Icebreaker 8K : report from Kevin O’Connor

Excellent results from all VFACer’s who ran Sunday at the Icebreaker 8km in Steveston. I quickly scanned for results and almost everyone ran quicker than last week’s Club 8Km. Two new VFAC records were set. Jay MacDonald with a 25:13 PB broke Brian Bjornson’s Open record of 25:16 which has stood since 1988! He also finished 3rd overall. Rita Ivanauskas with a 29:39 PB broke her own Master Woman’s record of 29:41 set just last week and finished 4th overall woman. (editor’s note: all four VFAC 8km records have already been broken in 2009!) Also competing were: Paul Krochak 25:50 (great season debut for 4th overall) Phil Oreopoulos 27:08 (last week 27:10, 1st M35-39) Ellie Greenwood 29:20 PB (2nd overall female) John Atkinson 29:26 (despite racing in a snowshoe event Sat) Chris Brandt 29:41 (30:07 last week) Jo Astoria 29:52 (30:38 last week) Katherine Moore 30:11 PB (30:56 last week, 2nd W30-34) Rory Carr 30:21 PB (2nd M45-49) Anne-Marie Madden 30:22 (30:30 last week, 2nd W25-29) Nancy Fedoruk 31:32 (last week 31:53) Rebecca Reid 33:23 (3rd W40-44) Rhys Howard 34:47 (last week 34:50) Bonnie Kramer 35:41 (last week 36:12, 3rd W35-39) Sabrina Wong 38:15 (last week 38:14) Good job all!