The RunInn Delta’s 10th annual Boundary Bay Cross-Country Meet brought 950 kids from 15 schools to Centennial Beach Park last Thursday.

"The weather worked out in our favour" said race Director Kevin Ridley. "We had 12 races throughout the day for boys and girls from Grades 2 to 7. We started the meet nine years ago to give local kids a chance to just get out and have a fun cross country race experience followed by a barbecue hosted by the T.O.O.B.S of Delta.”

The meet was sponsored by New Balance, Muscle Memory, Sungod Physio, DNA Data, Servicemaster,  TOOBS, Save On Foods and  the Runinn Delta.

The meet was organized in conjunction with the parents of Sacred Heart and other local volunteers who generously give their time and energy to put on a great local event.

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First off, thank you to everyone who came out and made Jog For a Jug such a huge success this year! Sorry we took so long to post the results - we've been trying to track down the full results, but right now we just have the Top 3 from each category. If we are able to locate the full list we will update this page so make sure to check back.

That being said, without further ado here are the Top 3 Finishers in each category:

Junior Men

1. Dayton Abbott            53.54
2. Owen Alfred               54.35
3. Jimmy Cullingworth    65.00   

Men's Open

1. Bertrani LeCorre         41.10
2. Jackson Frieson         46.40
3. Rob Gillespie              48.37

Men's Masters

1. Josh Weiss                 42.29
2. Mike Nickelson           45.07
3. Dave Kennett              53.18

Men's Senior

1. Greg McPherson        45.26
2. Dave Terrana              46.13
3. Dave Knudson            46.36

Men's Experienced

1. Nirmal Toor                 48.55
2. Brent Aspinall             59.45 
3. Bill Haddow                66.00

Men's Most Experienced

1. Donald Wadella          70.47
2. Joseph Tang               70.53
3. Neils Jensen               87.24

Women's Open

1. Courtney McEwan      45.34
2. Marie Horgan              53.25
3. Devin Frame               63.00

Women's Masters

1. Fannie Martin              48.48
2. Michelle Thomas         50.20
3. Christine Helme           51.49

Women's Senior

1. Dianne Kaltenegger     53.24
2. Ake Bauer                    57.57
3. Daphne Hodgins          60.37

Women's Experienced

1. Nancy Friesen             64.20
2. Karen Wiggins             70.31
3. Kate Zubick                 72.18

Clydesdale

1. Mike Brotherston         54.79
2. Fernando Costa          66.21
3. Mark Schoeffel            76.57

Walkers

1. Alexis Zehr                  84.07
2. Mary Mullany              85.15
3. Kimberly Burnett         93.00

Couples (Combined Times)

1. Sean & Greta Heinz                          114.22
2. Christine Kosich/Darrell Sandback   117.43
3. Hilary Spires/Andy Cunard               122.36

Teams (Combined Times)

1. Gracie's Next Door     200.61
2. Spud Family               258.43
3. Lululemon

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The Delta location has completed our move! You can now find us at...

Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall

#125-1315 56^th Street, Tsawwassen

Come by and say hi! Or call us at 604-943-4661 if you have any questions.

About Keyrsten!

People start running for all kinds of different reasons. Some get into it to lose weight, some want to improve their cardiovascular fitness to improve another sport, and others simply enjoy the rhythm and movement.

Kevin Ridley, owner of the Run Inn in Tsawwassen and Vancouver, has been running for 40 years and helping people train for almost as long. When he opened his Kerrisdale location about 25 years ago he began running clinics to help educate the public on proper technique and training.

“We found that’s the way you engage with the community and/or customers,” says Kevin. “So we started a clinic where you can learn everything from walking right up to competitive runners.”

There are thousands of sports out there but the one constant seems to be running. That’s because Kevin says there are so many sports where running is a perfect cross-training activity, whether it be running, pilates, yoga or lifting weights in the gym, they all contribute to health and well-being.

Even though the Run Inn is primarily a running and walking specialty store, Kevin finds that increasingly their customers are asking about crossover sports. And for good reason.

“People find that they can maintain their fitness into their sixties and seventies working out pretty competitively still,” he says.

That’s where a good training clinic can make a world of difference. People of all ages, abilities and walks of life are welcome to sign up for the Run Inn Club.

These clinics give beginners the right information when they start out so that they pick the proper running or walking shoe, but perhaps more importantly, pick the right pace to prevent injury.

“Probably eighty percent of people who get injured when they’re starting a new program is because they’re trying to do too much, too fast.”

The other, and arguably more popular, reason to join the Run Inn Club is for the social aspect of being part of a team. Most runners in the clinics will set goals to participate in races, so the team will help that runner prepare for a 5 km or 10 km or half marathon over a period of 12 to 14 weeks.

But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

“Then we’ll do a club night where we’ll do a social and we’ll have some wine and beer and appetizers that bring people together and get to know people in the group they may not be training with,” says Kevin. “When you do a lot of training you want to have some reward at the end of it.”

You can learn more about the Run Inn Club and upcoming marathons at runinn.com, or by dropping by the Delta location at 125-1315 56th Street.

About Keyrsten McEwan