Results - Go Home Via The Hanes Valley

The fourth annual Go Home, this year as Go Home Via The Hanes Valley, is wrapped up and preliminary results are posted below.

Report. Well the first running of the Go Home via the Haines Valley is complete. The weather was near perfect for the run. There were 9 runners who showed up for the 8:30 start time and 2 others who were late starters .

The nine of us started out at a nice easy pace towards Norvan Falls, Of the nine, 3 were only going to the Falls. When we arrived at the bridge crossing Norvan creek Ean couldn't resist the peer pressure and the chance for a back country run. Even though he was not prepared for the back country we took pity on him and allowed him to come along.

As soon as you cross over the bridge you can see that this part of trail is much less used by hikers. We soon arrived at the Lynn creek crossing. The crossing was an easy affair. The large log that spans the creek allowed us to keep our feet dry.

About 20 minutes along the trail we came across a huge washout. What was once a 3 meter small gully is now a 15 meter gully with lots of rocks and tree stumps. This must have happened during one of the big storms over the past winter. Soon after we came to the helipad and our first good view of the big scree slope and the col. We spent a few minutes here refueling and taking photos. A few minutes along the trail and we came to our first big boulders . Many of these were newly fallen as they were nice and clean with no dirt or moss on them. Again this must of come down in one of the storms.

I was leading up the scree slope with my head down as I got about a 3 rd of the way up I lifted my head and realized there was a black bear not 20 feet above me. I said a few choice words in surprise and told the others to watch out for the bear. We all stopped to look and try and take photos but our cameras didn't have zooms. We soon noticed an even smaller bear. Turns out it was a mother and cub. Both were very small. I can't imagine the cub lasting the winter.

As we made our way to the top of the slope, we heard heckling from above. Turns out Graham and Ryne from KINTEC had set up a small aid station for us with gels, bars and some much needed water. Thanks a lot guys it was very much appreciated. We hung around for 10 minutes or so enjoying the view but the bugs were bad and we still had some more climbing to do so we headed on up towards the pass.

Ryne, Graham and Ean decided to go right at the pass instead of left and go for a jaunt up to Crown Mountain. Chris, Tim, Colin, Andy, Paul and myself headed towards Grouse Chalet and the road home.

Never think that once you get to the col that your climbing is over. I find the section from the pass to the turn off for Goat Mountain the toughest part.There are slippery steep sections with chains to help you up and it just keeps going. We made it to Grouse in about 3:20.

Tim headed down via the gondola. The rest of us filled up with more water and started down Mountain Highway. Colin and Andy blasted down and took a few shortcuts by cutting down some of the bike trails thus avoiding the relentless down on Mountain Highway. I think I might change the course next year and add those in to the run. We have all been up and down Mountain Highway enough times. Paul, Chris and I were not too far behind and finished in 4:43. Without the breaks we could of easily made it in just over 4 hours. Weather held and actually got better in the end, it was a great run.

I hope I didn't scare to many off with my dire warnings, but this run can be difficult in bad weather. Hope to see more of you out next year.

Thanks to KINTEC for the aid station and the draw prizes, KINSEYS, TRAIL RUNNER MAGAZINE for their draw prizes. Also a big thanks to MOSQUITO CREEK BAR AND GRILL for the free beer and good food and service .

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Results

Points	First Name	Last Name	Event	Time
2	Tim	Wiens	18km	3:21
2	Andy	Nicol	30km - custom	4:24
2	Colin	Freeland	30km - custom	4:24
4* **	Des	Mott	30km	4:43
1	Paul	Cubbon	30km	4:43
2	Chris	Benn	30km	4:43
1	Amy	MacArthur	30km	6:50
1	Andrew	Laing	30km	6:50
1	Pamela	Keck	14km	2:05
2	Maureen	Wiens	14km	3:00
1	Ean	Jackson	custom	6:03
1	Ryne	Melcher	custom/crew	?
1	Graham	Archer	custom/crew	?
-1	Ryan	Conroy	0	DNS
-1	Dom	Repta	0	DNS

