Final
Results
Thank you to the following who helped make
this an enormous success:
* To all the 157 racers that
came out and gave it their all in this 37km course
* Volunteers --
all 60+ enthusiasctic volunteeers who helped out all day! Especially to the following
who went above and beyond and helped with the event leading up to the race:
Joanna Brownell & Janine Tasaka
* Town of Ladysmith for providing
so much support of equipment, land access, and services.
* Team Where's
My Sherpa [Gord Horth, Randy Steel, MIchelle Steel, and Shawn O'Toole] for
all thier help putting this race together.
* Suzanne Prest for all
her wonderful support in and help with this event from the beginning.
*
Sunflower Cafe for the amazing banquet dinner.
* Alex Bowlby for
making the awesome race medallions
* Sealegs Kayaking for hosting the
racer nights, donating a Kayak trip for two, and setting up the beach on race
day.
* Ladysmith Cronicle for all the great stories covering the event.
* To all the Businesses in Ladysmith who supported this event.
* 91.3 the Zone and 100.3 the Q, who ran numerous radio ads and helped
hype the race
* Adidas Canada - for all the great door prizes and race
supplies
* Seaward Kayaks for all the wicked draw prizes
* Ladysmith
Credit Union for your generours sponsorship
* Frontrunners in Nanaimo
for all the prize donations and helping promote the race
* Flash-5
Energy Foods for all the energy bars, drinks, and prize packages
*
Bad Dog Grrr-aphics in Duncan for all the signage
* Spacecraft Designs
for all the print, web, and t-shirt designs
* Budget Car and Truck Rental
for supplying the vans & SUV prize package
* Tauca Lea Resort in
Ucluelet for the prize donation of 2 nights for 4 people
* Harbour Air
Float Planes for donating 4 tickets from Nanaimo to Vancouver
* Alberni
Outpost for donating a prize of two weekend kayak rentals
* Elements
Magazine and Wild Isle Magazine for the the ad space
* To the following
kayak companies for bringing down boats, promoting the race, and offering great
rates to the racers: Comox Valley Kayaks, Alberni Outpost, Wilderness Kayaking,
Island Outdoor Centre, and Sealegs Kayaking
* Vancouver
Island Brewery for providing the Pale Ale and Lager.
* Old Victoria
Water Company for the water
* All the Landholders for
allowing us access to their property
* St. John Ambulance Brigade for
providing first aid attendants
* Cowichan Valley Amature Radio Club
for setting up communication stations throughout the course.
* Iguana Cycles
& the Bike Cellar for handling the bike check
* Madrone Enviornmental
Services Ltd. - for all the mapping
* Falconcrest Images for screening
the tshirts
* Howard Johnson Hotels in Nanaimo - for the generous door
prize donation
