Gord Kurenoff: Inspiring seniors show no signs of slowing down during fast, fun FY8K

Cooling his heels and accepting congratulations after winning the 80-84 men’s division in Sunday’s fifth running of the Forever Young 8K, Michael Breeze of Vancouver and the people gathered around him joke that Happy Hour at their age is a good power nap.

Ah yes, the race bit. This year it was a two-man show between Delta track dynamo Mark Pinckard and Walter Downey of Vancouver. Downey, who won the FY8K in 2017 and finished runner-up last year, was passed in the final 150 metres by Pinckard, who posted an impressive 30:44 — two seconds ahead of Downey, who led the entire way until the end. Colin Brander was third in 34:50.

Gwen McFarlan, one of the co-founders of the host Forever Young Club, set a personal record with a 53:47 clocking, which is pretty awesome for a competitor in the 85-89 age category. Rob, who calls Richmond home, finished in an impressive 39:51 in the 55-59 age category. Hugh, from Comox, finished in 46:16 in the 65-69 category. No word on what the winner received, but it may be a long week of digesting humble pie for Hugh!

Croft, who loves travelling and exploring the world, rarely misses the FY8K. She finished in 1:00:21 in the 65-69 category and once she caught her breath was already talking about her next worldly adventures and about breaking the one-hour mark next year. Dennis Hill of Abbotsford, who attended a Forever Young Club Christmas luncheon four years ago and walked away inspired and motivated by club leader John Young to change his lifestyle, celebrated a personal best in Sunday’s 8K with a 68:43 clocking. That’s 10 minutes faster than his first attempt last year. He also crushed the Vancouver Sun Run 10K, Moustache Miler 5K and Big Elf Run 5K in the past year.

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