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| Sunday, June 26 2016 - Spence and Elson win Canadian Mountain Running Championships |
When it comes to running up mountains in the lower mainland, Nick Elson has proven he's the man to beat. For the second year in a row, the Canadian Mountain Running Championships were held in southern British Columbia. And for the second year in a row, Elson is Canadian Champion.
Elson finished nearly three and a half minutes ahead of second-place finisher Eric Carter on the steep ascent up 'the Chief'. Multiple-time national team member Shaun Stephens-Whale rounded out the top three.
The women's race was a close one between Brooke Spence, Meggan Franks and M.K. Cirelli. Spence pulled away from Franks and Cirelli in the late stages and was crowned Canadian Champion.
Spence is returning to mountain running after a multi-year break. She was selected for the Canadian team at the NACAC Mountain Running Championships in 2008 when it was held in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. This year, the NACAC Championships will be returning to Jalisco in two weeks. Franks has been selected for this year's NACAC team.
The Canadian Championships were the selection race for the national team that will compete at the World Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria on September 11th, 2016.
News coverage of the Canadian Championships can be found in the following links:
Photos from the event are available on the Canadian Mountain Running Facebook page:
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Results from the Canadian Championships can be found here: Results
Top three finishers for each category are as follows:
WOMEN OVERALL
1st #206 Brooke Spence 01:01:55 --
2nd #136 Meggan Franks 01:03:36 --
3rd #119 Mk Cirelli 01:04:12 --
MEN OVERALL
1st #130 Nick Elson 00:45:29 --
2nd #117 Eric Carter 00:49:03 --
3rd #207 Shaun Stephens Whale 00:50:02 --
JUNIOR WOMEN (U20)
1st #221 Olivia Willett 01:12:56 --
2nd #168 Alyssia Mattman 01:24:50 --
3rd #160 Meghan Little 01:33:50 --
JUNIOR MEN (U20)
1st #165 Kieran Lumb 00:50:44 --
2nd #175 Emmanuel Mercier 00:56:10 --
3rd #147 Gregory Hetterley 00:58:39 --
WOMEN 20-29
1st #119 Mk Cirelli 01:04:12 --
2nd #188 Ashley Ramsay 01:05:12 --
3rd #151 Justine Johnson 01:15:34 --
MEN 20-29
1st #207 Shaun Stephens Whale 00:50:02 --
2nd #148 Damien Humbert 00:50:32 --
3rd #196 Alejandro Rozalen Valero 00:53:29 --
WOMEN 30-39
1st #206 Brooke Spence 01:01:55 --
2nd #136 Meggan Franks 01:03:36 --
3rd #209 Mirabelle Tinio 01:05:01 --
MEN 30-39
1st #130 Nick Elson 00:45:29 --
2nd #117 Eric Carter 00:49:03 --
3rd #200 Matt Setlack 00:52:17 --
WOMEN 40-49
1st #171 Keri Mc Kenzie 01:07:53 --
2nd #149 Christine Isabelle 01:19:01 --
3rd #101 Timberly Ambler 01:25:51 --
MEN 40-49
1st #176 Mike Murphy 00:57:37 --
2nd #224 Blair Zimmerman 00:58:23 --
3rd #103 Ray Barrett 01:06:13 --
WOMEN 50-59
1st #121 Barb Cooke 01:32:29 --
2nd #116 Caroline Lamont 01:37:51 --
3rd #163 Sofia Lofstrom 01:42:46 --
MEN 50-59
1st #150 Bob Jasperson 01:11:06 --
2nd #138 Edward Haboly 01:14:23 --
3rd #197 Mijo Samija 01:16:24 --
WOMEN 60+
1st #184 Gisele Pomerleau 02:03:24 --
MEN 60+
1st #145 Doug Henderson 01:10:51 --
2nd #135 Tom Foreman 01:11:03 --
3rd #187 Gord Quilty 01:19:27 -- |
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