* Bonus Point for garbage collection
** Event Host Point

2007 Go Home - Results

Thanks to the 30 or so runners who came out for a tough 20 km ( rumour has it it might be a little less). We all started the day in dry conditions but that was short lived, as we got to the high point of the run, the rain started. There where a few missed turns (even though the runners had directions) and a couple of tumbles. Chris being the most serious, a scraped knee which drew some blood. Tim and Micheal set a fast pace which a few of us kept up with for a while, but they dropped us (me anyway) on the downhill on Neds. I now take it a little easier on the downhills and definitely don't look at my watch when I'am going down steep trails . I've learnt my lesson after a bad face plant a few months ago . Bill was next to the finish a few minutes behind Tim and Micheal followed soon by Ran. Laddie and Carrie end up with the draw prizes and most of us enjoyed our free beer courtesy of Mosquito Creek Grill . Next year Cheryl will take over this event in this time slot,and I'll will put on the Hanes Valley Crossover run in late August. Hope to see you all there . Des

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Name	Distance	Time	Points
Micheal Spagnut	20 km	2:11	1
Tim Wiens	20 km	2:11	2
Bill Dagg	20 km	2:16	2
Ran Katzman	20 km	2:20	2
Chris Benn	20 km	2:24	2
Desmond Mott	20 km	2:24	3
Greg Puchniak	20 km	2:33	2
Penny Jakobsen	20 km	2:50	2
Daniel Probst	20 km	2:50	2
Karl Jensen	20 km	2:50	2
Melissa Pace	20 km	2:50	2
Glenn Pace	20 km	2:50	1
Laddie Hannam	20 km	3:01	1
Kim Taylor	20 km	3:02	2
Al Harman	20 km	3:30	1
Marla Allen	20 km	3:35	2
Carrie Walsh	20 km	3:35	2
Carolyn King	20 km	3:38	2
Neil Ambrose	20 km	3:38	2
Cheryl Johnson	20 km	3:47	2
John Machray	20 km	3:48	1
Chad Hyson	20 km	3:55	1
Arlene Macaulay	20 km	Good time	2
Ryan Conroy	Custom	1:32	1
Sibylle Tinsel	Custom	2:50	2
Barb Crone	14 km	3:03	2
Shauna Puchniak	14 km	3:03	2
Dom Repta	No show	-	-1
Ann Taylor	No show	-	-1
Carolyn Goluza	No show	-	-1

2006 - Year 2

 

First Name	Last Name	City/Town	Points	Time
Dom	Repta	Vancouver	3	2:15
Bill	Dagg	Vancouver	1	2:22
Ran	Katzman	Vancouver	1	2:22
Daniel	Probst	Bellingham	2	2:22
Desmond	Mott	North Vancouver	2	2:32
Sarah	Browne	Vancouver	1	2:58
Ean	Jackson	North Vancouver	1	2:58
Doug	Keir	North Vancouver	2	2:58
Wade	Repta	Vancouver	1	3:01
Gilles	Barbeau	Vancouver	1	3:08
Lorraine	Suomi	North Vancouver	2	3:10
Karl	Jensen	North Vancouver	2	3:10:01
Laddie	Hannam	North Vancouver	1	3:13
Baldwin	Lee	Burnaby	2	custom 3:14
Gary	Moorman	Vancouver	1	?
Nicholas	Swianiewicz	Vancouver	2	?
Alana	Arnold	Hope	?	DNS

2005 - Year 1

19 November 2005

31 Starters
31 Finishers

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Event Report (by Ean Jackson)

The Go Deep or Go Home 80/20 trail run is held in Deep Cove, BC in late August. It’s a tough 20K loop on technical trails that offers distances up to 80K. While many of Canada’s top trail runners have attempted the course, none have ever completed the loop 4 times.

The Go Home 20K is a fall classic and sister run to the Go Deep or Go Home. Starting at the civilized hour of 9:00, it’s a good workout on the same loop, and a challenge that trail runners of any ability can complete before lunch.

Today, host Dom Repta lived up to the challenge: He stayed home!

