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November 28, 2009 (1:00 pm)
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GutBuster 003:: Westwood Lake

THAT'S A BIG PUDDLE!

Shane Ruljancich at Westwood Lake

Westwood Lake GutBuster 003 (June 8th, 2008)

Race #3 in the Frontrunners GutBuster Trail Running Series took place this past weekend at Westwood Lake in Nanaimo, B.C. This race is always popular because of the creek crossings and infamous mud patch and this year proved to be a year to remember. Due to the deep snow pack and late melt off the water on the course was deeper and bigger than its ever been with the mud patch and creek crossings coming up mid quad on most runners! Check out Tony Austin's photos to see some great shots of people falling in the water!

In the 8km short course event Shelby Drope won his first overall GutBuster title in a time of 40:01. On the womens side of the race Jessalyn O'Donnell was first across the line in a time of 45:50. The short course event had a record number of participants this year with 149 finishers.

In the half-marathon long course event James Richardson and Emily Solsberg from the Ceevacs Running Club took home top honours. James showed great strength on the hills to put 2:30 between himself and second place finish Nick Walker. With his win today James moved to the top of the overall series standings for the GutBuster Series. Shane Ruljancich ran near the front the whole race to finish closely behind Nick.

Top 3 Results

James Richardson	1:39:33
Nick Walker	1:42:03
Shane Ruljancich	1:42:19

Overall Series Standings (after 3 races)

James Richardson	56 points
Nick Walker	54 points
Shane Ruljancich	53 points

In the womens race the top 3 finishers were separated by only a few minutes with Emily Solsberg coming out on top over Lara Wear of the PIH and masters runner Angela Plamondon. This was Emily's second win in a row as she also took top honors at the Mt Tzouhalem GutBuster in Duncan last month.

Top 3 Results