The 26th Annual TC 10K (run, walk, visually impaired, wheelchair)/ Half Marathon race was held 26 Apr. The weather was perfect…overcast, cool with a light breeze.
The 10K winner was Kelly Wiebe (25-29) in a time of 29:08. The CR time was 28:47 set in 1995. The female winner was also 2013 and 2014 winner Kenyan Jane Murage (25-29) in a time of 33:07 and 17th OA. She missed the CR time of 32:56 set in 2011 by 11 seconds.
In the Half-Marathon and with a course record was mountain running champion Kris Swanson (25-29) in a time of 1:12:11. Top Female in the Half was triathlete Karen Thibodeau (35-39) with a time of 1:23:35 and 8th OA.
Of the 10,527 registered, 8,973 were for the 10K, 538 for the Half and 1,016 for the kids run. There were 111 finishers in the 10km walk, 7,724 in the 10km run, 2 in the Visually Impaired 10km, 3 in the Wheelchair 10km, 455 in the Half-Marathon.
Sooke was well represented in all three disciplines… Five in the walk, one in the Half_Marathon and ninety plus in the 10K. Starr had some runners and their families entered in the 10K, 1/2 Marathon and Walk.
In the 10K, our first STARR in was:
- Sara-Mae Adam (25-29) in a time of 41:20. She was 7th in large field of 608 and 206th OA.
- Tom Burgess. Tom was in with 1:01:42 and was 15th in a field of 70 and 3,348th OA.
- Vince Trahan (65-69) in a time of 1:11:05. He was 58th in a field of 113 and 4,711 OA.
- Sharon Cormier (55-59) in a time of 2:07:27 and 338th in a field of 343 and 7,597th OA.
In the 10km Competitive Walk was the LaForce family!
- Claude was in with a 1:51:36
- Joanne: 1:43:20
- Alyssa: 1:43:18
- Matthew: 1:43:20
In the Half-Marathon:
- Ken Pungente (70-74) finished with a 2:15:02 and was 2nd in a field of 2 and 393rd OA.
Well done to all who competed in this annual event. Hope to see you all next year!