2013

Marathon Shuffle 2013 – 187 starters (86 full /101 half/other)

Sunday 28 April

The 20th annual Marathon Shuffle brought out the participants like never before. A record-setting 187 participants gathered early on a crisp Sunday morning under a broken sky. Soon the rain of the previous day was forgotten as the brisk westerly blew away the remaining clouds. The Shuffle, a now popular rite of spring hosted by the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society and their friends, is a hike or a run on a 29-kilometre long section of the Sunshine Coast Trail from Malaspina Road near Lund to the Shingle Mill pub and bistro on Powell Lake.

The 12-kilometre long Half Shuffle from Wilde/Tomkinson roads proved that it has indeed continued growing in popularity. Nearly 100 set out from above the Appleton Bridge, including a baby less than a year old. Apparently 12 km is old hat to her.

Forty-five participants came from out of town, mostly from the Lower Mainland and the Island, but some from as far away as Australia and Germany. They came to see what all the buzz was about and maybe to claim some bragging rights. They found the Shuffle section of Canada’s longest hut-to-hut hiking trail technically challenging, and the local runners were stingy in giving up the top spots. In fact many had been training hard and owned the podium, in a manner of speaking. Craig Dunbar came first in the men’s divistion with a 2:45 time, and Val Smith took the women’s division with a personal best of 3:43. People were impressed with the trail, the stations, the volunteers, the refreshments and the atmosphere. We noted an interesting and welcome development: the greatest growth in attendance came from those in their twenties and thirties.

This year we began preparing three months before the start of the Shuffle. It was a busy time for the maintenance crews that accumulated just under a 1000 man-hours whacking, scraping and raking the route into tip-top shape. The crews began shuffelizing the route — clearing undergrowth two feet or more on either side of the tread, and leaving the appearance of a mossy carpet. Still more red metal squares were added this year. The advice bearing in mind when hiking it independently is that if you don’t see a marker within 15–30 seconds from the last one you must be off trail. Stop and look around. Retrace your steps and soon you will find where the trail took a turn that you missed. Also be careful when coming upon a road and carefully look around for markers.

The Shuffle organizing committee learned from last year’s comments, started early, and was excellently prepared on the day of the event. Of course they learned some more new things this year that they will adopt and implement for next year’s event to make that an even better experience. PRPAWS does appreciate getting constructive feedback that helps us improve as we strive to become a world-class destination. We have received many positive and constructive comments after the event.

Now hikers or runners can simply head out to Malaspina Road and do a Shuffle at their own leisure, or go up Wilde/Tomkinson roads to do the less strenuous, but no less equally beautiful Half Shuffle along the Sliammon Lakes and over panoramic Scout Mountain.

A Thank You ad will be published separately in the Powell River Peak newspaper, a gesture of PRPAWS’ sincere appreciation of the 30 volunteers and the numerous generous donors who helped make this year’s Shuffle yet another record-smashing success.

Please let us know if you find any mistakes, wrong times, distances, misspelled names, etc.

