The 1st race of the 2009 Island Race Series was off in great fanfare on Sunday 11 January. The 30th Annual Central Saanich Pioneer 8K, launched at 11 am from the Saanich Fairgrounds, was a who's who in the world of Canadian 8K road racing..in the western end of it anyways. The organizing commitee deserve kudos for bringing in such a top field. I must admit I was in awe of the elite field of runners at the start line. The weather was picture perfect..partly cloudy with moderate temp and no wind. The weather gods were definitely shining upon us. There were 630 runners who eventually crossed the finish line at the fairgrounds. The overall winner, in the 25-29 group, was Richard Mosley. He finished in a blistering time of 23:35 and out gunned Jon Brown by 3 seconds. What a finish!! The Top Female finisher, in the F40-44 group, was Lucy Smith in a time 28.01 and 37th overall. Lucy was also top Female Master. The top Male Master was Mark Bomba with a 25:42 and 11th overall.
STARR had a field of 9 seasoned veterans bringing in 5 top 10 positions in various age groups. First in was Roger Plamondon in the M45-49 with a super 29:33 which was good for 9th in a large field of 63 and 69th overall. He was age graded at 79.82%. Next in was his better half, Angela in the F40-44 division. She was 3rd in a large field of 33 and was 113th overall. She was age graded at 80.50%. Next up the driveway in a super time of 36:36 was Jackie Eddy having another stellar performance. Jackie finished 1st in a field 16 in the F55-59 and 253rd overall. She was also age graded at 78.93%. Our next runner in was Bruce Hawkes in the M65-69 grouping. Bruce turned in a superb 40:26 and was 9th in a field 15 and good for 387th overall. Bruce was age graded at 68.88%. Tom Burgess was our next vet in the M65-69. He finished with an excellent 41:23 and narrowly missed 10th, finishing 11th and was 409th overall. Tom was age graded at 67.32%. Next in was Vince Trahan in the M60-64. He crossed in with a 42:25 and was 21st in a field of 26 and 433rd overall. He was age graded at 62.93%. Not far behind was Danny Eddy, also in the M60-64 group. Danny was in with a 44:03 and finished 23rd. He was 475th overall and age graded at 59.41%. Hot on his heels was Ken Pungente in the M65-69 grouping. Ken was in with a 44:14 and was good for 12th. He was 481st overall and age graded at 62.98%. Last but definitely not least was the energizer bunny Rintje Raap. Rintje, in the M65-69 division, was in with a 44:45 and finished 7th. He was 494th and age graded to 65.23%. Well done by all the STARR's.. for being out there. Our next test is in the Cobble Hill 10K on 25 January. Time to put the hammer down.
The excellent field of runners was due to the BC 8K Road Racing Championships being run in conjunction with the Harrier 8K. Again well carried out. For the 1st time, the Harrier 8K is also race#1 in the TIMEX BC Road racing series. Danny also won a Timex watch as a draw prize and Roger won the grand draw prize of a $500 gift certificate at Frontrunners..way to go Roger.
STARR had a field of 9 seasoned veterans bringing in 5 top 10 positions in various age groups. First in was Roger Plamondon in the M45-49 with a super 29:33 which was good for 9th in a large field of 63 and 69th overall. He was age graded at 79.82%. Next in was his better half, Angela in the F40-44 division. She was 3rd in a large field of 33 and was 113th overall. She was age graded at 80.50%. Next up the driveway in a super time of 36:36 was Jackie Eddy having another stellar performance. Jackie finished 1st in a field 16 in the F55-59 and 253rd overall. She was also age graded at 78.93%. Our next runner in was Bruce Hawkes in the M65-69 grouping. Bruce turned in a superb 40:26 and was 9th in a field 15 and good for 387th overall. Bruce was age graded at 68.88%. Tom Burgess was our next vet in the M65-69. He finished with an excellent 41:23 and narrowly missed 10th, finishing 11th and was 409th overall. Tom was age graded at 67.32%. Next in was Vince Trahan in the M60-64. He crossed in with a 42:25 and was 21st in a field of 26 and 433rd overall. He was age graded at 62.93%. Not far behind was Danny Eddy, also in the M60-64 group. Danny was in with a 44:03 and finished 23rd. He was 475th overall and age graded at 59.41%. Hot on his heels was Ken Pungente in the M65-69 grouping. Ken was in with a 44:14 and was good for 12th. He was 481st overall and age graded at 62.98%. Last but definitely not least was the energizer bunny Rintje Raap. Rintje, in the M65-69 division, was in with a 44:45 and finished 7th. He was 494th and age graded to 65.23%. Well done by all the STARR's.. for being out there. Our next test is in the Cobble Hill 10K on 25 January. Time to put the hammer down.
The excellent field of runners was due to the BC 8K Road Racing Championships being run in conjunction with the Harrier 8K. Again well carried out. For the 1st time, the Harrier 8K is also race#1 in the TIMEX BC Road racing series. Danny also won a Timex watch as a draw prize and Roger won the grand draw prize of a $500 gift certificate at Frontrunners..way to go Roger.
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