tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post8193280767686438049..comments2023-05-23T08:43:49.830-07:00Comments on This Blog Is Now Hosted At GaryRobbins.ca: Canadian Ultra Runner Of Year (UROY) 2009 PollGary Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822369954547608581noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-78715528837585790142010-01-09T17:30:50.597-08:002010-01-09T17:30:50.597-08:00In response to Sammy, first off thank you!
Secon...In response to Sammy, first off thank you! <br /><br />Secondly Froese is most certainly a top Cdn runner but I'm unaware of him competing on trail in 09? At stormy in 08 he was just behind me for most of it and he won initial Sinister 7 as well. All very impressive times!<br /><br />Regarding Aaron Chuckanut, etc. I'll go on record and say there's no way I would have beaten Heidt at Chuck and the fact that we hammered each other two weeks before that race at DD only makes his race time that much more impressive. I think if I were fresh I would have had a shot at top three there...will get to hopefully prove that on March 20th this year!<br /><br />My vote went to Glen, and that was before I just learned of yet another top result he had in 09. Check this out, in a 15 day span Glen won Halliburton 100miler in CR time, was 2nd at Iroquois 100miler, and 2nd (by just 30sec) at Vermont 50 miler, that's just SICK!! In two weeks over three races he ran 250miles and the worst he finished was 2nd, WOW!!!<br /><br />Either Glen hasn't tuned in here at all or he's too modest to even correct his own results via a comment. Either way I met him at MMTR and he's a great guy with a ton of talent, and on top of it all he's now 44 years old! Damn old guys are making us young bucks look slow and weak!<br /><br />Check out his partial resume at Ultra Sign Up,<br /><br />http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Glen&lname=Redpath&age=0<br /><br />GRGary Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05822369954547608581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-12638691990629382812010-01-08T21:49:57.930-08:002010-01-08T21:49:57.930-08:00Love reading these comments. I understand the sel...Love reading these comments. I understand the selection had some criteria and may not be categorically suited for one Ultra runner who primarily competes these days at the international events. It worth to mention the name, his last race time is one of the fastest Canadian 100K time in the international level in the last 10 years. Darren Froese ran 7:32 in 2009 at the Commonwealth Championship in Keswick, UK. He is also turning 50, not only he is slowing down but he is getting fast and faster. For this poll I was going to say Aaron deserve the Male pole but I should go with Gary since Gary and Aaron went toe to toe at Dirty Duo and Gary won the race. He probably could have race and won Chukanut too if he hadn't blown the gasket at Dirty Duo. Then I say to myself, what about Glen, he is the only guy in the poll over 40, shouldn’t he deserve it, What about Chris Downie, he won every race he ran in 2009. OK, Gary wins my vote for 2 CR;<br />For Female, this one was also hard selection, but Ellie came on top, with number of races and her placing she deserves the spot.<br /><br />Good luck to all performers putting Canada on the map of the ultra running.<br />Happy running :)Hassan Lotfi-Pourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456158882109634310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-83598277078858418872010-01-08T19:11:33.096-08:002010-01-08T19:11:33.096-08:00Gary, Down here we just consider Michigan part of ...Gary, Down here we just consider Michigan part of the Candien Riviera. Congrats on all your performances. Best of luck to you all in 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-84485851391399290302010-01-08T17:55:40.589-08:002010-01-08T17:55:40.589-08:00He voted for your lame ass in the Performance Of T...He voted for your lame ass in the Performance Of The Year, which his son was not a part of! You still owe him a beer!<br />GRgarobbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576460882167758106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-28170401639339737412010-01-08T16:42:12.405-08:002010-01-08T16:42:12.405-08:00You told me your dad voted for me!You told me your dad voted for me!Rynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-89716693628698787392010-01-08T09:27:57.839-08:002010-01-08T09:27:57.839-08:00Just for the record here I did not vote for myself...Just for the record here I did not vote for myself! That was my Dad, and I love him dearly for it!!garobbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576460882167758106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783092038038653693.post-75147985950309968532010-01-08T05:13:18.186-08:002010-01-08T05:13:18.186-08:00Fun to read. Interesting results. Very tough to ch...Fun to read. Interesting results. Very tough to choose performance of the year with so many great races being run by Canadians and I really think that a very strong case could have been made for any on the poll. <br /><br />For UR of the year though, that is what blew me away more about Glen and the way he stacked some great races together in a short period of time. Same goes for Adam too with some incredible races. Adam was flying early on at Haliburton and was probably on CR pace for much of the day, but ran into some stomach issues. He looked pretty beatup by the end, but still finished (in a slow time for him) and won comfortably.<br /><br />Note: I realize I'm just commenting about the East, but will leave those from the West to make their observations from there.Derrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226053638415425937noreply@blogger.com