Connor Park in Halfmoon Bay quickly filled up last Saturday morning with excited runners ready for their first or next trail race. This was the second race in the Sunshine Coast Trail Series put on by Team Wolverine Athletics highlighting the trails on the Lower Sunshine Coast.
The runners enjoyed a mix of trails with roots and rocks keeping them on their toes as they completed either a 5k or a 10k run. As an Easter special, 10 Easter bags with chocolate eggs, made by local business Dorothy Ellen Designs, were hidden on the trails as an extra surprise for the runners.
With runners from the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland and even a few from Kelowna and as far away as Portland, the field of 64 runners was a mix of ages and abilities with one common interest – to have fun on the trails.
Top results:
5k:
1. Will Rice - 25:25
2. Gary Westcott - 26:00
3. Tamas Mihalyi - 27:24
10k:
1. Nick Duffield - 47:39
2. Blair Hurlbut - 49:24
3. Rick Roberts - 54:49
A full list of results can be found on the Team Wolverine Athletics Facebook page.
Organizers offer thanks to the volunteers and sponsors for helping put these events on.
The next race is on April 28 in Sechelt on the Wakefield Matrix trails. For more information or to volunteer, see www.teamwolverineathletics.com or email [email protected]
– By Randi Johnsen
