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Handloggers Half turns out to be a hot one! PHIL OSBORNE Contributor
MASTER RUNNER Bowen Island’s own Pam Matthews (right) finished 1st Place in the Women’s Masters Division during the Handloggers Half Race on Aug. 31. Matthews came 3rd Place in the overall Women’s Race, and was joined on the log podium by race winner Mel Rei (middle) & 2nd Place finisher Caroline Reilly (left). Other top Bowen finishers in the Women’s Race included Vanessa Ramirez Jasso in 8th, Keira Smith-Tague in 15th, and Vanessa Hall-Patch in 19th. Ben Hart was Bowen’s top runner in the Men’s Race in 22nd, followed by Roderick Watts in 34th and Adam Vanner in 39th. / Abby Becker photo
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What a day it was for Handloggers 2024, the annual half marathon mountain trail race on Bowen Island! Over 160 runners participated again this year in the Open Half Marathon and Relay events. This year’s overall race winner was Robbie Hannah of Vancouver in a time of 1:50:18; moving up a spot on the podium this year was Adrian Lambert from Edmonton in 1:53:18; and Jonny Bullock of Squamish was third in 1:53:43. Samuel Gunton (Vancouver), Jeremiah Macadam (Vancouver) and Charles Perrot-Minot all finished in sub two hours this year, which was notable for its warm temperatures. On the podium were women’s winners Mel Rei of Vancouver (2:27:58); Caroline Reilly of North Vancouver (2:29:09); and Pam Matthews of Bowen Island (2:29:50). Pam Matthews was also first place in the Women’s Masters division. Honorable mention (and the Women’s Masters award) went to a returning Masters champion Mayumi Motouchi of Vancouver (2:45:00). Ben Hart (2:17:23) was the first Bowen Islander across the finish line. The Men’s Masters division was won by Chris Hall of North Vancouver with a time of 2:13:38. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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