20 Apr 1997 - Harrier George Tyahur, pictured, upset, and I use that word literally, former Harrier Phil Nicholls with a superb run on the scenic, undulating Port Alberni course to take the overall victory at the Alberni Road Runners Paper Chase 10km, the penultimate round of this year's Thrifty Foods Island Race Series. Having thoroughly demoralized his close rival, George is now poised to defeat Nicholls and win his Island Series category. The Harriers placed 6 runners in the top 13 positions. Coby Tschanz, Linda Pinnock and Rosamund Dashwood. Tyahur, Dreyer, Boissonneault, Grant, Bonner, Charlie Ireland, Killbery and Dashwood all won gold medals, well, blue ribbons at least, in their categories.
Full results are available now .
190 runners completed the race, up from 139 last year. Ceevacs again brought their school bus and finished 28 runners to further close to within 151 points of the Harriers in the Island Series club standings . We'll need a solid turnout at the series ending Bazan Bay 8km on May 11 to retain the club title. The final race of the series, Team West Coast's Bazan Bay 8km on May 11, will decide 1997's club bragging rights. The Harriers shouldn't be over-confident, as Ceevacs is pumped up coming off two of their best performances of the season, and will be recruiting every member possible to try to score the upset.