16 — Wecnesday. September 25, 1991 - North Shore News

80 volunteers contributed to runs success

Sussex Fun

THE SUSSEX REALTY Fun Run drew 500 people in a successful run for medical research Sunday.

At press time, all the pledges were not counted but race director Jeannette Savard) was confident that the run met its fundraising goals.

““We feel that we are going to have more than anticipated and we were looking at $10,000. The run went very smoothly with the help of 80 vofunteers,’’ suid Savard.

The three-event run was co- sponsored by the North Shore News with proceeds going to the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and the Lions Gate Medical Research Foundation.

Runners in the 10-kilometre run numbered 250 with Paul Williams of Vancouver placing first overali in the men’s. Williams’ time was 29 minutes and 41 seconds. He won $800.

The top overall female was Vancouver’s Cindy O’Krane, 35:17, who also won $800.

North Vancouver's Bernadette Duffy placed second in the fernale overall, 36:00, winning $300. Duf- fy’s time placed her second in the female 26-34 division.

Also in the top-ten femules overall was cighth-placed Bonni Walker from North Vancouver with a time of 38:22. Walker’s

Run results

time placed her second in the fe- male 35-49 division.

In the 10-kilometre under-18 division North Vancouver's Mat- thew Rayburn (38:17) placed se- cond in the males’ while North Vancouver's Andrea Reid (60:19.) placed first in females”.

Other North Vancouver runners placing in the top five of their 10-kilometre run division included Neil Wakelin, 34:37, third in male 40-49; Debra Cummings, 45:02, fifth in female 35-49; and Kim Reid, 50:59, first in the female 18-19.

Male 50-plus included second- place Donald Lang (48:05.) four- th-place Mel lus (50:54) and fif- th-place Robert Manning who all reside in North Vancouver.

The Richmond fajaks won $500 for team results. Lions Gate Road Runners were second: Sussex Realty [ was third; North Vancouver District Dynamos, fourth; North Shore Credit Union, fifth: Finning Fast Cats. sixth and Sussex Realty I! was seventh.

Besides the 10-kilometre run, a five-kilometre family walk and a two-kilometre kidwalk rounded out the activities.

More than [00 draw prizes were also won,

Neat year’s race is already sci for Sept. 20.

SPORTSLINE

ONGOING to SEPT 27: The North Shore Family YMCA, 1735 Inglewood Ave. West Vancouver is hosting a personal fitness assessment special. The $35 special is a means of charting physical health, current fitness level and it is a way to evaluate exercise needs. The assessment includes obtaining a resting heart rate, testing blood pressure as well as assessing total body fat, flexibility and evaluating muscular and car- diovascular status. The package also entitles the participant one free month’s membership at the YMCA, For more information, call 926-5541.

eee SEPT. 27, 28 & 29: B. C. Plate Tennis Tournament for senior women age 35-65 takes place at the Blue Mountain Racquet Club in Coquitlam. Spectators welcome lo see 84 top-ranked players fom throughout the province. For more information call Christa Bor- tignon ai 737-3086,

eee SEPT. 28: Young chess players will have a chance to see how they

stack up against other B.C. chess players in their age group at Park Roval Shopping Centre’s north mall. Competitions and prizes are divided into a number of age categories which range from under cight to under 19. The winners of the two upper-age categories will go on to play for B.C. in the all-Canada equivalent tournament. The B.C. event is in its fourth year and is sponsored jointiy by Park Royal Shopping Centre and the B.C. Chess Federation. Entry fee is $8. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. AN participants will get a published national chess rating. For more information call, 597- 6488.

eee SEPT. 29: B.C. Schizophrenics Walk the World for Schizophrenia on Sunday, Sept. 29, | p.m. at John Lawson Park. The 2-km walk is from the park to Dundarave Pier and back. Pledge money wil) go to research and education projects involving the illness. For more information, call 270-7821.

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PLACING FIRST overalt in the men’s 10- kilometre run Paul Williams of Vancouver crosses the finish line with a time of 29 minutes and 41 se- conds. He won $800.

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