Run for Rwanda: results and thank yous

Bowfest day dawned bright and sunny, and there was a robust turn-out for this year’s Run for Rwanda. A record number of kids (fifty) signed up for the 1.5 km run that started at 8:30 a.m.
There were plenty of newcomers participating in the adult runs, as well as many participants who haven’t missed a year since the inception of Run for the Ferry Congratulations to the younger runners who took up the challenge for a longer run and did a great job.
Many thanks to our volunteers who are so critical to the success of this event. Special mention should be made of Roger McGillivray who works very hard every year in setting-up and dismantling the finish line. Also a special thanks to Barry Adams and Heather Coulthart who manage the race course and the marshals, to Lisa Brougham for organising the kids’ race, and finally Peter Baumgartner who is responsible for our art work and many other chores.
Our major sponsor is North Shore Athletics who provide our bibs and also donate substantial gift certificates and water bottles, besides attending the event to support us.
Our financial sponsors are vital to the run: Paragon Financial, Frits de Vries Architect, Dr. Gloria Chao, Mary Letson of Positively Fit, Chilliwack Ford and Barbara Wahler Interior Designer. Donors of good food, drinks and water are McTaggart Water, Artisan Eats, Ruddy Potato, The Snug and Savary Island Pie Co. We received awesome prizes from Artigiani Milanesi, a fabulous box of wine from Peller Estates and prizes for the kids from Union Steamship Marina. Artisan Office Services and the Undercurrent do our printing and publish our articles respectively. First Credit Union, Bowfest and Phoenix on Bowen also help us out. Our grateful thanks go to all of the above.

Here are the results of the adult runs:
5K Women: 1st, Taylor McIntosh (20:55); 2nd, Zoe Neish (21:15); 3rd, Lisa Brougham (22:26)
5K Men: 1st, Daichan Shibata (20:00); 2nd, Nicholas Belluk (23:16); 3rd, Braeden Waters (23:21)
10K Women: 1st, Callie Brougham (48:42); 2nd, Alicia Hoppenrath (50:28); 3rd, Jill Kenney/ Kim Juneja (57:07)
10K Men: 1st, Colin Kerr (39:51); 2nd, Bjorn Knutson (40:53); 3rd, Cam McIntosh (41:73)
Complete results for these runs can be found on our website rotaryrunforrwanda.com. This is a community fun run and walk. We have very low overheads as we try to send the maximum amount possible to our charity, Komera Canada (komeracanada.ca) that supports girls at high school in Rwanda. We hope that any glitches in our results and our timing will be forgiven! Many thanks to our supporters and donors. We look forward to seeing you all next year, plus those who couldn’t make it this time around.