One hundred and seventy-four runners took part in the final installment of the Peninsula Runners’ Fraser Valley Trail Running Series.
The event was held on March 1 and saw runners complete either the Fort to Fort half marathon (48 runners) or the 8-km run (126 runners).
The overall winners were White Rock’s Chris Barth (1:22:04) for the men’s participants, and on the female side, it was Vancouver’s Andrea Taylor (1:40:45) in their respective half marathons.
And in the 8-km race, Surrey’s Tyler Ginther won with a time of 28:40 and Olivia Willett of Coquitlam was the top female at 32:14.
Age group winners included:
Half Marathon
Ages 20-29:
Graham Laurie (Mission) 1:26.06 and Arden Holmes (Langley) 145:58
Ages 30-39:
Josh Saffold (Langley) 1:24:56 and Andrea Taylor (Vancouver) 1:40:45
Ages 40-49:
Chris Barth (White Rock) 1:22:04 and Sherri Todd (Langley) 1:51:33
Ages 50-59:
Robert Durrant (Langley) 1:28:02 and Joanie Proske (Langley) 2:08:06
Ages 60-69:
Norm Angell (Aldergrove) 1:53:27 and Pippa Wall (Vancouver) 2:40:50
Ages 70-79:
Liz Dilasser (Surrey) 1:59:50
8-km
Ages 19 and under:
Joshua Krauchi (Maple Ridge) 37:00 and Olivia Willett (Coquitlam) 32:14
Ages 20-29:
Myles Krauchi (Abbotsford) 37:00 and Kate McKinnon (Langley) 36:01
Ages 30-39:
Benjamin Schmitt (Chilliwack) 30:08 and Corinne Issel (White Rock) 33:19
Ages 40-49:
Tyler Ginther (Surrey) 28:40 and Wendy Wiseman (Surrey) 44:05
Ages 50-59:
Gordon Flett (Vancouver) 36:47 and Jayne Nelson (Surrey) 42:11
Ages 60-69:
Gerry Van Gaans (Coquitlam) 35:20 and Barbara Kawasaki (Surrey) 48:26
Ages 70+
Brian Parkinson (Langley) 45:33
And while the Trail Running Series is complete, the next Peninsula Runners’ event is the Golden Ears Half Marathon and 10-km run, which spans Pitt Meadows and Langley. The race will be on March 15.
