Archived News: 2008
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Four Lakes 10k, Garden Bay, August 24th
A successful first year for this very scenic 10k, despite wind and some rain. It was nice and warm though. We had 23 registrants/finishers including 7 from off-coast. Thanks to all who participated and volunteered!
Club results: 2. 46:47.2 Charles Steemers 1st M50-59 8. 53:36.9 Liz Dilasser 1st F60-69 21. 1:14:48.9 Amanda List 1st F50-59
Sea Cavalcade Mile, July 26th
Big thanks to Karen, Chuck and Carl for volunteering at the mile! We would have liked to see more club members actually running it... besides me and Alex...
5:57 Teresa Nightingale F40-49 2nd 7:24 Alex Nightingale M10-12 3rd
Full results plus photos at www.seacavalcade.ca.
Halfmoon Bay Trophy Run 5.4km, July 20th
We are posting full results here as there is no website for this event. Club members shown in bold. The weather was sunny and warm, a bit hot in sections of the course but the shady portions were nice!
1. 17:54 Shaun Stephens-Whale Roberts Creek M13+ 2. 23:03 Teresa Nightingale Halfmoon Bay F40+ 3. 24:12 Corina Bennett Calgary AB F30+ 4. 26:52 Griffin Troup Halfmoon Bay M13+ 5. 27:30 Alec Troup Halfmoon Bay M40+ 6. 29:35 Fred Langston Steveston M60+ 7. 31:33 Frank McKenna Halfmoon Bay M70+ 8. 32:46 Colton Bennett Calgary AB M13+ 9. 32:52 Hamish Troup Halfmoon Bay M12&U 10. 34:51 Alex Nightingale Halfmoon Bay M12&U 11. 37:11 Braydon Bennett Calgary AB M12&U 12. 39:18 John Stevenson Halfmoon Bay M75+
Summerfast 10k, Vancouver, July 19th
Three club members took part in this popular summertime 10k around the Stanley Park seawall. The day was sunny but not too hot, especially at 8:00am when the race started. Lots of photos are posted at teresanightingale.zoomphoto.ca.
42:40 Carl Green 1st M60-64 53:36 Lexa Pomfret 9th F45-49 53:41 Helen Sabourin 1st F65-69
Sechelt Canada Day Mile, July 1st
Temperature was perfect for racing, not too hot. A bit breezy. Not a bad turnout considering advertising was practically nil this year! Congrats to Lexa, first woman to finish! (photo at right by Ian Jacques, Coast Reporter)
Ov'll Time Name Cat/Place 6 6:54.0 Lexa Pomfret F40-49 1 15 7:56.5 Alex Nightingale M10-12 2 17 8:21.4 Edith Troup F40-49 2
Full results and more photos are here.
Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon Cruise, June 22nd-29th
Read full version of Teresa's story from Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon Cruise!
Here are the results:
Name 2-Mile pace Half-Mar pace 5-Mile pace 10k pace Teresa 14:34 7:17 1:39:29 7:36 33:59 6:48 50:31 8:09 Helen 22:42 11:21 2:01:55 9:18 46:05 9:13 1:00:34 9:46 Susan 22:21 11:10 2:09:55 9:55 46:05 9:13 1:11:42 11:34 Liz 19:58 9:59 1:59:12 9:06 1:15:25 15:05 1:00:47 9:48 Frances 22:34 11:17 2:23:33 10:57 1:15:25 15:05 1:12:45 11:44 Linda 21:45 10:53 2:20:18 10:43 1:15:25 15:05 1:20:05 12:55 Pamela 23:09 11:35 2:34:15 11:46 1:15:25 15:05 1:20:05 12:55 Linda was the female stage winner (closest to deck pace) in the Half; Liz was the female stage winner in the 10k. TOTAL Marathon pace Teresa 3:18:33 7:35 Helen 4:11:16 9:35 Susan 4:30:03 10:18 Liz 4:35:22 10:31 Frances 5:14:17 12:00 Linda 5:17:33 12:07 Pamela 5:32:54 12:42
Sandcastle City Classic 10k, White Rock, June 8th
It was chilly but the rain managed to hold off - just (while it was pouring on the Sunshine Coast). This was Race #9 in the Timex Series. Larry's fourth place overall finish moves him to fifth place in the current Series rankings, and he continues to lead the M45-49 division. Lexa is currently fifth in the women's 45-49 standings, and Liz is third in the F60-64 division.
34:56 Larry Nightingale 1st M45-49 (4th Overall) 51:53 Lexa Pomfret 8th F45-49
Shaughnessy 8k / BC 8k Road Running Championships, Vancouver, May 25th
Nice temperature for running with the sun only coming out later at the awards ceremony. This is a challenging course with a big climb near the start, a long gradual climb at halfway, and big downhill near the finish. All three club members placed in the BC Championships age groups; plus Larry was 3rd overall and got a cheque for $150. This was also Race #8 in the BC Timex Series.
