The 6th race of the 2015 FR Island Race Series, the Comox Valley RV Half Marathon was away on 22 Mar.
Under cloudy and cool conditions in the Comox valley, 459 runners/walkers crossed the line in an ave time of 1:55:15. The overall winner was Craig Odermatt (45-49) with his 1st series win in a time of 1:12:04. This was also his 4th win in the Master division. The overall woman's winner was Claire Morgan (40-44) also with her 1st win of the series. She hit the mat with a 1:22:53 and was 18th OA. This was also her 4th win in the Masters Division.
STARR had 5 finishers in 5 age groups and captured 1 medal and 3 ribbons in the event.
- First in was Sarah-Mae Adam (25-29) in an excellent time of 1:33:58 and was 3rd in her age group (out of 27) and 80th OA.
Claude LaForce (50-54) clocked in at 1:41:37 and was 15th in the field of 30 and 132nd OA.
- Stephanie Croft (40-44) hit the mat with a 1:49:34. She was 12th in another large field of 45 and finished 206th OA.
- Bruce Hawkes (70-74) was in with a 2:11:32. He was 5th in a field of 5 and 367th OA.
- Closing out the STARR field was Vince Trahan (65-69). He crossed the line with a 2:30:46 and was 9th in a field of 11 and 426th OA.
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Our congratulations go out to the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) who hosted the race. The door prizes were outstanding along with the food. You can always count on that. This years top prize was unique... a posterpedic mattress. No word on how they got it home. There was also a marriage proposal and she did say yes which drew a loud cheer and hand clapping. Congratulations to the STARR's who competed this weekend. A good time was had by all.
The next race is the Merville 15K on 12 Apr.