Ambleside Masters Mile
Report from Nancy Tinari
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Warren McCulloch and Kevin O'Connor in Photo Finish but Woz Loses Winning Streak
Crowds lining the sidewalks on Marine Drive in West Vancouver were treated to a photo finish as Warren McCulloch and Kevin O'Connor came to the line together under a clock reading 4:28. McCulloch had led most of the way, with third-place finisher Roy Millen running with the other two until the final few metres. O'Connor surged to pull away from McCulloch slightly near the end of the race, but a sprint by McCulloch in the last seconds made the final outcome of the race difficult to call. It wasn`t until the awards ceremony that McCulloch learned he had failed to repeat as champion for the fourth year in a row.
A total of seven Phoenix members competed in this fun downhill mile, though by glancing at the official results at www.raceheadquarters.com you will only see five familiar names. Doug Alward was running under nom-de-course Terrance Fox, and captured 10th place (2nd in the 50-54 age division) with an excellent 4:56 to satisfy his goal of breaking 5 minutes. Kit Slade ran a respectable race to beat many participants, but was not listed in the results!
A summary of Phoenix results is listed below. Please note that competitors were running against a headwind on an unseasonably cool day (but the downhill was still down!).
| Competitor | Time |
| Warren McCulloch | 4:29 (unfair, since he was tied by time with 1st place Kevin O`Connor) |
| Doug Alward | 4:56 |
| Chris Tomkinson | 5:11 |
| Peggy Brown | 6:27 |
| John Woodcock | 6:39 |
| Vic Suddaby | 7:06 |
| Kit Slade | No time! |
Notable age-graded results were Warren McCulloch with 88% (4th overall) and Doug Alward with 86% (6th overall).
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