Sunshine in September - 2008

For only it's second year as a CFA event, Sunshine in September for 2008 was a huge success! The weather was perfect, the trails were dry, the ferry was on time, and the number of participants was up... alot!!

13 folks toed the line at Langdale ferry terminal and put all their trust in my course directions. After the (unfortunately!) mandatory 3km section of highway everyone was able to enjoy the excellent, non-technical single-track trails of the Sunshine Coast.

Though I was unable to run it this year, I did manage to tag along behind on my mountain bike and get some photos of the runners as they headed back after the turnaround point.

Bill, Des, Tim and JP got distracted picking up garbage and overshot the Red Baron trail junction which added a couple of extra kilometres to their run.

Ean, JoJo and EJ came cruising down the trail hootin' and hollerin' and generally sounding like they were having the times of their lives!

We all met up at the Wheatberries Cafe back at the terminal for some well deserved drinks and delectable treats before catching the 12:20pm ferry back to Horseshoe Bay.

Some memorable comments that made me really proud of the course were 'some of the best trails I've run on', 'nice change from the technical North Shore', 'amazing area and perfect weather', 'so glad I came out to do this run!' ... these are my reward as an event host!

Thanks everyone for coming out this year. Hope to see you for the 3rd installment of Sunshine In September in 2009!!

Please add your own comments or impressions via the comment form below or as a blog post (that will be attached to this page).  If you have photos of the day, upload them to the Flickr CFA group, tag them with SunshineInSeptember2008 SunshineInSeptember and ClubFatAssEvents.  Photos uploaded so far are posted here.

Results 

First Name	Last Name	Event	Points	Time
Bill	Dagg	29km (unplanned detour)	2 + 1 *	3:13
Tim	Wiens	29km (unplanned detour)	2	3:13
JP	Obbagy	29km (unplanned detour)	2 + 1 *	3:13
christine	rybak	26km	1	3:13
Jackie	Muir	26km	2	3:13
Killaine	Sharman	26km	2	3:19
Pamela	Keck	26km	1	3:19
desmond	mott	22km (start at parking lot + unplanned detour)	2 + 1 *	2:35
Kim	Taylor	21km	2	3:32
Pat	Matthieu	21km	2	3:32
Sibylle	Tinsel	18km	2	3:22
Patricia	Barry	18km	2	3:22
Ean	Jackson	11km	2
JoJo		11km	2
EJ		11km	2
Berglind	Hafsteinsdottir	bike	3**
	* garbage bonus point ** EH point

 

 

2007 Sunshine in September

8 September 2007 - Starter Photo

Running for the ferry on glorious Sunshine...

The Sunshine Coast lived up to its' name as we were greeted with nothing but glorious sunshine for the inaugral running of the Sunshine in September event. Sibylle, Craig and myself headed out on what can only be described as stunning day.

We met at the church on Taylor Way and, after sampling some of Craig's fresh homebaked choc-chip cookies (yum!), loaded into Craig's car for the quick drive to Horseshoe Bay. We were pleasantly suprised to find out that today was Faresaver day on BC Ferries - half price fares for everyone!!! - we paid our mere $5.40 for a return ticket, hopped on, sat back and enjoyed the views on the very short ride across to Langdale.

As expected, the trail was in perfect condition and we ran along enjoying our surroundings. We didn't come across another soul all day and the opportunities to pick up trash were really few and far between.

Reaching the clear-cut at almost 10km offered us the chance to take in the views down to Roberts Creek and across to Vancouver Island. Sibylle turned around at the 10km mark while Craig and I, after some quick calculations, decided we had enough time to complete the extra 6km loop and get down to catch the 12.20pm ferry. The additional distance was great - especially blasting down Red Baron trail - but time was of the essence and thankfully it was practically all downhill. We reached the terminal with less then 10 minutes to spare.

Thanks to Craig and Sibylle for coming out - you know we all set course records today!!!

Please click here for a slideshow of more photos.

Name	Distance	Time	Points
Sibylle	20km	3h 36m	3
Berglind	26km	3h 50m	3
Craig	26km	3h 50m	4
Rhonda	DNS		-1
Cheryl	DNS		-1
Sharon	DNS		-1

 

 

 

 

 

Until next year!

Berglind