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Sri Chinmoy Six Hour Race

Kingston, Ontario (UW) - Paramita Jarvis and Hladini Wilson brought this now classic event back to the 400 meter facility at Kingston's Holy Cross High School after a two year absense. In marked contrast to last year's event held at the Royal Military College during an incessant cold downpour, which turned the track into a soup of slick clay and cinders, you couldn't have asked for more perfect weather: overcast skies which prevented the asphalt from heating up and temperatures in the mid+ 20's tempered by a refreshing 20km breeze.

The outstanding performance of the day was produced by rising star Deanna Lindsay, who really gave the men a run for it and I believe actually led the field later in the race, and was only a little over a mile short of the Canadian Open Women's record set by Ashley Evans, a fact that I am sure will not be overlooked by the selection committee for the Canadian 100 km team being assembled for the World 100 km Challenge in Holland this fall.

While the fellowship and camraderie as usual were at their peak and the cuisine and trackside service were once again outstanding, still there was the occasional complaint about having to run around in circles without relief. However, no one would deny that it is really a good test to be able to persevere when you are never more than 300 meters from the showers and your car.

Sri Chinmoy International Six Hour Run
Kingston, Ontario - 7 June1997 (5th edition)

Pos.  Name             Age Sex   Town / Country       Kilometers 
1.    Ron Gehl         49        Kitchener            72.966     
2.    Dave McConkey    42        Peterborough         71.483 
3.    Doug Barber      51        Owen Sound           71.371 
4.    Deanna Lindsay   37    F   North York           70.875 
5.    Les Michalak     46        Burlington           70.869 
6.    Scott Turner     36        London               67.840 
7.    Tony Martin      33        Kitchener            67.489 
8.    John Lehman      58        Toronto              67.2   
9.    Jim McLean       53        Bobcaygeon           65.448 
10.   Scott Walsh      19        Kitchener            64.887 
11.   Charlie Upshall  52        Schomberg            63.465 
12.   Ryne Melcher     18        Waterloo             61.671 
13.   Peter Suomela    48        Nepean               60.308 
14.   Hans Meier       58        Markham              59.081 
15.   Paul Rayond      42        Orillia              56.614 
16.   John Cookson     50        Kitchener            56.411 
17.   Aimee Runge      30   F    Toronto              56.178 
18.   Joe Cleary       57        Georgetown           55.480 
19.   Tom Restoule     47        Embrun               54.557 
20.   Paul Smith       52        Brossard QUE         53.789 
21.   Sherry McLean    48   F    Don Mills            53.477 
22.   Gord Harthun     42        Hamilton             51.981 
23.   Rand Freeman     32        Hamilton             51.938 
24.   Alfred Koehn     56        Oakville             51.6   
25.   Howard Parker    47        Scarborough          50.606 
26.   Grant Campbell   38        Fergus               50.540 
27.   Colin Kingsford  54        Ile Bizard QUE       50.0  
28.   Michael Gehl     19        Kitchener            49.669
29.   Vasili Moshanu   41        Ottawa               48.712
30.   Odino Soligo     76        Thornhill            48.411
31.   Jim Glen         29        Hamilton             46.799
32.   Kim Campbell     40  F     Fergus               46.395
33.   Helen Malmberg   51  F     Toronto              46.346
34.   Ron Turner       63        St.Catharines        44.648
35.   Esmond Mah       47        Toronto              44.4  
36.   Jess Heroux      51        Burlington           44.214
37.   Neree St.Amand   52        Gatineau QUE         44.122
38.   Chitrini Dadson  34        Ottawa               44.0  
39.   Matthew Tisdall  26        Seaview Downs AUSTL  43.722
40.   Elliot Aronoff   40        Toronto              42.4  
41.   Ed Alexander     52        Hamilton             40.0  
42.   Virginia Lavin-Moss 55 F   Kingston             39.743
43.   Pete Coffin      51        Salt Lake USA        39.367
44.   Anna Shamnette   48   F    Ottawa               38.381
45.   Frances Cutler   55   F    Ottawa               33.3