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Munro Second in BC Orientering championships.

By Andrew Mitchell

The woods around Whistler came alive this past weekend as the town played host to the B.C. Orienteering Championships. There were three courses — a short course on Nesters Hill and a middle distance competition in Lost Lake Park on Saturday, and a long distance event in the Brandywine area on Sunday.

Several competitors took part in all three events, with an overall provincial champion crowned at the end of the weekend and titles awarded for short, middle and long events.

Whistler’s Scott Brammer placed first in the men’s open competition with a course time of 23 minutes and 11 seconds, while Duncan Munro placed a distant second after struggling to find a checkpoint.

Joel Young raced unopposed in the Men’s Open 3 race.

In the middle distance race, where courses were up to 3.1 km in length, Whistler’s Martin Padroe was 10th in the Men’s 20 category in a time of 35:14. Young was second in the same group in 50:17.

Sheryl Reynolds was unopposed in the Women’s Open 3 category in 1:50:39.

Gary Robbins, a Squamish adventure racer, placed first in the Men’s Open 5 group in 30:05.

The long distance course followed a route that was up to 5.1 km in length, providing you move smoothly from checkpoint to checkpoint.

Whistler’s Mark Fearman, Robbins’s racing partner, placed 13th in the Men’s 20 category in 2:16:15, while Robbins was 16th in 3:31:38.

Joel young competed in Men’s Open 4, placing first in 1:14:48 on a shorter 2.8 km course with eight checkpoint

loop the lakes

Local runners Loop the Lakes

The second annual Loop the Lakes trail run took place this past Sunday in Squamish with 8 km and 15 km course options around Alice Lake drawing more than 110 participants.

The 15 km race was a battle up front until John Davies broke away on the descent to cross the line in 1:05:40. Mt. Currie’s Sean Wolfe finished second in 1:06:25.

Whistler’s Duncan Munro placed fourth overall in 1:07:41, and was second in the Under 40 age category.

The top female was Squamish athlete Teresa Hoivik, who placed seventh overall in 1:12:13.

Whistler’s Walter Wallgram was 14th overall in 1:15:22 and second in the 40 to 49 age category.

Lisa Kallio was the second female overall and in the Under 40 category in 1:15:37.

Daniel Havens placed second in the men’s Over 50 category in 1:16:05.

Local running coach Val Burke was 25th overall in 1:19:28.

Hilary Lindh was one spot back in 1:20:32.

Lee Edwards was 29th in 1:22:02.

Robert Tan was 30th in 1:23:13.

In the 8 km loop adventure racer Jen Segger-Gigg placed fifth overall and was the top female in 36:23.

Shannon Susko placed 22nd overall in 44:30, while Ian McCurdy was 23rd in 44:34.

Libby McKeever finished in 1:04:17.

Complete results are available online at www.loopthelakes.com.

The Loop the Lakes run is the fourth event in the Sea 2 Sky Trail Running Series. Other events are the Rubble Creek Classic trail run, a 25 km route, on Sept. 24, and the Lumpy’s Epic 12 km run on Oct. 14. For more information visit www.s2srun.com