With a podium position in her sights, Lindsay Carson came up just short in Nanaimo, B.C., Saturday.

The 26-year-old finished sixth overall in the senior women’s six-kilometre race at the 2015 B.C. Cross Country Championships in Beban Park.

Carson finished in 19:38.91, over 50 seconds behind overall winner Sarah Inglis.

The current Yukon cross-country champ said she had “mixed reviews” about her performance.

“The conditions were great and it was a very fast course, but I did kind of come up short. I did want to have a podium finish,” she said.

“I think what it boils down to is it was just one of those days where you have an off race. The field was really quite competitive as well, so you really had to bring your A-game if you were going to have a top-three finish.”

Last year, she finished third at provincials in Abbotsford, then went on to place eighth at nationals in Vancouver. She would go on to take 59th at worlds last April in China.

While her time at provincials was quicker than last year, she said the Nanaimo course was shorter than its listed distance.

Carson will now set her sights on the Canadian championships, set to take place in Kingston, Ont., Nov. 28.

The Whitehorse resident said her latest performance will only motivate her to train harder.

“It just reminds me that I need to stay focused and push my effort for races.”

Carson wasn’t the only Yukon runner competing in the Vancouver Island city last weekend.

Kieran Halliday finished 22nd in the junior men’s field, crossing the finish line of the eight-km race in 26:21.84.

The 19-year-old was one of four junior men representing the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

Halliday’s teammate John Gay won the junior men’s race in 23:17.21.

“The course was fast and almost certainly a little short,” Halliday told the Star.

“My race wasn’t really what I was hoping for, but the season’s not over yet.

“Cross-country is an incredibly demanding sport and every season is exhausting. Along with my coursework, it makes for quite a duo.

“Sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated for such a long season, but the thing you have to remember is that if you keep it a priority, the results will come – even if it’s after a few setbacks.”

Halliday said the Thunderbirds men finished third overall and will now turn their focus towards a race in Denver in two weeks – a precursor to nationals.

“I’m just glad to be a part of the team and I want to do my best so that we can do as well as possible on the regional and national stage.”