Kathryn sets new PB in gruelling Knee Knackering trail race!
July 10, 2010
From Nancy Tinari
I got "the inside scoop" about Kathryn O'Grady's excellent race when I went for a walk in Mundy Park early Sunday morning. I accidentally "walked into" former Phoenix members Dave Whitworth and Kathy Hachey. They weren't running, which is unusual for them, and I noticed Dave was walking quite slowly and stiffly.
The reason soon dawned on me. "Did you do the Knee Knacker yesterday?" I asked.
"Yes," he admitted, shaking his head. He clearly didn't want to discuss his own race, but hurried to tell me that Kathryn had beaten him by over an hour to run a personal best time of 7:35:21 on this 30-mile course of legendary toughness. It boasts huge elevation changes, as the course goes over three mountains between the start at Horseshoe Bay and the finish at Deep Cove.
Kathryn finished in the top half of the 200-person field, and was 3rd in the W50-50 division. Dave placed 4th in the M60+ division with his time of 8:46:53. Congratulations!
For an excellent video of the race, click on this link posted on Facebook by ultrarunner Mike Palichuk.
2010 Kneeknacker from the Best Seat in the House! [HQ]
Starting at 4:30AM with the pre-sweep crew to make sure the course was properly marked for the first half of the course was a blast. After hitting Cleveland Dam, I continued on and got to see the top 15 runners pass by before I hit the finish line of the 50km trail ultr...a. Beautiful day and North Vancouver's Baden Powell Trail never looked so nice. A tour from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove.
Length:16:43
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