The Gold Cup Trot & a 25K PB at the Kensington Harvest Fest

Gold Cup Trot
Friday, August 19th

It was cloudy and 19 degrees.

The Gold Cup Trot at Victoria Park. The loop course on Victoria Park, Brighton Rd, University Ave and Old Charlottetown along the parade route.

Daniel Lewis won the race and Grace Annear for the top female.

I finished in 18:03 and came in 7th out of 155 runners.

Official Result: 7th out of 155
5K in 18 minutes, 3 seconds

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Gold Cup Trot 2010
Gold Cup Trot 2009
Gold Cup Trot 2008
Gold Cup Trot 2007
Gold Cup Trot 2006
Gold Cup Trot 2005
Gold Cup Trot 2004

Photos from the Gold Cup Trot (2004-2011)

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Kensington Harvest Festival 25K
Saturday, August 20th

It was Cloudy and 20 degrees.

The Kensington Harvest Fest 25km at Free Church of Scotland. The course on Stanchel, Rose Valley, Shamrock, Kinkora, Freetown, Mill Valley and Kensington.

Mike MacKinnon won the race and Elita Rahn for the top female.

I finished in 1:48:33, beat my 25km PB, 9:14 faster than last year and came in 8th out of 79 runners. I won a great pair of shoes!

Official Result: 8th out of 79
25Km in 1 hour, 48 minutes, 33 seconds

Results

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Kensington Harvest Fest 2010

Kensington Harvest Fest 2009
Kensington Harvest Fest 2008
Kensington Harvest Fest 2007
Kensington Harvest Fest 2006
Kensington Harvest Fest 2005
Kensington Harvest Fest 2004

Photos from the Kensington Harvest Festival 25K (2004-2011)

Saturday night was my grandmother's surprise 85th birthday party!
Happy Birthday Nannie!

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Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2011

It was cloudy and 17 degrees.

The Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon at Brookvale Provincal Park. The loop course on ski trails, mountain bike trails, dirt roads and woodlot.

Billy MacDonald won the 25km race with new course record and Hazel Caldwell from Nova Scotia for the top female with new course record.

I finished in 2:39:21 and came in 15th out of 36 runners.

Matt Allain won the 10km race with new course record and Jenn Duncan for the top female.

Steven Baglole won the 50km race with new course record and Sarah MacKinnon for top female.

Official Result: 15th out of 36
25K in 2 hours, 39 minutes, 21 seconds

10K Results ~ 25K Results ~ 50K Results

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Lost & Found
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Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2009

Photos from the Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2009-2011

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A Personal Best 25K

It was sunny and 20 degrees.

The Harvest Festival Run in Stanchel. The course on Rte 225, Kinkora, Freetown and Kensington.

Steven Baglole won the race and Jennifer Pizio-Perry for the top female.

I finished in 1:57:47 and came in 15th out of 70 runners.
I beat 25km PB time 3:33 faster than in 2008.

Official result: 15th out of 70
25K in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 47 seconds

Full Results
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Kensington Harvest Fest 2009
Kensington Harvest Fest 2008
Kensington Harvest Fest 2007
Kensington Harvest Fest 2006
Kensington Harvest Fest 2005
Kensington Harvest Fest 2004

Photos from the Kensington Harvest Festival 25K (2004-2010)

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Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon 2010

It was sun and few clouds and 18-20 degrees.

The Brookvale Ultra Trail Marathon at Brookvale Provincal Park. The course on nordic ski trails, mountain bike trials, dirt road and woodlot.

I finished in 2:44:09 and came in 13th out of 34 runners.

Andre Blow won the 10km race and Patty Blanchard for the top female.

Paul Thibodeau won the 25km race and Karine Comeau for the top female.

Alex Coffin won the 50km race and Diane Boswall for the top female.

I ran the 25km loop for the first time. It is harder than Kensington Harvest Festival 25Km race.

