Posted: April 24, 2006

Athletics: A Record 50,746 Sign Up for The 2006 Vancouver Sun Run

Vancouver (April 23, 2006) — Sun Runners by the thousands took to the streets of Vancouver this morning celebrating what was the record breaking 22nd Vancouver Sun Run. And quite a celebration it was with 50,746 participants entered into Canada’s biggest fun run. This smashes the 2003 record of 49,743 registrants.

In the Women’s Overall Division, Isabella Ochichi from Kenya set a new course record with her first place time of 30:55 beating Tatyana Hladyr of the Ukraine who finished second with a time of 32:11 and 2003 Sun Run Women’s Champion Aster Demissie of Ethiopia placed third with her time of 33:02.

Gilbert Okari of Kenya won first place in the Men’s Overall Division with his time of 28:25. Finishing in second place was Meshack Sang of Kenya with his time of 29:23 and running third was Joel Bourgeois from Grand Digue, New Brunswick at 29:46, who also took Top Male Canadian honors.

The Vancouver Sun Run, presented by HSBC Bank Canada, is Canada’s largest 10 km run and North America’s second largest with a prize purse of $21,000 allocated as follows:
Top three Overall Male and Female - $3,000, $1,000 and $500.
Top five Canadian Male and Female - $2,000, $1,000, $750, $500, and $250. Top three
Male and Female Overall Masters win $750, $500 and $250.

Sun Run Results
Entries: 50,746
Last year’s field: 48,037
Records: New Course record - Women: Isabella Ochichi, Kenya, 30:55 (2006)
New Course record – Men: James Kosgei, Kenya, 27:58 (2002)
Sun Run Old Course record holders are:
Joseph Kimani, Kenya, 27:31 (1996)
Angela Chalmers, Vancouver, Canada, 31:05 (1996)
Total Competitive Wheelchair entries: 15
Corporate Team Division: 1,156 teams representing 21,485 participants.
School Team Division: 154 teams representing 7,245 participants.

Overall Winners

Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Men
1. Gilbert Okari	Kenya	28:25	$3,000
2. Meshack Sang	Kenya	29:23	$1,000
3. Joel Bourgeois	Grand Digue, NB	29:46	$500
Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Women
1. Isabella Ochichi	Kenya	30:55*	$3,000
2. Tatyana Hladyr	Ukraine	32:11	$1,000
3. Aster Demissie	Ethiopia	33:02	$500
* New Record
Top Canadians
Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Men
1. Joel Bourgeois	Grand Digue, NB	29:46	$2,000
2. Jeremiah Ziak	Vancouver, BC	29:55	$1,000
3. Scott Simpson	Victoria, BC	30:07	$750
4. Jeremy Deere	Calgary, AB	30:26	$500
5. Jim Finlayson	Victoria, BC	30:28	$250
Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Women
1. Lisa Harvey	Calgary, AB	34:10	$2,000
2. Carolyn Murray	Victoria, BC	34:19	$1,000
3. Cari Kuzyk	West Vancouver, BC	35:18	$750
4. Lucy Smith	Victoria, BC	35:26	$500
5. Cheryl Murphy	Victoria, BC	35:27	$250
Masters (40+)
Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Men
1. Colin Dignum	West Vancouver, BC	31:30	$750
2. Paul McCloy	Calgary, AB	31:46	$500
3. Norman Tinkham	Maple Ridge, BC	32:17	$250
Name	City/Country	Time	Prize
Women
1. Nancy Tinari	Coquitlam, BC	35:53	$750
2. Carol Montgomery	Vancouver, BC	36:51	$500
3. Josie Riebe	Vancouver, BC	38:31	$250
Wheelchairs
Name	City/Country	Time
Men – Quad Division
1. Brad Skeats	Vancouver, BC	36:37
2. James Hustvedt	North Vancouver, BC	44:21
3. Robert Mabey	Kelowna, BC	49:55
Men – Open Division
1. Kelly Smith	Langley, BC	21:02
2. Alan Bergman	Cobble Hill, BC	22:40
3. Simon Harrington	North Saanich, BC	27:39
Name	City/Country	Time
Women – Quad Division
1. Michelle Stilwell	Nanoose Bay, BC	40:29
2. Teri Thorson	Victoria, BC	50:43
3. Yasaman Mahboubi	Coquitlam, BC	1:02:55
Women – Open Division
1. Jessica Des Mazes	Vancouver, BC	42:08
2. Jennifer Brown	Vancouver, BC	47:38

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