28:10 Larry Nightingale 1st M45-49 (6th overall) 42:25 Lexa Pomfret 6th F45-49 42:25 Liz Dilasser 3rd F60-64 BC 8k Road Running Championships: Larry Nightingale 1st Male 45-49, 3rd Overall BC Champion Lexa Pomfret 2nd Female 45-49 Liz Dilasser 2nd Female 60-64
Lots more photos here
Phoenix Mother's Day 5k Spring Classic, Port Moody, May 11th
Conditions were near-perfect for racing, cloudy and calm and about 10 degrees. The sun came out later and warmed us up during the kids runs and awards. This is a fun but challenging course with small 'roller coaster' hills in the first and last 1.5km (paved bike path in the trees) and longer slight inclines in the middle 2km (road). Lots of draw prizes: Liz won socks and Teresa won a bottle of wine! There were 277 finishers. Alex and Maria enjoyed playing with some of the many babies present.
16:59 Larry Nightingale 1st M45-49 (6th Overall) 20:39 Teresa Nightingale 1st F40-44 (5th Overall Female) 24:25 Liz Dilasser 2nd F60-64 24:52 Lexa Pomfret 6th F45-49 33:33 Alex Nightingale 17th M15&U 800m kids run: Maria Nightingale (no times)
Times Colonist 10k, Victoria, April 27th
The Nightingales travelled over to the Island for the weekend. Fortunately a friend was able to watch the kids so we could both race (the kids did the 1.5k fun run afterwards). The weather was perfect for racing - light cloud, about 12-15 degrees, no wind. It didn't rain until 11am when we were leaving. The course was scenic but not easy, with gentle ups and downs throughout. The post-race food was excellent: yogourt, milk, fruit, really big chocolate chip cookies and juice.
34:47 Larry Nightingale 2nd M4549 41:59 Teresa Nightingale 4th F4044
Watch video of the finish here! (click the 30-47 mins link to see Larry and Teresa)
Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run, April 6th
Click here to see all LOCAL results! Club members only are posted here:
Division Place Name Time 2/6 Men 55-59 Carl Green 1:39:40 1/5 Women 60-64 Liz Dilasser 1:54:30 1/1 Women 65-69 Helen Sabourin 1:59:13 4/11 Women 50-54 Linda Willesen 2:06:47 7/11 Women 50-54 Pamela Knowles 2:26:50 1/1 Men 70+ Arne Tveit-Pettersen 2:56:17
Spring Classic 5k, March 29th, Vancouver
24:53 Liz Dilasser 2nd F6064 25:53 Lexa Pomfret 8th F4549
Lots more photos here
The River's Spring Run-Off 10k, March 16th, Kamloops
6. 36:11 Larry Nightingale 1st M45-49
The Green Hat Half Marathon, March 15th, Abbotsford
Gun Time Chip Time Name Division Place 1:56:11 1:55:45 Helen Sabourin 2nd F60-69
St. Patrick's Day 5k, March 15th, Vancouver
Four of us travelled over on the first ferry for this very popular St. Paddy's themed event. The weather was great, no rain this year! There were 675 finishers. We all were very happy with our results, and the Irish Stew, beer, music and party afterwards were terrific. Linda had never run under 30 minutes for 5k before, so this was a huge PB! Crystal was aiming for 22 minutes, so beat her goal by a minute.
Gun Time Chip Time Name Division Place 19:55 19:52 Teresa Nightingale 4th F40+ (10th Female) 21:19 21:01 Crystal Spence 13th F39- PERSONAL BEST 25:11 24:46 Liz Dilasser 8th F40+ 27:49 27:25 Linda Willesen 21st F40+ PERSONAL BEST
Steveston Ice-Breaker 8k, January 27th, Richmond
Four club members (the Four L's - Larry, Liz, Linda and Lexa!) took part in this race, first in the 2008 Timex Series (Teresa took photos). Snow and ice made footing poor despite the organizers throwing salt onto the path before the start, and it was quite cold as well, so times were slower than expected. Still, it was a nice day with sunshine coming through mid-race and very little wind. Full results and photo gallery at www.kajaks.org. There were over 280 finishers.
3rd M4044 28:54 Larry Nightingale 2nd F6064 40:26 Liz Dilasser 6th F4549 41:28 Lexa Pomfret 9th F4549 45:53 Linda Willesen
Resolution Run, January 1st, Porpoise Bay Park
(click photo to enlarge)
First annual fun run/walk went really well, with 23 folks coming out for 1, 2 or 3 loops (1.8k each) in the park. The weather forecast was for windy and rain/snow, but none of that happened and it was really nice all morning and afternoon, with just clouds and calm conditions. Below are the 'unofficial' results (don't have everyone's last name and two boys ran 1 loop unrecorded):
3 loops (5.4k) 1. 19:45 Shaun Stephens-Whale 2. 20:20 Larry Nightingale 3. 26:04 Charles Steemers 4. 27:00 Carl Green 5. 29:39 Lexa Pomfret 6. 37:22 Elisa Jardine (started late) 7. 37:37 David Bromley 8. 38:00 Helen Sabourin 9. 38:04 Barb Watt 10. 39:01 Maria Nightingale* 11. 39:04 Liz Dilasser** 11.=39:04 Teresa Nightingale** 13. 40:20 Pamela Knowles * In baby jogger (pushed by Teresa) for 2 laps, then ran lap 3. ** Teresa and Liz ran with Alex Nightingale for 2 laps then with Maria for lap 3. 2 Loops (3.6k) 1. 21:54 Alex Nightingale 2. 26:05 Larry Knowles 3. 26:06 Peter Corbett 4. 34:01 Nancy McKay 5. 42:00 Heather 6. 42:01 Hannah 7. 42:25 Laura Smail 8. 42:26 Lynn