Islanders finish first-second-third in Island Marathon
Scott Clark
Published on October 17th, 2010
Islanders finished one-two-three in the men's side of the seventh annual Nesbitt Burns Island Marathon on Sunday.
Scott Clark of Linkletter crossed the finish line at Province House in 2:44:42 to win his second Island Marathon since 2007. On his heels was Charlotteown native Leo McCosham who crossed in 2:44:54 - 12 seconds behind Clark.
Steven Baglole of Charlottetown finished third in a time of 2:50:05.
Rhonda Loo of Whitecourt, Alta., won the women's event, crossing in 3:04:21 in her second ever full marathon.
Debbie MacDonald of New Glascow, N.S., was second in 3:21:23 followed by Leslie Marcotte of Halifax, N.S. in third in a time of 3:22:47.
In the women's half-marathon, Kristy Newson of Charlottetown finished first in 1:29:35 followed by Jennifer Pizio-Perr from Tignish (1:31:04) and Rachael McCarvill of Fredericton, N.B. (1:32:08).
Doug Hayami of Halifax, N.S. won the men's half-marathon in 1:17:41. Ian Holdway of Beechville, N.S., was second in 1:21:38 while Daniel MacDonald of Halifax, N.S., finished third in 1:21:52.
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2010-10-18/article-1856246/%26lsquo%3BAs-tough-as-they-come%26rsquo%3B/1
As tough as they come
- Published on October 18th, 2010
- Charles Reid
Linkletter’s Scott Clark battles through cold, wind and rain to win his second P.E.I. Marathon
It was a nice day for a run.
At least Scott Clark of Linkletter thought high winds, cold rain and wet pavement made it that way.
Indeed so nice Clark ran 42 kilometres in a personal-best 2:44:42 to win the 2010 BMO Nesbitt Burns Prince Edward Island Marathon on Sunday.
The 47-year-old Clark said the weather wasn't as much as a factor as one might think in his second P.E.I. Marathon win since 2007.
“That's hard to say. (At the start) the wind was at our back. Halfway, the wind was in our faces. Once you got past the wet and the cold it’s not as bad as it seems. I thought it would be to my advantage (because) I train in a lot of unstable weather. I figure I’m as tough as they come,” said Clark with a grin.
He finished a scant 12 seconds ahead of second-place finisher and Charlottetown native Leo McCosham (2:44:54).
McCosham chased Clark and halfway point-leader Steven Baglole (the third place finisher in 2:50:05) for most of the course.
“The boys started off in a fairly fast pace. At 12 kilometres I was two minutes back of the leader Baglole. Scott caught Steven at halfway. I caught Scott at 27 kilometres,” said McCosham, 46, who ran a personal best time on Sunday.
“I could see (Clark) ahead of me. I could see him all the way. I was pushing to close the gap, but the legs were getting numb. Both of us were in the chute at the same time.”
On the women’s side, Rhonda Loo of Whitecourt, Alta., finished first (and sixth overall) in 3:04:21 in just her second ever marathon.
The Nova Scotia-born runner usually runs half-marathons, but because the Island Marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier she chose to come east, and despite the early threat of hypothermia, she pressed on to set a personal best in the 265-full marathon field.
“It’s so emotional. This was so challenging. (But once) the adrenaline started flowing we warmed up. I don't mind choosing this over Toronto (another Boston qualifier),” said Loo, 34, whose husband Raino coaxed her to put the Boston Marathon on her bucket list.
“I ran a 3:15 in my first marathon so it was a huge improvement, almost 12 minutes.”
Debbie MacDonald of New Glascow, N.S., was second in 3:21:23 followed by Leslie Marcotte of Halifax, N.S. in third in a time of 3:22:47.
Top Island woman was Rebecca Pike of Charlottetown who timed in a 3:29:20 for seventh among the women and 37th overall.
In the women's half-marathon, Kristy Newson of Charlottetown finished first in 1:29:35 and took her second straight crown, followed by Jennifer Pizio-Perr from Tignish (1:31:04) and Rachael McCarvill of Fredericton, N.B. (1:32:08).
Doug Hayami of Halifax, N.S., won the men’s half-marathon in 1:17:41.
Ian Holdway of Beechville, N.S., was second in 1:21:38 while Daniel MacDonald of Halifax, N.S., finished third in 1:21:52.
**** Top finishers on the day at the 2010 BMO Nesbitt Burns Prince Edward Island Marathon: Full Marathon uMen - Scott Clark, Linkletter, 2:44:42; Leo McCosham, Charlottetown, 2:44:54; Steven Baglole, Charlottetown, 2:50:05. uWomen - Rhonda Loo , Whitecourt, Alta., 3:04:21; Debbie MacDonald, New Glascow, N.S., 3:21:23; Leslie Marcotte, Halifax, N.S., 3:22:47. Half-Marathon uMen - Doug Hayami, Halifax, N.S., 1:17:41; Ian Holdway, Beechville, N.S., 1:21:38; Daniel MacDonald, Halifax, N.S.,1:21:52. uWomen - Kristy Newson, Charlottetown, 1:29:35; Jennifer Pizio-Perr, Tignish, 1:31:04; Rachael McCarvill, Fredericton, N.B., 1:32:08. (Full results from all the events in the BMO Prince Edward Island Marathon are available at www.princeedwardislandmarathon.com)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/10/17/pei-marathon-winners-584.html
Islander wins P.E.I. Marathon
Rain, cold don't deter large turnout
A 46-year-old Island man won the Prince Edward Island Marathon on Sunday.
Scott Clark of Linkletter, Prince County, beat fellow Island runner Leo McCosham by 10 seconds to take first prize at the race in Charlottetown.
Despite cold and rainy conditions, Clark's time of two hours, 44 minutes and 44 seconds was better than his previous personal best.
"It was cold. I'm extremely cold right now. But the wind was at our back for the most part," Clark said after his victory.
"It was a little on our face during the trail, but for the most part it was on our backs, so aside from that, you know, it wasn't that bad. It's a little cold. I'd say a few people will likely suffer from the cold out there today."
Haligonian wins half-marathon
Doug Hayami from Halifax won the half-marathon.
Organizers had expected more than 2,000 people to take part in Sunday's marathon. Mytle Jenkins-Smith, CEO of Tourism Charlottetown, said they seemed to have come close to that despite the bad weather.
"We're very surprised. We thought the turnout would be a little less. But, you know, the numbers are still really strong," she said.
"We don't have a count, but all indications so far is we haven't lost too many people."
Spectators lined the finish line at University and Grafton streets to cheer participants for the final steps.
Results for the women's events were not yet available.
It was sunny and 2 degrees.