Poor Dom. Actually, he was stuck in Washington, DC. In spite of time he’d invested preparing the Go Home 20, he feared he would let his running guests down. There was a flurry of emergency calls and emails. Dho! Lightning struck twice: He could send email, but due to a computer glitch, he couldn’t receive!

As it turned out, a comparatively large group of runners for a Club Fat Ass event showed up in the parking lot of Panorama Park in Deep Cove. Kaioma, brother Wade’s dog, was the only one who may have noticed Dom wasn’t there!

Given that it was an election day, we took a vote and opted to have the finisher party at the start. Gary “Birthday Boy” Robbins from Squamish was awarded an annual subscription to Trail Runner magazine. (It was Dom's birthday, too, by the way.) After a very brief trail briefing, we were off.

The start area was a thick with fog, but looking up toward Mount Seymour, we could see the snow-capped peak draped in sunshine. It was cool, but since the course starts with a long, undulating ascent, it didn’t take long before the layers started coming off. By the time we reached the Deep Cove lookout, Troy Angrignon had removed his jacket and gloves. By the time we got to Old Buck, Sue Nicholson had stripped down to her jog bra. Goodness knows what was going on up ahead with the lead pack!

As with many Club Fat Ass events, a handful of runners figured they could figure out the way without a course description. They all logged a few bonus miles. Bill Dagg and Mike won purple heart awards for twisting an ankle and wrenching an arm, respectively. Patricia Jensen pointed out that a particular intersection near the mushroom parking lot was a “Y” and not a “T” as described in the course instructions. According to Club Fat Ass tradition, the Event Host buys a beer for the first person to indicate an error in their course description. Would this be considered a nit, or is Dommer buying?

No mystical patches of magic mushrooms were discovered. There were no bear sightings on the course. Warm sunshine and spectacular views of Deep Cove welcomed finishers who seemed to arrive in groups of 3s and 4s. A tailgate party spontaneous happened in the parking lot.

Many thanks to Cheryl Johnson who offered her windshield as a place to put the results list, Aimee Dunn who passed around a big Tupperware container of home baked cookies and muffins and Dom Repta who organized the event.

Please contact Sibylle if you have corrections/additions to the results below:

First Name	Last Name	City/Town	Event	Time	Points
Tim	Wiens	Vancouver	20k	2:12:45	2
Magnus	Johansson	Vancouver	20k	2:13	2
Chris	Benn	Vancouver	20k	2:13:42	2
Jim	Swadling	North Van	20k	2:13:42	2
Patricia	Jensen	North Van	20k	2:14:47	2
Desmond	Mott	North Van	20k	2:24	2
Bill	Dagg	Vancouver	20k	2:28	2
Louise	Oram	Vancouver	20k	2:28:06	1
Ron	Adams	North Van	20k	2:35	1
John	Foy	North Van	20k	2:35	1
Derrick	Johnstone	North Van	20k	2:35	2
Dan	Havens	Whistler	20k	2:37	1
Mark	Fearman	Pemberton	20k	2:37	1
Gary	Robbins	Squamish	20k	2:37	2
Tom	Jarecki	Delta	20k	2:37	2
Aimee	Dunn	North Van	20k	2:37	2
Rob	Ruff	Surrey	20k	2:45	1
Corey	Doell	Langley	20k	2:47	1
Sue	Nicholson	North Van	20k	2:49	1
Wade	Repta	Vancouver	20k	2:49	1
Baldwin	Lee	Burnaby	20k	3:25:46	2
Gilles	Barbeau	Vancouver	20k	3:34:55	2
Christopher	Oram	Vancouver	20k	3:42	1
Carolyn	King	Maple Ridge	20k	4:00	1
Craig	Moore	North Van	20k	4:00	2
Cheryl	Johnson	Pitt Meadows	20k	4:01	1
Patricia	Barry	Vancouver	20k	4:18	2
Michele	Sherstan	North Van	20k	4:18	2
Michael	Grimley	Vancouver	custom	2:57	1
Troy	Angrignon	Vancouver	custom	1:24	1
Ean	Jackson	North Van	custom	1:24	2