At the finish the female positions stayed the same. Among the men, Drolet and I passed A(ndre) Coul(ombe) for 4th and 5th place.
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| Post-Race Events | |
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Tabulation of the Lap Counting sheets. |
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The top 4 runners pose with Rock Lavoie of Super Sagamie, the major sponsor of the race: Roger Langevin 4th, Luc Gagnon 2nd, Suzanne Gagnon 1st and Michel Voyer 3rd. |
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The last update of the Leader board - the elasped time was actually
about 10:45 (not 8 hrs) when the distances were recorded. At the finish the female positions stayed the same. Among the men, Drolet and I passed A(ndre) Coul(ombe) for 4th and 5th place. |
| Awards Ceremony | |
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Bronze Medal Winners (>=50 km, <75 km) Presenting the awards
were Mme. --- ---, Jonquière city councillor (left) and M. Rock Lavoie of Super Sagamie,
4th from left in the front row. |
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Presentation of Bronze Medals. |
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Pierre Caplette gets his silver. |
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Silver Medal Winners (>=75 km, <100 km) |
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Sherry McLean is presented with her Silver Medal. |
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Gold Medal Winners (>=100 km) |
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Roger Langevin, Michel Voyer |
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Top 3 Men. |
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Luc Gagnon receives the first Male Plaque. |
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Suzanne Gagnon is congratulated by Luc Gagnon. |
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Suzanne spoke graciously after receiving top honours in the race. |
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Guylaine Gobeil is presented with the 3rd Female Plaque. |
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Sherry McLean is presented with the 2nd Female plaque. |
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Top 3 women. |
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After the Awards Ceremony, the four Canadians at
Jonquière who ran at the World 100 km Championships in France, May '99 posed for a photo.
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| Breakfast | |
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The morning after the race, Sherry and I had breakfast with the Caplette Twins of Anjou. Sherry was flattered when one of the patrons of the restaurant came to our table and asked her if she was Suzanne Gagnon! |
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Jacques Caplette reads the story about the race in the paper. |
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Pierre Caplette and his Western omelette. |
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On our drive back home to Toronto we stopped for lunch at La Belle Province fast food restaurant in Berthierville. We tried the famous Quebec specialty, poutine, made of fries and cheese curds covered with gravy. I can't say that I acquired a taste for this dish - it was Cholesterol City! |
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