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| 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. | 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. | ||
| Amateur Radio operators from many clubs worked as a vital communication link during the race. They provided extra eyes in the crowd and helped with medical issues and helped locate missing children. Many of the Operators are involved in ARES (]) programmes from the ]. They include Operators from clubs like Burnaby Amateur Radio club, Richmond, Surrey, North Vancouver, VECTOR (ARES group), and many others. | Amateur Radio operators from many clubs worked as a vital communication link during the race. They provided extra eyes in the crowd and helped with medical issues and helped locate missing children. Many of the Operators are involved in ARES (]) programmes from the ]. They include Operators from clubs like Burnaby Amateur Radio club, Richmond, Surrey, North Vancouver, VECTOR (ARES group), and many others. | ||
| ==Past winners<ref>Association of Road Racing Statisticians Accessed September 2, 2006</ref>== | ==Past winners<ref>Association of Road Racing Statisticians Accessed September 2, 2006</ref>== | ||
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The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by The Vancouver Sun newspaper, is a 10km race held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada each year in April since 1985. With over 36,000 finishers in 2005, it ranked as the 10th largest race in the world 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,with some school teams participating as well. On April 15, 2007, the Sun Run had a record amount of participants, with 54, 281 people registered to participate in the 10km and 2.5km. It was another successful year, and the large number of participants made it the largest street race in Canada!
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.
Amateur Radio operators from many clubs worked as a vital communication link during the race. They provided extra eyes in the crowd and helped with medical issues and helped locate missing children. Many of the Operators are involved in ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) programmes from the Lower Mainland. They include Operators from clubs like Burnaby Amateur Radio club, Richmond, Surrey, North Vancouver, VECTOR (ARES group), and many others.
Past winners
| Year | Male winner | Female winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Rob Lonergan |  Canada |
28:47 | Susan Lee | Canada |
32:39 |
| 1986 | Graeme Fell | Canada |
29:30 | Deborah Bowker | Canada |
33:31 |
| 1987 | Graeme Fell | Canada |
29:11 | Lynn Williams | Canada |
32:15 |
| 1988 | Paul Williams | Canada |
29:12 | Lynn Williams | Canada |
33:04 |
| 1989 | Rex Wilson |  New Zealand |
28:44 | Lynn Williams | Canada |
32:19 |
| 1990 | David Campbell | Canada |
28:54 | Deborah Bowker | Canada |
33:06 |
| 1991 | Philip Ellis | Canada |
29:03 | Patricia Puntous | Canada |
33:48 |
| 1992 | Paul Williams | Canada |
29:03 | Nancy Tinari | Canada |
32:44 |
| 1993 | Silvio Guerra |  Ecuador |
28:42 | Leah Pells | Canada |
32:48 |
| 1994 | Daniel Komen |  Kenya |
27:46 | Daria Nauer |  Switzerland |
32:55 |
| 1995 | Simon Chemoiywo | Kenya |
28:27 | Olga Appell |  United States |
32:57 |
| 1996 | Joseph Kimani | Kenya |
27:31 | Angela Chalmers | Canada |
31:05 |
| 1997 | Thomas Nyariki | Kenya |
27:56 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya |
31:47 |
| 1998 | Christian Weber | Canada |
28:40 | Krystina Pieczulis |  Poland |
32:55 |
| 1999 | Simon Chemoiywo | Kenya |
28:52 | Tina Connelly | Canada |
32:41 |
| 2000 | James Koskei | Kenya |
27:36 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya |
32:24 |
| 2001 | James Koskei | Kenya |
28:06 | Sally Barsosio | Kenya |
33:04 |
| 2002 | James Koskei | Kenya |
27:58 | Sara Dillabough | Canada |
33:17 |
| 2003 | Paul Koech | Kenya |
28:48 | Aster Demissie |  Ethiopia |
33:20 |
| 2004 | Thomas Kiplitan | Kenya |
28:43 | Émilie Mondor | Canada |
31:10 |
| 2005 | Michael Power |  Australia |
29:26 | Nicole Stevenson | Canada |
32:30 |
| 2006 | Gilbert Okari | Kenya |
28:27 | Isabella Ochichi | Kenya |
30:58 |
| 2007 | Soloman Tsige | Ethiopia |
29:22 | Teyiba Erkesso | Ethiopia |
32:05 |
References
- Running USA Accessed September 2, 2006
- Association of Road Racing Statisticians Accessed September 2, 2006
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