News: Ultra-Trail Harricana du Canada

Credit : Deanna Young 125 km Guillaume Barry took top honours by finishing the race in 13:55:41, followed by Aurelien COLLET who finished with a time of 14:21:51. The third place went to Johan Trimaille with a time of 14:23:54 In the ladies race, Emily Hawgood won the race with a time of 17:53:41 . Annie-Claude Vaillancourt earned runner-up honours with a time of 20:47:35. The third place went to Marie-Josee Hotte with a time of 21:02:50 Top 5 Men 1 Guillaume Barry 13:55:41 2 Aurelien COLLET 14:21:51 3 Johan Trimaille 14:23:54 4 David Jeker 14:29:57 5 Jean-Philippe Thibodeau 14:50:04 Top 5 Women 1 Emily Hawgood 17:53:41 2 Annie-Claude Vaillancourt 20:47:35 3 Marie-Josee Hotte 21:02:50 4 ANNE LE MAT 21:38:54 5 Leila Poucet 21:39:16 Complete results 65 km Olivier Collin finished first in 05:29:13. Jean-Francois Cauchon secured second in this year’s race with a time of 05:41:08. Gabriel Sanfacon got the third place in 06:04:00. For the women, it was Elisabeth Cauchon who took the top spot in 06:49:13 , ahead of Tiphaine GERMAIN (06:51:38). Corinne Lemay-Gaudet got the third place in 07:24:16. Top 5 Men 1 Olivier Collin 05:29:13 2 Jean-Francois Cauchon 05:41:08 3 Gabriel Sanfacon 06:04:00 4 Yannick Bernard 06:08:21 5 Francois Simon 06:08:52 Top 5 Women 1 Elisabeth Cauchon 06:49:13 2 Tiphaine GERMAIN 06:51:38 3 Corinne Lemay-Gaudet 07:24:16 4 Aurelie Potvin 07:30:41 5 Catherine Lemire 07:34:46 Complete results 42 km Remi Poitras grinded past more than 252 runners to win in 03:37:03. Coming in second was Eric Levesque (03:42:32). Maxime Lagace got the third place in 04:07:02. In the women’s race, Amelie Gobeil Riverin won the race with a time of 04:30:32 . She finished 6 minutes 50 secondes ahead of Catherine Cormier. Lou Gotz got the third place in 04:47:00. Top 5 Men 1 Remi Poitras 03:37:03 2 Eric Levesque 03:42:32 3 Maxime Lagace 04:07:02 4 Vincent Cote 04:07:36 5 Rene Morissette 04:11:05 Top 5 Women 1 Amelie Gobeil Riverin 04:30:32 2 Catherine Cormier 04:37:22 3 Lou Gotz 04:47:00 4 Maude Mercier 04:51:22 5 Yvonne Halter 04:59:37 Complete results 10 km Francois Major outpaced more then 303 runners to win in 00:49:10. He bested Jean Francois Dufour who crossed the finish line une minute 22 secondes behind him. Jonathan Watters got the third place in 00:50:56. For the women, it was Amelie Simard who took the top spot in 00:53:46 , ahead of Emmanuelle sevigny (00:55:08). While Kellyanne Lahaie came in third at 00:57:22 Top 5 Men 1 Francois Major 00:49:10 2 Jean Francois Dufour 00:50:32 3 Jonathan Watters 00:50:56 4 Denis Savard 00:52:47 5 Antoine Laflamme 00:53:02 Top 5 Women 1 Amelie Simard 00:53:46 2 Emmanuelle sevigny 00:55:08 3 Kellyanne Lahaie 00:57:22 4 Ariane Simard 00:57:49 5 lucile janin 00:58:12 Complete results 28 km At the end of the race, Philippe Brochu and Charlot Laporte crossed the finish line in the same time of 02:10:27. Rounding out the top three was Samuel Audet with a time of 02:15:41. For the women, Melanie cote took top honours by finishing the race in 02:38:39 , ahead of Isabelle Simard (02:42:26). While Nadia Morin came in third at 02:43:30 Top 5 Men 1 Philippe Brochu 02:10:27 2 Charlot Laporte 02:10:27 3 Samuel Audet 02:15:41 4 Guillaume Roy 02:18:00 5 Olivier Guerard 02:18:52 Top 5 Women 1 Melanie cote 02:38:39 2 Isabelle Simard 02:42:26 3 Nadia Morin 02:43:30 4 Patricia Pronovost 02:48:38 5 Roxane duby 02:55:13 Complete results 5 km The victory went to Andres Olvera who crossed the finish line at 00:23:21, followed