Stage 7 Results

Sunday 19 August 2007

Road Race

Waterloo

Marathon [42.2 km]

PLACE	Last Name	First Name	Sex	Bib	City	Prov	Country	Age	Time
Ultimate Men									1st half	2nd half	Final
1	Ashizawa	Jeff	M	54	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	1:27:22	1:30:25	2:57:47
2	Belanger	Jon	M	55	Guelph	ON	Canada	23	1:30:32	1:29:27	2:59:59
3	Formaneck	Steve	M	46	Kitchener	ON	Canada	27	1:33:20	1:34:51	3:08:11
4	Duke	Chris	M	45	Guelph	ON	Canada	41	1:33:20	1:36:01	3:09:21
5	Biggs	Steven	M	56	Ajax	ON	Canada	35	1:37:32	1:36:50	3:14:22
6	McLaren	A. Duff	M	49	Toronto	ON	Canada	58	1:55:00	1:54:40	3:49:40
7	Kay	Chris	M	48	Toronto	ON	Canada	22	1:56:51	2:13:47	4:10:38
8	Harder	Douglas	M	47	Waterloo	ON	Canada	37	2:56:50	3:06:14	6:03:04
Ultimate Women
1	Boultbee	April	F	39	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	1:37:32	1:36:09	3:13:41
2	Bink	Joanne	F	38	Waterloo	ON	Canada	41	1:37:35	1:36:21	3:13:56
3	Boultbee	Melanie	F	52	Toronto	ON	Canada	35	1:40:20	1:48:51	3:29:11
SPORT
1	Parke	Steven	M	1495	Kitchener	ON	Canada	41	1:48:00	1:52:26	3:40:26
2	McKinnon	Chris	M	1494	Kitchener	ON	Canada	30	1:48:18	1:57:46	3:46:04
RELAY
1	Guelph Chariots for Hire			1498	Stage Runner - David Brooks				1:27:23	1:30:06	2:57:29
	Runners' Choice Distance Dude's			1500	Stage Runner - Jeff Ashizawa				1:27:22	1:30:25	2:57:47
2	Runners' Choice Distance Diva's			1499	Stage Runner - Joanne Bink				1:37:35	1:36:21	3:13:56
3
GUESTS
1	Ishikawa	Mark	M	423	Brantford	ON	Canada	43	1:45:16	2:02:28	3:47:44
	Berneker	Brian	M	420	Hamilton	ON	Canada	38	1:36:35	2:11:36	3:48:11
	Dawson	Josh	M	422	Stouffville	ON	Canada	22	1:44:35	2:20:02	4:04:37
	Kerr	Katherine	F	424	Stouffville	ON	Canada	24	1:52:17	2:21:27	4:13:44

8 Days  .  .  .  7 Stages  .  .  .  160 km  .  .  .  1 Tough Runner

The best weather conditions of the week foreshadowed what was to be an incredible finish to an incredible week. Cool, overcast, no wind. An ideal backdrop to both the strategic and personal challenges ahead. The participants were anxious, so without much fanfare, the final Stage began.

Ultimate – Male (8 Competitors)

Jeff ran his best all week. But to win the overall title, he had to take a chance. Jeff pushed the pace from the start and at one point had a 6 minute lead over Jon. But Jon continued his consistently strong performances by running a 2:59:59 in this first ever Marathon. Jeff won this Stage in a Personal Best time by over 20 minutes, but even that was not enough to overcome Jon’s lead that he had built up with 6 Stage victories. Congratulations Jon Belanger, 2007 ENDURrun Male Champion.

Steve Formaneck battled through painful blisters, and due to his debut Marathon time of 3:08:11, he captured 3rd Place overall. Chris Duke bettered his time in each Stage compared to last year, and ran a PB by an incredible 11 minutes today. Steve Biggs also ran a PB and qualified for Boston as well. Duff had a faster 2nd half, so to finish strong after this difficult week is truly outstanding. Chris Kay surpassed his expectations at every Stage, and his accomplishment today was remarkable. Douglas continued to accomplish whatever he set out to do, with great perseverance and inspiration.

Ultimate – Female (3 Competitors)

April had her sights set on her own ENDURrun record, and needed to run under 3:14:53 to do so. April ran the 1st half in 1:37:32, a slower pace than what she needed to run. Amazingly, April picked up the pace and ran a 1:36:09 2nd half to break her own record. Congratulations April Boultbee, 2007 ENDURrun Female Champion.

Joanne had an incredible week. Facing stiff competition, Joanne ran at such a consistently high level throughout the competition, and was only 10:43 off of The ENDURrun record. Melanie had great Stages, but also had problems in some Stages, and her time is certainly not reflective of her abilities. We hope Melanie returns and runs what we know she can do.

Relay (3 Teams)

David Brooks of the Guelph Chariots for Hire relay team ran his team to victory, capping a great week of running for their experienced team. Ultimate participants Jeff and Joanne participated on the relay teams for the Runners’ Choice Distance Dudes and Runners’ Choice Distance Divas respectively.

Guest Runners (4 Competitors)

Sharing The ENDURrun experience were Mark, Brian Josh and Katherine. We hope the support we provided allowed you to enjoy our event, and that you accomplished your goals.

There were 34 Guest runners in our event this year.

From the Race Director

All participants should be extremely proud of what they accomplished. I am certain it is a highlight of their running career.

Very special thanks to our dedicated sponsors and volunteers. We could not have done this without you, and your support is very much appreciated.

The 2007 ENDURrun was a tremendous success, and we look forward to providing the opportunity for you to take the ultimate running challenge and accomplish a runners’ ultimate goal in 2008. Please join us.

Other awards presented today:

“Sprint King” (Cumulative time of both time trials): Male: Jon Belanger, Female: April Boultbee.

“Mountain King (Cumulative time of both mountain Stages): Male: Jon Belanger, Female: April Boultbee.

The format of The ENDURrun combines endurance and speed, patience and control, pacing and strategy. It combines road racing with technical trail running. It combines flat Stages with mountain Stages. It has time trials and mass starts. It has the pressure and challenge of racing day after day, without allowing for complete rest and recovery. It is the ultimate running challenge and a runners' ultimate goal. The ENDURrun does not favour one discipline over another, and as such, the winner of The ENDURrun is the most complete runner.

Congratulations JON BELANGER and APRIL BOULTBEE, 2007 ENDURrun Champions!