Kingston and KRRA runners converged upon Burlington ON to tackle the Chilly Half, Frosty 5K, and Frigid 10K, and the event did NOT disappoint.
Perhaps the only thing that didn’t happen as advertised, was the weather. It was NOT very chilly, frosty or frigid. The day was bright, little wind, and pushing close to plus degree temperature. Many runners commented on how perfect the conditions were for the race.
This event’s size is that perfect sweet spot: It is big enough to have an amazing vibe, but small enough to be able to easily access parking, the start line, washroom facilities, and other amenities. Big enough to draw elite Canadian runners, and small enough to find friends and mingle amongst elite athletes; adding to the excitement.
The Chilly Half course is brilliant. It has a few gentle and easy little hills to throw in a challenge, but is fairly straight and flat. The start took us through a neighbourhood which made for an interesting start. They removed lat year’s turnaround within a park which was a bit of a bottleneck and too tight; definitely an improvement to the course.
Reid Coolsaet won the Chilly Half at a blistering 1:04:34.0
Krista Duchene was the 1st place female at 1:16:20.0
Kingston Chilly Half finishers of 2875 (gun times) full results
18th overall, Clay Patterson (9th age cat) 1:14:34.0
64th overall, Tim Gillespie (6th age cat) 1:20:00.0
130th, Caleb Huard (35th age cat) 1:25:29.0
174th, Graham Hawkes (20th age cat) 1:28:04.0
178th, Trevor Cornelius (21st age cat) 1:28:13.0
186th, Greg Lemoine (23rd age cat) 1:28:32.0
226th, Robby Breadner (12th age cat) 1:29:35.0
239th, Trevor Davis (29th age cat) 1:30:01.0
314th, John Sadler (45th age cat) 1:33:17.0
542nd, Aurelio Cunha (47th age cat) 1:40:22.0
583rd, Rick Royce (14th age cat) 1:42:44.0
652nd, Greg Luchuk (51st age cat) 1:43:31.0
752nd, Lana Saunders (29th age cat) 1:45:44
794th, Rianne Bates (11th age cat) 1:46:47.0
884th, Angela Eames (36th age cat) 1:49:31.0
897th, Tammy Pigion (44th age cat) 1:49:47.0
954th, Janet Shepherd (15th age cat) 1:51:22.0
1946th, Sonal Patel 2:20:27
1985th, Louise Good 2:22:41.0
Frigid 10K (chip times) full results
77th, Pam Mundell (6th place age cat) 56:40.0
380th, Matthew Richardson (15th age cat) 1:10:06
Frosty 5K (chip times) full results
7th overall, Noah Booth (1st age cat) 17:19
21st overall, Bryan Lambert (2nd age cat) 19:00.0
26th overall, Ché Breadner (4th age cat) 20:01
39th, Luis Paico Avilez (5th age cat) 23:14.0
41st, Sophie Saunders-Lambert (1st age cat) 23:28.0
51st, Jill Ferguson (4th age cat), 24:10
Race Director, Kelly Arnott is to be commended for a superbly run, and very enjoyable event. The feedback from Kingston participants was very positive and no doubt, Kingston will descend upon the 25th Anniversary Chilly Run in 2021.
The Chilly Half, Frosty 5K, and Frigid 10K event is highly recommended.
