2009 - Year 4 - Burnaby Mountain Run

4 April 2009 - 12 Starters - 12 Finishers

Report:  Thanks everybody for coming out to attack the killer hill on Burnaby Mountain.  I believe this is the first time in the history of the event that the weather gods laughed  upon us.  It was certainly nice to take in the breathtaking panoramic views of Vancouver, Burrard Inlet, Indian Arm and the snow covered mountain ranges beyond.  Still, there were a few isolated snow patches hiding beside the trail on the north side of Simon Fraser University and the trees are still bare (opposed to last year, where at the event took place at the beginning of March and some green was already sprouting.

There was almost an even number of runners heading out for 1 or 2 loops. The exception was Monty, who decided to get an early start and finished 3 loops.  Amy and Kirsten were the runaway leaders on the 11km course.  Kirsten had initially planned 2 loops but changed her mind after the Killer Hill (what will The Fools think???).  Martin and Donna made up the middle field and Don was kind enough to keep Sibylle company at the end of the pack. She thanked him by adding a little detour to the course.

The 2 loop runners were led by Chris and Matt,  they dropped Des, who is still recovering from dragging Chris off Mount Kenya and 2 month of beach life.  The rear of the field was brought in by Monty (now on his 3rd lap), Gord and Dave.

Des and Sibylle collected extra points for picking up garbage on the course.  The trails were very clean, but the stretch along the Highway in in dire need of a major clean-up.  Tara,  6 months pregnant with twins, earned 3 points for hosting this event the third year in a row.  While not running, she kept busy with her dog Ty, while waiting for the runners to arrive back. 

The group reconvened at the Mountain Shadow Pub at the foot of Burnaby Mountain, but unfortunately lost PembiDon during the move. Talk centered around eliminating the Highway stretch for next years run and run the second loop counter clockwise (which way are the hills easier to stomach?)   Almost everybody won a prize, thanks to our sponsors and friends at Kinesys and Trailrunner Magazine.

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