The 2nd race of the 2015 FR Island Race Series, the 8th Annual Cobble Hill 10K was held 25 Jan. The weather again was perfect..overcast and calm with a temp about 10 degrees.
There were 503 finishers which was down from the 576 in 2014. This years ave. time was 51:43.
The overall winner and setting a course record (CR) was Derek Vinge (30-34) from the Comox Valley Club in a blistering time of 32:46. This bettered the 2014 time of 33:29. Top woman was Alison Hooper (20-24) in a time of 36:43 and 22nd overall (OA). Top Male Master was was PIH Craig Odermat (45-49) and also with a CR of 32:57 and good for 2nd OA. The top Female Master was PIH Claire Morgan (40-44) in a time of 37:13 and 28th OA.
STARR had 7 runners on the course covering 5 age groups. We won a silver medal and 3 ribbons. Congrats folks!
- Leading the STARR's was Sarah-Mae Adam (25-29) in a fast time of 40:33. She was 2nd in a field of 17 and 70th OA. She was also our top 100M finisher with a 19:22 and 140th OA.
- Our next runner in was Claude LaForce (50-54) in a time of 45:41 bettering his 2013 time of 45:55. He was 15th in a large field of 34 and 147th OA.
- Stephanie Croft (40-44) with a time of 49:18 and 9th in another large field of 37 and 237th OA.
- Bruce Hawkes (70-74) with a 55:48. Bruce was 6th in a field of 12 and 341st OA.
- Maggie Curtis (40-44) in a time of 56:24. She was 20th in a field 37 and 347th OA.
- Tom Burgess (70-74) with a 59:08 bettering his 2014 time of 59:20. He was 9th in the field of 12 and 391st OA.
- Vince Trahan (65-69) in a time of 1:06:53. He placed 16th in a field of 16 and 469th OA.
Congratulations to all the STARR's who came out and gave it their all. Also congratulations to the CEEVAC's club from Duncan who hosted the top shelf race.
The 3rd race of the series will be the Cedar 12K on 8 Feb. See you all out there. Complete results @ www.racedaytiming.ca.