by Simon Pierre Leblanc who finished with a time of 00:23:24. Rounding out the top three was Sasha Beugnot with a time of 00:29:25. In the ladies race, it was Amelie Gauthier (00:30:11) taking the top spot, ahead of Beatrice Gauthier (00:31:11). Rounding out the top three was Charlyne Morrier with a time of 00:31:35. Top 5 Men 1 Andres Olvera 00:23:21 2 Simon Pierre Leblanc 00:23:24 3 Sasha Beugnot 00:29:25 4 Francois Guay 00:29:30 5 Charlie Kearney 00:30:13 Top 5 Women 1 Amelie Gauthier 00:30:11 2 Beatrice Gauthier 00:31:11 3 Charlyne Morrier 00:31:35 4 Nadia Jubinville 00:32:09 5 Lysa gauthier 00:32:55 Complete results

Credit : Deanna Young 125 km Jean-Francois Cauchon won the race with a time of 13:47:08. Colton Gale secured second in this year’s race with a time of 13:55:35. The third place went to David Savard-Gagnon with a time of 14:03:49 In the ladies race, Sarah Moniz scored victory with a time of 16:14:00 , followed by Elisabeth Cauchon who finished with a time of 16:45:12. Finishing third was Karen Holland (19:25:37). Top 5 Men 1 Jean-Francois Cauchon 13:47:08 2 Colton Gale 13:55:35 3 David Savard-Gagnon 14:03:49 4 Brian Rusiecki 15:04:11 5 Jason Lantz 15:19:01 Top 5 Women 1 Sarah Moniz 16:14:00 2 Elisabeth Cauchon 16:45:12 3 Karen Holland 19:25:37 4 Renee Hamel 21:29:12 5 Debbie Livingston 21:38:45 Complete results 65 km Elliot Cardin grinded past more than 277 runners to win in 05:30:09. Remi Leroux earned runner-up honours with a time of 05:40:04. Mathieu Dube (05:47:00) made notched third place. In the ladies race, Sarah Bergeron-Larouche scored victory with a time of 06:08:53 . Claudine Soucie earned runner-up honours with a time of 06:27:45. Finishing third was Leonie Boudreau-Labossiere (07:11:22). Top 5 Men 1 Elliot Cardin 05:30:09 2 Remi Leroux 05:40:04 3 Mathieu Dube 05:47:00 4 Samuel Frechette 05:56:45 5 Yohann Delisle 06:01:37 Top 5 Women 1 Sarah Bergeron-Larouche 06:08:53 2 Claudine Soucie 06:27:45 3 Leonie Boudreau-Labossiere 07:11:22 4 Roxane Pelletier 07:21:36 5 Isabelle Simard 07:28:21 Complete results 80 km Remi Poitras outran roughly 122 runners to win with a time of 07:42:27. Olivier Gagnon Gagnon earned runner-up honours with a time of 08:08:20. Charles Castonguay (08:28:02) made notched third place. For the women, it was Mylene Sansoucy who took the top spot in 08:33:56 . She bested Amy Rusiecki who crossed the finish line une heure et 5 minutes 23 secondes behind her. Rounding out the top three was Kim Gaudet with a time of 10:08:40. Top 5 Men 1 Remi Poitras 07:42:27 2 Olivier Gagnon Gagnon 08:08:20 3 Charles Castonguay 08:28:02 4 Louis-Vincent Lemelin 08:31:48 5 Dominic Leblanc 08:54:47 Top 5 Women 1 Mylene Sansoucy 08:33:56 2 Amy Rusiecki 09:39:19 3 Kim Gaudet 10:08:40 4 Anne Le Mat 10:53:18 5 Jean-Francois Bureau 11:11:34 Complete results 10 km Gabriel Sanfacon grinded past more than 275 runners to win in 00:41:03. Jacob Girard secured second in this year’s race with a time of 00:41:45. Finishing third was Pascal Cote (00:42:32). For the women, Marie-Josee Bouchard took top spot in 00:20:10 . She finished 30 minutes 11 secondes ahead of Anne-Frederik Drolet. The third place went to Kellyanne Lahaie with a time of 00:51:20 Top 5 Men 1 Gabriel Sanfacon 00:41:03 2 Jacob Girard 00:41:45 3 Pascal Cote 00:42:32 4 Emmanuel Faug 00:46:07 5 Edouard Benoit 00:48:24 Top 5 Women 1 Marie-Josee Bouchard 00:20:10 2 Anne-Frederik Drolet 00:50:21 3 Kellyanne Lahaie 00:51:20 4 Anne Bouchard 00:53:12 5 Emmanuelle Sevigny 00:53:27 Complete results 28 km Rob