October 7, 2008 – The Lappe Sawdust Run was a great success this year, with a record number of participants taking on the challenging course. The $500 cash prize that was offered to any man or woman who could better the course record made for some exciting moments.

Big Thunder coach Adam Kates set an amazing pace, finishing within a heart-breaking 2.6 seconds of the record, and winning the race by nearly four minutes. The men’s record, set in 2001 by Karl Saidla, is 39 minutes, 7 seconds for the hilly 10.8km course. The second-place prize went to runner Jacob John (43:03), while Beau Mondesin finished third in a time of 43:31.

The women’s 5.4km race was dominated by another skier, Anna Crawford, who was just 8 seconds behind Brittany Webster’s course record of 22:10 (set in 2006). Crawford was 1:05 ahead of Daphne Haggarty (23:23), who won the girls 14-17 age category. The third place woman was local runner Nicki Wilberforce who finished in a time of 24:03.

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Special thanks to all of our volunteers and trail maintenance specialists! A big thank you as well to our sponsors, including Etonic Shoes, BioPed, Fresh Air Experience and XCTimoSport. Click here for more pictures.