Haney Harrison 100Km
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada

Leading from start to finish, Hassan Lofti-Pour of North Vancouver
ran a strong race to cap off a successful season by winning the Haney
to Harrison 100Km in a time of 8:15:11 knocking close to 10 minutes
off his previous year's time. Andy Bachmann of Pitt Meadows ran
negative splits to move up through the field and capture 2nd place in
a time of 8:59:13. Ron Rillorta of Coquitlam, stepping up from
Ironman triathlons to run his first ultra, finished third in 9:18:00.

Nicola Gildersleeve of North Vancouver looked fresh and consistent
taking the win in the women's race in 9:31:31 having tapered for this
race by running the New York City Marathon just 6 days
before. Second place went to Ultraman athlete Barb Owen of Maple
Ridge in 11:50:11, just ahead of Coquitlam's Lucy Ryan who turned in
a time of 11:54:29 less than a month after finishing the Ironman
triathlon in Kona.
Race conditions were mild and damp, with temperatures in the low
teens Celsius (low fifties F) and only about four hours of rain
compared to the torrential downpours of the last two years. The
course consists of paved highways following British Columbia's scenic
Sasquatch Drive. Starting just outside Vancouver in Maple Ridge, the
course winds its way over rolling hills, passing through Mission and
into the lush farmlands of the Fraser Valley enroute to the finish in
the idyllic resort community of Harrison Hot Springs. This year
marked the 12th running of the event.
Of course, if it wasn't for the volunteers, nobody would be running
at all. The efforts of the volunteers cannot go
unnoticed, particularly in wet rainy conditions, which may not be
bad to run in, but truly create a different form of endurance event
for the volunteers on the course.

Full race results are at:
http://www.raceheadquarters.com/results/2008/run/H2H2008Ultra.html

31 starters
27 finishers

Ron Adams
H2H 100K Ultra Event Director