Squamish Days Festival: logging, running and fast times

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It was a perfect day on Sunday for the Squamish Days 8K and Flashback Mile. The event drew a huge crowd for the long weekend race. 

The men’s 8K winner was Drew Nicholson in 27:28. Nicholson paced the out-and-back course perfectly to win the event after coming second five years ago. Nicholson’s next race will likely be the Under Armour Eastside 10K. 

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The women’s winner was Meg Lewis-Schneider in a blazing 28:02. 

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Canadian Olympian and 10,000m record holder Natasha Wodak was ninth in 29:21. She was pacing her friend Katherine Moore to a new personal best of 29:21.  The pair crossed the finish line together. 

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The Flashback Mile commemorates one of the first-ever races held in Squamish. The event is popular with kids, but there’s also an open category for adults who prefer for shorter distances. 

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The overall winner was Nicholas Browne in 4:35. Second place overall went to Chase Grobs who competed in the 10-11 division. Grobs ran a 5:32. The first woman across the line was Malia Stuart in 6:08. 

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The event also includes a stroller division so that parents and their young ones can compete in their own division. The overall winner was Shea McKinney 40:20. 

James Hustevdt won the wheelchair competition in 31:05. 

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If you’re a multi-talented runner, there are many logging themed activities going on at the Squamish Days Festival for you to check out post-race.