Running away from me…

I’m trying my level best to keep up with the sheer quantity of quality performances recently, and not doing such a good job! Well, better late than never, following are the numerous highlights since my last report only 2 weeks ago. On Sunday, in the Timex Series Comox 1/2 Marathon, Helen Ritchie ran 1:26:25, her fastest time in over 15 years, to place 5th female overall and 1st 40-44. On Saturday, in the prestigious ultra trail race, the Chuckanut 50K, south of Bellingham, Ellie Greenwood again prevailed as 1st female by over 8 minutes in 4:34:23, while Mike Palichuk, determined to not be overtaken nor overshadowed, was 44 seconds ahead of her in 4:33:39, while winning the master mens division. A week ago Saturday, in the St Patrick’s Day 5K in Stanley Park, Kristina Rody set yet another VFAC womens record, while Rita Ivanauskas tied her own VFAC masters womens record! There were 26 VFACers amongst the 792 finishers, including: Jay MacDonald 15:26, 7th overall Kevin O’Connor 16:11, 1st overall master Ynuk Bosse 16:12 Phil Dickens 16:24 PB Ben Maas 16:51 Mike Wood 16:52 PB Kristina Rody 17:07, road PB, 2nd overall female ($100), 5:21.7 1st female Power Mile ($50) Mark Bennett 17:13, 5th overall master Anne-Marie Madden 17:41, 3rd overall female ($75) Ellie Greenwood 17:43 PB, 4th overall female Rita Ivanauskas 18:11 =PB, 1st overall master female, 7th overall female Katherine Moore 19:07 PB, 10th overall female Nancy Fedoruk 19:11 Helen Ritchie 19:28, 3rd overall master female Rebecca Reid 19:51, 4th overall master female Janette Purdham 20:08 PB, 6th overall master female Sharon Emslie 22:35, 9th overall master female Sabrina Wong 23:31 There, I’m now in extreme oxygen debt and will have to work the exhale…but at least (at last) I’m caught up!