The Rotary Club’s 16th annual Loop The Lake Walk/Run event enjoyed another wonderful day, with 665 participants, many of them local, turning out.
Money from this year’s event will support a variety of Rotary projects. Locally, club projects include bursaries, youth exchanges, Valley Pride, the seniors’ Christmas dinner, vocational support, and many others.
Internationally, fundraising support pays for education and training for children and women in developing countries (even in the dumps of Guatemala), disaster relief, cleft palate surgeries, water projects and orphanage support.
This year’s winners and best times in each event were:
1/2 MARATHON GOLD MEDALS:
Evan Carr
Samantha Boychuk, Pickering, Ont.
Kieran Jimenez, Wasa Lake
Nadyia Fryu, Fairmont Hot Springs (overall best time female, 1:26:03)
Emiel Pietersen, Golden (overall best time male, 1:15:37)
Erin Newton, Invermere
Peter Laycock, Rossland
Veronique Hul, Invermere
Ed Bickley, Invermere
Marlene Houghton, South Slocan
Rick Ferrier, Invermere
10 KM GOLD MEDALS:
Matt Swallow, Invermere
Terese Mazurkekwich, Calgary
Jack Baker, Calgary
Keira Poelzer, Calgary
Jakub Sumbera, Invermere (overall best time male, 34:28)
Megan Molnar, Golden (overall best time female, 43:00)
Gregory Bridgett, Calgary
Erin Durand, Calgary
Lyle Korinetz, Calgary
Michelle Taylor, Invermere
Herb Weller, Invermere
Ann Ceccanese, Calgary
Paul Webster, Damascus, Syria
Ingrid Sands, Fairmont Hot Springs
1/2 MARATHON SILVER MEDALS:
Natasha Garraway, Calgary
Max Flowerday, Calgary
Kathryn Waslen, Calgary
Cameron Ellum, Calgary
Susan Olson, Golden
Michael Parker, Calgary
Susan Witwicki, Calgary
Michael Taylor, Calgary
Liz Vanderdruk, Invermere
Tom McCaig, Swift Current
10 KM SILVER MEDALS:
Nicholas L’Amarca, Calgary
Perri Mazurkewich, Calgary
Jaxon Thibault, Calgary
Emma Ross, Invermere
Andrew Spurrell, Calgary
Danielle Spiro, Calgary
Rory Brownell, Calgary
Jackie Porcu, Calgary
Derek Keller, Calgary
Jacqueline Pinsonneault, Invermere
Terry Raymond, Cochrane
Louise Poelzer, Calgary
Ron Keller, Provost
Nessie Hollicky, Calgary
1/2 MARATHON BRONZE MEDALS:
Lauren Bland, Edmonton
Ryan Chambers, Calgary
Stacie Carrigan, West Kelowna
Jason Scratch, Calgary
Adrienne Thoms, Calgary
Steve Saunders, Calgary
Tanya Szarko, Calgary
Brian Hohm, Calgary
Leslie Sherlock, Calgary
Ken Danberger, Calgary
10 KM BRONZE MEDALS:
Jackson Riddell, Windermere
Britney Henderson,
Polo Evans, summer in Windermere
Megan Kinley, Invermere
Graeme Worden, Calgary
Erika Janisch, Calgary
Jordan Coldham, Calgary
Kelly Guss, Calgary
Richard McCleary, Invermere
Lynne Gibson, Bragg Creek
And congratulations to all those who “accomplished what they set out to do!”
CURRENT RECORDS HELD BY:
1/2 Marathon:
Female — Shelly Bergeron, 1:22:45
Male — Jevin Monds, 1:15:04
10K Run:
Female — Emily Kroshus, 36:39
Male — Devon Kershaw, 32:49
