Results 2004

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Thanks to all participants, volunteers and sponsors in our Fifth Annual relay event! This year saw more schools and more school teams participating than ever before. Weather was PERFECT! Story below; see some photos here.

Record Turn-out and New Course Record

October 3rd, 2004, Gibsons Landing — A bright Fall morning, with perfect-for-running temperatures and no wind, greeted participants in the fifth annual Specialty Subaru Fall Tune-Up Relay, held Sunday in Gibsons Landing. Forty-two pre-registered teams plus a few more sign ups on race day brought the total to 46 (180 individuals), the second-largest turnout the event has ever seen. Volunteers from Arbutus Sounds Chorus, Elphinstone Secondary, teachers and parents of participating elementary students all helped to make race day run smoothly. At 9:30am the starter's horn blared and 46 eager runners took off up Gower Point Road beside Dougall Park, while their team-mates cheered and prepared for their turn.

In a class of their own, minutes ahead of everyone else, "Running' Rebels" Stuart and Connor Richey of Roberts Creek took turns racing around the 2km loop to speed through 4 laps in 32:59 (averaging 6:20 per mile), a new course record by nearly 2 minutes. The previous record for the 8k relay distance, set in 2003 by 2-person "Team PIG", was 34:49. The 12-year-old Richey twins have raced this event every year since its inception but until 2004, always as part of a 4-person team. For their outstanding performance this year they were awarded gold medals and a couple of $25 gift certificates from the Run Inn. Next year, as 13-year-olds, they'll have to enter the 4x4km division.

Second to finish in 39:26 was a family team with 3 adults and 1 child, the "Old Potatoes and One Young Sprout" headed by local artist Sa Boothroyd, who also donated 2 beautiful framed prints for draw prizes. As first Family team they also won gold medals and Run Inn gift certificates.

Competition heated up as the next three finishers crossed the line within 10 seconds of each other, representing three different local elementary schools. Cedar Grove's Team #4 (S. McAllister, A. Veale, J. Beadle, O. Cantarutti—39:09) edged out Roberts Creek's "Team Equilibrium" (S. Garmulewicz, N. Radford, C. Buchanan, K. Capron—39:15) and Langdale's Team #1 (D. Windsor, M. Moriarty, C. Fyles, I. Miller—39:19) to take gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the Youth category.

Not far behind were the 4th and 5th place Youth teams: Roberts Creek Team #5 (39:33) and Langdale Team #2 (39:48).

A record total of 29 youth teams and 3 teacher teams took part this year in the Specialty Subaru Elementary School Challenge, which offered cash prizes towards sports equipment to the top three schools by participation. For the fourth straight year, Langdale Elementary took top honours, claiming the winners' trophy and $300 by entering 13 teams totalling 34% of their enrolment for 2004. Roberts Creek Elementary, who hasn't won since the inaugural relay, came back strong this year with 11 teams (15% of enrolment) to take the $200 prize, while first-time entrants Cedar Grove Elementary put together seven teams (9% participation) to nab the $100 prize. Honourable mention goes to another first-time entrant, Gibsons Elementary, with three teams entered.

In the 4x4km race, the "Phoenix Phleet Pheet" of Coquitlam returned to the event after a one year absence, this time as an open men's team with original member Paul Tinari joining Alex Gibson, Jim Tempel and Matt Sessions. Though several minutes slower than their 2002 winning time, they still bested the rest of the field to take top spot in 1:03:38, along with $100 worth of gift certificates from North Shore Athletics. Teammates "Phoenix Phleet Phemales" were led by masters athlete extraordinaire Nancy Tinari, winner of the 2004 Timex BC Road Running Series, to claim second overall and first in the Open Women's division in 1:09:21. One of three teams from Elphinstone Secondary, "Messieurs Potato Head" (Shaun Stephens-Whale, Clayton Jones, James Pomfret and Trevor Hatfull) followed in third place with a 1:10:55 clocking and first place in the 15 and under category.

First all-masters team (40+) was "Up the Creek" (new B&B in Roberts Creek) with co-owner Martin Prestage joined by running buddies David Barnum, Lexa Pomfret and Tom Roberts to finish fourth overall in 1:17:03, just ahead of two more Elphi Junior Mixed teams: "Mikey Likes It" (1:17:14) and "Kat's Kreatures" (1:17:58). Seventh overall, the family "Team Troup" from Halfmoon Bay ran 1:19:16 for second in Open Men.

The sole 2-person team in the longer distance was the "Howe Sound Hustlers", Angela Singbeil and Paul Sheridan, taking turns to cover the 16.7km (10.4mi) course in 1:25:49.

Winners in the Open Mixed division were the "Phoenix Phunny Pheet", while the Masters Mixed gold was claimed by "Charman Creek Lodge". Gold sponsor Sunshine Coast Credit Union entered an Open Women's team who finished second in their division.

For full results see below.

Following the run, participants and volunteers checked to see if their ticket was drawn to win one of the 73 terrific prizes donated by sponsoring businesses. One third of the items were provided by gold-level sponsor Trail Bay Source for Sports.

Thanks to the very generous cash contribution by title sponsor Specialty Subaru, who have been supporting this event since the very beginning, net proceeds totalling nearly $3,000 will be donated to the Elphinstone Track & Field Facility Fund, Sunshine Coast Athletics (for high school athletics teams on the Sunshine Coast) and Arbutus Sounds Chorus.

Next running event on the Sunshine Coast is coming up Sunday October 17th in Garden Bay: the Youth Violence Awareness Run 9k organized by Mokie Barabash-Burnham. Click here for details and entry form or call Mokie at 604-885-4626.

Next year's Specialty Subaru Fall Tune-Up Relay will be October 2nd, 2005.

4 x 4km Results

Total distance 16.73 km = 10.4 mi

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4 x 2km Results

Total distance 8.36 km = 5.2 mi

Elementary School Challenge

Prizes are credits for sports equipment from the supplier of the school's choice.

1. Langdale (13 teams=34% participation) $300 + trophy
2. Roberts Creek (11 teams=15% participation) $200 
3. Cedar Grove (7 teams=9% participation) $100
4. Gibsons (3 teams=4% participation)