Jim O'Neill Jan 4, 2013
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New Years Day Fun Run

[caption id="attachment_18248" align="alignnone" width="267"]Paul Comeau after winning the Rocky Blackmore Fun run takes a drink from the trophy. Paul Comeau after winning the Rocky Blackmore Fun run takes a drink from the trophy.[/caption]

Miramichi---It was New Years Day and time to make your 2013 predictions.  Paul Comeau of Miramichi predicted he would run the Rocky Blackmore 5km Fun run in 20:20.

With 43 runners in the race Paul’s prediction held up as he ran 20:20, for a perfect time.  Andrew MacLean home for the Christmas break also predicted 20:20 but he fell short by two seconds with a time of 20:22.  Placing third in the annual fun run held every New Years day since 1984 was Mary Rawlinson with a prediction short by only 6 seconds.  Mary guessed 29.17 and finished in 29.23.  Only the top three were under 10 seconds

The weather for the day was quite good with a -12 degree, slight wind with sunny skies for the run that featured an international blend for the fourth year in a row.

The club has been holding the New Years run for 29 years with runners having a good time trying to predict their finishing time.  All watches and GPS systems, including I phones(ED)  must be turned into the starter of the race before the gun goes off.  From then on it’s a fun time hoping and thinking if your time will hold up.

Comeau is quite good at this as he won in 2009 when he predicted he would run 20 minutes flat and came in with a time of 19.57 only three second off the mark.

James “The Beard” Tremblay won last year three seconds off his time.  Paul “The Predictor” was 16 seconds away last year.

Rocky’s daughter Trinda lives in the Caymans and had 16 runners take part in the event that had to be held at 5pm do to the heat of 26 degrees.  Norm Brown visiting his daughter in Holland also ran with his son in law Gilles Leblanc in a city with no snow.

Norm who is President of the Miramichi Cross Country Ski Club is missing the clubs first great snow storm of the season which he wanted for Christmas before he left for Holland.

The next race on the Miramichi will be on Sunday January 13, the first in the Miramichi River Runners 21 races series.  The 5km event starts at 11am sharp with registration at the Linden Recreation Centre.

The actual race starts at the cross roads at Newcastle Blvd. and Beaverbrook Road in Newcastle.

After the race a small refreshments will be available as the top three male and female medals will be awarded.

For a full view of the upcoming races, check out the Miramichi River Runners web page at www.miramichiriverrunners.com

How they finished

[caption id="attachment_18246" align="alignleft" width="300"]Rocky Blackmore(left), presents Paul Comeau with the Rocky Blackmore championship award Rocky Blackmore(left), presents Paul Comeau with the Rocky Blackmore championship award[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_18280" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Nicole MacCallum left and Mary Ann Henderson ahead of Paula Sullivan enjoy the weather during the Fun Run Nicole MacCallum left and Mary Ann Henderson ahead of Paula Sullivan enjoy the weather during the Fun Run[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_18281" align="alignnone" width="300"]Elsa Robichaud left, Nathalie Waterbury and Kirsten Scott  at the 1km mark Elsa Robichaud left, Nathalie Waterbury and Kirsten Scott at the 1km mark[/caption]

RankNameNameResidentPredictionFinishDiff
1PaulComeauMiramichi20.2020.200
2AndrewMacLeanMiramichhi20.2020.222
3MaryRawlisonMiramichi29.1729.236
4RalphRichardMiramichi24.1724.0710
5TanyaWoodLudlow28.2228.3311
6NormandPitreBeresford22.3222.4412
7PauletteRoyBeresford27.3027.1812
8BradleyWoodLudlow20.4720.3413
9RalphWillistonMiramichi20.4020.5313
10JamesTremblayMiramichi24.1324.0013
11BrunoArseneauBeresford18.3018.4414
12AndyCarruthersMiramichi28.4628.2224
13NicoleMacCallumMiramichi23.3923.0831
14RinaMartinBathurst26.2625.5333
15BillyMorrissyMiramichi29.1029.5343
16CathyReinsboroughMiramichi29.5030.4151
17NatalieWaterburryMiramichi26.1525.2055
18SylvioBourqueGrande-Digue21.3022.2656
19KarlRobichaudMiramichi21.4020.2464
20WolfgangHoeksmaMiramichi22.3021.2565
21Mary AnnHendersonMiramichi26.1025.0169
22RaymondCaissieRichibucto-V18.2019.3474
23RickMacLeanMiramichi24.3023.1674
24CandaceLyonsDoaktown29.0030.1575
25JessicaGorgesHalifax22.1023.2676
26KirstenScottMiramichi25.4524.1986
27LoriSingletonMiramichi24.4423.1490
28BrandyDonaldMiramichi30.5429.12102
29AmyBarrieauMiramichi27.1725.33104
30JessieRossMiramichi22.5521.14111
31GiselaRouxMiramichi23.0521.05120
32JeffHoeksmaMiramichi23.0021.58122
33EdRawlisonMiramichi26.3024.32122
34StaceyDunfieldMiramichi30.3028.39129
35EileenCloustonMiramichi34.3732.25132
36SueCrowderMiramichi33.3331.17136
37ShandelSaundersMiramichi32.0029.34146
38ElsaRobichaudMiramichi27.3925.07152
39PaulaSullivanMiramichi26.1324.37156
40AmandaGibsonMiramichi30.5028.09162
41SueMcLeanMiramichi29.5826.56172
42JenniferVienneauBeresford33.2029.37223
43ClaudetteArseneauBeresford33.4729.44243
Rocky Run in Holland
RankNameNameResidentPredictionFinishDiff
1GilesLeBlancHolland33.0333.1916
2NormBrownMiramichi33.4533.1926
Rock Run in Cayman
RankNameNameResidentPredictionFinishDiff
1JffreyPopeHalifax25.3025.0723
2GeoffCornwall21.5522.2025
3LeoKassam21.5022.2333
4GaryRedfern27.0026.0258
5JamesWalton27.3026.1575
6LeninKumar21.5123.2998
7GadneDube45.5047.40110
8TrindaBlackmoreCayman37.0039.17137
9BrittanyAllison29.3032.11181
10MinaDixit42.0039.18182
11KarenWatson44.4449.50306
12PadraigHoare26.1035.07537
13SylvesterDube48.0457.36572
14KhayaDube48.0357.36573
15DeanWatson32.2849.50682
16NickCameron38.1849.50692

 

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