New Balance Fall Classic 2007

Alas!! Another year of races has gone by just like that. The last race of the season which was the New Balance Fall Classic at UBC came to a great closing. Ray and I did the same race last year and we both got our personal best times for this year; thanks to the sunny weather. The nice weather definitely plays a big part for the runner's performance. Even though I got up at 5am for Ray's half marathon and my 5K race didn't start till 10am, it was all worth it because he did an awesome job and came in with an amazing time of 1hr and 29mins (1:29:41) at 35th/895 overall, 29th/400 for males and 6th/106 in his age group. Wow!!! I am so proud of him. Well done! As for me, I am proud of myself too because I was aiming for sub-28mins and I did it!! I finished my 5K in 27:00mins. Next year, maybe I will try sub-27mins. Hmm...we'll see about that. Anyway, I was ranked 57th/250 overall, 25th/173 for females and 9th/55 in my age group. Ray and I will now gear up for some snowshoeing races in the winter. Stay tuned for that. Below is a photo of Ray's half marathon finisher medal.

Haney to Harrison Relay 100km

Haney to Harrison (H2H in short) is a very popular race consisting of either a 100km 8-person relay or 100km Ultra. It is my first time doing this race. Ray and I were in a team called "Trailer Trashed" with 6 other members from Rackets and Runners. The team wore mullets to represent a trashy look. The race started in Haney which is in Maple Ridge and ended in Harrison Hot Springs with a total distance of 100km divided into 8 legs. The weather did not turn out that great. It was sure a miserable day and I was hoping the rain would ease up for my stage which was the last leg but the rain kept going. Despite the bad weather, the team spirit was way up there and we supported each other for their legs. If you go to the raceheadquarters website, you would be able to see our team that came 153rd/245 overall and 26th/41 for the Open Mixed category. Ray did stage 7 (distance of 13.31km) with an awesome time of 57:06mins and placed at 21st/245 overall, 20th/158 for males and 8th/41 for open mixed category. As for me, I did the last stage which was stage 8 (distance of 8.03km) with a time of 43:43mins and placed at 133th/245 overall, 56th/138 for females and 26th/41 for the open mixed category. As usual, I am sore from this race and have to recover for my next race scheduled on Nov 18th called New Balance Fall Classic at UBC.