The Squamish trails are officially open for business, and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) took advantage of that fact on Saturday (April 4).
MEC hosted its second trail running race of the year on the Smoke Bluffs trails, where hundreds competed in both the five and 10-kilometre distances.
Whistler’s Vincent Pagot had the fastest time amongst all competitors in the 10-kilometre race, posting a time of 52:42. Runners David Starr and Julien Lamoureux placed second and third respectively with times of 55:11 and 55:23.
The top local male in the 10-kilometre race was Marko Toijanen, who was 10th overall with a time of 1:01:11.
North Vancouver’s Rebecca Sheffield was tops in the female 10-kilometre run, posting a time of 56:08. Squamish’s Zoe Dawson had the top local time, finishing second with a time of 59:56. Coquitlam runner Olivia Willett was third at 1:01:37.
Squamish was also well represented in the men’s five kilometre division. The father-son combination of Jody Parry and Luke Parry finished second and third. Father Jody (29:25) beat out son Luke (29:36) by 11 seconds in the race. Quentin Emerian had the top time at 29:02.
In the women’s 5 km, Charlotte Prangley had the top time of 33:28, with Baneet Bains in second at 33:29. Squamish’s Lorraine Yeung was third, posting a time of 34:18.
The next race in the MEC series occurs on April 12 in Downtown Vancouver. For complete results from the race, visit www.members.shaw.ca/trioevents/MECNVApr15.pdf.
