2008 Seawall 100 - Results
25 October 2008 - 10 starters
Event Report by Gilles Barbeau:
It was a beautiful fall day for the first run of the Seawall 100. Ten
runners were at the starting line with 3 of them having expressed with
more or less conviction that they were going for the full 100 mile
distance.
Despite a solid performance for the 50 mile distance by Tim Wiens in just under 8 hours, the 100 mile distance remains unconquered. Not even our legendary 100 miler, Mr. Karl Jensen was able to master the course. He said he would be back next year for his revenge. At this point of the conversation I would like to re-introduce you with the following comment about the course:
“The Seawall 100 is probably the easiest 100 miler around but don't fool yourself it will test the best of any long distance runner. A veteran Ultra-Runner will tell you that so much pavement and flat running will tax your body parts in ways that you did not imagine existed. “
And I can assure you that Karl can testifies to that. I drove John and Daniel at around 10 pm to meet with him in Kits and to spend the night running with him. Despite such lovely offer of companionship Karl figured that the pavement had got the better of him and that there was not enough glory in this thing to go on. So the decision was made to pack it up and head home to share a warm bed with his sweetie. Of course Daniel and John were deeply disappointed but managed to hold it. Such is the world of ultra-running. It's not suppose to be easy, that's why my mamma doesn't run ultras.
Despite a solid performance for the 50 mile distance by Tim Wiens in just under 8 hours, the 100 mile distance remains unconquered. Not even our legendary 100 miler, Mr. Karl Jensen was able to master the course. He said he would be back next year for his revenge. At this point of the conversation I would like to re-introduce you with the following comment about the course:
“The Seawall 100 is probably the easiest 100 miler around but don't fool yourself it will test the best of any long distance runner. A veteran Ultra-Runner will tell you that so much pavement and flat running will tax your body parts in ways that you did not imagine existed. “
And I can assure you that Karl can testifies to that. I drove John and Daniel at around 10 pm to meet with him in Kits and to spend the night running with him. Despite such lovely offer of companionship Karl figured that the pavement had got the better of him and that there was not enough glory in this thing to go on. So the decision was made to pack it up and head home to share a warm bed with his sweetie. Of course Daniel and John were deeply disappointed but managed to hold it. Such is the world of ultra-running. It's not suppose to be easy, that's why my mamma doesn't run ultras.
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| First Name | Last Name | Distance |
Time | Points |
| Karl | Jensen | 70 Miles |
14:40 | 3 |
| Tim |
Wiens | 50 Miles |
7:56 |
2 |
| Chad | Hyson |
50 Miles | 9:20 |
2 |
| Al | Harman | 65 km | 6:10 |
1 |
| Killaine | Sharman |
50 km |
4:59 |
3 |
| Daniel |
Probst | 25 Miles |
4:30 |
2 |
| Ean | Jackson | 25km+? |
2:18 | 3 |
| Desmond | Mott | 25km+? |
2:18 |
3 |
| Meredith | Kho |
? |
? |
? |
| Lorraine |
Suomi |
17 km |
2:00 |
1 |
| Ryan | Melcher | aid station/ crew |
1 |
|
| Danielle | Mac Leod |
aid station/ crew | 1 |
|
| John | Machray |
aid station crew |
1 |
|
| Linda |
Machray |
aid station crew |
1 |
|
| Gilles | Barbeau |
aid station crew | 1 | |
Please advise if you picked up trash , helped an old lady cross the street or other point worthy deeds. I may not have gotten it in there.
Seawall 100
25 Oct 2008 08:00
26 Oct 2008 14:00
Location:
West Vancouver, BC Canada