Rob Krar grinded past more than 463 runners to win in 02:03:35. Coming in second was Mathieu Blanchard (02:05:51). Eric Levesque got the third place in 02:10:56. For the women, Marie-Helene Dion scored victory with a time of 02:37:12 . She finished 4 minutes 2 secondes ahead of Marie Corriveau. While Chloe Turgeon came in third at 02:44:41 Top 5 Men 1 Rob Rob Krar 02:03:35 2 Mathieu Blanchard 02:05:51 3 Eric Levesque 02:10:56 4 David Girardin 02:12:17 5 Leblanc Simon-Pierre 02:12:43 Top 5 Women 1 Marie-Helene Dion 02:37:12 2 Marie Corriveau 02:41:14 3 Chloe Turgeon 02:44:41 4 Christina Bauer 02:45:59 5 Melanie Cote 02:48:46 Complete results 5 km Malcolm Wagenhoffer outpaced more then 48 runners to win in 00:22:49. He bested Victor Fillion who crossed the finish line 50 secondes behind him. The third place went to Yohan Bouguin with a time of 00:25:06 In the ladies race, Carmen Figueroa Sotelo claimed victory with a time of 00:23:38 , followed by Beatrice Gauthier who finished with a time of 00:26:11. The third place went to Megane Renaud-Bolduc with a time of 00:27:07 Top 5 Men 1 Malcolm Wagenhoffer 00:22:49 2 Victor Fillion 00:23:39 3 Yohan Bouguin 00:25:06 4 Martin Paquet 00:27:29 5 Etienne Girardin 00:29:12 Top 5 Women 1 Carmen Figueroa Sotelo 00:23:38 2 Beatrice Gauthier 00:26:11 3 Megane Renaud-Bolduc 00:27:07 4 Anna Lemieux 00:27:11 5 Henri Lemieux 00:28:21 Complete results

Credit : Deanna Young 65 km Kevin Vermeulen and Remi Poitras finished the race in the same time of 05:38:31, sharing the victory. Remi Leroux got the third place in 05:47:46. In the women’s race, Annie Jean took top honors by finishing the race in 06:22:54 . She finished 25 minutes 48 seconds ahead of Mylene Sansoucy. Rounding out the top three was Elisabeth Cauchon with a time of 07:26:03. Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results 125 km Vivien Laporte outran roughly 160 runners to win with a time of 12:48:14. Coming in second was Luis Tomas Lopez Villagran (13:31:38). Rounding out the top three was Thomas Duhamel with a time of 13:55:51. For the women, Sarah Keyes scored victory with a time of 14:31:35 . She finished 49 minutes 3 seconds ahead of Alexandra Earle. While Sarah Verguet Moniz came in third at 15:47:56 Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results 10 km Alexis Giguere got a win, finishing with a time of 00:44:55. He finished 52 seconds ahead of Samuel Gosselin-Simard. Nicolas Harvey (00:47:10) made notched third place. In the women’s race, Sophie Gervais won the race with a time of 00:51:40 , ahead of Genevieve Alain (00:51:41). Finishing third was Ariane Simard (01:02:17). Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results 28 km Yohan Delisle claimed victory with a time of 02:17:38. Antoine Dufour-Simard Dufour-Simard secured second in this year’s race with a time of 02:20:04. Rounding out the top three was Francois-Xavier Huot Daneault with a time of 02:23:07. In the ladies race, Charlotte Bernier claimed victory with a time of 02:31:50 . Marie-Neige Dion earned runner-up honors with a time of 02:41:16. Rounding out the top three was Rachel Martel with a time of 02:41:55. Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results 5 km Jacob Girard outpaced more then 74 runners to win in 00:17:32. Emile Bernier earned runner-up honors with a time of 00:20:40. Simon Rebillard (00:21:11) made notched third place. In the ladies race, Emmanuelle Sevigny claimed victory with a time of 00:22:30 . She bested Nolwen Bouguin who crossed the finish line 3 minutes 28 seconds behind her. Rounding out the top three was Rose Bherer with a time of 00:27:16. Top 5 Men Top 5 Women Complete results §staticmap(13323,5,800,200)

