STAGE 5 RESULTS
Friday August 19, 2005
Chicopee Ski Club, KITCHENER
25.6 KM Mountain Stage
For the first time in The ENDURrun’s short history, bad weather played a factor. A severe lightning storm pounded the area for many hours prior to race start, leaving the trails muddy, slippery, and in some sections submerged under water. The course had a much higher degree of difficulty compared to last year, and included 4 major hill climbs and many tight trails per loop. This Stage is by far the most difficult of the Stages, and the bad weather greatly compounded the difficulty.
Disappointingly, many of the trail marking flags were repositioned during the night. While we repaired most of the damage by start time, unfortunately one of the turns was left ambiguous, causing the lead pack to get separated at one point. This caused some runners to run the section of the trail that they missed during a later loop in the race. Not only did this deprive the runners of the opportunity of running in a pack, but it also deprived the spectators of an exciting battle with many lead changes.
Leading the way once again was Mike Strano. Not having the opportunity to run many technical trails in his career, Mike certainly did not look out of place as he displayed great form throughout this difficult challenge. Adam Johnston made a bold move by pushing to a 2nd place finish today, and more importantly, into 3rd place in the overall standings Tim Clarke held on to 3rd place, and as a self-professed road racer, is glad to get this Stage over with. April and Melanie Boultbee ran side by side for the first 24 KMs until April surged away to claim victory in female division. Both Mike and April retained their Gold jerseys.
Ryne Melcher edged out Peter Van Driel and increased the Investors Group lead in the Relay.
Guest runner Bradley Cunningham was having so much fun that he decided to participate in today’s Stage as well, and challenged Mike for the overall lead until the very end. Tereza Macel finished her two great trail runs this week. Thanks for taking part!
This Stage caused the most anxiety amongst the participants, and for good reason. This course is long and demanding. Combined with what they have run so far, and what’s ahead, all should be congratulated for their tremendous display of endurance.
The biggest transitional run is tomorrow, as the runners come off a mountainous trail run to compete in a flat 10 KM road race on Saturday, which is also a time trial. Good luck!
1 Mike Strano M 26 Keswick ON 32 2:04:48
2 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON 31 2:13:44
3 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON 34 2:20:39
4 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON 33 2:21:11
5 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON 33 2:21:53
6 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON 39 2:32:42
7 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 2:33:34
8 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB 39 3:00:08
9 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON 26 3:00:58
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON 35 4:12:56
Sport
Mah Harold M Toronto ON 3:05:36
Relay
1 Investors Group Ryne Melcher 2:08:04
2 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's Peter Van Driel 2:11:30
3 Runner's Syndicate Tereza Macel 2:29:16
4 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's Trish Fraser 2:53:40
Guests
Cunningham Bradley M 1706 Victoria BC 2:05:11
Macel Tereza F Toronto ON 2:29:16
STAGE 6 RESULTS
Saturday August 20, 2005
Conestogo to Elmira, WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP
10 KM Time Trial
With yesterday’s bad weather and difficult course over with, today’s great weather and short, flat course was a welcomed relief for the participants. Cool, overcast, a tailwind, on a flat point-to-point route, with an overall drop in elevation made for perfect running conditions. Being a time trial, would the participants use this Stage as a recovery and rest Stage, or as an opportunity to move up in the overall standings? The eventual answer was, both.
April Boultbee certainly did not take this Stage easy, and ran to a 1st place finish in Stage 6. This moved April into 3rd place overall, now ahead of Adam. Tim Clarke finished 2nd today, running comfortably, and further solidifying his 2nd place overall standing. Melanie Boultbee also ran a fast, tactical race and finished in 3rd place today while moving up over 5 minutes on Adam who is sitting in 4th place overall. Mike Strano seemed content to take it easy today, not wanting to jeopardize the next Stage, the marathon. Both Mike and April will be wearing the Gold jersey for the 7th and final Stage tomorrow.
Other than the normal physical effects expected at this Stage of The ENDURrun, all participants are in great spirits.
Guest runners Dorothea Schramm and Ying Guo were welcomed participants today and we hope they had fun.
Trevor Feeney of the Runners’ Choice Distance Dudes Relay team ran the fastest leg of the Relay teams, but heading into the final Stage, the Investors Group Relay team has a comfortable lead.
