Vancouver鈥檚 Bryan Andrews is used to pounding the pavement in marathons but ventured onto the trails of 麻豆社国产and excelled on Sunday (Aug. 23) at the 麻豆社国产50 23-kilometre event.
Andrews posted the top time, finishing the course in 1:51:05 and beating out second-place finisher Oliver Bibby from Vancouver by more than seven minutes.
He said he turned it on in the flatter sections, helping him win.
鈥淭hat course is truly evil but a lot of fun,鈥� he said, moments after finishing the race. 鈥淪omeone caught me around the halfway point on the really technical stuff 鈥� which I鈥檓 obviously not very good at 鈥� but then it flattened out and I guess I put him away.鈥�
Vancouver鈥檚 Anne-Marie Madden won the female division and finished third overall. It鈥檚 her third straight win at the race but she cracked the two-hour mark for the first time ever, posting a time of 1:58:17. She managed to shave six minutes off her time in 2014 and nearly 10 from her time in 2013.
鈥淭his year I was determined to beat my time from last year,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 super-happy to break two hours.鈥�
Coquitlam鈥檚 Jeremy Waters took home bragging rights in Sunday鈥檚 50-kilometre race. Waters time of 5:23:53 was the fastest since 2013. He said the turning point was the big climb.
鈥淚 was third heading up the big climb at Galactic Scheisse but I overtook the other two guys on the fly,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 had to get past them by the corner or I just wasn鈥檛 going to win.鈥�
Utah鈥檚 Joshua Korn placed second, with Vancouver鈥檚 Nick Sunderland finishing third. Vancouver鈥檚 Kim Magnus (5:23:53) was the top female, with a time of 5:57:51. Last year Magnus won female division of the 麻豆社国产50-mile race.
It was also a long weekend on the trails for North Vancouver鈥檚 Colin Miller.
He was the top finisher in the 50/50 race, which saw him run 50 miles on Saturday (Aug. 22) and run 50 kilometres on Sunday. Miller was fifth on Saturday鈥檚 race and fourth on Sunday鈥檚 race for a combined time of 14:16:26. He is also the only man who competed last year to come back and do it again this year.
A total of 250 people finished the 50 km race, with 209 running in the 23-kilometre race. For complete results from the event, visit www.squamish50.com/results.
