Perfect conditions on Sunday resulted in a record breaking day at the 37th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run, presented by Coast Cable. After an exciting and intensely fought battle for the majority of the course, Abbotsford’s David Jackson edged out Vancouver’s Kevin O’Connor for a 3-second victory in 1:09:09. The women’s race was clear-cut but no less exciting. Wildly exceeding all pre-race expectations, Gibsons’ own Kimberley Doerksen not only smashed the women’s event record by over 3 minutes, but she did it wearing a rainbow tutu costume, in true Fool’s Run spirit. Her 1:14:53 placed her fifth overall in the field. …more