Congratulations to every participant for having run so far and so great. Witnessing your perseverance has been inspirational for everyone. Best of luck tomorrow, as the exciting 3rd Annual ENDURrun concludes.
1 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON 33 38:37
2 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON 34 39:38
3 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON 33 40:10
4 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON 39 42:05
5 Strano Mike M 26 Keswick ON 32 43:41
6 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 43:47
7 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON 31 45:41
8 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON 26 47:15
9 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB 39 47:42
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON 35 1:03:15
Sport
Mah Harold M Toronto ON 45:30
Relay
1 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's Trevor Feeney 36:12
2 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's Joanna Fedy 40:02
3 Investors Group Jordan Schmidt 40:53
4 Runner's Syndicate Phil Allan 47:24
Guests
Schramm Dorothea F 1708 Toronto ON 43 58:03
Guo Ying F 1702 Waterloo ON 36 1:01:08
OVERALL RESULTS after STAGE 6
Place/Athlete/Time/Time Behind Lead
1 Strano Mike M 26 Keswick ON Canada 32 8:12:35 ----
2 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON Canada 34 8:44:49 -32:14
3 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON Canada 33 8:57:56 -45:21
4 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON Canada 31 9:01:54 -49:19
5 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON Canada 33 9:03:52 -51:17
6 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON Canada 39 9:25:48 -1:13:13
7 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 9:45:11 -1:32:36
8 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON Canada 26 10:46:03 -2:33:28
9 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB Canada 39 10:58:35 -2:46:00
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON Canada 35 15:33:19 -7:20:44
Relay
1 Investors Group 33 8:53:05 ----
2 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's 35 9:58:01 -1:04:56
3 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's 34 10:29:18 -1:36:13
4 Runner's Syndicate 36 10:45:48 -1:52:43
NEXT STAGE
RIM Park, WATERLOO
Sunday August 21, 2005
Marathon
Friday August 19, 2005
Chicopee Ski Club, KITCHENER
25.6 KM Mountain Stage
For the first time in The ENDURrun’s short history, bad weather played a factor. A severe lightning storm pounded the area for many hours prior to race start, leaving the trails muddy, slippery, and in some sections submerged under water. The course had a much higher degree of difficulty compared to last year, and included 4 major hill climbs and many tight trails per loop. This Stage is by far the most difficult of the Stages, and the bad weather greatly compounded the difficulty.
Disappointingly, many of the trail marking flags were repositioned during the night. While we repaired most of the damage by start time, unfortunately one of the turns was left ambiguous, causing the lead pack to get separated at one point. This caused some runners to run the section of the trail that they missed during a later loop in the race. Not only did this deprive the runners of the opportunity of running in a pack, but it also deprived the spectators of an exciting battle with many lead changes.
Leading the way once again was Mike Strano. Not having the opportunity to run many technical trails in his career, Mike certainly did not look out of place as he displayed great form throughout this difficult challenge. Adam Johnston made a bold move by pushing to a 2nd place finish today, and more importantly, into 3rd place in the overall standings Tim Clarke held on to 3rd place, and as a self-professed road racer, is glad to get this Stage over with. April and Melanie Boultbee ran side by side for the first 24 KMs until April surged away to claim victory in female division. Both Mike and April retained their Gold jerseys.
Ryne Melcher edged out Peter Van Driel and increased the Investors Group lead in the Relay.
Guest runner Bradley Cunningham was having so much fun that he decided to participate in today’s Stage as well, and challenged Mike for the overall lead until the very end. Tereza Macel finished her two great trail runs this week. Thanks for taking part!
This Stage caused the most anxiety amongst the participants, and for good reason. This course is long and demanding. Combined with what they have run so far, and what’s ahead, all should be congratulated for their tremendous display of endurance.
The biggest transitional run is tomorrow, as the runners come off a mountainous trail run to compete in a flat 10 KM road race on Saturday, which is also a time trial. Good luck!