Time	Last Name	First Name	Gender	City	Event
2:45:36	Dunbar	Craig	male	Powell River	29km
2:59:55	Klassen	Cam	male	New Westminster	29km
3:01:56	Sloan	Mark	male	Powell River	29km
3:02:29	Aris	Ryan	male	Victoria	29km
3:04:00	fader	byron	male	powell river	29km
3:15:28	Miller	Alston	male	Powell River	29km
3:22:21	Nordman	Joel	male	powell river	29km
3:25:26	Beiderwieden	Drew	male	Nanaimo	29km
3:25:36	van wiltenburg	jonathan	male	powell river	29km
3:27:30	Walsh	Pat	male	Powell River	29km
3:28:17	Schaub	Carlos	male	Lund	29km
3:38:49	Bratseth	Chris	male	Powell River	29km
3:40:31	Dumas	Mark	male	Maple Ridge	29km
3:43:14	Smith	Valda	female	Powell River	29km
3:45:36	Nightingale	Larry	male	Halfmoon Bay	29km
3:48:13	Vogelgesang	Lorenzo	male	Powell River	29km
3:53:41	McLean	Joseph	male	Powell River	29km
3:54:15	Sullivan	Melanie	female	Powell River	29km
4:18:55	Allen	Chad	male	Maple Ridge	29km
4:18:55	Laughton	Keith	male	Powell River	29km
4:19:51	Jackson	Ean	male	North Vancouver	29km
4:19:51	Padgett	Caitlin	female	Powell River	29km
4:19:51	Padgett	Tegan	female	Powell River	29km
4:19:51	Rinas	Jose	male	Husum / Germany	29km
4:22:11	Gowans	Sawyer	male	Powell River	29km
4:23:29	Stanton	Brian	male	Powell River	29km
4:26:34	Butler	Mary	female	Maple Ridge	29km
4:26:34	Walsh	Carrie	female	Powell River	29km
4:27:34	Weinheimer	Marla	female	Maple Ridge	29km
4:27:45	Behan	Shannon	female	Powell RIver	29km
4:34:31	Andres	Greg	male	Maple Ridge	29km
4:35:35	Raftl	Luke	male	Powell River	29km
4:35:57	Schrimpf	Paul	male	Vancouver	29km
4:36:51	Snow	Jan	female	Vancouver	29km
4:45:58	Lanigan	Doug	male	Powell River	29km
4:56:33	Dickenson	Janet	female	Gibsons	29km
4:56:33	Nightingale	Teresa	female	Halfmoon Bay	29km
4:59:47	Shultz	Jim	male	Powell River	29km
5:04:19	Melrose	Sean	male	Powell River	29km
5:17:00	Olsten	Susan	female	powell river	29km
5:17:15	Mclellan	Angus	male	Vancouver	29km
5:17:15	Wilson	Shay	female	Vancouver	29km
5:19:42	brewer	jill	female	Powell River	29km
5:26:18	combe	alex	male	powell river	29km
5:29:35	Reckenberg	Margaret	female	Powell River	29km
5:37:32	Isherwood	Jenny	female	Van Anda	29km
5:37:32	Rairie	Margaret	female	Gillies Bay	29km
5:54:39	Veran	Claudine	female	Powell River	29km
6:01:08	Artiqeres	Roger	male	Powell River	29km
6:04:55	Styles	Charlotte	female	Powell River	29km
6:09:54	Montagna	Richard	male	Powell River	29km
6:16:09	Mckee	Melise	female	Lund	29km
6:16:09	Wood	Gina	female	Lund	29km
6:18:29	Lee	Michael	male	Richmond	29km
6:18:29	Brownhill	Craig	male	Powell River	29km
6:19:17	Holmes	Tom	male	Melbourne, AUS	29km
6:19:17	Weldrick	Christine	female	Cobble Hill	29km
6:19:17	Walz	Emily	female	Powell River	29km
6:21:21	McBride	Suzanne	female	Powell River	29km
6:22:14	Lavertu	Mardi	female	Powell River	29km
6:22:56	McBride	Kristina	female	Powell River	29km
6:22:56	McBride	Tom	male	Powell River	29km
6:25:59	Corsbie	Joe	male	Richmond	29km
6:26:03	Kemp	Phil	male	Powell River	29km
6:26:20	Isert	Dwayne	male	Surrey	29km
6:36:03	Blakeney	Charly	female	Powell River	29km
6:36:03	Blakeney	Jenna	female	Powell River	29km
6:36:03	Formosa	Shannon	female	Powell River	29km
6:42:59	Norman	Nicole	female	powell river	29km
6:42:59	Young	Emily	female	Powell River	29km
6:49:29	Sheldon	Brittiny	female	Kelowna	29km
7:07:39	Cooper	Barbara	female	Powell River	29km
7:07:39	Panek	Ashley	female	Powell River	29km
7:11:27	Birtig	Tor	male	Powell River	29km
7:11:27	Birtig	Brandy	female	Powell River	29km
7:11:27	Flello	Sarah	female	Powell River	29km
7:11:27	Flello	Sam	female	Vancouver	29km
7:11:27	Flello	Paul	male	Vancouver	29km
7:11:27	MacLean	Janice	female	Powell River	29km
7:11:27	Merlo	Estevao	male	Powell River	29km
7:34:16	Elmige Isert	Margrit	female	Surrey	29km
7:34:17	Clough	Bertha	female	Richmond	29km
8:32:15	Prussner	Paul	male	Powell River	29km
8:36:52	Nash	Sharon	female	Powell River	29km
8:36:52	Van Delft	Will	male	Powell River	29km
8:36:52	Yamauchi	Willow	female	Vancouver	29km
Time	Last Name	First Name	Gender	City	Event
1:21:10	Taylor	Kye	male	Powell River	12km
1:34:43	Waters	Tony	male	Trevallyn, AUS	12km
1:35:02	Carlson	Kerri	female	Powell River	12km
1:35:51	Arnold	Rebecca	female	Powell River	12km
1:36:02	Hermsen	John	male	Powell River	12km
1:39:18	Newbury	Janet	female	Powell River	12km
