Wednesday, April 26, 2006

alleycat race results

by all accounts it was a well received event, but i'll leave the report of the race to the participants.

8 riders showed up for the race: penner, james f, aiden, darryl, jon , john, juan and chris. times and placements were as follows:

james f: 56:30 (+2:00 minute penalty) = 58:30
aiden e: 58:10 (+2:00 minute penalty) = 1:00:10
darryl: 1:00:08 (+2:00 minute penalty) = 1:02:08
jon g: 1:05:09 (+2:00 minute penalty) = 1:07:09
john k: 1:05:12 (+2:00 minute penalty) = 1:07:12
juan e: 1:05:30 (+6:00 minute penalty) = 1:11:30
chris h: 1:10:10 (-12:00 minute bonus) = 58:10: (winner)
penner: DQ

prizes:
1st place - chris h: bottle of wine and $20
2nd place - james f: loaf of velo artisan bread
last place - juan e: loaf of velo artisan bread
1/2 of collected entry fee - penner: $20

here is the manifest the particpants had to complete:

1. Pick up package from Geez Magazine Headquarters; instructions for delivery location will be on package.

(the package was an empty six, which they had to deliver to the Fox and Hound beer vendor for $.60 and verification card)


2. Globe Theater (Portage Place) – Who is the director/producer of the movie U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha?

answer: Mark Donford-May


3. City Hall – What does the red plaque on the South East corner of City Hall commemorate?

answer: Winnipeg General Strike


4. What is the make of the bike hanging on the wood-fired brick oven at Velo Artisan Bread (293 Carpathia)?

answer: CCM


5. St Boniface Basillica – Find Louis Reil’s gravestone; what is the exact date of his death?

answer: November 16, 1885


6. Exchange – What company occupies room 706 of the Silpit Building (70 Arthur St)?

answer: Sofa Logic


7. Osborne Village – What is the phone number of the Medical Clinic located at 478 River Avenue?

answer: 453-4310


8. St. Boniface Hospital – What is the name of the Research Centre building?

answer: G Campbell MacLean Building


9. Forks – What are the hours of operation for the Explore Manitoba Centre?

answer: 10-6


10. Finish – Fox and Hound


2:00 minute penalty for every mistake on your manifest; more than 4 mistakes disqualifies you from the race.

11. BONUS RUN (-12:00 minutes): Go to Kenaston Wine Market, ask for AJ and get his middle name (1855 Grant).

answer: Kampeas

2 comments:

g said...

Great post....better race.

That was lot's of fun. Thanks to Penner and Hal for the beer and za waiting for us at the Club House.

Kikaz

El Presidente said...

Sounds like a great race Hal!

Any chance you guys could do some of these things on weekends? And possibly not at 9 PM (damn sleepy babies!)