Under sunny skies more than 150 adults and children took part in this year’s fifth annual KidSport Classic half marathon, relay and 10-kilometre walk/run in Boitanio Park on Sunday.
A fundraiser for the Williams Lake chapter of KidSport — an organization devoted to helping underprivileged kids take part in sports — the event went extremely well, said local KidSport chair and one of many event organizers Denise Skarra.
While fundraising totals haven’t been completely tallied, Skarra said KidSport received $3,500 in sponsorship through the event.
The popular run and walk featured an awards ceremony once all runners and walkers crossed the finish line in Boitanio Park, where top-three participants in each race category were recognized.
It was also the newly crowned 2014/15 Williams Lake Stampede Queen Michelle Ball and Williams Lake Stampede Princess Matina Durfeld’s first order of business since being crowned the night before at a coronation ceremony at the Elks Hall.
Sixteen elementary school relay teams from Mountview, Cataline, Chilcotin Road and Nesika also added some excitement to the event.
For a complete list of results visit www.williamslake.ca/633/KidSport-Classic-2014-Results.
2014 KidSport Classic Results (top three where applicable)
Male 10-kilometre under 19
1. Cade Enns – 41:23
2. Olen Grady – 1:54:41
Men’s 10-kilometre 20-39
1. John Harvey – 42:49
2. Kirk Wolstenholme – 46:16
3. Ken McInnis – 1:04:16
Men’s 10-kilometre 40-59
1. Gurcharan Dhaliwal – 46:38
2. Bruce Rolph – 46:51
3. Chris Young – 56:03
Men’s 10-kilometre 60-plus
1. Gurtej Dherari – 56:41
2. Jim Johnston – 57:29
Female 10-kilometre under 19
1. Sienna Hoffos – 55:48
Women’s 10-kilometre 20-39
1. Melissa Lang – 48:43
2. Angie Johnson – 50:25
3. Lucie Babak – 50:30
Women’s 10-kilometre 40-59
1. Karen Day – 1:33:11
Women’s 10-kilometre 60-plus
1. Marlene Johnston – 1:11:13
2. Janet White – 1:13:23
3. Shelley Mitchell – 1:28:34
Male Half Marathon under 19
1. Conlan Sprickerhoff – 1:37:28
Men’s Half Marathon 20-39
1. Eric Johnson – 1:52:01
2. Wilfred Antonio – 2:13:21
Men’s Half Marathon 40-plus
1. Allan Smith – 1:32:13
2. Darron Campbell – 1:32:54
3. Dan Hay – 1:49:11
Men’s Half Marathon 60-plus
1. John Pickford – 3:11:08
Women’s Half Marathon under 19
1. Bridget Russell – 2:03:25
Women’s Half Marathon 20-29
1. Sierra Williams – 1:53:11
2. Cherrie Carr – 2:14:39
3. Deanna Saunders – 2:32:10
Women’s Half Marathon 40-59
1. Tracy Walton – 1:54:32
2. Deena Williamson – 2:04:47
3. Alice Johnston – 2:17:03
Elementary Relay
1. Mountview Cougars: Finley Enns, Parker Sokolun, Sam Chabot, Marcus Kennedy
2. Cataline 1: Matthew Jacques, Trevor Jacques, Linden Hay, Eli Thiessen
3. Cataline 2: Keira Vermeulen, Gavin Brown, Owen Kritz, Ethan Smid
4. Mountview Lions: Max Sanford, Bayley Cail, Clearly Manning, Kendra Parent
5. Chilcotin Road: Ella Romanchuck, Grace Turner, Quentin Silver, Ashlar Silver
Family Relay
1. We’ve Got the Runs: Robyn Morrow, Brett Douglas, Madison Douglas, Denyka Carrier – 2:18:36
High School Relay
1. Mountview – Running Like We Stole: Bronwyn Pocock, Taylor Brink, Gabrielle Pierce, Karena Sokolan – 1:47:30
Relay 20-29
1. Tim’s Team: Timothy Routtu, Nancy-Anne McLaren – 1:39:49
2. Duke and Alektra: Brittany Klingmann, Scot Klingmann – 1:44:33
3. Late Bloomers: Sarah Anderton, Danielle Mader – 2:07:37 – incorrect route
Relay 40-plus
1. Age Doesn’t Matter: Robin Hoffos, Guy Newsome, John Youds, Mark VanderMaaten – 1:50:11