1:39:18	Sickavish	Jill	female	Powell River	12km
1:49:09	Burnikell	Karin	female	Powell River	12km
1:51:26	Strickland	Nichole	female	Powell RIver	12km
1:58:36	Keyworth	Dan	male	Powell River	12km
2:06:22	Hein	Erika	female	Powell River	12km
2:08:38	Hollmann Prichard	Kiran	male	Lund	12km
2:08:38	Prichard	Hugh	male	Lund	12km
2:14:05	Dunbar	Danielle	female	Powell River	12km
2:14:36	Morrison	Nadia	female	Powell River	12km
2:17:31	Roberts	Anne	female	powell River	12km
2:17:31	Stobbart	Megan	female	Nanaimo	12km
2:19:18	Scott	Judy	female	Powell River	12km
2:20:30	Wannamaker	Tammi	female	Maple Ridge	12km
2:20:53	Rice	Will	male	Powell River	12km
2:20:56	Rice	Tony	male	Powell River	12km
2:26:11	van Zwaaij	Rudi	male	Powell River	12km
2:28:50	Turrell	Fran	female	Maple Ridge	12km
2:29:15	Dumas	Terri	female	Maple Ridge	12km
2:30:47	Kamon	Paul	male	Powell River	12km
2:32:30	Schultz	Sue	female	Powell River	12km
2:32:30	Yuhen	Amber	female	Powell River	12km
2:37:39	Luaifoa	Michael	male	Powell River	12km
2:38:46	Cawley	Ken	male	Powell River	12km
2:38:46	Cawley	Krista	female	Powell River	12km
2:47:50	Cherniavsky	Pippa	female	Vancouver	12km
2:47:50	Clarke	Julie	female	Powell River	12km
2:49:00	Armitage	Shelley	female	Powell RIver	12km
2:49:00	Dendewicz	Jody	female	Powell River	12km
2:49:00	Kenning	Louise	female	Powell River	12km
2:49:00	Medeiros	Kyla	female	Powell River	12km
2:51:13	Franske	Kirk	male	Powell River	12km
2:51:13	Taplay	Ali	female	Powell River	12km
2:53:39	La Haye	Michelle	female	Burnaby	12km
2:58:35	Smisko	Randall	male	Powell River	12km
2:58:35	Smisko	Hayley	female	Powell River	12km
2:59:41	Carpentier	Francois	male	Powell River	12km
2:59:43	Vranjkovic	Jason	male	Powell River	12km
3:04:11	Adams	Tara	female	Powell River	12km
3:04:11	Creasey	Miel	female	Powell RIver	12 km
3:04:11	Fuller	Linda	female	Powell River	12km
3:04:11	Haacke	Robyn	female	Powell River	12km
3:04:11	Stobbart	Donna	female	Powell River	12km
3:04:23	Laycroft	Jen	female	Powell River	12km
3:04:23	Luaifoa	Hayley	female	Powell River	12km
3:26:44	McMarchie	Allan	male	North Vancouver	12 km
3:30:44	Miller	Greg	male	Powell River	12 km
3:31:04	Mertz	Robin	female	Lund	12km
3:32:02	Snow	Duart	male	Vancouver	12km
3:33:43	Walz	Eagle	male	Powell River	12km
3:34:58	Lane	Winnie	female	Powell River	12km
3:34:58	Wagner	Sharon	female	Powell River	12km
3:38:49	Bratseth	Chris	male	Powell River	12km
3:40:30	brady	tyler	male	Powell RIver	12km
3:40:30	darbyshire	stephanie	female	powell river	12km
3:40:30	pallet	eric	male	powell river	12km
3:40:30	Stutt	Erin	female	Powell River	12 km
3:41:51	Davey	Angie	female	Powell River	12km
3:41:53	Davey	Bob	male	Powell River	12km
3:41:53	Hurl	Ulrich	male	Powell River	12km
3:42:53	Hopkins	Olivia	female	Powell River	12km
3:43:54	Martinig	Lora	female	Powell River	12km
3:46:13	Yates	Shaunalee	female	Powell River	12km
3:47:13	Jewra	JJ	male	Powell River	12km
3:47:13	Jewra	Lorraine	female	Powell River	12km
3:47:19	Martinig	George	male	Powell River	12km
4:03:18	Lee	Brian	male	Powell River	12km
4:03:18	Lee	Jennifer	female	Vancouver	12km
4:07:05	Anderson	Chris	male	Powell River	12km
4:07:08	Pinch	Tara	female	Powell River	12km
4:07:10	Ruedig	Katie	female	Powell River	12km
4:17:54	Radcliffe	Astrid	female	Powell River	12km
4:17:54	Radcliffe	Frank	male	Powell River	12km
4:20:06	DeVries	Graham	male	Powell River	12km
4:20:06	Pinch	Aaron	male	Powell River	12km
4:20:31	Davis	Jeff	male	Delta	12km
5:18:26	Meade	Geraldine	female	North Vancouver	12km
5:54:40	Hager	Markus	male	Burnaby	12km
5:54:40	Wiles	Bob	male	North Vancouver	12km
Time	Last Name	First Name	Gender	City	Event
	Cole	Cindy	female	Powell River	Custom
	Harvey	Wendy	female	Powell River	Custom
	Harvey	Peter	male	Powell River	Custom
	Kennedy	Michael	male	Victoria	Custom
	Koros	Ron	male	Powell River	Custom
	Pelton	Zoe	male	Powell River	Custom
	Penny	Money	female	Powell River	Custom
	Sellers	Ron	male	Powell River	Custom
	Temple	Rose	female	Powell River	Custom
	Vink	Sabrina	female	Powell River	Custom
	currie	sandy	female	Powell River	Custom
	Kulak	Perry	male	North Vancouver	Custom
	Ostensen	Heidi	female	Powell River	Custom
	Phillips	John	male	Powell River	Custom
	Sowerby	Rob	male	Powell River	Custom
	Sowerby	Lynda	female	Powell River	Custom
	Wadden	Carlie	female	Powell River	Custom