Official Result: 13th out of 34
25K in 2 hours, 44 minutes, 9 seconds

10Km Results 25Km results 50Km Results

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A Very Hot Kensington Harvest Festival 25K

It was sunny and hot and 30 degrees.

The longest running road race in PEI, 36 years.

The rolling hills course from Stanchel to Kensington.

Alex Coffin former course record holder won the race and beat current record holder Stanley Chaisson. Rebecca Pike for the top female.

I finished in 2:20:48 and came in 42nd out of 70 runners.

I won door prizes and new shoes.

I was very hot and put ice cubes on the cap.

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Official Result: 42nd out of 70
25K in 2 hours, 20 minutes & 48 seconds

Kensington Harvest Fest 2008
Kensington Harvest Fest 2007
Kensington Harvest Fest 2006
Kensington Harvest Fest 2005
Kensington Harvest Fest 2004

Photos from 2004-2009 Harvest Fest Run

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This Saturday's Race - Kensington Harvest Festival 25K

Kensington Harvest Festival 25K
(Points Race)
Saturday August 15, 2009

Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Church Of Scotland on Route 225 Stanchel P.E.I (Find it on the Map)
Fee: $15.00
Sponsor: Malpeque Bay Credit Union and Kensington Lion Club
Pre-Registration: Friday, August 14th from 6 to 8 pm at the Community Gardens upstairs at the fitplex.
Contact: Ivan Gallant 836-4124 (H) 836-8915 (W) ijgallant@gov.pe.ca
Course Description: Starts on Route 225 in Stanchel with some nice rolling hills for the first 10K
through some very scenic country side into the village of Kinkora , onto Route 109 by beautiful Scales Pond following route109 via Freetown finishing at Community Gardens in Kensington

Kensington Harvest Fest 2008 ~ Kensington Harvest Fest 2007 ~ Kensington Harvest Fest 2006
Kensington Harvest Fest 2005 ~ Kensington Harvest Fest 2004

Photos from 2004-2008 Harvest Fest Run

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	Jen Nicholson approaches the finish line en route to setting a female course record in 2008. Jason Simmonds/Journal Pioneer

Harvest Festival 25K Road Race goes Saturday morning

The Journal Pioneer

KENSINGTON -- The 36th annual running of the Harvest Festival 25K Road Race takes place Saturday.
The race will begin on Route 225 in Stanchel at 9 a.m., and will finish in front of Community Gardens in Kensington. This is the longest-running foot road-racing event on P.E.I., and is also one of the most challenging courses in all of Eastern Canada.
Nicknamed the "Killer Course," the race attracted a record number of participants last year -- 66 -- and organizers are looking for another great turnout this year.
Mike MacKinnon of Miscouche was last year's overall winner. He finished in a very respectable time of one hour 32 minutes 22 seconds (1:32:22). Bear River native Stanley Chaisson set the new course record of 1:25:51 in 2007. That is a time that race director Ivan Gallant predicts will be tough to beat.
Jen Nicholson of Cornwall smashed the 26-year-old female record in 2008. She finished in 1:42:02, breaking the previous mark of 1:45:01 that was held by Jean Beairisto of Sarnia, Ont.
T-shirts will once again be presented to the first 60 runners to register. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third overall runners in both male and female categories, and the top 50-and-over runner with the best time. There will also be several prize draws for participants, including running shoes.
The Malpeque Bay Credit Union (T-shirts) and Kensington Lions Club (running shoes) are returning major sponsors. The race also receives strong support from several other businesses in the community.
For more information, please call Ivan at 836-4124.

A Personal Best 25K - The Kensington Harvest Festival 2008

It was foggy and cloudy and 16-18 degrees.

The perfect run weather.


The Harvest Festival Run was a longest running road race in PEI.


The mile mark every mile and every 5km mark on the route.


The largest personal best time for almost 13 minutes from last year and finishes in 2:01:19 and came in 30th out of 67 runners.


Mike MacKinnon won the race and Jen Nicholson for the top female and set a new female race record from 1982 by less than three minutes.



