Le Grizz, Eh!

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Our Canadian running friends have been attending Le Grizz since 1983, although they really discovered the event in 1989, when 15 runners started (all finished).

Complete List of Canadian Finishers

Alberta

R. L. Hancock (1983)

Wade Jarvis (1988, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2004)

Bob Feeney (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) – Won his division six times, earned the 10 Bears Award in 1998

Reid Shuttleworth (1989, 1990)

Randy Firth (1989)

Peter Holubar (1989) – Set the Men’s Masters Division Course Record, which still stands

Don Watts (1989)

Jack VanTol (1989)

Dick Ensslen (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998)

Ian Hutcheson (1990, 1991)

Keith Happel (1993, 1994)

Ray Villeneuve (1995)

Jocelyn Chikinda (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) – Women’s Open Division winner in 1997

Byron Chikinda (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Murray Barker (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Vic Dusik (1998, 1999, 2000)

Dana Pasquotti (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Rino Pasquotti (1999)

Paul Jones (1999, 2000)

Scott Frulling (1999)

Richard Travis (1999, 2005)

Jean-Daniel Recompsat (1999)

Mark Lesack (1999)

Gord Hobbins (1999, 2000)

Elin Holvik (2000)

Kevin Hebb (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Janne Holmgren-Richards (2001)

James Richards (2001)

Kirsten Menk (2003)

Brian Kathol (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Judy Morrison (2003)

Tasha Nott (2007)

Logan Beaulieu (2007)

Susan Gallup (2007)

Patty Spencer (2007)

Kathy Magor (2007)

Tony Pickering (2007)

 

British Columbia

Peter Findlay (1989)

Matt White (1989)

Greg Dines (1989)

Brendan Kennelly (1989)

Louis Briere (1989)

Fred Clark (1989, 1990)

Tom Brown (1989)

Beverley Brezik (1989)

Chris Buck (1990)

Lorraine Lees (1990, 1991) – Women’s overall winner both years

Bruce Williams (1990)

Ken Nicholson (1991, 1994)

Steve Boothman (1991)

Nick Jordan (1991, 1994)

Judy Biggar (1991, 1994)

Gail Bazeley (1992, 1993, 2003)

George Forshaw (1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2007)

Linda Woodbury (1992)

Os Oskam (1993)

Sean Cauley (1993, 1994)

Tony Davey (1993)

Warren Craddock (1993)

Carlos Tallent (1994) – Finished 1^st 50 miler under nine hours at age 55, six months after heart bypass surgery

Gary Fretenburg (1994)

Ken Cretelli (1996)

Maurice Beaulieu (1997)

Sally Marcellus (1997, 1998) – Women’s overall winner in 1997

Jane Toyne (1998) – Women’s Senior Division winner

Rob Lang (1998)

William Leitch (1998)

Ken Greenaway (2002)

Lorie Alexander (2007)

Francine Weigeldt (2007)

 

Ontario

Joe Cleary (1995)

Saskatchewan

Rod Dickie (1996, 1997)

Denise Ackerman (2002)

Darryl Mailander (2002, 2005)

Gord Chadwick (2002)

Rick Minett (2002)

Randy Lewis (2002)

Iain Harry (2002)

Jamie Wilson (2002, 2004)

Craig Johnson (2002)

Barry Hopkins (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)

Gay Renouf (2004, 2007)

Donn Lay (2005) 

Greg Dyck (2005, 2006)  

Mike Renouf (2005) 

Laurie Simons (2006)  

Jennifer Taylor (2006)  

Nova Scotia

Randy Morean (2000)

 

Manitoba

Dan Therrien (2007)

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Special Thanks to Joy & Byron Chikinda of Edmonton for furnishing the Canada Grizzly Bear stamp.

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