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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 04/17/2004 : 4:48 PM
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I'm also running for company team. It will be a pleasure to run after I finish my job at 1 am on Sunday.... Not enough sleep, and I am not a runner.... See you there  |
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Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/17/2004 : 5:48 PM
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hee hee!!!! ....good luck marjanc!!!
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New Westminster
Canada
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Posted - 04/18/2004 : 9:15 PM
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What a great run it was. Congratulations to all who took part.
And if you want to see yourself on tv, Shaw TV is having a full coverage of the Sun Run right now. |
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 double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 04/19/2004 : 06:31 AM
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I could hear the Sun Run from my window yesterday morning - the speakers making last-minute announcements, the cheering of the crowds... it was quite the morning.
I ran the Sun Run a few times when I first moved here, now I like events where my trail companion(s) and I have the trek to ourselves. Ain't gonna happen during the Sun Run, I fear 
I was surprised to see runners heading over the Burrard street bridge - the course has changed since the early 90s, where the runners ran from Georgia+Thurlow down Georgia, down Pipeline Road inside of Stanley Park, then around Stanley Park, then along Beach avenue, back up on Granville Street (underneath the bridge, aka The Big Hill) then back to BC Place.
What was the route this year? And, how many runners this year?
Congratulations to all runners, walkers and hangers-on!!
cheers - C Wall
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/19/2004 : 4:33 PM
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I survived.... the SunRun..... Time: 64:50/Placing: 15791
And there were 48k+ participants....
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 04/19/2004 : 4:52 PM
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congratulations marjan !!
Isn't it an immense event?
I bet you spent half of you time running *around* people, in addition to running towards the finish line!
cheers - C Wall
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New Westminster
Canada
242 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2004 : 8:40 PM
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That's exactly what I was doing most of the run and my Sun Run was way over 10k for that reason.
Next year I will try to start off from a bit more advanced zone.
I liked the way it was all organized the run and the running clinic.
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/19/2004 : 9:31 PM
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I figure I also ran a couple extra k's from having to weave around so many people... too many people "ran" like they drive! It's slow on the right, fast/pass on the left - very frustrating otherwise!!
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/19/2004 : 10:23 PM
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"running *around* people" is exactly what happened.... I was at the end of the "white" group... Next year, I will be "green"...
Anyway, it was fun, and theres another run in Squamish this Sunday (5kms), but I am on-call that day.... |
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Abbotsford, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by marjanc
"running *around* people" is exactly what happened....
That part of it was terrible, wasn't it? I started at the end of the white wave too. And how about the bottleneck near 2 km? Must've lost several minutes there at a slow walk. Poor setup along that stretch. Oh well, will have to get there early next year to be right behind the greens.
Otherwise it was a lot of fun, and perfect weather for it.
marjanc, we must've been running beside each other...my time was also 64 minutes and something! |
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surrey, bc
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:19 AM
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anyone know if the results are posted somewhere online?
never mind.. found it!
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Edited by - canuckgurl on 04/20/2004 08:38 AM |
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 08:46 AM
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It was the worst-organized Sun Run in my memory (4th time). The trap at Km 2, the orange road cones left in the middle of the track elsewhere.. Looks like Vancouver City traffic planning department was hard at work there.
People that cannot run, but pretend they can and get into advanced start zones with the intent to walk also add to the 'enjoyment'.
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Slo mo sno shuin' Great Wall trekkin' triathalon doin' pale ale drinkin' all Patrick, all the time, smoothie
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 8:47 PM
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To answer C-wall's question this was the 3rd year of the new course. Not sure why it was changed. I like running over the bridges (new) but I miss the Stanley Park section. (old)
I've ran under various colours over the years and only had completely clear sailing as a yellow. Talking to people in my running group, it seemed this year you had to be in the yellow or at the front of the greens to avoid bottlenecks and run for time.
After a couple of years of being frustrated with the crowds I figured I either had to seed myself towards the front, change my attitude about the race (and not consider it one and accept that I may have to slow down sometimes when I don't want to) or stay home.
This year I ran (middle of the whites) with a friend whose goal it was to run the whole way after being a walker and another friend who was returning to the Sun Run after a 3 year hiatus due to bypass surgery. (and now relying on his pace maker). We jogged along and chatted and enjoyed the beautiful day, the music, our fellow runners and had a great time, conciously not allowing ourselves to get annoyed with errant walkers (how did they manage to walk 8 K before we passed them anyway? )
We had a blast! What a great event!
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challenge seeker, bagless sleeper, bare bones, trail trooper
Abbotsford, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 10:30 PM
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My daughter was there again for her second Sun Run and came in at 57 minutes. She was challenging herself to beat her time from last year but wasn't overly confident it was going to happen as she has a heavy work/study load at UBC. Not being able to train as much as she would like, she was pleased to shave 6 whole minutes off her last year finishing time.  |
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Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/20/2004 : 11:16 PM
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Well, I was not even a runner this year and was frustrated with the nut-freezing LOOONGG wait to start and the claustrophobic crowd. I knew we would be slow-moving due to my sis and her new baby in the carriage, but man, there were times when I wanted to make a break for the few and far between open spaces and get away from the crowd. I have done several small-town 3-10 milers and one 1/2 marathon and definitely enjoyed those much more due to the smaller numbers of people. I think I'll stick with those from now on. Oh, and the ride in to Vancouver on the skytrain, err, cattlecar, was nearly enough to do me in. I'm definitely a country hick. I believe it's a Tracy Byrd (sp?) song "I'm From The Country and I Like It That Way!" YEEEEHAWWWWW!
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 04/23/2004 : 01:29 AM
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Let's face it, unless you're a truly elite runner, the Sun Run is not about running. It's about joining in a mass event because you like big crowds.
If you want to test your ability running 10K this is absolutely the wrong event: the crowds pretty much guarantee a PW ("personal worst") time. If you want to run, go to any running store and pick up some brochures. There are far less crowded 10Ks almost every weekend.
For a fun event that offers some crowds but also hard running, get a team together for Haney to Harrison in November.
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Abbotsford, BC
Canada
439 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2004 : 04:19 AM
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| I was in Harrison last year watching some of those runners cross the finish line. Definitely no crowds at that end! I can't believe some of those runners do the entire 100 k, solo, in 9 hours or so! |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 04/23/2004 : 06:18 AM
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The H2H 100K ultra will be in its eight year this year (2004)
It's a tougher 100K race, on the body that is, as 100% of it is on pavement.
http://www.bcathletics.org/H2H/Ultra_Info.htm
The H2K relay is a lot of fun. Distances range from short and fast (first leg, and last leg) to long and windy. There's a big hill to climb in the third leg, and a vertiginous leg to run down on the seventh. Starts from Haney BC and follows Dewdney Trunk Road, more or less, all the way to Harrison.
Run past more Club Feds than one may count (or wish to count), lots of beautiful pastoral scenes, maybe even meet a sasquatch or two - and relentless asphalt to keep you humble, whether you are running a relay leg, or the full meal deal.
Good party at the end, too - though surprisingly, few people dance.
cheers ! C Wall.
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New Westminster
Canada
242 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2004 : 4:50 PM
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| Very interesting CWall. This is insane. I can't believe one can keep running for so long. But the party after must be fun. After 100k a single beer could be just enough. Well it is a long way for me before I can consider joining. |
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