"190 Finishers... That's the same as last year in the sunshine" stated a much relieved race director, Mike Coughlin.

Mike had reason to be concerned as the day broke cold, windy and raining. The snow soon followed with a further decrease in temperatures. I know Mike was thinking; Will anyone actually show for the run?

Show they did and with all the enthusiasm only avid athletes can muster. All ages were covered from under 6 years old in the 2k to 60+ in the other events.

They came to run and run they did....but I did notice a lot of extra huddle time by most in the registration clubroom as it was the only heated space available.

All events were well attended this year and even the normally sparsely attended 21.1k drew 20 hardy souls.

Though old man winter tried to put a crimp on things, ALL PARTICIPANTS FINISHED and most with a smile on their face...that sense of a really good accomplishment. Click here for a detailed review of all the finishing times.

Congratulation Runners!!

Now I know the runs are all about the runners. Without the participants, there would not be an event. But you runners should definitely understand what is happening all around you to ensure the success of the outing. They are the unsung heroes of the day. Let's give a great big THANK YOU to all those volunteers who also braved the cold and snow giving their time so you would have a good one. Their names are listed below. We may have missed a few and there may be spelling errors. Mike and I apologize for those.

Mike Coughlin - Run Director

Maureen Kershaw - Registration

Dave Welsh - Registration

Pat Thompson - Registration

Derek Coe - Physical Resources

Scott Jeffrey - Physical Resources

Barb McDougall - Physical Resources

Gerry Lalonde - Water Station

Brad Ferguson - Water Station

Natalie - Water Station

The May Family - Water Station

Mauro Sorcinelli - Course Marshall

Brent Weeres - Course Marshall

Lorna Scoville - Course Marshall

Ben Authinleck - Course Marshall

Andy Authinleck - Course Marshall

Lisa Scott - Course Marshall

Elsa - Course Marshall

Jiro Shirota - Course Marshall

Christine - Course Marshall

Pajaree Rajatanavin - Course Marshall

Syra Porter - Course Marshall

Sylvana Simeoni - Infield Marshal

Shannon Mahaffy - Marshalling Coordinator

Vince Perdue - Finish Line

Lise Perdue - Finish Line

Jesse Winters - Finish Line

Jock Forbes - Finish Line

Carol Carriere - Finish Line

John Tebaldi - Finish Line

Mike Carriere - Finish Line

Ron Poirier - Finish Line

Bob Jeffrey - Finish Line

Russ Thom - Finish Line

Henriette Washchuk - Finish Line

Paul Washchuk - Finish Line

Danielle Cloutier - Finish Line

Cindy Hums - Food

Jenny Bromage - Food

Track North - (Dick Moss)
Printer Stopwatch Loan

SCC (Battista Muredda)
Printer Stopwatch Loan

Trevor Rickwood - Course Sweep

Brian - Course Sweep

St. John's Ambulance
Medical services

Karen Beaulieu writes:

Oh yeah I'm smoking
ok here's my strategy ... run a marathon with your best ,most fun running
partner , come back home and smoke my rivals with a 20:29 5k. I'm too sexy
for my running shoes! That would be the Dogwood Classic 5k held Sat. 01.
In case you guys didn't notice I'm happy with the time. I'm ready to run
up against Trevor again. Just joking with you Trev..... I was in such a
rush to finish the race and get back home to take the kids to soccer that I
did not even notice the time I finished .I have just looked it up today
(Mon. morning) and rushed to tell you guys. I wanted to speak to you on the
phone but Steve is in a dispute with the phone company ,they have
overcharged , so until this is cleared we are without long distance
service. (do you hear that Monique)