Vancouver Sun Run
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The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun newspaper, is a 10km race held in Vancouver, Canada each year in April since 1985. With over 36,000 finishers in 2005, it ranked as the 10th largest race in the world[1] and the 3rd largest 10km race, behind only the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta and the Bolder Boulder.
The 2006 event took place on April 23 and over 50,000 participants registered for the 10km Sun Run and the 2.5km "mini Sun Run", which was run by 2,000 people, mostly children and their parents. In 2007, the Sun Run will take place on April 15.
The primary mandate of the Sun Run is to "promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics". The run is not a charity event; however, the organisers claim over $1.1 million in race proceeds have been donated to charities since 1985.
[edit] Past winners
- Year - Male winner, Female winner[2]
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- 1985 - Rob Lonergan
(28:47), Susan Lee (32:39) - 1986 - Graeme Fell (29:30), Deborah Bowker (33:31)
- 1987 - Graeme Fell (29:11), Lynn Williams (32:15)
- 1988 - Paul Williams (29:12), Lynn Williams (33:04)
- 1989 - Rex Wilson
(28:44), Lynn Williams (32:19) - 1990 - David Campbell (28:54), Deborah Bowker (33:06)
- 1991 - Philip Ellis (29:03), Patricia Puntous (33:48)
- 1992 - Paul Williams (29:03), Nancy Tinari (32:44)
- 1993 - Silvio Guerra
(28:42), Leah Pells (32:48) - 1994 - Daniel Komen
(27:46), Daria Nauer 
(32:55) - 1995 - Simon Chemoiywo (28:27), Olga Appell
(32:57) - 1996 - Joseph Kimani (27:31), Angela Chalmers (31:05)
- 1997 - Thomas Nyariki (27:56), Sally Barsosio (31:47)
- 1998 - Christian Weber (28:40), Krystina Pieczulis
(32:55) - 1999 - Simon Chemoiywo (28:52), Tina Connelly (32:41)
- 2000 - James Koskei (27:36), Sally Barsosio (32:24)
- 2001 - James Koskei (28:06), Sally Barsosio (33:04)
- 2002 - James Koskei (27:58), Sara Dillabough (33:17)
- 2003 - Paul Koech (28:48), Aster Demissie
(33:20) - 2004 - Thomas Kiplitan (28:43), Emilie Mondor (31:10)
- 2005 - Michael Power
(29:26), Nicole Stevenson (32:30) - 2006 - Gilbert Okari (28:27), Isabella Ochichi (30:58)
- 1985 - Rob Lonergan
[edit] References
- ^ Running USA [1] Accessed September 2, 2006
- ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians [2] Accessed September 2, 2006
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