1 Mike Strano M 26 Keswick ON 32 2:04:48
2 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON 31 2:13:44
3 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON 34 2:20:39
4 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON 33 2:21:11
5 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON 33 2:21:53
6 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON 39 2:32:42
7 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 2:33:34
8 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB 39 3:00:08
9 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON 26 3:00:58
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON 35 4:12:56
Sport
Mah Harold M Toronto ON 3:05:36
Relay
1 Investors Group Ryne Melcher 2:08:04
2 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's Peter Van Driel 2:11:30
3 Runner's Syndicate Tereza Macel 2:29:16
4 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's Trish Fraser 2:53:40
Guests
Cunningham Bradley M 1706 Victoria BC 2:05:11
Macel Tereza F Toronto ON 2:29:16
STAGE 6 RESULTS
Saturday August 20, 2005
Conestogo to Elmira, WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP
10 KM Time Trial
With yesterday’s bad weather and difficult course over with, today’s great weather and short, flat course was a welcomed relief for the participants. Cool, overcast, a tailwind, on a flat point-to-point route, with an overall drop in elevation made for perfect running conditions. Being a time trial, would the participants use this Stage as a recovery and rest Stage, or as an opportunity to move up in the overall standings? The eventual answer was, both.
April Boultbee certainly did not take this Stage easy, and ran to a 1st place finish in Stage 6. This moved April into 3rd place overall, now ahead of Adam. Tim Clarke finished 2nd today, running comfortably, and further solidifying his 2nd place overall standing. Melanie Boultbee also ran a fast, tactical race and finished in 3rd place today while moving up over 5 minutes on Adam who is sitting in 4th place overall. Mike Strano seemed content to take it easy today, not wanting to jeopardize the next Stage, the marathon. Both Mike and April will be wearing the Gold jersey for the 7th and final Stage tomorrow.
Other than the normal physical effects expected at this Stage of The ENDURrun, all participants are in great spirits.
Guest runners Dorothea Schramm and Ying Guo were welcomed participants today and we hope they had fun.
Trevor Feeney of the Runners’ Choice Distance Dudes Relay team ran the fastest leg of the Relay teams, but heading into the final Stage, the Investors Group Relay team has a comfortable lead.
Congratulations to every participant for having run so far and so great. Witnessing your perseverance has been inspirational for everyone. Best of luck tomorrow, as the exciting 3rd Annual ENDURrun concludes.
1 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON 33 38:37
2 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON 34 39:38
3 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON 33 40:10
4 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON 39 42:05
5 Strano Mike M 26 Keswick ON 32 43:41
6 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 43:47
7 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON 31 45:41
8 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON 26 47:15
9 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB 39 47:42
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON 35 1:03:15
Sport
Mah Harold M Toronto ON 45:30
Relay
1 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's Trevor Feeney 36:12
2 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's Joanna Fedy 40:02
3 Investors Group Jordan Schmidt 40:53
4 Runner's Syndicate Phil Allan 47:24
Guests
Schramm Dorothea F 1708 Toronto ON 43 58:03
Guo Ying F 1702 Waterloo ON 36 1:01:08
OVERALL RESULTS after STAGE 6
Place/Athlete/Time/Time Behind Lead
1 Strano Mike M 26 Keswick ON Canada 32 8:12:35 ----
2 Clarke Tim M 21 Toronto ON Canada 34 8:44:49 -32:14
3 Boultbee April F 27 Toronto ON Canada 33 8:57:56 -45:21
4 Johnston Adam M 23 Richmond Hill ON Canada 31 9:01:54 -49:19
5 Boultbee Melanie F 28 Toronto ON Canada 33 9:03:52 -51:17
6 Parke Steven M 24 Kitchener ON Canada 39 9:25:48 -1:13:13
7 Cobham Andrea F 29 Toronto ON Canada 30 9:45:11 -1:32:36
8 Stonehouse Julie F 30 Toronto ON Canada 26 10:46:03 -2:33:28
9 Callaghan Dan M 20 Burton NB Canada 39 10:58:35 -2:46:00
10 Harder Douglas M 22 Waterloo ON Canada 35 15:33:19 -7:20:44
Relay
1 Investors Group 33 8:53:05 ----
2 Runners' Choice Distance Dude's 35 9:58:01 -1:04:56
3 Runners' Choice Distance Diva's 34 10:29:18 -1:36:13
4 Runner's Syndicate 36 10:45:48 -1:52:43
NEXT STAGE
RIM Park, WATERLOO
Sunday August 21, 2005
Marathon