Stage 6 Results

Saturday 18 August 2007

Time Trial - Elmira to Conestogo

Woolwich Township

10 km

PLACE	Last Name	First Name	Sex	Bib	City	Prov	Country	Age	Time
Ultimate Men
1	Belanger	Jon	M	55	Guelph	ON	Canada	23	0:36:53
2	Ashizawa	Jeff	M	54	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	0:37:54
3	Formaneck	Steve	M	46	Kitchener	ON	Canada	27	0:38:23
4	Biggs	Steven	M	56	Ajax	ON	Canada	35	0:40:16
5	Duke	Chris	M	45	Guelph	ON	Canada	41	0:40:22
6	McLaren	A. Duff	M	49	Toronto	ON	Canada	58	0:44:46
7	Kay	Chris	M	48	Toronto	ON	Canada	22	0:46:56
8	Harder	Douglas	M	47	Waterloo	ON	Canada	37	1:01:11
Ultimate Women
1	Boultbee	April	F	39	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	0:39:55
2	Bink	Joanne	F	38	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	0:40:54
3	Boultbee	Melanie	F	52	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	0:41:07
SPORT
1	Parke	Steven	M	1495	Kitchener	ON	Canada	41	0:41:53
2	McKinnon	Chris	M	1494	Kitchener	ON	Canada	30	0:45:12
RELAY
1	Guelph Chariots for Hire			1498	Stage Runner - Vic Paneghal				0:41:22
2	Runners' Choice Distance Diva's			1499	Stage Runner - Joanna Fedy				0:41:30
3	Runners' Choice Distance Dude's			1500	Stage Runner - Don MacLeod				0:47:48
GUESTS
1	Archibald	Michael	M	432	Kitchener	ON	Canada	50	0:37:20
2	Gorski	Jackie	F	409	Warwick	RI	USA	29	0:38:36
3	Cripps	Katrina	F	416	Richmond Hill	ON	Canada	30	0:38:56
4	Bedley	Mike	M	413	Willow Beach	ON	Canada	60	0:40:32
5	Verspagen	Brian	M	433	Waterloo	ON	Canada	37	0:44:13
6	Letts	Todd	M	434	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	0:50:51
7	Cobden	Carrie	F	415	Kitchener	ON	Canada	31	0:53:48
8	Matheson	Laura	F	417	Guelph	ON	Canada	25	0:55:38
9	Moore	James	M	418	Kitchener	ON	Canada	67	0:55:53
10	Biggs	Rachel	F	414	Ajax	ON	Canada	34	0:56:12
11	Moore	Kyle	M	419	Kitchener	ON	Canada	14	0:56:31

Recap of Stage 5

Participants do not refer to this Stage as Stage 6.  They refer to it as the day after Stage 5, and for good reason.  With doubt as to how their legs would respond after the punishing Chicopee trail race the day before, and doubt about whether to rest for the Marathon tomorrow, this Stage has many considerations to take into account.  Plus, the time trial format creates additional pressure.

With a cool temperature and favourable tail wind, this flat, point to point course could provide the opportunity to run a personal best time.

Ultimate – Male (8 Competitors)

Jon once again had the advantage of starting last.  Although feeling the affects of yesterdays race, Jon made up the 1 minute stagger on 2nd place Jeff to claim his 6th Stage victory.  Jon increased his overall lead to 12:02 heading into the Marathon.  Jeff ran a PB, and also 3 minutes faster than 2006!  It was a relief to see Steve Formaneck at the start line due to his blisters, and Steve finished 3rd in this Stage and is 3rd overall.

Steve Biggs finished 4th, his best Stage placing so far and is looking good going into the last Stage.  Chris Duke ran a PB, and also 3 minutes faster than 2006!  Duff ran his fastest 10 km in recent memory.  Chris Kay also ran a PB.  Douglas improved on his time from 2005.

Ultimate – Female (3 Competitors)

Fighting a head cold, April won her 6th Stage with a sub-40 10 km and has an 11:41 lead heading into the Marathon.  We hope April feels better tomorrow.  Joanne finished right on her goal and has paced herself well throughout the event.  Melanie continues to run well, and to run 41:07 on a tender ankle is amazing.

Relay (3 Teams)

Vic Paneghal ran a PB to lead his Guelph Chariots for Hire team to victory, with Joanna Fedy of the Runners’ Choice Distance Divas finishing 2nd followed by Don MacLeod of the Runners’ Choice Distance Dudes relay team.  The Guelph team now has a commanding 40:59 overall lead.

Guest Runners (11 Competitors)

Four Guest Runners set Personal Bests, and this was the first 10 km for two Guest Runners.  There were many exceptional performances today, to numerous to mention.  If you are looking for a fast course to run, please consider running this event in the future.

From the Race Director

This was the biggest field we have ever had, with 27 runners.  Overall, nine Personal Bests were set and three ran their first 10 km distance.

Three Ultimate runners ran PB’s today, a testament to their incredible strength and courage by not holding anything back for tomorrow’s Marathon.

With only one Stage to go, everyone will now have a last opportunity tonight to spend a relaxing evening together, with good food and friendship, strengthening the great bonds made throughout this incredible week.

Congratulations everyone.  Rest well, and best of luck tomorrow.  We’ll be there for you.