The 5th race of the 2015 Island Race Series, the Bazan Bay 5K, was held along the Sidney waterfront on 8 March. There were 618 runners crossing the line under ideal running conditions...sunny with a light breeze. This was awesome March weather to say the least.
The overall winner was Stefan Daniel (16-19) from the University of Calgary in a fast time of 15:11. The top woman was Hillary Stellingwerff (30-34) in a time of 16:26 and 21st OA. The top Male Master and with his 3rd series win was Craig Oddermat (45-49) with a 15:43 and 7th OA. The top Female Master and with her 2nd series victory was Marilyn Arsenault (45-49) in a 17:19 and 40th OA.
There were 19 runners from the Sooke area competing in the race. STARR had 7 runners in 6 age groups and captured 3 ribbons in this highly competitive field. There were 137 sub 20 finishes so it shows how competitive the field was.
- Our 1st STARR in was Sarah-Mae Adam (25-29) with a sub 20…19:22. She was 5th in a field 24 and 114th OA.
- Our first man to cross the mat was Claude LaForce (50-54) with a PB of 21:14. He was 12th in a large field of 36 and 167th OA.
- Mark Ziegler (60-64). Mark with a 21:58 and was 8th in a field of 20 and 202nd OA. Mark was also our top 100M finisher with a 21:07 edging out Sarah-Mae's 21:20.
- Stephanie Croft (40-44). Stephanie was in with a 22:25 and was 233rd OA.
- Next came the seniors led by Bruce Hawkes (70-74). Bruce came in with a 26:54 and 14th in a field of 20 and 419th OA.
- Tom Burgess, also in the 70-74 age division. Tom hit the mat with a 29:50 and was 15th in the field and 491st OA.
- Vince Trahan (65-69). He finished 13th in a field 17 and 528th OA.
Go to racedaytiming.ca for full results.
Job well done by all the STARRS's! The next race will be the Comox Valley Half-Marathon on 22 Mar.