The Cedar 12K, the 3rd race of the Island Race Series, was held on 7 Feb in overcast and calm conditions. The weather gods were with us again.
There were 373 finishers compared to 382 in 2015.The overall winner was UVic Vikes Forrest Simpson (M20-24) in a blistering time of 37:57.
- Our overall woman was Lauren Babineau (F25-29) in a time of 45:52 and 21st OA.
- The top Male Master was Greg Odermatt (M45-49) with a 40:14 and 6th OA.
- The top Female Master was Susan Gordon (F55-59) from Saltspring with a time of 51:45 and 59th OA.
STARR had 7 runners in the field capturing 6 ribbons:
- First in was Jonathan Dvorak (M40-44) in a PB of 50:35 and was 8th in a field of 20 and 53rd OA.
- Claude LaForce (M55-59) was our next STARR to bring it home with another PB of 54:32. He was 7th in a field of 22 and was 80th OA.
- Next in was Mark Ziegler (M65-69) with a 59:43 and was 5th in a field of 17 and 144th OA.
- Following Mark was Lemmie Adam (M30-34) in a time of 1:01:41 and 14th in a field 17 and 180th OA.
- Our ironman Bruce Hawkes (70-74) was next in with a 1:07:34 and was 6th in a field of 9 and 245th OA.
- Next across was Don Brown (M65-69). Don was 10th in a field of 11 and 303rd OA. This was Don’s 1st Cedar 12K since he ran the Cedar 15K in 1992 in a time of 59:10. Good job Don.
- Closing out our STARR’s was Vince Trahan (M70-74). He crossed the line with a 1:26:22 and was 8th and 353rd OA.
Well done to all the STARR’s running this hilly course.
There were also 13 Sooke runners covering the course:
- Howard Manderson (M45-49) 48:38
- Christie Macintyre (F30-34) 53:37
- Tory Van Ek (F45-49) 59:40
- Magnus Hanton (M40-44) 59:49
- Maki Pfeiffer (F40-44) 1:00:20
- Jess Petersen (F35-39) 1:00:50
- Robyn Van Ek (F20-24) 1:01:05
- Jacklyn Evans (F30-34) 1:02:57
- Bob Butterworth (M75-79) 1:04:41
- Wendy Johnson (F40-44) 1:04:48
- Laura Barnes (F35-39) 1:08:54
- Kathrine Schroeder (F50-54) 1:11:16
- Sylvia Jones (F65-69) 1:39:49.
Thanks to all the Sooke area runners for supporting the Island Race Series. The next race, the Hatley 8K @ Royal Roads, will be 21 Feb.
We should all take a moment to remember our fallen STARR Tom Burgess who passed away at the age of 73 on the eve of the Cedar 12K. He ran 44 series races dating back to 2001 in all distances including half-Marathons. Tom ran the 2015 Cedar 12K in a time of 1:16:54. We will miss this white haired gentleman. RIP Tommy and may the running gods be with you..your the best.