The 13th Annual PMC Science Fair Fun Run was a huge success and we want to thank everyone who came out and supported our fund raising event! Runners were met with cool, slightly breezy weather - ideal for running. The sun eventually showed itself from behind the clouds bringing a little more warmth during the awards ceremony.
The Athletes' Village is a perfect start/finish location
with ample room for mingling, visiting the displays and relaxing before and
after the run. There’s even a Terra Breads there now which we must admit, we
indulged in both before (coffee and hot chocolate…) and after (blueberry bread…) the run.
616 runners participated with
timing chips (many others ran and walked but chose not to be timed…) and from
what we've heard through our Facebook page and other emails, many personal records
were broken. The overall winner Philip Edgcumbe crossed the finish line with a
gun time of 17:28, a fabulous 3:30 per kilometre pace. Two runners battled for second
and third places with Bryan Andrews coming second in 18:03 and Richard Jang
third in 18:14. The first woman across the finish line was Erin Barrett, 7th
place overall with a gun time of 18:50.
This year's first place corporate team
was KPMG followed closely by second place PMC and third place Deloitte. In the
school team category UBC Engineering Co-op blazed to a first place finish, with UBC Science eCo-op second
and Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair rounding out third.
There were many other outstanding
performances in individual age groups and team categories and we congratulate you all! A
complete list of overall, age group and team results can be found on the Race Headquarters website.
A race re-cap would not be
complete without acknowledgement and thank you to our wonderful group of
volunteers! Without your hard work, the race could not take place. Many
comments were received about the inspiration provided by the White Spot Pipe
Band near the halfway mark. The music was very uplifting at an important point
in the race!
Photos from the run are up
on our Facebook page - please have a look – and we encourage you to become
Fans! We hope everyone had a wonderful time and once again, thank you to
everyone who made this day a great success!
The PMC Science Fair Fun Run Team
