Nicolas Jirot will always remember the 2015 edition of the 麻豆社国产Days 10-kilometre race.
The native of France recorded his first win in North America at the annual race on Sunday (Aug. 2), completing the course in 32:36. Jirot beat out second-place runner Ramsay Ezzat from North Vancouver by three and a half minutes and said it was nice to get his first win on the continent under his belt.
鈥淚t was my first 10 km race in about three months,鈥� he said, shortly after crossing the finish line. 鈥淚鈥檝e been doing some obstacle races and the Canadian Mountain Running Championships this summer, and I did this race to see where I鈥檓 at.鈥�
Jirot said he鈥檚 training for the Vancouver Eastside 10 km in September.
鈥淚t was my first time doing this race and I had a very conservative pace at the beginning because I didn鈥檛 know what to expect,鈥� he said.聽
Placing third was Vancouver鈥檚 Sean Peicheff, with a time of 37:55.
James Newby from Garibaldi Highlands placed fourth overall and has the top local time of 38:25. He edged out Squamish鈥檚 Gord Addison by five seconds to be crowned as the fastest local runner.
Squamish鈥檚 Peggy Lai was the top female and placed 15th overall with a time of 41:32. Lai beat out Squamish鈥檚 Caroline Walter by 25 seconds to earn the top female title. Halfmoon Bay鈥檚 Teresa Nightingale (42:29) placed third.
A total of 108 runners completed the course and other 麻豆社国产residents with strong showings included: David Dorrans (ninth), Tim Moore (12th), Jamie Brandon (18th), David Smith (19th) and Sack Igarashi (28th).聽
Burnaby鈥檚 Lily Jones placed first in the 10 km stroller race with a time of 40:55, beating out Vancouver鈥檚 Josh Nelson and Squamish鈥檚 Cody Caruso.
Heidi Van Brummden from Garibaldi Highlands won the one-mile race, posting a time of 8:38. Vancouver鈥檚 Glen Hall placed second.聽
For complete results from the race, visit www.sportstats.ca.