Francis Fagan ran the Stanchel to Kensington to Stanchel to Kensington total of 75km for the most dedicated runner award.



I watching the Olympic Women Marathon on CBC tonight the race course on Beijing from square to "The Bird Nest" stadium.

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Official Result: 30th out of 67
25K in 2 hours, one minute and 19 seconds

Kensington Harvest Fest 2007
Kensington Harvest Fest 2006
Kensington Harvest Fest 2005
Kensington Harvest Fest 2004

Photos from 2004-2008 Harvest Fest Run

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Nicholson sets new female record
At Harvest Festival Road Race

KENSINGTON
JASON SIMMONDS
The Journal Pioneer

KENSINGTON -- Jen Nicholson of Cornwall set a new female course record in the 35th annual Community Harvest Festival 25K Road Race here Saturday morning.

The 39-year-old school teacher, who’s currently a stay-at-home mom, stopped the clock in one hour 42 minutes two seconds (1:42:02), good enough for 11th overall. She was one second shy of knocking three minutes off the previous 26-year-old record of 1:45:01 that was set by Jane Beairsto of Sarnia, Ont., in 1982.

Mike MacKinnon, 35, of Miscouche was the overall race winner in 1:32:22.

A record field of 68 runners participated.

See complete story in Monday’s Journal Pioneer.

Harvest Festival Road Race Saturday

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Harvest Festival Road Race Saturday

The Journal Pioneer

KENSINGTON — The 35th annual Kensington Harvest Festival Road Race takes place on Saturday. Aug. 16.
The challenging 25-kilometre run begins at 9 a.m. on Route 225 at the Church of Scotland in Stanchel. The run will proceed into Kinkora onto Route 109 to Freetown and end at Community Gardens in Kensington.
A pre-registration takes place at the Gardens on Friday, Aug. 15, from 6:30-8 p.m., and on the morning of the race from 8 a.m. until race time at the start in Stanchel.
Last year, 56 runners took part and race organizers are looking for another good showing this year.
Last year’s winner was Stanley Chaisson from Bear River, setting a new course record in a time of one hour, 25 minutes and 51 seconds, knocking two minutes and 30 seconds off the old record set in 1998 by Alex Coffin of Saint John, N.B.
The female course record was set in 1982 by Jane Bearisto of Sarnia, Ont., in 1:45:01.
There will be t-shirts for the first 60 participants to register.
Presentation of trophies and prizes will take place inside Community Gardens following the run at 12 noon, and there will be showers available.
For more information, contact race director Ivan Gallant at 836-4124.

Kensington Harvest Festival 25K - a Personal Best

"Stanchel to Kensington, tough, hilly course through some of P.E.I.’s most scenic countryside"




























It was cloudy and raining and 14 degrees.

The hilly and countryside course along between Stanchel and Kensington.

The big hill climb after 1 mile mark of race, turn right in Kinkora after 10km mark of race.

Half way mark time of 1:07:56 and second half a little faster finish in 2:14:14 came in 41st out of 56 runners, my personal best by more than 10 minutes in 2005. My ribs are O.K

Stanley Chaisson shattered the course record by less than three minutes of Alex Coffin of Saint John in 1998 and Jen Nicholson of Cornwall for top female. Stan's time was 1:25:51.

Official Results: 41st out of 56
25K in 2:14:14
Harvest Fest Run 2006
Harvest Fest Run 2005
Harvest Fest Run 2004

(Finish line photos and photo below of Stan by Deborah Mutch)

Gruelling Harvest Festival road race Saturday morning - Journal Pioneer

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Chaisson shatters record
At Harvest Festival 25-kilometre road race

18/08/07
JASON SIMMONDS
The Journal Pioneer

KENSINGTON -- Stanley Chaisson made his first Harvest Festival road race a memorable one here Saturday morning.

The 25-year-old Charlottetown resident shattered the 25-kilometre course record by two and a half minutes in the 34th annual event.

