Stage 1 Results

Sunday 12 August 2007

RIM Park

Waterloo

Half-Marathon (21.1 km)

PLACE	Last Name	First Name	Sex	Bib	City	Prov	Country	Age	Time
Ultimate Men
1	Belanger	Jon	M	55	Guelph	ON	Canada	23	1:25:15
2	Ashizawa	Jeff	M	54	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	1:25:25
3	Duke	Chris	M	45	Guelph	ON	Canada	41	1:30:39
4	Jackman	Bob	M	51	Warwick	RI	USA	25	1:32:13
5	Biggs	Steven	M	56	Ajax	ON	Canada	35	1:34:53
6	Formaneck	Steve	M	46	Kitchener	ON	Canada	27	1:38:42
7	McLaren	A. Duff	M	49	Toronto	ON	Canada	58	1:46:55
8	Kay	Chris	M	48	Toronto	ON	Canada	22	2:01:32
9	Harder	Douglas	M	47	Waterloo	ON	Canada	37	2:14:41
Ultimate Women
1	Boultbee	April	F	39	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	1:31:35
2	Bink	Joanne	F	38	Waterloo	ON	Canada	40	1:32:02
3	Boultbee	Melanie	F	52	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	1:37:03
SPORT
not yet started
RELAY
1	Guelph Chariots for Hire			1498	Stage Runner - Adrian Daniel				1:22:22
2	Runners' Choice Distance Dude's			1500	Stage Runner - Brian Verspagen				1:49:29
3	Runners' Choice Distance Diva's			1499	Stage Runner - Vicki Golding				2:13:18
GUESTS
1	Elkin	Colin	M	430	Brantford	ON	Canada	41	1:24:25
2	Woods	Adam	M	408	Guelph	ON	Canada	36	1:41:30
3	Blackburn	Rebecca	F	401	Waterloo	ON	Canada	26	1:41:58
4	Kobayashi	Lynn	F	427	Toronto	ON	Canada	51	1:43:48
5	Winchester	Jeff	M	407	Waterloo	ON	Canada	44	1:44:14
6	Greek	Andrea	F	405	Kingston	ON	Canada	44	1:48:56
7	Kitching Robb	Sheri	F	426	Waterloo	ON	Canada	40	1:50:10
8	Carter	Shauna	F	403	Windsor	ON	Canada	29	1:51:38
9	MacLeod	Don	M	406	Elmira	ON	Canada	40	1:54:45
10	Coulis	Cyntia	F	404	Kitchener	ON	Canada	38	2:20:01
11	Cage	Steven	M	402	Kitchener	ON	Canada	45	2:21:40

Recap of Stage 1

It took a lot of courage to sign up for The ENDURrun.  It took a lot of determination to train for The ENDURrun.  And it took a lot of guts to show up to the starting line.  But twelve brave individuals assembled at the starting line of Stage 1 of The 5th Annual ENDURrun, and were about to begin what could be the highlight of their running career.

It was warm, humid and windy, but overall it was much better weather conditions than we have been experiencing recently.  The rain started to fall when only the race crew were left, dismantling the race site.

Ultimate – Male (9 Competitors)

Bob Jackman, 2006 Champion, was back to defend his title.  Unfortunately, injuries have limited his training recently, and he admitted his conditioning has suffered.  Nevertheless, there was an incredible and exciting finish as Jon Belanger overtook Jeff Ashizawa late in the race and held on to victory by a close 10 seconds.  Jon will now have the honour of wearing the Gold Jersey for Stage 2.  Chris Duke finished in 3rd place today.  Both Jeff and Chris are 2006 finishers and both bettered their times from last year by two to three minutes.  Bob cautiously finished in 4th place.

Newcomers Steve Biggs, Steve Formaneck, Duff McLaren and Chris Kay all ran great today, and now have one Stage behind them.  It will be interesting to see how they cope with the challenge ahead of them, a challenge like they have never experienced before.

Douglas Harder has completed the 2004 and 2005 ENDURrun, and always provides inspiration for everyone involved with this event.  It is great to have you back for the third time Douglas.

Ultimate – Female (3 Competitors)

The phrase for 2007 is “it’s not quantity, it’s quality”.  With three elite female participants, it will be a battle each Stage.  April Boultbee, the 2005 Champion and record holder, narrowly edged out newcomer Joanne Bink by 27 seconds.  Unfortunately, Melanie Boultbee experienced stomach problems, and her performance today is not reflective of her ability. We are confident Melanie will bounce back tomorrow to create an even more exciting finish.  April will have the honour of wearing the Gold Jersey for Stage 2.

Relay (3 Teams)

The experienced team from Guelph, Chariots for Hire, showed they will be a force in this event, with their Stage 1 team member Adrian Daniel completing the half marathon in 1:22:22, giving them a commanding lead.  Brian Verspagen of the Runners’ Choice Distance Dudes finished 2nd and Vicki Golding of the Runners’ Choice Distance Divas finished 3rd.  Everyone had a great time, which is what this event is all about.

Guest Runners (11 Competitors)

Being a Guest Runner is a great way of experiencing The ENDURrun.  Seven great Stages, seven different distances, seven unique challenges to choose from.  Thanks to everyone who participated today, from the experienced to the first time half marathoners.  We hope it was all you expected, and more.  It would be great to have you back.

From the Race Director

Thanks again race crew, you are the best.  Price Health Centre, the participants say you are the best.  Thanks to all the generous sponsors who make this event possible.

Congratulations to all participants in The 5th Annual ENDURrun.

Good luck in Stage 2 tomorrow, a 15 km time trial in Riverside Park, Cambridge Ontario.