Under partly overcast skies David Palermo of Vancouver and Catrin Jones of Victoria claimed victories at the 30th Running Room Shaughnessy 8K that was held in Vancouver on Sunday May 27th. Both David and Catrin also claimed the 2012 BC 8K Championship titles.
David Palermo ran a time of 26:36 for the 8K distance. Following in second place was Drew Nicholson of Surrey in 27:17. The 3rd place male was masters runner Mark Bennett of Vancouver (27:22).
Catrin Jones, fresh off of her 3rd place finish at the BMO Vancouver Marathon, Catrin ran a great race winning in a time of 29:22, followed by Care Nelson of Victoria, who finished in a time of 29:58. Third place went to Vancouver runner Kristin Smart in 30:28.
Age Group course records were broken in the following categories:
F30-34 Catrin Jones 29:23 (previous 29:48)
M50-54 Mark Bennett 27:22 (previous 27:41)
F65-69 Irene Wingate 38:50 (previous 40.09)
Age-Graded Winners
Female: Lenore Montgomery F81 89.58%
Male: Mark Bennett M51 89.29%
Championship Results: http://www.bcathletics.org/results/2012/bcchamps8k.pdf
Race Results: http://www.winningtime.ca/index.php?content=12shaughnessy
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