B2 - Sunday, October 6, 1983 - North Shore News ES Sport NORTH TO ALASKA Run had more ups than downs FROM PAGE B1 Beginning at midnight in Skagway, the runners on the start line had a paricularly small audience because the rest of their team was either waiting in the team vans, which provided illumination through the night as they followed their runners, or sleeping in Whitehorse in preparation for meeting the rest of the team later. One enterprising team had a motor home and another billeted some of its runners in cabins behind a gas station. The first two legs of the race were the most difficult as part of the first nine-mile leg and all the second 5.5 mile leg climbed from sea level to 3290 feet. Although the rest of the race was a gradual decline back down to about the 2,000 foot level, most runners still seemed to have more uphill than downhill portions in their section - yet another im- penetrable mystery of the North. For the first five runners in most teams the run was an eerie experience of running along a dirt road in the mid- dle of nowhere, with ONE RUNNER passes the fluorescent baton to another during the Skagway to Whitehorse relay. THANKSGIVING WEEKEND was just another weekend as far as the North Shore Yough Soccer Associa. uuon was concerned, with a full slate of games played Girts Premier — Under 18/16: L.V. 10’s 1, LV Davis Insurance Hawks 4; MacSween Tigers 2, WV. Stompers 0; Mt. Seymour Comets, Mt. Seymour Stings; MacSween Cosmos 0, MacsS- ween ‘‘The Swarm’’ 1 U15:- NV Unatted 4, WV” Bluc Devils 0, 1. Vo Renegades 6, WV Avengers 0; MacSween Panthers [, LV Strikers ! U14:- W Vo Cosmos 0, W V Chargers 5 U12:- MacSween Highlanders 4, Mt. 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Seymour Bears 1; N VU) Warriors 0, Lv Cougars 3, WV Firebirds 6, MacSween Avalanche 0. Ull:- MacS ween Chargers 0,1 Vo Lions 0 s5hQG° GREAT OUTDOORS 201 LONSDALE 980-3313 ‘We're the Cross-country experts” MOHAIR X-C SKIS O% OFF REGULAR O SWIQC° temperatures just above zero in the limited light of a single set of headlights. In this land of bears and wolves, the little fluorescent baton was somewhat comforting. For those not too busy run- ning or trying to doze, the scenery once the sun rose was a different and often spec- tacular experience and in- cluded what is affectionately known as the world’s smallest desert and the less than bustling community of Carcross. The run also provided the ultimate in speedy customs clearance as the U.S.-Canada border, usually closed at midnight, was opened especially for the race and acted as one of the hand-off points. The road itself closes in a week or two for the winter because of the snow White page Stamp stock books Black page Stamp stock books Black page Stamp stock books that was already visible mov- ing down from the peaks. And the race itself? Well, the Taku Striders from Juneau with only eight runners set a phenomenal pace and were easy surprise winners in I! hours 34 minutes. Lions Gate finished second in 12 hours eight minutes, of- fering no apologies for their performance as they fielded a strong but not their strongest possible team. ; The Lions Gate Road Run- ners team is from Vancouver and once again not surpris- ingly one of their runners was a North Shore resident - Bill McIntosh from West Van- couver, who in addition to leading off the team also helped organize the race in his capacity as Nike representative. It was arguably one of the sears Coin and Stamp Harbour Centre only 555 W. 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