The 7th race of the FR Island Race Series, the Merville 15K, was held 12 Apr under cool and calm conditions…ideal weather again. The weather gods stayed with us after some dire predictions the night before.
There were 275 runners crossing the line with an average time of 1:21:30. The overall winner and with his 2nd win of the Series was Derek Vinge (30-34) from the Comox Valley Road Runners in a time of 50:07. The top Female was Sonja Futehally (25-29) from the Mercury Rising Tri Club in a time of 58:53 and 12th OA. The top Male Master was Mark Cryderman (40-44) in a time of 50:30 and 3rd OA. The top Female Master was Sandra Jensen (40-44) coming in with a 1:02:59 and 34th OA. The top 100M sprinter was Jerry Loeb (40-44) in a time of 13:40 and finished 5th OA in the race.
STARR had 5 runners in the mix covering five age groups who captured 1 medal and 3 ribbons. Well done to all.
- Our 1st STARR to cross the line was Sarah-Mae Adam (25-29) with an impressive 1:01:26. She was 2nd in her field of 9 and 27th OA. She was also our top 100M sprinter with a time of 22:07 and finished 70th OA in the 100M sprint. Well done Sarah-Mae.
- Our next runner in was Claude Laforce (50-54) with a PB of 1:09:14. He was 10th in a field of 25 and 62nd OA. Way to go Claude.
- Next to cross was Mark Ziegler (60-64). Mark had a 1:15:41 and was 9th in a field of 16 and 102nd OA.
- Next in was the Series Ironman, Bruce Hawkes. Running his 167th consecutive Island Series race, he came in with a 1:25:48 and finished 6th in a field of 6 and 178th OA.
- Closing out the STARR field was Vince Trahan in the 65-69 age group. Vince was in with a 1:44:31 and was 11th in a field of 12 and 254th OA.
Congratulations to all the STARR's who competed last weekend.
The next and last Series race will be the Sooke River 10K on 19 Apr. The Series Awards will also be handed out on the conclusion of the race.