I think the UVic 5km course layout team may have set a world record for the least accurate placement of a kilometre marker for their 1km sign. Either that or I really did run the 2nd km 50 seconds faster than the 1st and 25 seconds faster than the 3rd. Leading the Prairie Inn Harriers contingent at UVic was Harrier co-runner of the week Anita Carter with her second age group victory of this year's series. She was followed in the women's race by Ann Griffin, Merell Harlow, Christine Thate and age group winners Rosamund Dashwood and Christina King. Top 5 Harrier men were Chad de Pol, Gordon Bonwick, Tim Benetti, Mike Boissonneault and Sylvan Smyth.
Full results are available now.
It was an appalling and pathetic sight to see over 100 people dashing desperately from the McKinnon Gym stands hoping, most in vain, for possession of the precious parchment. Printed copies of the results will be available during the week at Frontrunners . Catastrophically, a prominent Harrier from the past was seen 100m up the road from the start line as the race began. Undoubtably distraught at missing the start of the race, he blended in to the pack and showed good character in running a solid race before sportingly pulling himself out of the running just before the finish. A cruel blow in light of all the training effort he's been putting in lately and his rapidly improving fitness.