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LWG 2010 Snowshoe Winners
Posted Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 10:07 pm AST
Tyler Hollett of Labrador City winning the mens snow shoe race in a time of 4:50:87.
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Snowshoe races finished today at the 2010 Labrador Winter Games.
The top three males were:
Tyler Hollett, Labrador City: 4.50.87
Preston Morris, Cartwright: 4.53.86
Ramsey Powell, Charlottetown: 4.54.74
The men did three laps around a 400 meter track. It was very fitting that Ramsey Powell won a medal. He is the grandson of one of Labrador's most decorated trappers and author of Labrador By Choice; Uncle Ben Powell.
The top three females were:
Andrea Pardy, Cartwright: 3.24.79
Danielle Mcloughlan, Labrador City: 3.34.92
Sarah Sooley, Port Hope Simpson: 3.39.11
The women did two laps around a 400 meter track.
The top three teams in the relay were:
Labrador City: 5.55.74
Cartwright: 5.57.08
Goose Bay: 6.21.53
The teams did four laps around a 400 meter track with two females and two males.
Many members of the Trappers' Running Club assisted with the organization of the snow shoe event. For some assorted pictures click here!
On Monday, March 8, 2010, CBC Reporter Kate Kyle attended the preliminary snowshoe races at the Labrador Winter Games. To hear some sounds from the events click here!
Finally click below for the Ode to Labrador medal ceremony!
The top three males were:
Tyler Hollett, Labrador City: 4.50.87
Preston Morris, Cartwright: 4.53.86
Ramsey Powell, Charlottetown: 4.54.74
The men did three laps around a 400 meter track. It was very fitting that Ramsey Powell won a medal. He is the grandson of one of Labrador's most decorated trappers and author of Labrador By Choice; Uncle Ben Powell.
The top three females were:
Andrea Pardy, Cartwright: 3.24.79
Danielle Mcloughlan, Labrador City: 3.34.92
Sarah Sooley, Port Hope Simpson: 3.39.11
The women did two laps around a 400 meter track.
The top three teams in the relay were:
Labrador City: 5.55.74
Cartwright: 5.57.08
Goose Bay: 6.21.53
The teams did four laps around a 400 meter track with two females and two males.
Many members of the Trappers' Running Club assisted with the organization of the snow shoe event. For some assorted pictures click here!
On Monday, March 8, 2010, CBC Reporter Kate Kyle attended the preliminary snowshoe races at the Labrador Winter Games. To hear some sounds from the events click here!
Finally click below for the Ode to Labrador medal ceremony!