§staticmap(13323,5,450,250) Hello, on September 13th 2014, you’ll be organizing the Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix (UTHC). Can you tell us where it is located? The race is organized at Mt Grand-Fonds, a ski resort located 15km North of La Malbaie in the province of Quebec. How old is the race and why was it created in the first place? The Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix was created in 2012. Initially named XC Harricana, it was created to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada and to promote trail running in Canada. Credit : Deanna Young What kind of route have you set up for the runners? How would you describe it? The 65 km race takes place in the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. The runners will meet at 5am at the Grand-Fonds ski resort to be carried by bus to the start line. From there they will run on half of the famous trail called La Traversée de Charlevoix to get back to Grand-Fonds. The later kilometers of the course will follow the Cross-country skiing trails of the resort. The event is a qualifying race for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc and is one of the most challenging events of Eastern Canada with 1,800m of elevation gain. To add to the difficulty, the course has long hilly sections where single tracks trails can be very muddy. How many runners do you expect on Saturday morning? What type of runners do you plan to attract? We expect about 800 participants, from Elite to recreational runners. Credit : Deanna Young Do you organize other races during the Weekend? If so, on what distances? Yes, we organize several races. A 1km race for children and 3 other races for adults: 5km, 10km and 28km. In 2014, we’ll add a new 50 mile race. At that time of the year, what kind of weather can we expect? One can expect the weather to be quite wet with temperatures between 5 and 20°C (41 to 68°F). Have you planned festivities around the race? We organize several workshops and conferences over the weekend (last year, the topics where yoga and sports photography). A camping area has also been set up to accommodate the runners from Friday to Sunday. And finally, we organize on Sunday morning a sea kayak expedition on the Saint Lawrence River as well as a party Saturday night from 7pm to 3am at the Grand-Fonds ski resort. Credit : Deanna Young The race finished, what advice would you give a runner who has never been to La Malbaie before? A good restaurant, a fancy sightseeing? I encourage the runners to take part in the sea kayak expedition on the Saint Lawrence River and to take some time to visit the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. For those interested by such activities, La Malbaie has a Casino and a Golf. In a single sentence, what would you tell the readers of ahotu Marathons to make them register for the Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix (UTHC)? The trails are dense and loaded with raw nature and wildlife and offer a 1,800m+ elevation gain. The park is a rich ecosystem that has been classified a unique world biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The wind carries the coastal smells of the St. Lawrence River and of the Canadian boreal forest. Interview with Sébastien Côté, member of the team organizing the Ultra-Trail Harricana de Charlevoix (UTHC).