Squamish 50 celebrates 10 years with a course-record breaking weekend
Priscilla Forgie won both the 50-mile women's race and took 47 minutes off the 50/50 women's course record
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Squamish 50
One of Canada’s most popular trail races, the Squamish 50, celebrated its tenth anniversary this weekend. Course records were broken and excitement and emotions ran high throughout an eventful race weekend. Here’s a rundown of the top results.
Hmmm. I think @gary_robbins know what this feels like on @Squamish50 weekend. #finishlinehugs pic.twitter.com/EUAulkoj6G
— Melanie Boultbee (@MelBoultbee) August 21, 2022
The 50 mile
The men’s and overall winner was local athlete John Dean in 8:18:05. Dean took the lead late in the race after a smart build, and was followed by two Calgary-based athletes. Kevin Biggs took 2nd in 8:24:13, and Joren Titus rounded out the podium in 8:32:11.
Edmonton’s Priscilla Forgie was sixth place overall and the first woman in her Squamish 50-mile debut, with an incredibly fast time of 8:44:30. Forgie also won the Near Death Marathon outright earlier this summer and set a new overall course record there. Forgie was followed by Vancouver’s Kat Drew, who ran 9:08:10, and North Vancouver’s Sam Drove in 9:48:36.
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The 50K
Squamish’s Nick Elson took first place in 4:48:05, besting a course record of 4:55:08 held by Canmore’s Adam Campbell since 2014. Elson is well-acquainted with the Squamish 50 trails and finished second in the 50-mile race in 2021. He was followed by North Van’s Joshua Potvin in 5:11:46 and Squamish local Brendan Urlocker in 5:24:40.
??And the winner of our men’s 50km race, breaking Adam Campbell’s previous course record from 2014 in the process, is Squamish’s own Nick Elson in 4:48:05. pic.twitter.com/x3tiS9hGrc
— Squamish50 (@Squamish50) August 21, 2022
Renowned ultrarunner Jenny Quilty of Abbotsford, B.C., was the first woman and sixth overall in 5:44:20. She was followed by Squamish’s Alicia Woodside in 6:06:42 and fellow local Heather Gallagher in 6:08:53.
And in a commanding win at the 50km distance, the women’s winner of the 2022 Squamish 50 is Jenny Quilty in 5:44:20. Jenny is no stranger to our races, as she also happens to be the course record holder for our 50/50 races. Congrats Jenny!
? @thehilaryann pic.twitter.com/j9qHBi1NoW— Squamish50 (@Squamish50) August 21, 2022
The 50/50
Always an exciting and incredibly tough event, participants in the 50/50 run the 50-miler followed by the 50K on back-to-back days. This year’s top finisher was Dean (who also won the 50-miler), with a combined time of 14:06:14. He was followed by Simon Widmann of Surrey in 14:21:12, and Washington’s John Maxwell in 15:20:54, who was third male but fourth overall.
The third place overall finisher and first female was 50-mile winner Forgie, who also smashed Quilty’s previous 50/50 course record in a time of 15:13:00.
Priscilla Forgie not only won the 50 mile race yesterday, but she also crushed Jenny Quilty’s 50/50 previous course record out of the park by an incredible 47 minutes today, with a combined race time of 15:13:00 for the 50 Mile and 50km. pic.twitter.com/0HyFiMskqf
— Squamish50 (@Squamish50) August 21, 2022
Forgie was followed by Washington-based Christine Mosley, who had a combined time of 18:29:11, and Saskatoon’s Mandy Currie in 18:38:07.
For a full list of Squamish 50 event results and to learn more about the races, you can head here.
