University students help fun run and walk average 50 per week

Another evening of summer-like weather on Tuesday brought out another large group of participants in this week’s edition of Athletics Yukon’s Intersport Fun Run and Walk.

Another evening of summer-like weather on Tuesday brought out another large group of participants in this week’s edition of Athletics Yukon’s Intersport Fun Run and Walk.

“We are delighted that we’ve been averaging about 50 runners and walkers every Tuesday evening and it’s great to see people of all ages involved,” said Athletics Yukon’s president Tanya Astika, after surveying the large crowd of 53 participants.

In many ways, Tuesday night was a running of the Ravens, Badgers, Nanooks and Seawolves as university students from a variety of Canada and U.S. schools dominated most of the running side of the event.

John Parry (University of Alaska at Fairbanks Nanooks) once again saw his star rise to first place overall (17:56) with a mindboggling pace time of 5:45 minutes per mile.

Second place finisher Sam Lindsey (University of Alaska at Anchorage Seawolves), in his first five-kilometre race of the season, showed that his cross country ski legs and lungs are in fine shape even without snow (18:31).

Students at Ontario universities during the school year, Coralie Ullyett (Brock University Badgers) and Brittany Pearson (Carleton University Ravens) tied for first and third place in the women’s five-km run (24:06). They were not far behind first place finisher Shannon Thompson (23:05) and Katie Lowey (23:53) who took second place honours.

Four walkers took on the challenge of the 10-km course. Ruth Hall, having just celebrated a birthday that brought her into a new decade, charged into the finish area to claim first place (1:13:32).

Just 14 seconds behind Hall was Arlene Ogden who took a well deserved silver medal showing both speed and wonderful technique as she crossed the line. First-timers Sheri Blaker and Tracey Arrell tied for third place (1:18:20).

10-km runners male

Name Time

1. Keith Thaxter 41.10

2. Don White 45.06

3. Dan MacDonald 49.03

10-km runners female

1. Elaine Corben 59.22

10-km walkers

1. Ruth Hall 1:13.32

2. Arlene ogden 1:13.46

3. Tracey Arrell 1:18.20

4. Sheri Blaker 1:18.20

Five-km runners male

1. John Parry 17.56

2. Sam Lindsey 18.31

3. Bill Parry 18.55

4. Doug Delamare 19.28

5. Tom Ullyett 19.37

6. Robin Stacey 19.50

7. David Radcliffe 20.19

8. Ryan Burke 19.50

9. Jake Hansen 20.27

10. Greg Lane 20.34

11. Joel Stacey 21.37

12. Bob Nishikawa 22.39

13. Terry Boone 22.51

14. Patrick Anderson 24.17

15. T.C. Dodge 25.09

Five-km runners

1. Shannon Thompson 23.05

2. Katie Lowey 23.53

3. Coralie Ullyett 24.06

4. Brittany Pearson 24.06

5. Wendy Taylor 24.17

6. Jennifer Whipple 25.30

7. Carolyn Steele-Lane 26.19

8. Terri Publicover 26.35

9. Jenny Trapnell 26.50

10. Veronique Herry 26.57

11. Emily Dorosz 27.17

12. Nicole Hulstein 27.18

13. Kirstin Ridout 27.54

14. Alexis Miller 28.24

15. Micha Copland 28.25

Five-km walkers

1. Tanya Astika 36.43

Four-km runners

1. Theresa White 25.08

2.5-km runners

1. Mathias Frostad 22.53

1. Christine Smith 22.53

2. Tayler Mitchell 31.53

For complete results and a list of upcoming events, visit http://www.athleticsyukon.ca

Submitted by Tom Ullyett, on behalf of Athletics Yukon.