/2 50-54
4. Leo Lam 1:34:07 2/2 50-54
5. Bernie Steininger 1:54:57 1/1 60-64
6. Bill Wilson 1:57:03 1/1 55-59
7. Rob Daniel 2:16:32 1/1 65-69
8. George Agnew 2:38:14 1/1 70+
Masters Women 35+
1. Helen Ritchie 1:28:04 1/3 40-44
2. Rebecca Reid 1:28:12 2/3 40-44
3. Emma Adams 1:42:48 3/3 40-44
4. Lise Patterson 1:50:29 1/1 50-54
5. Elizabeth Dilasser 2:05:07 1/1 60-64
6. Frances Steinfeld 2:31:10 1/1 70+
Important note about results/times:
We do not record net chip times in our event, only official gun times. Please wear your sports watch and use the chrono feature if you'd like to record your net time.
Gun Time is the official time.
All awards are based on GUN TIME – the time from the start of
the race (gun) to when you cross the finish line as per IAAF,
Athletics Canada, BC Athletics, USATF, AIMS and International
Awards standards:
Excerpt from the IAAF Road Race Handbook - Pg 196 RULE 240
Note: For road races and road walking events, the official time will be the time elapsed between the start gun and the athlete reaching the finish line. However, if an athlete crosses the start line after the start gun, his time elapsed between the start and finish line can be made known to the athlete but will not be considered as official time. The order in which athletes reach the finish line will be considered as the official finish position. 196 RULE 240
Post-Run Survey
Please take a few minutes after to complete our survey about the 2009 race. Your input will help us to make next year's April Fool's Run even better, and let us know if changes we made in 2009 worked out for you. And we always like to hear how you felt about the event! We may post your comments on this website.