Time for the last races, time for dinner, time to celebrate, time for anything you haven't done yet this season. Here's what we know so far:
- Club championships are morning and afternoon Saturday - pick up special bibs in the South Lodge - for the first time, we'll use the Interclub start order, which will move women's age groups ahead a bit, rather than being in sync with their male counterparts
- Our Finish Line dinner is Saturday night - get your tickets by Friday noon at the latest - don't call me, call the Club's front desk or order through the members' section of the Club website
- Dual SL training for everyone on Sunday morning
Apparently the details aren't quite settled, so there will likely be an update in the next 24 hours.
Interclub Results
The smiles tell the story
Despite some last minute attrition in the lineup, Craigleith dominated the Interclub finals last Saturday beating Alpine and the Peaks by 36 points, the same as the spread between second and fifth. Each woman on the team (Anne Mathers, Mary Riopelle, Patti East, Leslie Sims and Kate Veer) won her age group and Craigleith won all but two of the men's age groups in which we were entered. Leading point scorers on the men's side included Allan LaChance, Glenn Blaylock, Chris Fregren, Trent Winstone, Craig Shibley, Rob Burnes, Jerry Patten, Greg Cavers, Chris Shipton, Richard Usher-Jones, Alec Libert and Duff Isberg, while Captain Taylor-Simms Brown and Scott McLorie won their smaller age groups. Full results are here. This makes an unprecedented seven in a row for Craigleith. This is attributable to a large group of racers, who have contributed over the years. The most recent unsung contributor is Brian Holland, who answered the call when the team was short-handed at Caledon then was a late strategic addition to the finals lineup, resulting in other team members' scores being increased by three points. So all aboard for number 8!
Odds and Ends
- Please drop your GDHL bibs off at the race office if you didn't return it Sunday.
- Remember you're entitled to a free digital image from Lou Montana and a free 30 minute massage from Sonya Lee Reimer at Living in Balance - check past news for full details
- Your committee was gratified to see the generally very positive results for GDHL in the members' survey, but please feel free to let us know if you have suggestions for improvement, or if you want to join the committee and keep things moving forward positively - just reply to this message.
Watch for an update soon. See you at the Club!
James Mathers