Chaisson’s record-setting time was one hour 25 minutes 51 seconds (1:25:51). Alex Coffin of Saint John, N.B., held the previous mark of 1:28:21.

"I met up with a group of runners last week in Summerside at the Source for Sports 10K, and a few of the older guys said, ‘You can’t really call yourself a runner until you do the 25K Harvest Festival,’" said Chaisson following the awards presentations inside Community Gardens. "I was up for the challenge and I’m a pretty competitive guy. I found out what the record was and my motivation today was to see if I could come close to it.

"It ended up being quicker and I felt really good."

Jen Nicholson of Cornwall was the top female runner, stopping the clock in 1:52:45. She was 12th overall.

Edna Vloet, 50, also entered the run’s history books as she became the first female ever to win the 50 and over category. Her time was 2:12:38, good enough for 37th overall.

The "killer course" is described as a "tough, hilly course through some of P.E.I.’s most scenic countryside" on the P.E.I. Roadrunners Club website. The race began in Stanchel and finished in front of the Gardens.

A total of 56 runners participated.

Be sure to check out Monday’s print edition of the Journal Pioneer for complete story, including in-depth interviews with Chaisson and Nicholson.

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20/08/07

A record-setting performance
Chaisson shatters 25-kilometre Harvest Festival road race standard

JASON SIMMONDS

The Journal Pioneer

Stanley Chaisson approaches the finish line
in his record-setting performance at the 34th
annual Harvest Festival 25-kilometre road race
Saturday morning. Chaisson’s time was
one hour 25 minutes 51 seconds (1:25:51).

KENSINGTON — The Community Harvest Festival road race has been dubbed the “killer course” for years, but Stanley Chaisson is the new “course killer.”

The Charlottetown resident and native of Bear River, near Souris, set a new course record for the gruelling 25-kilometre race Saturday morning. Chaisson, 25, stopped the clock in one hour 25 minutes 51 seconds (1:25:51), shaving two and a half minutes off Alex Coffin’s 1:28:21 record.

“I met up with a group of runners last week in Summerside at the Source for Sports 10K, and a few of the older guys said, ‘You can’t really call yourself a runner until you do the 25K Harvest Festival,’” said Chaisson, a personal trainer at UPEI.

“I was up for the challenge. I’m a pretty competitive guy, I found out what the record was and my motivation today (Saturday) was to see if I could come close to it.

“It ended up being quicker and I felt really good.”

Chaisson, who led the 56-runner field right from the start, finished just under 11 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher, Scott Clark (1:36:33). John Bil was third overall in 1:38:32.

“I’ve heard many horror stories about the course, so I took it slow in the beginning,” said Chaisson. “The first 5K was really tough with some tough hills. Then I felt pretty good at about 15K, and I felt as long as there are no more huge, huge inclines I’ll be OK.”

Jen Nicholson, 38, of Cornwall was the top female, finishing 12th overall in 1:52:45. Sarah MacKinnon (1:55:05), 15th overall, and Allie Keedwell (1:56:47), 17th overall, rounded out the top three female finishers.

“It was my first time doing this race,” said Nicholson. “It’s very challenging, fun and interesting.”

Edna Vloet, 50, also entered the race’s history books, becoming the first-ever female to win the 50 and over category. Her time was 2:12:38 — 37th overall.

Nicholson, who ran most of the race with Keedwell, was “very pleased” with her time.

A school teacher, Nicholson said she did not do any extra hill training in preparation for the race.

“I hadn’t really planned going in this one,” said Nicholson.

“We’re in Cornwall and there are lots of hills, and I usually train with hills anyway.”

Chaisson, who says he was very accurate with his pace, was keeping his own time and knew exactly where he stood coming home.

“The last 5K I knew I had a shot at the record at that point, so I was like, ‘I have to get going, I have to get moving,’” said Chaisson.

“The last kilometre was very nice because it was like a gradual downhill, so I cruised into the finish.”

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