A special feature from the B.C. Athletic Record
‘ Submitted by Ed Ansems

From the B.C. Athletics
Record, Jan. - Fab. 1990

I hope that the following will

’ give your readers an understand-

ing of what has happened in the
Skeena Valley region of the
province over the last year. 1989

has seen a growth in participa-

‘tion in nearly all of the events

held, and 1990 will see more

events taking place. We invite

‘any and all B.C.A. members to

date.

participate in our races if they.
travel to our area, I can be con-

tacted as to the specific date of a

race but, generally, most will be
held within one week of the 1989

. Glory Day IV
-(Prince Rupert - May 13)
The Nelsons’ strong of 10K
Glory Days victories came to an
end as Terrace’s Ed Ansems re-
versed the order of last year’s
finish and edged Charles Nelson
of Prince Rupert by just over a
minute. Ansems came in at
33:54, followed by Charles
Nelson (34:55) and Ray Leonard
(36:31). Sue Simpson of Terrace
won the women’s side of this
race in a time of 33:44. Karl
Stevens won the 5km race in
19:41, and Pauline Klie of Kitimat
won the women’s side of the 5km
event in a time of 23:14. The race
followed a hilly course, but that

didn’t discourage the over 210

participants in the two races from
taking part.
Annual Spring Run
(Terrace - June 4)
Master’s runner Ed Ansems

grabbed the lead early on in the

race-and held on to a one-block
lead over Charles Nelson of
Prince Rupert (35:00) to.win ina
time of 34:26. Third place went
to Colin Parr (35:54), Sue Simp-

’ ‘gon of Terrace won the ladies’

‘side in a time of 39:18, followed

by Jackie Sturn (44:18) and

Nancy Murray (45:42).

‘The Skm race saw Gordon Bux-
ton (17:45) beat our Gary Pet-

_tipas (19:39) and Jon Shepherd
(19:57), Debbie Scarborough

won the ladies’ Skm in 22:36,

followed by Megan Reid and

Sarah Weston.

The weather for the event was

too good, a temperature in the

mid-20’s slowed many of the
runners on their second lap of

‘the two-lap [0km course. Forty-

five runners took part in the two

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races.

. Alcan’s Half-Marathon
(Kitimat - June 17)

The weather broke cool and
cloudy for the 12th annual half
marathon. Seventy-five runners
took part in this year’s event
which also included a 10km
race. Gord Buxton of Terrace
turned in the fastest 10km time
(39 min.), while Pauline Klie of
Kitimat won the women’s race in
a time of 47 minutes. Ed Ansems
of Terrace was first in_the half
marathon with a time of 76
minutes while Sue Simpson won
the women’s side in 87 minutes.

Smithers Fall Fair ;10KM :

Richard Harrison ors ‘Smithers
topped a field of 36:in ‘this se¢-
ond annual race. He finished in
a time of 32:28, followed by
master’s runner Ed Ansems
(33:59) of Terrace. Neil Fleisch-
mann of Terrace placed third.
Sue Simpson of Terrace won the
women’s race in a time of 39:48,
followed by Susan Davies and
Diana Wood. Marilyn Earl won
the masters women’s category.

Skeena Valley Half-Marathon
5K and 10K race (Oct. 15)

A new course and perfect fall
weather added up to the best
half-marathon race ever held in
Terrace. This event attracted 78
runners of all ages, including 38
out-of-town runners. Masters’
runner Ed Ansems of Terrace
led the half marathon race from
start to finish, but was dogged
the entire distance by Smithers’
runner Richard Harrison. After
12 miles of neck-and-neck com-
petition, the two runnets de-

cided that it. would be ap ~

propriate to end this race in a
tie. Diana Woods of Terrace
prevailed in the open women’s
class, while Joe Nelson of Prince
Rupert won the under-19
category.

Results:

Open men — 1) Richard Har-
rison (1:14.45); 2) Colin Parr
(1:20.08); 3) Gord Buxton
(1:22.53).

Women — 1!) Diana Wood
(1:40.12); 2) Janis German

(1:53.30); 3) Lori Paolinelli
(1:53.35).
Under-19 men — 1) Joe
Nelson (1:18.59).
Masters Men — 1) Ed Ansems
(1:14, 45); 2). Ray “Leonard
3) John Nelson

(1:24.03);.

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1989,

the © agenda for 90

(1: 27.45).
SKM race:
Open men. — Dong Warren
(9: 02)... .
Open. women —
Sabourin (24:20).
Under-19 men — Gary Peden

- Debbie

(20:37).

- Under-19 women — Claire
Challen (21:31).
men —
Crawford (19:12).

Masters Women — Lillian
Nelson (34:09),

-10 KM race:

Open men — Richard Byers
(33:47).

_ Open women — Sue Simpson
(40:23).

Under-19 men — Ted Conton
GF: 08).

- Under-19 women — - Julia
Nelson (49:29).

Masters men —
Fleischmann (39:32).

Masters women — Marilyn

Merv

Neil

Earl (47:56).

Wheelchair — Paul Clark

(27:03).

Hazelmere Valley
SK and 10K (May 26)

Terrace masters’ runner Ed

Ansems placed first overall out

of over 200 entrants in the 10km -
section of this race. His time of.
34:05 placed him about one-half

minute ahead of the next closest
competitor, who just happened
to be a masters’ runner also. .

- Skeena Valley Triathton
(Terrace - July 16)
~The third running of this
event attracted entrants from
around the province, as more
than 130 athletes participated.
The event consisted of a 1km
swim in Lakelse Lake, a 40km
bike ride, and a 10km run. This
year, the weather was ideal and
the water was warm. Jamie
Cathcart (1:50.38) of Vancouver
took top honors, but was not
able to take the top prize of an
all expenses paid trip to the
Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. Sec-
ond place went to John Nelson
of Prince Rupert (2:00.41). Gary
Moen (2:02.19) of Kamloops was
third and gladly accepted the
trip to Hawaii. Carol Coan
(2:37.22). was the first ladies’
finisher, while Cheryl Steele
(2:39.29) and Janice Dick
(2:44.11) followed closely

behind.

Coming up this year

The Skeena Valley Roadrun-
mers have planned four major

events for the 1990 season, -in- -
cluding a new race. to kick things.
off on March 31.

It’s a Prince Rupert-to-
Terrace relay race on March 31,

Although details are not yet

complete, organizers hope to
have teams from Terrace,
Smithers and Prince Rupert as
definite entries.

The Skeena club needs new

members if they’re to success-
fully compete in this event. Run-

ners interested should contact

Ed Ansems at 635-4670.

Event two on the agenda is the ©

annual spring run on Sunday,

May 27. This is a five and”

10-kilometer race. .

The third major race is a
resumption of the long-time
‘King of the Mountain’ race.
That goes on Sunday, July 29,

The final major event of the
season is the annual All Seasons
half-marathon, which also in-
cludes five and 10K events. This
is set for mid-October.

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