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Kajaks Masters

Group Training Time Location Coaches
Sprints Tues. & Thurs. 5:15 pm Clement Track John Biglow
Sun. 10:30 am
Long Sprints Tues. & Thurs. 5:00 pm Clement Track Gordon Johnson
Distance Tues & Thurs. 5:30 pm Clement Track JJ Schmidt
Sunday morning Long run Various locations Noelle Sarrazin
Throws Tues: 4:45 pm Shot Put
Sun. 10:00 am Discus & Javelin
Clement Track Rick Whiting

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Event Schedule Highlights

Masters Xmas Party, December 2nd 6PM

Coaches, Parents welcome
Kinsmen Pavilion, Richmond Nature park.
Pot Luck, Dancing. Always a fun night.
Maximum attendance 70

Events that Kajaks Masters will probably attend or be involved with:

Apr 3/05 Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run, Gibsons to Sechelt, 3 or 4 relay teams
May Rhody Run, Port Townsend WA
June Ambleside Masters Mile, West Van
June BC Masters Champs. or the Jog for a Jug, Point Roberts WA.
June 22 Masters Summer time Picnic/Awards/Run: 6pm at Deas Island Park.
July Chuckanut Foot Race, Bellingham WA.
Sep 4/05 Labour Day Weekend 8k, Steveston
Oct 16/05 Flatlands 10k, Richmond
Nov 5/05 Haney-Harrison Relay
Nov Remembrance Day Run, Stanley Park

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Peter Berry's "Midsummer's Nights Dream" - 12th (?) Annual Kajaks Awards Night

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Some photos from the 2003 Awards Night. Click an image to see full size

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Noteworthy Performances

(For other Masters performance news see Club News and Archives.)

Jake Madderom at 2005 Sun Run2005 Sun Run:

  • Jake Madderom 1st in the 60-64 age category.
  • Jane De Lemos 11th in the 40-45 age category, 87th woman overall.

In a presentation held at Richmond City Hall, Thursday April 28th -

  • Nancy Cochrane was named Richmond's Female Masters Athlete of the year 2004.
  • Fred Pawluk was named Richmond's Male Masters athlete of the year 2004.
  • George Agnew was named Builder of the year.

Club results from the B.C. Masters Championships, June 19/20, 2004

  • John Caruso 60-64 5000m 1st 20:25.98
  • Bob Cheng 40-44 400m 3rd 58:00
    200m 2nd 25.99
    100m 2nd 12.89
  • George Agnew 65-69 200m 4th 34.64
    100m 5th 17.51
    SP 2nd 8.92m
    Jav 2nd 23.63m
  • Andy Aadmi 65-69 400m 2nd 78.39 sec.
    200m 2nd 33.38
    100m 3rd 15.36
    SP 3rd 8.79m
    Discus 2nd 25.05m
    HT 2nd 25.93m
  • John Biglow 20-39 200m 5th 25.44
    100m 6th 12.77
  • Jay Guzman 20-39 200m 6th 26.31
    100m 7th 12.92
  • Fred Pawluk 55-59 800m 1st 2:28.57
    1500m 1st 5:06.79
    400m 2nd 66.96
  • Maureen de St. Croix 50-54 800m 1st 2:25.24
  • Nancy Cochrane 50-54 HJ 2nd 1.10m
    SP 2nd 6.05m
    Discus 3rd 14.73m
    HT 3rd 16.02m
    Jav 2nd 15.32m
  • Ted Duncan 70-74 SP 2nd 9.88m
    Jav 2nd 25.12m

June 20, 2003 – Maureen de St. Croix Sets Third World Record!
See Club News for this story. After June 30th, see News Archives.

June 5, 2003 – Masters Mile World Records Set by Maureen de St. Croix and Diane Palmason
See Club News for this story. After June 30th, see News Archives.

Highlights of John Caruso's 2002 results (60-64 category)
Maui 5K 19:39, first in age, 28 of 300+
Rhody Run 12K 51:24, second in age, 108 of 2300+
Kajaks mile 5:56 second in age (I think only two of us), last overall of about 8
Ambleside masters mile 5:34 second in age, 47 of 130
BC Masters F&T Langley 5000m 19:10 second in age (only two of us), 3 of 7 overall
Chuckanut 7 Mile 49:01 first in age, 77 of 579
Delta 1/2 Marathon 1:28:31 first in age, 34 of 493
Richmond Flatland 10K 39:32 first in age, 75 of 551
Haney-Harrison Leg 7 13.37K 56:34 no idea in age, 52 of 252 male
Davis Turkey Trot 10K 40:05 first in age, 51 of 959

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Masters Records

For updates or corrections please email .

Kajaks Masters club records:
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.update.2001.pdf (PDF)
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.update.2001.doc (Word)

Kajaks Masters - All Time Best Results:
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.rankings.1998.doc (PDF)
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.rankings.1998.pdf (Word)

Canadian Masters Records set by members:
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.records.pdf (PDF)
http://andrew.triumf.ca/kajaks/masters.records.doc (Word)

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Athlete Profiles

Bob M. Cheng

A Kajaks member since January 2002, Bob's specialty is the 100m and 200m, though he is attempting 400m on up to 1 mile.

History:

  • Weekend jock since childhood
  • Sports Day (Admiral Seymour School 400m champ as a 6th grader beating the 7th graders)
  • Little League (1971 league champs)
  • High School Rugby (David Thompson, always had a losing record)
  • Intramural Flag Football (BCIT, bunch of business students trying to be athletic)
  • Adult Recreational Touch Football (1999 Div 4 Fall champs, bunch of 39 year olds trying to be young)
  • Ultimate (frisbee, 2001 fall league C level champs), joined because of mid-life crisis (I'm still trying to be young)
  • Accepting the receding hairline, out with a bunch of great people, with the Kajaks having fun
  • Referred to as promising young sprinter in 2002 (Thanks, George Agnew)

Gary Kuno (M40-44)

Gary Kuno attended Windermere High High School in Vancouver where he competed in the sprints and the long jump.

He joined the Kajaks Masters in the fall of 2001 and in his first competitive season (2002) turned in some excellent results. He was the BC Champion in the 100m and 200m for his age class. At the Canadian Masters Championships, he won a gold medal in the 400m (55.28sec.), a silver medal in the 200m (24.54sec.) and a bronze medal in the 100m (12.15sec.).

Gary is looking forward to the 2003 season and will be travelling to Puerto Rico to compete in the World Masters Championships in July.

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